Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 9, 2023

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.19/cwt +12.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 836 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.60/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 480 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $218.99/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 469 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 761 732 730
Feeder cattle 663 548 575
Slaughter cattle 71 134 99
Replacement cattle 27 50 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves saw strong demand from buyers on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 250.00 $250.00 $588 —
295 295 1 220.00 $220.00 $649 —
338 338 2 205.00 $205.00 $693 -15.00
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869 -2.47
414 fancy 414 8 241.00 $241.00 $998 +28.00
453 fancy 453 21 221.00–233.00 $231.29 $1,048 +7.35
470 470 1 202.50 $202.50 $952 +6.50
520–546 value added 542 26 212.00–226.00 $223.78 $1,213 +2.12
582 value added 582 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,251 -10.46
603–613 value added 610 21 203.00–215.00 $211.61 $1,291 +12.18
670–695 690 5 187.00–192.50 $191.43 $1,321 +5.93
702–731 715 12 180.00–184.00 $182.21 $1,303 +3.21
777–795 784 10 173.00–178.00 $176.28 $1,382 —
915–935 925 2 154.00–159.00 $156.47 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 141.00 $141.00 $874 —
665–695 686 4 149.00–163.00 $156.67 $1,075 -6.33
1065 1065 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,145 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,632 —
1397 1397 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,593 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 232.50 $232.50 $512 +5.00
245 245 1 200.00 $200.00 $490 —
289 fancy 289 4 232.50 $232.50 $672 -6.51
309–330 fancy 314 16 230.00–250.00 $244.75 $769 +10.49
320 320 1 187.50 $187.50 $600 -13.50
375–380 fancy 378 18 231.00–232.00 $231.39 $875 +7.30
412–435 fancy 430 18 200.00–221.00 $216.30 $930 +7.30
453–460 fancy 457 21 207.00–209.50 $208.56 $953 +2.06
488–493 493 39 180.50–197.00 $190.16 $937 +4.50
534–543 540 27 182.00–184.00 $183.08 $989 -7.92
582 582 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,042 +0.62
612–645 617 24 163.00–176.50 $172.05 $1,062 +1.29
713–725 716 9 154.00–159.00 $157.87 $1,130 -2.20
820–835 829 5 131.00–146.00 $142.83 $1,184 -6.57
837 value added 837 62 163.75 $163.75 $1,371 —
925–940 935 3 119.00–132.50 $123.45 $1,154 -29.05
1115 1115 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 170.00 $170.00 $416 —
300–342 328 3 165.00–170.00 $168.48 $553 —
460 460 2 147.00 $147.00 $676 -25.50
580 580 1 147.50 $147.50 $856 —
775 775 1 127.50 $127.50 $988 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132 1132 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,358 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 fancy 210 7 245.00–265.00 $255.31 $536 —
250–293 fancy 289 10 230.00–250.00 $248.27 $718 +19.69
303–330 fancy 312 3 237.50–241.00 $239.77 $748 -13.16
358 fancy 358 15 255.00 $255.00 $913 +15.85
362–375 367 5 215.00–221.00 $218.55 $802 +18.55
405–410 408 2 207.50–210.00 $208.76 $852 —
430 fancy 430 34 229.50 $229.50 $987 +10.40
450–482 fancy 469 46 212.50–228.50 $221.42 $1,038 +8.32
469 469 4 191.00 $191.00 $896 +1.00
547 547 7 198.00 $198.00 $1,083 —
550 550 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,006 -9.51
552 fancy 552 23 209.50 $209.50 $1,156 —
612–623 619 9 176.00–181.00 $177.65 $1,100 -7.35
621 fancy 621 16 196.00 $196.00 $1,217 —
715–720 716 11 169.00–177.50 $175.17 $1,254 +7.17
750–755 752 3 150.00–165.00 $157.35 $1,183 -1.65
819 819 5 159.50 $159.50 $1,306 —
900–920 907 5 136.00–148.00 $141.21 $1,281 +3.21
1010 1010 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 —
519–523 521 8 165.00–172.00 $168.49 $878 +23.49
660 660 1 134.00 $134.00 $884 -12.74
710–720 713 3 142.00–158.00 $149.63 $1,067 —
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
955 955 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,108 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $468 -12.91
810–1105 958 85-90% 9 64.00–70.00 $67.21 $644 +5.30
965 965 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $907 +32.09
970–1175 1061 85-90% 13 73.00–86.00 $79.36 $842 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1285 1201 80-85% 11 88.00–102.00 $94.24 $1,132 —
1125–1320 1241 80-85% 6 75.00–84.50 $79.93 $992 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $850 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1615 1418 75-80% 5 84.00–90.00 $87.47 $1,240 -8.81
1315–1765 1521 75-80% 10 93.00–105.00 $98.21 $1,494 +11.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–2365 1784 7 102.00–112.00 $106.57 $1,901 —
1855 1855 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,632 —
1840–2250 2056 5 115.00–123.00 $117.65 $2,419 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1000–1005 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–950.00 $912.41
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
950–1070 1016 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 985.00–1,125.00 $1,083.43
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1145–1410 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,231.59
1370 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -200.00

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.