KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 2, 2023

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.19/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 465 lb · 44 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.76/cwt +14.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 633 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.09/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 365 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	732	876	291
Feeder cattle	548	671	291
Slaughter cattle	134	137	0
Replacement cattle	50	68	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 12.00-14.00 higher with a few fancy and value-added calves even higher. Bull calves traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder calf buyer demand was strong for a high quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	220.00	$220.00	$744	—
355–365	360	2	220.00–225.00	$222.47	$801	—
374 fancy	374	11	254.00	$254.00	$950	+21.50
400	400	1	205.00	$205.00	$820	—
425 fancy	425	2	213.00	$213.00	$905	-20.00
469–485 fancy	470	21	215.00–225.00	$223.94	$1,053	+3.94
470	470	1	196.00	$196.00	$921	+9.00
530–536 value added	534	18	209.00–225.00	$221.66	$1,184	+5.93
560–568 value added	567	7	210.00–228.00	$225.46	$1,278	+14.96
608–632 value added	618	12	199.00–200.00	$199.43	$1,232	+15.43
650–660	655	4	185.00–186.00	$185.50	$1,215	+18.82
690 value added	690	12	193.50	$193.50	$1,335	+12.09
704	704	7	179.00	$179.00	$1,260	—
809	809	13	168.00	$168.00	$1,359	-1.21
1005	1005	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,467	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	170.00	$170.00	$586	—
665	665	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,084	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1828	1828	2	118.00	$118.00	$2,157	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	4	220.00–235.00	$227.50	$512	+15.68
255–288 fancy	275	5	234.00–247.50	$239.01	$657	+17.96
300–313 fancy	308	5	229.00–242.50	$234.26	$722	+25.76
347	347	3	201.00	$201.00	$697	+21.00
353–367 fancy	365	33	213.00–226.00	$224.09	$818	+4.72
430 fancy	430	20	209.00	$209.00	$899	+5.00
437	437	7	199.00	$199.00	$870	—
457 fancy	457	18	206.50	$206.50	$944	—
455–479	471	26	183.00–187.00	$185.66	$874	+7.72
516	516	4	191.00	$191.00	$986	+27.26
553–598	560	25	167.00–182.50	$178.38	$999	+14.17
611–649	633	38	168.00–174.00	$170.76	$1,081	+14.09
676–683	679	8	160.00–171.50	$167.16	$1,135	+13.65
702–735	715	13	158.00–161.00	$160.07	$1,145	+9.27
801–844	819	10	145.00–154.00	$149.40	$1,224	+17.40
940	940	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	—
420	420	1	172.50	$172.50	$724	—
470	470	1	172.50	$172.50	$811	+24.14
505–537	533	8	155.00–170.00	$168.22	$897	+10.72
670	670	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,025	—
705	705	1	122.50	$122.50	$864	—
950	950	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,083	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	-22.62
265–290 fancy	282	3	220.00–232.50	$228.58	$645	-0.42
303–322 fancy	319	13	235.00–256.00	$252.93	$807	+12.88
350–371 fancy	356	28	225.00–243.00	$239.15	$851	+2.45
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	-2.50
424–428 fancy	425	24	217.00–227.00	$219.10	$931	+5.57
475	475	1	190.00	$190.00	$902	+0.93
457–482 fancy	477	16	209.00–214.00	$213.10	$1,016	+4.10
511	511	3	180.00	$180.00	$920	-13.00
550–568	557	17	186.00–196.00	$192.51	$1,072	—
630	630	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,166	+17.70
729	729	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,225	+8.85
783	783	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,245	+19.00
878	878	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,299	—
930	930	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,283	+4.00
990	990	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	-21.00
650–695	675	5	141.00–155.00	$146.74	$990	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	185.00	$185.00	$675	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–910	905	85-90%	2	48.00–49.00	$48.50	$439	—
900–1100	968	85-90%	10	55.00–65.00	$61.91	$599	+11.53
880–1090	1004	85-90%	21	67.00–80.00	$73.46	$738	-10.04
895–1075	1017	85-90%	9	82.00–93.00	$86.62	$881	+3.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1270	1159	80-85%	23	70.00–85.00	$79.98	$927	-0.99
1105–1260	1164	80-85%	8	87.00–103.00	$92.20	$1,073	+11.23
1180	1180	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$802	-12.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$962	—
1300–1600	1407	75-80%	8	92.00–105.00	$96.28	$1,355	+25.28
1290–2000	1520	75-80%	6	82.00–90.00	$86.71	$1,318	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1700	1411	4	89.00–95.00	$92.24	$1,302	—
1190–2000	1517	10	97.00–107.00	$100.90	$1,531	-2.14
1100–2260	1811	8	110.00–125.00	$119.19	$2,159	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1245	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	885.00–1,225.00	$1,007.72
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00
1265–1380	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,060.00–1,250.00	$1,159.13

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–975	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$926.42
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
990–995	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–1,110.00	$942.08
1060 thin fleshed	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–890	843	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–875.00	$721.05
830–925	893	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–775.00	$767.26
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020 thin fleshed	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1000–1050 thin fleshed	1044	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,283.24	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,375.00	$1,212.50	-312.50
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,285.00–1,350.00	$1,318.91	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.