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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 1, 2023

597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.88/cwt ≈ $1,599/hd at 686 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.06/cwt -7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 487 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.95/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 543 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 597 720 742
Feeder cattle 474 627 620
Slaughter cattle 105 86 89
Replacement cattle 18 7 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher and the bull calves were 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady with some of the better quality groups selling 6.00-8.00 higher. A good quality offering saw strong demand from the feeder buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower 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
215 215 1 235.00 $235.00 $505 —
400–439 fancy 428 7 255.00–260.50 $259.03 $1,109 -3.97
420–445 433 2 230.00–245.00 $237.72 $1,029 -3.10
460 460 2 205.00 $205.00 $943 +1.00
472 fancy 472 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,189 -1.27
505–518 512 2 202.50–212.50 $207.44 $1,062 —
533–544 value added 538 19 239.00–245.00 $242.45 $1,304 +0.09
618 value added 618 18 231.00 $231.00 $1,428 +6.50
628 628 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,250 —
686 value added 686 48 235.00 $235.00 $1,612 —
698 698 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,270 —
828 828 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,581 +11.00
859 859 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,675 +6.50
980 980 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,764 —
1115 1115 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,940 —
1165 1165 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
465 465 1 165.00 $165.00 $767 —
675 675 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,168 -4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 fancy 308 2 237.50 $237.50 $732 —
372–395 fancy 375 14 232.50–244.00 $242.27 $909 +9.67
370–390 385 4 210.00–220.00 $212.40 $818 -7.60
437 fancy 437 26 240.00 $240.00 $1,049 +11.77
445 445 6 207.00 $207.00 $921 —
450–479 475 9 189.00–201.00 $193.65 $920 -14.35
490 fancy 490 40 226.00 $226.00 $1,107 -2.00
530–544 541 15 191.00–199.00 $196.79 $1,065 +1.32
535–546 value added 544 32 213.50–221.00 $214.65 $1,168 +4.85
615–626 624 7 185.00–196.00 $194.45 $1,213 —
627 value added 627 23 205.50 $205.50 $1,288 -0.77
670 670 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,079 —
700–710 708 9 160.00–173.50 $171.85 $1,217 -8.15
788 788 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,316 +8.51
903 903 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,354 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 165.00 $165.00 $710 -25.00
570–590 580 2 145.00–157.50 $151.36 $878 +7.36
625–630 628 3 155.00–172.50 $166.70 $1,047 -11.30
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 225.00 $225.00 $657 -5.00
320 fancy 320 3 260.00 $260.00 $832 +12.50
320 320 1 205.00 $205.00 $656 -16.63
391 fancy 391 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,024 —
437 fancy 437 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,075 +1.00
458–465 459 5 215.00–222.00 $220.58 $1,012 +24.58
475–493 fancy 492 25 237.50–244.00 $238.00 $1,171 —
525–545 fancy 542 28 233.00–235.00 $234.79 $1,273 +8.88
548 548 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,118 -3.45
555 555 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,096 —
620 fancy 620 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 —
630 630 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,203 -4.00
678 678 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,288 +4.00
706 fancy 706 14 193.00 $193.00 $1,363 -0.50
715–740 724 4 177.50–188.00 $184.88 $1,339 +10.88
843 843 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 205.00 $205.00 $800 —
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 -9.16
545 545 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,022 —
595 595 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,012 —
690 690 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,208 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 197.50 $197.50 $839 —
550 550 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,031 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1355 1214 80-85% 23 98.00–110.00 $103.87 $1,261 -2.20
1150–1400 1251 80-85% 12 84.00–96.00 $91.30 $1,142 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–820 815 85-90% 2 57.00–64.00 $60.48 $493 -3.03
800–1150 941 85-90% 9 74.00–81.00 $77.45 $729 —
985–1055 1020 85-90% 5 98.00–113.00 $101.92 $1,040 +4.78
835–1280 1029 85-90% 14 84.00–96.00 $89.33 $919 -7.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1560 1439 75-80% 5 88.00–98.00 $94.40 $1,358 -14.56
1165–1865 1476 75-80% 24 101.00–118.00 $106.86 $1,577 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1935 1808 2 129.00–133.00 $131.14 $2,371 —
1560–2115 1830 4 117.00–124.00 $119.67 $2,190 —
2250 2250 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,475 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
871 thin fleshed 871 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 990.00 $990.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–985 fancy 983 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00
975–1000 992 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 825.00–1,000.00 $942.65
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1030–1080 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 885.00–1,100.00 $995.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1235 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,160.00 $1,059.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.