KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 8, 2024

1,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.18/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 474 lb · 95 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $292.00/cwt -18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 429 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.82/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 557 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,083	838	622
Feeder cattle	864	707	498
Slaughter cattle	124	94	94
Replacement cattle	95	37	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder buyers continued to show good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
301	301	4	295.00	$295.00	$888	—
366 fancy	366	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,190	-3.44
409	409	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,227	+32.50
457 fancy	457	13	288.00	$288.00	$1,316	-0.54
536 value added	536	13	288.00	$288.00	$1,544	+13.00
625–634	630	30	246.00–250.00	$247.59	$1,560	—
650–685	673	3	225.00–229.00	$226.29	$1,523	—
714	714	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,599	+8.51
732–740 value added	736	9	235.50–236.00	$235.72	$1,735	+5.72
815	815	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,732	+8.49
818 value added	818	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,840	—
855 value added	855	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,975	—
910	910	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,866	—
1180	1180	2	187.00	$187.00	$2,207	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	240.00–248.00	$244.00	$1,208	—
527–545	532	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,277	+11.73
623	623	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,452	±0.00
773–795	780	3	212.00–213.00	$212.34	$1,656	+23.44

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,154	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261	261	7	290.00	$290.00	$757	—
308	308	11	260.00	$260.00	$801	+0.79
362–379	370	36	247.50–251.00	$249.00	$921	-9.17
404–422	420	41	232.50–248.50	$246.62	$1,036	+1.28
457 fancy	457	15	253.00	$253.00	$1,156	—
461–484	477	80	242.00–247.50	$244.90	$1,168	-5.33
525–549	547	14	225.00–235.00	$229.65	$1,256	+2.65
555 value added	555	43	235.50	$235.50	$1,307	—
553–579	563	10	226.00–227.00	$226.59	$1,276	-8.49
615	615	31	227.50	$227.50	$1,399	+10.27
650–698	682	18	200.00–211.00	$202.70	$1,382	+14.81
710–725	714	14	190.00–203.00	$197.55	$1,411	—
750–755	752	5	195.00–205.00	$197.49	$1,485	—
822–828	823	9	179.00–181.00	$179.45	$1,477	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	240.00	$240.00	$691	-5.00
360–374	372	8	225.00–235.00	$233.79	$870	—
430	430	1	225.00	$225.00	$968	—
520–540	533	10	215.00–220.00	$218.76	$1,166	—
550–568	559	4	205.00–215.00	$210.00	$1,174	—
605–640	636	8	190.00–210.00	$192.38	$1,224	—
680–696	693	6	193.00–194.00	$193.84	$1,343	—
740	740	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,288	-7.00
930	930	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,488	—
1035	1035	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,418	-10.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	215.00	$215.00	$684	—
533	533	3	187.50	$187.50	$999	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,956	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–295	281	13	315.00–330.00	$324.04	$911	-8.46
313	313	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,017	+6.68
361	361	26	317.00	$317.00	$1,144	—
364 fancy	364	9	332.50	$332.50	$1,210	-5.00
425–445	429	57	284.00–294.00	$292.00	$1,253	—
490	490	28	272.00	$272.00	$1,333	+1.95
552	552	9	242.00	$242.00	$1,336	—
553 fancy	553	32	254.00	$254.00	$1,405	-16.00
632 fancy	632	23	233.00	$233.00	$1,473	—
628–645	633	14	220.00–225.00	$223.26	$1,413	-18.69
655–696	681	10	205.00–215.00	$212.92	$1,450	—
718–743 fancy	725	21	211.00–212.00	$211.71	$1,535	—
740–742	742	4	200.00–201.00	$200.75	$1,490	-6.25
808	808	10	192.00	$192.00	$1,551	+18.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–388	383	4	260.00–262.50	$261.27	$1,001	—
400–445	422	3	225.00–245.00	$233.22	$984	—
455–478	465	13	236.00–248.00	$245.50	$1,142	—
518	518	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,166	—
565–585	572	3	205.00–225.00	$218.18	$1,248	—
610	610	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,312	—
688	688	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,359	—
740–748	745	3	182.50–190.00	$184.98	$1,378	—
1075	1075	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	420	3	200.00–205.00	$201.75	$847	-40.75
523	523	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,020	-15.00
873	873	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,353	-3.00
1030	1030	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,195	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1570	1399	75-80%	8	94.00–102.00	$99.30	$1,389	—
1190–1790	1480	75-80%	21	105.00–124.00	$111.17	$1,645	—
1380–1630	1505	75-80%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.54	$1,317	-12.77

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1300	1143	80-85%	8	103.00–123.00	$110.56	$1,264	—
1100–1370	1218	80-85%	17	90.00–100.00	$94.76	$1,154	—
1150–1355	1223	80-85%	5	81.00–89.00	$85.45	$1,045	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1130	1009	85-90%	5	101.00–112.00	$106.16	$1,071	+2.36
960–1135	1010	85-90%	4	57.50–77.00	$67.48	$682	-36.32
960–1120	1036	85-90%	8	81.00–86.00	$83.58	$866	-20.22
935–1240	1083	85-90%	10	89.00–97.00	$92.74	$1,004	+2.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2075	1561	18	112.00–122.00	$116.37	$1,817	—
1450–1730	1590	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,733	—
1575–1960	1745	3	124.00–130.00	$126.25	$2,203	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1110–1560	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,537.49
1285–1290	1287	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1225–1350	1288	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,618.93
1150–1395	1291	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,150.00–1,750.00	$1,584.59
1120–1540 fancy	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,895.88

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940 thin fleshed	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
990–1150	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,312.91

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–865	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
805	805	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
960	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	-200.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.