KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 18, 2023

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.61/cwt +12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,525/hd at 707 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $217.35/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 483 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.72/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 537 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	861	947	609
Feeder cattle	673	710	437
Slaughter cattle	133	190	132
Replacement cattle	55	47	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder quality and buyer's interest was lower today when compared to last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363 fancy	363	9	271.00	$271.00	$984	-2.00
422 fancy	422	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,021	-4.00
453 fancy	453	16	253.00	$253.00	$1,146	+14.00
460–470	467	3	195.00–202.00	$199.70	$933	—
537	537	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,101	—
535–543 value added	541	21	237.00–238.00	$237.81	$1,287	+2.18
602	602	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,192	-7.00
630–635 value added	635	27	220.00–227.50	$220.28	$1,399	+2.52
657 value added	657	14	223.50	$223.50	$1,468	+5.00
698	698	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,354	—
706 value added	706	74	216.90	$216.90	$1,531	+8.90
735	735	3	183.00–185.00	$183.67	$1,350	-9.33
750–771 value added	764	6	193.00–198.50	$197.03	$1,505	—
778–788	782	5	185.00–190.00	$187.51	$1,466	-4.49
970	970	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,562	—
1035	1035	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,708	+12.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—
895	895	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,486	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	188.00	$188.00	$987	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	4	235.00	$235.00	$512	—
310	310	2	232.50	$232.50	$721	—
318 fancy	318	3	240.00	$240.00	$763	-4.39
367–369	368	8	219.00–222.00	$220.12	$810	—
374 fancy	374	18	228.00	$228.00	$853	-12.46
426–445 fancy	433	35	213.00–223.00	$219.18	$949	-11.82
441	441	7	197.50	$197.50	$871	-17.50
488 fancy	488	32	212.00	$212.00	$1,035	—
514–540 value added	537	49	200.00–208.00	$204.72	$1,099	+0.58
554 value added	554	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,108	-6.50
626 value added	626	22	192.00	$192.00	$1,202	—
625–641	639	9	181.00–189.00	$183.67	$1,174	-1.27
698	698	6	176.00	$176.00	$1,228	—
710	710	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,250	+15.81
850	850	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,207	+0.13
902–928	917	7	142.00–143.00	$142.42	$1,306	+3.42
1050	1050	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	180.00–187.50	$183.87	$570	—
390	390	3	191.00	$191.00	$745	—
460	460	2	171.00	$171.00	$787	-4.24
625	625	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,044	+1.00
705	705	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,072	+12.00
793	793	2	118.00	$118.00	$936	—
805	805	2	115.00	$115.00	$926	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	4	160.00	$160.00	$973	—
719	719	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,150	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–273	265	3	230.00–242.50	$233.93	$620	-1.17
288 fancy	288	7	267.00	$267.00	$769	-7.73
325	325	1	221.00	$221.00	$718	—
379 fancy	379	15	265.00	$265.00	$1,004	-9.00
370–386	383	5	230.00–242.00	$239.68	$918	+7.95
425 fancy	425	11	239.50	$239.50	$1,018	+3.34
430	430	2	200.00–207.50	$203.75	$876	-26.25
465–469	466	11	195.00–210.00	$204.52	$953	-13.48
458–490 fancy	487	44	219.00–220.75	$220.56	$1,074	—
543	543	7	202.50	$202.50	$1,100	-8.64
545 fancy	545	18	218.50	$218.50	$1,191	—
560 fancy	560	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,210	—
618–619	619	14	190.00–192.00	$191.00	$1,182	-1.82
620 fancy	620	23	206.00	$206.00	$1,277	—
711	711	7	187.00	$187.00	$1,330	+11.58
755	755	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,238	-6.00
810–827	823	4	145.00–158.00	$154.80	$1,274	+2.30
980	980	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,323	+2.50
1050	1050	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	165.00	$165.00	$874	+5.00
738–745	740	4	162.50–164.00	$163.62	$1,211	—
810	810	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,154	—
875	875	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,116	±0.00
900	900	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,035	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,132	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,005	—
1300–1440	1358	75-80%	4	86.00–89.00	$87.48	$1,188	—
1265–1855	1470	75-80%	45	92.00–107.50	$99.43	$1,462	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1010	888	85-90%	3	50.00–63.00	$58.75	$522	—
810–1065	972	85-90%	11	74.00–79.00	$77.19	$750	-6.98
890–1090	1016	85-90%	5	92.00–95.00	$93.75	$952	-1.29
820–1230	1032	85-90%	27	80.00–89.00	$84.57	$873	+23.06

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1315	1180	80-85%	11	79.00–88.00	$83.94	$990	+7.18
1100–1285	1192	80-85%	15	90.00–108.00	$96.48	$1,150	+2.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1310	1297	3	105.00–110.00	$107.69	$1,397	—
1550–2200	1808	5	115.00–124.00	$118.84	$2,149	—
1970	1970	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,502	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1100–1280	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,264.80
1140–1290	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,210.00	$1,134.94
1250–1375	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,060.00–1,400.00	$1,315.29
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
950–1050	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–1,100.00	$993.13
1005 thin fleshed	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770 thin fleshed	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875 thin fleshed	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00	$1,425.00	-25.00
950 thin fleshed	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,650.00	—
970 thin fleshed	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775 thin fleshed	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
800 thin fleshed	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
810 thin fleshed	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.