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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 12, 2023

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.87/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 543 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.02/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 436 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 617 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 776 756 803
Feeder cattle 656 636 674
Slaughter cattle 105 94 101
Replacement cattle 15 26 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Bull calves under 500 lb. traded sharply higher and those over 500 lb. were 5.00-7.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves saw much better demand from the buyers today. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,035 —
472 472 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,175 +8.00
529 529 17 248.50 $248.50 $1,315 +11.50
622 622 12 232.00 $232.00 $1,443 +5.53
702–713 705 13 210.00–220.00 $216.89 $1,529 -1.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 205.00 $205.00 $738 —
457 457 3 197.50 $197.50 $903 —
508 508 2 187.00 $187.00 $950 —
825 825 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,361 —
1100 1100 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,595 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 222.50 $222.50 $979 —
540 540 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,202 —
740 740 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,406 -4.00
840 840 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,604 -0.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 220.00 $220.00 $539 -2.50
285 285 1 225.00 $225.00 $641 +3.56
311 fancy 311 7 272.50 $272.50 $847 —
335–343 342 12 225.00–250.00 $247.96 $848 +41.63
431–443 436 42 207.00–227.50 $221.02 $964 +1.02
487 487 24 214.00 $214.00 $1,042 +1.92
508–546 543 43 216.00–218.00 $217.87 $1,183 +5.30
617 617 41 210.50 $210.50 $1,299 +8.50
747 747 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,442 +11.00
790 790 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,469 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 200.00 $200.00 $490 —
282 282 3 200.00 $200.00 $564 —
390 390 1 205.00 $205.00 $800 —
561 561 11 201.00 $201.00 $1,128 —
629–637 633 11 187.00–195.50 $191.66 $1,213 —
696 696 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,295 —
823 823 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,448 —
1000–1045 1015 4 130.00–141.00 $137.29 $1,393 —
1160 1160 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
412 412 2 180.00 $180.00 $742 -6.00
468 468 2 172.50 $172.50 $807 —
533–540 537 4 162.50–185.00 $173.68 $933 -16.74
588 588 2 160.00 $160.00 $941 —
683 683 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,042 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 215.00 $215.00 $494 -50.00
258–295 277 4 230.00–252.50 $240.50 $666 —
310 fancy 310 11 267.50 $267.50 $829 —
315 315 1 255.00 $255.00 $803 +24.98
365 fancy 365 6 267.50 $267.50 $976 +27.50
365–383 372 5 230.00–237.50 $234.41 $872 +24.41
423 fancy 423 23 249.50 $249.50 $1,055 —
475–493 491 31 217.50–235.00 $232.95 $1,144 +12.95
551 551 20 227.50 $227.50 $1,254 —
625 625 25 211.50 $211.50 $1,322 +5.50
700 700 16 193.00 $193.00 $1,351 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 215.00–220.00 $217.34 $695 —
430 430 2 205.00–215.00 $210.00 $903 —
459–480 463 6 209.00–210.00 $209.17 $968 +5.17
510–528 526 9 191.00–205.00 $203.49 $1,070 +10.99
590 590 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,165 +16.21
610 610 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 —
770–785 783 6 154.00–157.00 $156.51 $1,225 -3.49
910 910 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,256 +12.00
965 965 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,351 —
1086 1086 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 172.50 $172.50 $837 —
520 520 4 176.00 $176.00 $915 —
563–570 565 3 172.50–185.00 $176.70 $998 —
620–640 630 2 170.00–182.50 $176.35 $1,111 +0.35
717–718 717 9 157.50–177.50 $173.05 $1,241 —
755 755 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1130 934 85-90% 10 54.00–69.00 $62.20 $581 —
845–1240 1016 85-90% 14 70.00–79.00 $74.50 $757 -0.03
800–1180 1022 85-90% 11 80.00–89.00 $83.57 $854 +9.04
870–1290 1058 85-90% 4 91.00–102.50 $95.69 $1,012 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1590 1391 75-80% 11 90.00–102.50 $93.37 $1,299 -2.24
1280–1610 1437 75-80% 11 80.00–87.00 $84.46 $1,214 -1.00
1450–1510 1480 75-80% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.51 $1,162 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,091 —
1065–1330 1185 80-85% 12 82.00–90.00 $86.62 $1,026 -7.36
1120–1420 1235 80-85% 7 76.00–79.00 $78.25 $966 +2.60
1485 1485 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1530 1445 2 91.00–104.00 $97.12 $1,403 —
1215–1825 1535 6 108.00–118.00 $114.31 $1,755 +1.49
1805–2170 1988 2 121.00–125.00 $123.18 $2,449 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1155–1250 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,600.00 $1,471.40
1230–1265 1248 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,575.00 $1,451.75
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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
1100–1125 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,462.36 -537.64
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 160.00 $160.00 $586 —

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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.