Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

959 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.93/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 570 lb · 79 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.45/cwt +26.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 661 lb · 63 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.13/cwt +15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 626 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 959 732 798
Feeder cattle 804 623 695
Slaughter cattle 131 96 90
Replacement cattle 24 13 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded sharply higher. Feeder heifers and bulls calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Buyers showed strong demand for a very good quality feeder offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 fancy 368 7 292.50 $292.50 $1,076 —
420 fancy 420 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,239 —
440 440 7 247.50–265.00 $260.00 $1,144 —
468 fancy 468 14 281.00 $281.00 $1,315 —
520–548 547 37 255.00–261.00 $260.26 $1,424 +22.51
558 value added 558 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,507 —
552–597 582 9 255.00–265.00 $261.84 $1,524 +11.84
625–638 626 37 240.00–262.00 $253.67 $1,588 +26.67
612–631 value added 627 26 264.00–267.75 $266.90 $1,673 +17.40
700–710 701 18 235.00–246.00 $243.05 $1,704 +8.05
769 769 5 241.50 $241.50 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 245.00 $245.00 $706 —
505–540 523 2 205.00–220.00 $212.75 $1,113 -9.00
650–682 671 3 200.00–210.00 $203.23 $1,364 -11.77
800 800 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 —
900–945 915 3 185.00–196.00 $192.21 $1,759 —
1070 1070 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,899 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,035 —
980 980 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,690 —
1225 1225 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,617 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 162.50 $162.50 $2,665 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 4 285.00 $285.00 $755 —
305 305 13 267.50 $267.50 $816 +6.46
364 364 13 266.00 $266.00 $968 +17.48
420–436 435 27 240.00–242.00 $241.93 $1,052 +4.20
460–495 488 52 224.00–242.00 $238.74 $1,165 +13.74
515 value added 515 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,313 —
550–593 565 64 224.50–241.50 $238.41 $1,347 —
587–595 value added 590 15 244.00–248.00 $246.39 $1,454 —
618–623 622 54 232.25–238.50 $232.94 $1,449 +5.78
656 value added 656 55 245.50 $245.50 $1,610 —
694 694 8 221.50 $221.50 $1,537 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 222.50–247.50 $234.64 $605 —
333 333 2 237.50 $237.50 $791 +7.67
350–382 370 10 210.00–237.50 $228.36 $845 +18.36
405–444 438 9 205.00–226.00 $222.11 $973 +17.11
460 460 1 205.00 $205.00 $943 —
556–575 557 15 202.50–219.00 $217.86 $1,213 +6.86
615–637 632 12 200.00–208.00 $206.36 $1,304 —
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 —
925 925 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 322 3 195.00–200.00 $198.45 $639 —
355 355 2 200.00 $200.00 $710 +10.00
578 578 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,104 —
710–728 722 3 180.00–187.00 $182.29 $1,316 —
865 865 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,522 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 5 272.50 $272.50 $679 +7.50
305–336 328 12 242.50–275.00 $255.75 $839 -14.25
367 fancy 367 17 290.00 $290.00 $1,064 +11.00
373–388 384 8 242.50–247.50 $246.29 $946 -0.76
434 fancy 434 20 279.00 $279.00 $1,211 +3.00
435–448 439 6 238.00–242.50 $239.53 $1,052 —
492 492 27 260.00 $260.00 $1,279 +7.89
528–542 537 8 235.00–253.00 $246.36 $1,323 —
553–562 554 29 246.00–255.50 $254.50 $1,410 +28.52
625–645 628 38 220.00–242.00 $236.76 $1,487 +6.26
720 720 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 232.50 $232.50 $535 —
258–295 270 3 217.50 $217.50 $587 —
330 330 1 205.00 $205.00 $676 -35.00
440 440 1 210.00 $210.00 $924 —
468 468 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,053 —
510–540 525 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 +16.26
565 565 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,201 -1.59
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 -1.10
710 710 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
808 808 7 179.50 $179.50 $1,450 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1150 80-85% 2 74.00–78.00 $75.91 $873 —
1015–1320 1198 80-85% 16 104.00–126.00 $108.08 $1,295 —
1115–1435 1226 80-85% 28 88.00–101.00 $96.74 $1,186 -11.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1000 905 85-90% 3 64.00–70.00 $67.37 $610 -39.09
790–1135 968 85-90% 13 73.00–85.00 $80.73 $781 —
785–1200 998 85-90% 9 100.00–120.00 $108.35 $1,081 —
960–1100 1035 85-90% 13 87.00–96.00 $90.77 $939 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1365 1333 75-80% 2 80.00–89.00 $84.39 $1,125 —
1300–1685 1413 75-80% 10 93.00–101.00 $96.75 $1,367 -2.17
1295–1830 1517 75-80% 20 103.00–117.00 $108.28 $1,643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1705 1578 2 105.00–109.00 $107.16 $1,691 —
1470–2090 1780 2 128.00–129.00 $128.59 $2,289 —
1545–2230 1851 6 118.00–124.00 $121.60 $2,251 -2.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1140–1195 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,223.23
1260–1275 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,375.15
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
725–780 753 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,112.04
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.