KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 1, 2024

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.23/cwt +15.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 620 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.23/cwt +21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 483 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.08/cwt +18.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,307/hd at 556 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	838	368	129
Feeder cattle	707	273	114
Slaughter cattle	94	57	12
Replacement cattle	37	38	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder buyers showed good demand for the lightweight calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–387 fancy	375	9	325.00–335.00	$328.44	$1,232	+10.94
416 fancy	416	8	277.50	$277.50	$1,154	—
425	425	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,137	-6.50
452	452	13	274.00	$274.00	$1,238	—
466–485 fancy	472	10	287.00–292.00	$288.54	$1,362	—
508–538	523	4	244.00–261.00	$252.74	$1,322	-8.91
542 value added	542	19	275.00	$275.00	$1,490	—
605–631 value added	620	53	259.00–261.00	$259.23	$1,607	—
708–735	719	4	212.00–220.00	$215.49	$1,549	-6.53
719 value added	719	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,654	—
799	799	17	211.00	$211.00	$1,686	—
819–825	821	8	201.00–209.00	$204.01	$1,675	+11.01
970–985	978	2	185.00–187.50	$186.26	$1,822	—
1030–1048	1044	5	180.00–183.00	$182.41	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	255.00	$255.00	$905	—
420–448	440	4	240.00–247.50	$242.91	$1,069	—
523–530	525	3	215.00–235.00	$228.27	$1,198	-7.07
580	580	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,334	—
633	633	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,475	—
671	671	15	216.00	$216.00	$1,449	+7.58
724	724	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,347	-18.00
765–780	775	5	187.50–190.00	$188.90	$1,464	—
815	815	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,508	—
915	915	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	215.00	$215.00	$720	—
365–398	387	3	210.00–225.00	$214.72	$831	—
605	605	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,089	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535	1535	1	162.50	$162.50	$2,494	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	7	280.00	$280.00	$689	—
304–342	314	14	245.00–267.50	$259.21	$814	+9.21
352–370	366	25	255.00–267.50	$258.17	$945	+18.17
427–443	430	29	235.00–249.00	$245.34	$1,055	+15.34
454–489	483	49	250.00–251.00	$250.23	$1,209	+21.36
523	523	14	227.00	$227.00	$1,187	+8.65
556–558	556	44	223.00–237.00	$235.08	$1,307	+18.96
603–632	618	38	209.00–221.00	$217.23	$1,342	+5.94
675 value added	675	10	211.00	$211.00	$1,424	-6.00
674–693	683	20	183.00–192.00	$187.89	$1,283	-10.36
714 value added	714	11	208.00	$208.00	$1,485	—
811 value added	811	8	204.00	$204.00	$1,654	—
851–860	854	8	163.00–182.00	$174.83	$1,493	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	245.00	$245.00	$730	—
305–345	319	4	230.00–240.00	$234.96	$750	—
455–488	481	5	224.00–230.00	$225.13	$1,083	—
720	720	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,303	—
980	980	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,372	—
1025	1025	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	220.00	$220.00	$869	—
415	415	1	195.00	$195.00	$809	—
555	555	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,082	—
765	765	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,262	-5.00
810	810	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,336	—
855–898	887	4	135.00–137.00	$136.52	$1,211	—
995	995	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,294	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	6	332.50	$332.50	$921	—
299 fancy	299	11	360.00	$360.00	$1,076	—
313–345	329	4	310.00–327.50	$318.32	$1,047	—
377 fancy	377	13	337.50	$337.50	$1,272	+37.50
437 fancy	437	14	310.00	$310.00	$1,355	—
454–464	459	10	265.00–275.00	$270.05	$1,240	+10.05
487 fancy	487	17	288.00	$288.00	$1,403	—
530	530	8	259.00	$259.00	$1,373	+19.00
555 fancy	555	14	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	+13.00
590	590	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,375	-9.54
620–629	628	14	227.00–249.00	$241.95	$1,519	+15.65
710	710	11	207.00	$207.00	$1,470	+11.00
805	805	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	255.00	$255.00	$714	—
308–343	332	7	265.00–277.50	$271.86	$903	+41.86
373	373	2	252.50	$252.50	$942	+12.50
437	437	7	242.50	$242.50	$1,060	—
495	495	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,163	—
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	+30.00
585	585	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,287	—
600–620	610	2	205.00–215.00	$209.92	$1,281	—
695	695	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,303	—
835	835	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,378	—
890	890	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,406	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1955	1439	75-80%	19	105.00–123.00	$112.14	$1,614	+12.22
1255–1825	1515	75-80%	14	93.00–104.00	$100.31	$1,520	—
1845	1845	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,660	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–985	945	85-90%	2	60.00–72.00	$66.25	$626	—
840–1110	1002	85-90%	6	99.00–107.00	$103.80	$1,040	—
900–1240	1062	85-90%	13	85.00–95.00	$90.23	$958	-2.64
985–1260	1126	85-90%	4	77.00–83.00	$81.23	$915	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	80-85%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,230	—
1075–1660	1270	80-85%	13	88.00–100.00	$93.08	$1,182	+10.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2495	1643	6	111.00–120.00	$115.77	$1,902	—
1240–1980	1672	6	124.00–128.00	$126.95	$2,123	—
1850	1850	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,961	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1040	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,201.28
1000–1090	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,196.77

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1100 thin fleshed	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1075–1245	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,830.36	—
1200 fancy	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1150–1360	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–2,325.00	$1,783.17	+172.46
1250–1270	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,925.00	$1,738.99	+128.28

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
900–1020	957	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,501.22	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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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.