Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 25, 2023

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.36/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 538 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.58/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 540 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.17/cwt +15.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 472 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 720 861 847
Feeder cattle 627 673 633
Slaughter cattle 86 133 174
Replacement cattle 7 55 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher and bull calves were steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a few of the packages selling sharply higher. Feeder buyers showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows were up 3.00-5.00 with the high dressing cows selling 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-7.00 higher on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 285.00 $285.00 $598 —
270 fancy 270 1 260.00 $260.00 $702 —
349 fancy 349 10 260.00 $260.00 $907 —
400–418 412 3 230.00–246.00 $240.82 $992 —
419 fancy 419 19 263.00 $263.00 $1,102 +21.00
467–468 fancy 467 29 250.00–255.00 $253.27 $1,183 +0.27
470 470 1 204.00 $204.00 $959 +4.30
534–545 value added 538 63 240.00–243.75 $242.36 $1,304 +4.55
550 550 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,094 —
627 value added 627 34 224.50 $224.50 $1,408 +4.22
701 value added 701 16 200.00 $200.00 $1,402 -16.90
807 807 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,453 —
872 872 6 188.50 $188.50 $1,644 —
905 905 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 —
690 690 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,225 +12.50
705 705 1 137.50 $137.50 $969 —
925 925 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,434 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–288 284 3 206.00–222.50 $211.33 $600 —
293 fancy 293 2 235.00 $235.00 $689 —
340–342 341 6 201.00–207.50 $204.26 $697 -28.24
363 363 3 220.00 $220.00 $799 -0.12
374–378 fancy 377 30 230.00–233.00 $232.60 $877 +4.60
416–437 fancy 433 20 225.00–229.00 $228.23 $988 +9.05
453–493 fancy 472 46 224.00–232.00 $228.00 $1,076 +16.00
473 473 2 208.00 $208.00 $984 —
526–546 value added 540 49 209.50–210.50 $209.80 $1,133 +5.08
530–543 540 9 190.00–197.00 $195.47 $1,056 —
554 value added 554 20 226.75 $226.75 $1,256 +26.75
556 556 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,084 —
607–629 value added 623 18 206.00–207.00 $206.27 $1,285 +14.27
664 value added 664 20 225.00 $225.00 $1,494 —
709 709 17 180.00 $180.00 $1,276 +4.00
750–755 753 2 155.00–162.00 $158.49 $1,193 —
800–841 836 9 154.00–158.00 $157.57 $1,317 —
932 932 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,342 +1.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 190.00 $190.00 $770 —
489 489 4 167.00 $167.00 $817 -4.00
548 548 2 150.00 $150.00 $822 —
595 595 1 144.00 $144.00 $857 —
635 635 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,130 +11.00
806 806 4 112.00 $112.00 $903 -3.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 171.00 $171.00 $906 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 230.00 $230.00 $628 -3.93
323 fancy 323 2 247.50 $247.50 $799 —
320–330 327 3 220.00–225.00 $221.63 $725 +0.63
358 358 3 235.00 $235.00 $841 -4.68
432 fancy 432 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,058 +5.50
456 fancy 456 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,003 -0.56
485 485 1 196.00 $196.00 $951 -8.52
525–540 533 6 204.00–211.00 $207.45 $1,106 +4.95
501–547 fancy 538 37 225.50–226.00 $225.91 $1,215 +7.41
598 fancy 598 13 211.00 $211.00 $1,262 —
636 636 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,240 +4.00
685 685 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,274 —
701 fancy 701 9 193.50 $193.50 $1,356 —
708 708 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,232 -13.00
786 786 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,313 +3.00
930 930 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,442 —
1050 1050 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,470 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 191.00 $191.00 $840 —
476–480 477 6 175.00–180.00 $179.16 $855 —
895 895 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,141 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1475 1372 75-80% 6 88.00–100.00 $97.55 $1,338 +10.07
1205–1745 1443 75-80% 32 101.00–118.00 $108.96 $1,572 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $880 —
1070–1370 1202 80-85% 13 102.00–116.00 $106.07 $1,275 —
1180–1330 1249 80-85% 9 85.00–95.00 $88.95 $1,111 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–930 847 85-90% 3 53.00–73.00 $63.51 $538 —
865–1120 995 85-90% 7 84.00–91.00 $87.14 $867 +9.95
970–1150 1044 85-90% 4 95.00–101.00 $97.14 $1,014 +12.57
1070 1070 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $835 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1830 1598 2 110.00–117.00 $114.01 $1,822 —
1450–1835 1708 4 130.00–140.00 $133.99 $2,289 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
880 thin fleshed 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.