Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 6, 2023

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.81/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 482 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $224.43/cwt +20.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 558 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.77/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 531 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 919 1,114
Feeder cattle 403 816 928
Slaughter cattle 62 90 94
Replacement cattle 40 13 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher and feeder heifers were 10.00-12.00 higher. In all classes of feeder cattle most of the fancy and value-added calves were sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 226.00 $226.00 $723 —
386 fancy 386 4 257.50 $257.50 $994 +6.70
461–475 fancy 462 22 223.00–229.00 $228.44 $1,055 -5.56
470 470 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,022 —
500–511 509 5 210.00–212.00 $211.61 $1,077 -5.53
531–542 value added 536 24 229.00–249.00 $239.59 $1,284 -7.91
552–560 value added 557 9 229.00–241.00 $237.04 $1,320 +19.54
595 595 2 196.00–202.00 $199.00 $1,184 —
600–609 value added 606 13 216.00–220.00 $217.22 $1,316 +16.72
620 620 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,271 +13.12
670–680 673 9 184.00–192.00 $188.78 $1,270 —
720 720 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,282 -1.00
758 758 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,357 —
840 840 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,386 -6.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 160.00 $160.00 $944 —
718 718 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,077 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 195.00 $195.00 $468 —
249 fancy 249 5 250.00 $250.00 $622 —
295 fancy 295 2 227.00 $227.00 $670 —
308 308 2 197.50 $197.50 $608 +7.50
315 fancy 315 1 227.50 $227.50 $717 +17.50
357–379 fancy 365 13 225.00–234.00 $230.41 $841 +15.25
385 385 2 207.50 $207.50 $799 +12.50
423 fancy 423 28 207.00 $207.00 $876 —
455–493 482 31 193.00–195.00 $193.81 $934 -1.19
529–543 533 13 184.00–195.00 $191.55 $1,021 +10.41
551–593 563 24 175.00–186.00 $182.65 $1,028 —
600–639 625 20 164.00–175.00 $172.46 $1,078 +7.21
710–730 723 6 152.00–156.00 $154.67 $1,118 +6.11
873–878 fancy 875 6 172.00–179.00 $174.34 $1,525 —
913 913 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,388 +8.00
992 992 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,419 +18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 157.50 $157.50 $756 +2.77
545 545 2 161.00 $161.00 $877 —
598 598 2 152.00 $152.00 $909 -10.50
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
970–975 973 2 107.50–115.00 $111.26 $1,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 207.50 $207.50 $456 —
273–280 fancy 275 3 230.00–240.00 $236.61 $651 +9.37
316–340 fancy 323 7 242.00–252.50 $249.34 $805 +10.65
358–380 fancy 362 6 237.50–248.00 $246.16 $891 -4.84
368 368 2 220.00 $220.00 $810 +10.00
433 fancy 433 9 235.50 $235.50 $1,020 +3.50
451 fancy 451 12 243.00 $243.00 $1,096 —
455 455 2 210.00 $210.00 $956 —
506 506 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,088 +24.00
555–580 fancy 558 27 219.00–230.00 $226.02 $1,261 +22.27
558 558 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,133 —
609 609 8 192.00 $192.00 $1,169 +2.00
705 705 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 -30.00
798 798 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,189 —
855 855 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,218 —
965 965 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,168 -18.00
1000 1000 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–950 855 85-90% 5 63.00–74.00 $68.49 $586 —
945 945 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $378 -9.34
805–1120 1011 85-90% 20 77.00–90.00 $83.99 $849 +1.37
1015–1085 1050 85-90% 2 95.00–97.00 $96.03 $1,008 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1300 1224 80-85% 11 94.00–102.00 $96.21 $1,178 +1.70
1220–1300 1249 80-85% 6 82.00–90.00 $86.81 $1,084 +8.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1370 1355 75-80% 3 81.00–87.00 $85.01 $1,152 +1.68
1370–1725 1498 75-80% 6 92.00–110.00 $97.89 $1,466 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1690 1525 3 94.00–101.00 $96.88 $1,477 —
1280–1750 1532 5 105.00–117.00 $109.67 $1,680 —
1435–2235 1820 7 123.00–133.00 $127.94 $2,329 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1120–1285 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,133.58
1140–1275 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,325.00 $1,276.86
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
860–990 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,075.00 $994.73
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1380 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,750.00–1,800.00 $1,778.13 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 thin fleshed 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
980 thin fleshed 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 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.