Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 11, 2023

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $211.14/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 539 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.77/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 542 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $192.82/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 624 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 947 734 588
Feeder cattle 710 571 472
Slaughter cattle 190 127 98
Replacement cattle 47 36 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: All classes of feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with some of the larger groups selling sharply higher. A very good quality offering saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 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
361 fancy 361 4 273.00 $273.00 $986 —
422 fancy 422 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,038 —
445 445 1 217.50 $217.50 $968 -40.50
461 fancy 461 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,102 —
537–544 value added 539 16 235.00–237.50 $235.63 $1,270 —
561–598 value added 581 24 220.00–231.00 $224.87 $1,306 -8.13
630 630 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 -16.57
639–645 value added 641 38 217.00–219.00 $217.76 $1,396 —
659 value added 659 9 218.50 $218.50 $1,440 —
715–720 718 3 192.00–195.00 $193.00 $1,386 +2.00
736 value added 736 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,531 —
790 790 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,517 —
1000 1000 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,138 —
855 855 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 235.00 $235.00 $564 -25.00
275–293 fancy 287 3 230.00–240.00 $233.19 $669 —
303–330 fancy 309 9 236.00–247.00 $244.39 $755 —
354–359 fancy 355 21 234.00–242.00 $240.46 $854 +10.46
441 fancy 441 27 231.00 $231.00 $1,019 —
446 446 7 215.00 $215.00 $959 +1.00
496 value added 496 48 208.00 $208.00 $1,032 —
540–548 value added 542 47 202.00–207.00 $204.14 $1,106 —
546 546 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,048 -2.15
552 value added 552 47 206.50 $206.50 $1,140 -2.75
605–626 620 48 175.00–187.00 $184.94 $1,147 -1.06
707–730 709 11 160.00–162.00 $160.19 $1,136 +8.19
830 830 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,096 -11.00
852–898 870 5 136.00–146.00 $141.87 $1,234 -12.13
945 945 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,314 -1.00
1180 1180 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 417 3 184.00–193.00 $187.10 $780 +28.83
455–485 475 3 173.00–180.00 $175.24 $832 +15.99
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 +23.00
570 570 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,020 +45.15
625 625 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,038 +32.76
701–723 708 6 140.00 $140.00 $991 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–292 278 3 233.00–240.00 $235.10 $654 -4.34
258–293 fancy 279 5 270.00–277.50 $274.73 $766 —
309–340 fancy 319 9 260.00–269.00 $265.81 $848 —
370 fancy 370 20 274.00 $274.00 $1,014 +7.00
375–380 378 5 215.00–237.00 $231.73 $876 +7.62
430 430 1 230.00 $230.00 $989 -13.00
438–445 fancy 441 26 231.00–240.00 $236.16 $1,041 —
491 491 26 218.00 $218.00 $1,070 -5.00
535–543 539 53 191.00–215.50 $211.14 $1,138 +19.14
622–625 624 49 176.50–197.50 $192.82 $1,203 —
685 685 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,302 —
700–724 721 22 163.00–178.00 $175.42 $1,265 -3.58
750 750 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 +12.40
810 810 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,235 —
965 965 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 210.00 $210.00 $504 —
478 478 2 192.00 $192.00 $918 +21.65
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 —
630 630 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,055 +22.50
660 660 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 —
890 890 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,135 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1140 976 85-90% 31 80.00–90.00 $84.17 $821 +8.71
840–1110 1014 85-90% 11 92.00–101.00 $95.04 $964 —
1015–1020 1018 85-90% 2 57.00–66.00 $61.51 $626 —
860–1270 1076 85-90% 18 68.00–79.00 $74.85 $805 -12.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2025 1501 75-80% 43 91.00–109.00 $96.70 $1,451 +16.70
1380–1660 1503 75-80% 6 84.00–89.00 $86.92 $1,306 +6.92
1610 1610 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,256 -22.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1260 1186 80-85% 5 75.00–79.00 $76.76 $910 +12.76
1070–1290 1195 80-85% 21 90.00–102.00 $94.15 $1,125 —
1100–1485 1201 80-85% 23 80.00–89.00 $84.91 $1,020 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1600 1355 10 97.00–110.00 $102.42 $1,388 —
1315–2200 1799 11 113.00–122.00 $118.12 $2,125 —
2300 2300 1 134.00 $134.00 $3,082 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1120–1255 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 950.00–1,400.00 $1,264.24
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 thin fleshed 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
900 thin fleshed 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
920 thin fleshed 920 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,675.00–1,800.00 $1,758.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 thin fleshed 1025 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.