KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 20, 2023

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.36/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 480 lb · 51 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.30/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 544 lb · 45 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $201.17/cwt +11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 632 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	776	1,010	429
Feeder cattle	601	863	342
Slaughter cattle	81	115	63
Replacement cattle	94	32	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The feeder calf buyers showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	240.00	$240.00	$936	+30.00
396 fancy	396	6	262.50	$262.50	$1,040	+6.50
453–468 fancy	465	17	243.50–248.00	$244.27	$1,136	+7.96
510–538 value added	535	36	241.50–243.00	$241.66	$1,293	+7.70
547	547	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,171	—
600–625	609	4	195.00–204.00	$200.24	$1,219	—
614 value added	614	15	216.50	$216.50	$1,329	+5.58
668–698	686	13	201.00	$201.00	$1,379	+12.00
715	715	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,330	+2.54
790	790	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,540	—
843	843	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,576	+11.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	200.00	$200.00	$470	—
275	275	1	220.00	$220.00	$605	+17.50
318 fancy	318	10	237.50	$237.50	$755	—
358	358	2	207.50	$207.50	$743	-4.50
365 fancy	365	8	236.00	$236.00	$861	+14.50
431 fancy	431	30	225.00	$225.00	$970	+10.00
431	431	1	196.00	$196.00	$845	-0.50
450	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	-2.51
451–491 fancy	481	50	206.00–213.00	$207.71	$999	+5.11
516–549	544	45	192.00–198.75	$197.30	$1,073	+4.84
620–633	622	26	194.00–194.50	$194.42	$1,209	+13.80
702 value added	702	28	174.00	$174.00	$1,221	—
701–724	713	11	161.00–167.00	$164.67	$1,174	-2.33
756	756	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,172	-1.46
805	805	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,135	—
988	988	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,433	—
1150	1150	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	190.00	$190.00	$656	—
350–370	363	3	190.00–195.00	$193.39	$702	+10.46
475	475	1	175.00	$175.00	$831	+5.00
605–609	608	6	164.00–176.00	$172.02	$1,046	—
695	695	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,164	-0.50
720–745	737	3	150.00–152.00	$151.35	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	230	3	220.00–230.00	$226.81	$522	+8.26
250	250	1	230.00	$230.00	$575	+10.00
253–280 fancy	264	5	235.00–242.50	$238.18	$629	—
300	300	1	207.50	$207.50	$622	—
315 fancy	315	8	272.50	$272.50	$858	+2.50
365	365	3	210.00	$210.00	$766	—
363–390 fancy	371	21	243.00–267.50	$258.39	$959	-6.61
437 fancy	437	15	241.00	$241.00	$1,053	+10.00
463–468	464	12	207.00–215.00	$212.98	$988	+6.98
492 fancy	492	27	227.00	$227.00	$1,117	-0.50
526	526	3	188.00	$188.00	$989	-0.15
551–558 fancy	551	34	215.00–218.00	$217.82	$1,200	—
610	610	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,190	+4.84
624–635 fancy	634	39	201.50–204.50	$201.80	$1,279	—
693	693	6	185.50	$185.50	$1,286	—
813	813	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,423	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	177.50	$177.50	$719	—
450–470	460	2	172.50–178.00	$175.31	$806	-14.69
558	558	2	152.50	$152.50	$851	-16.27
705	705	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,110	-8.50
840	840	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,260	—
865	865	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,211	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1415	1349	75-80%	7	86.00–89.00	$87.43	$1,179	—
1285–1760	1467	75-80%	28	91.00–110.00	$95.06	$1,395	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1150	930	85-90%	11	65.00–77.00	$72.64	$676	-0.38
855–1105	1004	85-90%	11	79.00–87.00	$81.51	$818	-13.03
1055–1065	1060	85-90%	2	93.00–97.00	$95.01	$1,007	—
1090–1100	1095	85-90%	2	49.00–56.00	$52.48	$575	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1195	1153	80-85%	2	75.00–76.00	$75.52	$871	—
1120–1205	1175	80-85%	7	91.00–101.00	$94.85	$1,114	-2.09
1110–1285	1214	80-85%	14	78.00–89.00	$84.86	$1,030	-2.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2135	1646	8	114.00–123.00	$116.98	$1,925	—
1535–1850	1693	2	94.00–108.00	$100.35	$1,699	—
1850–2130	2030	3	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$2,688	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1100	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,151.39
1100 thin fleshed	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1150–1160	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–975.00	$962.55
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1225 fancy	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1125–1300 fancy	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,642.45
1130–1380	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,373.88
1200–1325 fancy	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,676.24
1090–1490	1276	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,334.57

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
965 thin fleshed	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
980 fancy	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
910–1025	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,200.00	$1,065.93

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
915	915	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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
1100 fancy	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
975–1200	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,622.22	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1125 fancy	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1200 fancy	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1250 fancy	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925 fancy	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025 fancy	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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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.