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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 20, 2023

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.48/cwt +15.21 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 359 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.91/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 438 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.66/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 514 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 498 853 664
Feeder cattle 401 723 490
Slaughter cattle 90 83 131
Replacement cattle 7 47 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher and bull calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 4.00-6.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower. An average quality feeder offering saw good demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows traded fully steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 382 12 260.00–270.00 $268.41 $1,025 —
433 433 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,130 +21.00
452–483 464 8 248.00–251.00 $249.83 $1,159 +7.83
522–540 value added 527 14 262.00–268.00 $263.76 $1,390 +13.26
535 535 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,351 +19.50
568 value added 568 7 274.50 $274.50 $1,559 +29.50
605 value added 605 10 263.00 $263.00 $1,591 —
613 613 8 254.50 $254.50 $1,560 +20.39
703–729 722 7 223.00–225.00 $223.56 $1,614 +16.56
755 755 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,601 +2.00
825 825 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,683 -1.00
849 value added 849 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 228.00 $228.00 $987 +20.36
530–535 533 2 195.00–205.00 $200.02 $1,066 -10.98
580 580 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,146 -10.50
648 648 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,419 —
665 665 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,476 —
885 885 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,637 —
910 910 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 151.00 $151.00 $974 -14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–275 265 9 242.00–252.50 $247.66 $656 -7.34
300–305 303 3 242.50–245.00 $243.32 $737 +8.64
355 fancy 355 15 265.00 $265.00 $941 +22.00
353–390 369 6 230.00–240.00 $235.17 $868 +5.17
433 fancy 433 14 237.50 $237.50 $1,028 —
445–449 447 7 222.00–225.00 $223.72 $1,000 -2.28
469 fancy 469 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,112 —
504 value added 504 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,179 —
510–530 528 9 213.00–216.00 $214.55 $1,133 -12.45
564 value added 564 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,303 -6.00
580 580 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,247 -10.16
624 624 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,360 -10.50
701–725 719 17 200.00–215.00 $203.44 $1,463 -4.56
1149 1149 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 220.00 $220.00 $638 +10.00
300 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 ±0.00
380–395 384 4 210.00 $210.00 $806 -4.00
405–410 410 10 205.00–213.00 $212.21 $870 +10.38
450–490 464 4 196.00–217.00 $209.51 $972 —
552 552 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,076 -4.00
603 603 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,230 +4.95
685 685 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,302 —
740 740 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,369 -3.00
758 758 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,471 —
895 895 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 175.00–180.00 $177.49 $751 -4.51
565 565 1 165.00 $165.00 $932 -5.04
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 -28.00
759 759 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,078 —
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,433 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 fancy 270 2 280.00–295.00 $287.08 $775 —
280 280 1 245.00 $245.00 $686 —
334 334 5 242.50 $242.50 $810 +0.50
365 365 2 242.50 $242.50 $885 ±0.00
375 fancy 375 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 -15.00
434 434 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,055 +2.50
495 fancy 495 15 255.00 $255.00 $1,262 —
534 534 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,228 —
563 fancy 563 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,408 —
635 635 16 223.50 $223.50 $1,419 +7.66
699 699 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,482 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 227.50 $227.50 $883 +25.86
455–473 460 12 217.50–222.50 $220.41 $1,014 +6.62
527–535 529 4 195.00–210.00 $206.21 $1,091 +0.21
708 708 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,324 +6.00
1075 1075 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,419 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 +38.79
530 530 1 170.00 $170.00 $901 -5.07
677 677 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,097 —
740 740 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,273 —
908 908 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,171 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,384 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–825 795 85-90% 2 55.00–63.00 $58.85 $468 —
790–1150 958 85-90% 9 73.00–83.00 $78.82 $755 -21.61
830–1295 984 85-90% 21 84.00–91.00 $86.45 $851 +9.74
980–1090 1038 85-90% 5 98.00–104.00 $101.42 $1,053 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1350 1208 80-85% 10 87.00–101.00 $92.64 $1,119 -1.76
1105–1325 1228 80-85% 9 104.00–123.00 $111.62 $1,371 +17.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1380 1355 75-80% 4 87.00–99.00 $93.07 $1,261 —
1235–1775 1501 75-80% 15 104.00–113.00 $107.88 $1,619 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1475 1360 3 96.00–111.00 $100.58 $1,368 —
1270–1630 1461 5 116.00–119.00 $117.61 $1,718 —
1530–1955 1801 5 124.00–130.00 $127.57 $2,298 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 thin fleshed 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.