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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 24, 2023

156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $240.26/cwt -10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 443 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $238.00/cwt ≈ $1,166/hd at 490 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 156 647 628
Feeder cattle 120 557 553
Slaughter cattle 32 79 57
Replacement cattle 4 11 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Due to extremely warm temperatures a low number of cattle was offered today. No trends available for this sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 237.50–240.00 $238.77 $1,022 —
510 510 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,153 —
635 635 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,454 -14.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,969 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 235.00 $235.00 $658 -7.50
345 345 1 232.50 $232.50 $802 -20.00
385–395 393 4 227.50–240.00 $236.24 $928 -3.25
424 424 8 227.50 $227.50 $965 -8.38
496 496 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,104 —
550–569 562 8 210.00–214.00 $212.53 $1,194 -22.89
640 640 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,344 -12.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 195.00 $195.00 $844 -27.50
505 505 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,048 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 162.50 $162.50 $566 —
935 935 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,566 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 176.00 $176.00 $762 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 -17.50
367 fancy 367 3 260.00 $260.00 $954 —
360–395 383 3 239.00–241.00 $240.37 $921 -23.63
443 443 17 233.00–242.50 $240.26 $1,064 -10.74
490 490 13 238.00 $238.00 $1,166 —
548 548 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,288 —
615 615 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,371 -7.00
679 679 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,412 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 200.00–222.50 $211.32 $852 -19.68
465 465 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,011 -4.50
560–595 578 4 203.00–205.00 $203.97 $1,179 -10.03
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 205.00 $205.00 $697 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 —
810 810 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,256 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1300 1194 80-85% 5 108.00–120.00 $112.76 $1,346 +27.76
1025–1475 1258 80-85% 4 92.00–104.00 $97.47 $1,226 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,001 —
1475 1475 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1600 1470 75-80% 8 111.00–122.00 $116.59 $1,714 -0.94
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $744 —
935 935 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $888 —
950–1080 1037 85-90% 5 100.00–110.00 $104.72 $1,086 +24.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1300 1212 3 97.50–115.00 $106.39 $1,289 —
2065 2065 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,643 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 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.