Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 30, 2023

919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.66/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 530 lb · 123 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.37/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 434 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $181.14/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 540 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 919 890 878
Feeder cattle 816 781 682
Slaughter cattle 90 71 150
Replacement cattle 13 38 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 lower. A good quality offering saw weaker demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 235.00 $235.00 $540 —
355–373 fancy 371 10 230.00–253.00 $250.80 $930 -4.20
375 375 1 222.50 $222.50 $834 -5.00
414 fancy 414 9 243.00 $243.00 $1,006 -14.50
438–449 447 9 212.50–220.00 $214.13 $957 -11.58
469 fancy 469 43 234.00 $234.00 $1,097 -1.17
525 value added 525 71 247.50 $247.50 $1,299 -9.50
523–549 536 52 195.00–221.00 $217.14 $1,164 +8.14
555 555 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,077 —
570 value added 570 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,240 -6.60
613–632 630 27 179.00–194.00 $191.88 $1,209 —
632 value added 632 9 200.50 $200.50 $1,267 -2.88
735 735 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,316 -3.53
805–823 817 3 167.00–173.00 $171.03 $1,397 +4.06
965 965 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,592 +17.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 —
485 485 1 170.00 $170.00 $824 -10.00
510–548 529 6 164.00–180.00 $172.29 $911 +7.29
632 632 3 155.00 $155.00 $980 -15.00
685 685 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,117 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 3 212.50 $212.50 $531 —
309 fancy 309 4 210.00 $210.00 $649 -10.28
320 320 1 190.00 $190.00 $608 ±0.00
355–367 fancy 362 33 213.00–219.00 $215.16 $779 -8.08
381 381 4 195.00 $195.00 $743 -4.00
403–445 434 71 184.00–196.00 $192.37 $835 -3.75
484 484 23 195.00 $195.00 $944 +2.32
524–547 540 52 173.00–187.00 $181.14 $978 +6.56
619–649 626 28 160.00–169.00 $165.25 $1,034 -3.62
673 673 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,097 +3.54
700–725 721 11 144.00–152.00 $148.56 $1,071 -10.72
763 763 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,183 -4.00
828 828 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,159 +19.00
942 942 10 144.00 $144.00 $1,356 —
990 990 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 180.00 $180.00 $432 —
433 433 2 176.00 $176.00 $762 +13.49
450–458 454 4 152.00–157.50 $154.73 $702 -12.27
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
575 575 1 162.50 $162.50 $934 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–295 fancy 278 8 223.00–230.00 $227.24 $632 -15.31
313–341 fancy 325 21 232.50–242.00 $238.69 $776 -6.31
365 365 3 210.00 $210.00 $766 -22.50
375 fancy 375 18 251.00 $251.00 $941 -6.47
430 fancy 430 26 232.00 $232.00 $998 -11.43
433–435 435 16 197.50–211.00 $208.48 $907 —
491 fancy 491 32 211.50 $211.50 $1,038 -12.73
505 505 1 191.00 $191.00 $965 —
532 fancy 532 12 202.50 $202.50 $1,077 —
551 fancy 551 42 203.75 $203.75 $1,123 —
611 611 31 190.00 $190.00 $1,161 +7.00
652 652 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,180 —
706 706 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,271 +13.43
948 948 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,384 -9.57
950 950 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 185.00–187.50 $185.83 $613 —
520 520 1 157.50 $157.50 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1410 1373 75-80% 6 79.00–86.00 $83.33 $1,144 —
1300–1940 1527 75-80% 24 89.00–106.00 $97.26 $1,485 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $652 —
1110–1375 1224 80-85% 7 89.00–103.00 $94.51 $1,157 —
1115–1510 1232 80-85% 14 72.00–85.00 $78.60 $968 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1000 895 85-90% 3 60.00–67.00 $64.50 $577 —
890–945 918 85-90% 2 44.00–55.00 $49.34 $453 —
960–1060 1010 85-90% 2 80.00–85.00 $82.62 $834 +5.70
1000–1030 1015 85-90% 2 96.00 $96.00 $974 +19.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1400 1390 2 86.00–99.00 $92.55 $1,286 —
1360–1845 1605 4 104.00–116.00 $109.96 $1,765 —
1340–1980 1644 9 118.00–130.00 $123.77 $2,035 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.