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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 17, 2023

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.75/cwt ≈ $2,047/hd at 861 lb · 62 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.88/cwt -12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 428 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.00/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 483 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 647 588 742
Feeder cattle 557 506 639
Slaughter cattle 79 69 83
Replacement cattle 11 13 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Bull calves traded 7.00-9.00 higher. An average quality feeder offering saw very moderate demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 6 260.00 $260.00 $998 -10.00
457–460 458 11 246.00–255.00 $253.35 $1,160 —
536 value added 536 30 256.00 $256.00 $1,372 -2.66
607–632 628 17 238.00–245.00 $243.81 $1,531 -1.26
707 707 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,598 -10.77
718 value added 718 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,687 —
758 value added 758 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,789 -21.00
778 778 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,680 —
861 value added 861 62 237.75 $237.75 $2,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 230.00 $230.00 $908 -15.00
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 —
520–530 527 3 230.00–232.50 $231.68 $1,221 +3.68
561–565 562 6 210.00–224.00 $221.65 $1,246 —
621 621 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,385 +23.00
690 690 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,432 —
700–707 705 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,502 —
895 895 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,709 +1.00
910–915 913 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
410 410 3 175.00 $175.00 $718 -10.00
1055 1055 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261–293 272 6 242.50 $242.50 $660 —
320 320 2 252.50 $252.50 $808 +6.50
369 fancy 369 16 255.00 $255.00 $941 —
358–395 372 6 235.00–242.50 $239.49 $891 -6.51
427–442 428 38 230.00–237.00 $235.88 $1,010 -12.41
483 fancy 483 34 244.00 $244.00 $1,179 —
553–562 560 23 234.00–239.50 $235.42 $1,318 —
626–645 631 21 220.00–229.00 $222.29 $1,403 -1.43
700 700 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,418 -7.26
820 820 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 232.50 $232.50 $570 —
275 275 1 210.00 $210.00 $578 —
449 449 4 222.50 $222.50 $999 +10.12
510 510 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,096 —
576 576 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,175 -6.00
607 607 11 202.50 $202.50 $1,229 +4.26
690 690 17 196.00 $196.00 $1,352 —
706–746 729 7 182.00–188.50 $185.80 $1,354 —
765 765 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 190.00 $190.00 $798 +30.00
635 635 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,080 -14.92
695 695 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,268 —
708 708 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,204 +5.00
825 825 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,378 -4.75
950 950 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,449 -5.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 267.50 $267.50 $837 —
366 366 5 264.00 $264.00 $966 -1.00
427 427 10 251.00 $251.00 $1,072 +5.08
500 500 19 244.75 $244.75 $1,224 +17.75
555 555 21 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 +8.26
621 621 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,428 +8.75
689 689 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 227.50 $227.50 $746 —
355–385 374 7 210.00–227.50 $223.87 $837 -12.26
434 434 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,003 —
455 455 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,010 +7.69
510–548 539 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,132 —
558 558 12 214.00 $214.00 $1,194 —
618–620 619 6 199.00–203.00 $201.67 $1,248 —
686 686 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,365 -3.00
738 738 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,373 —
806 806 7 177.00 $177.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 205.00–210.00 $207.61 $577 —
441 441 4 200.00 $200.00 $882 —
560 560 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,092 —
635 635 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,137 —
738 738 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,196 —
1005 1005 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1485 1485 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1245 1005 85-90% 8 75.00–85.00 $79.89 $803 —
960–1270 1093 85-90% 10 87.00–99.00 $92.44 $1,010 -1.10
870–1425 1104 85-90% 4 105.00–108.00 $106.98 $1,181 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1800 1483 75-80% 18 111.00–123.00 $117.53 $1,743 —
1535–1790 1663 75-80% 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,613 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,012 -12.89
1065–1475 1205 80-85% 11 107.00–138.00 $113.49 $1,368 +4.17
1170–1380 1244 80-85% 4 91.00–105.00 $98.21 $1,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1850 1538 5 115.00–128.00 $123.81 $1,904 -5.19
1255–2275 1684 13 134.00–140.00 $136.65 $2,301 —
1760 1760 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,742 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1105–1270 1164 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,175.00–1,500.00 $1,377.26
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.