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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 22, 2024

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.10/cwt +17.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 784 lb · 65 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $308.75/cwt +14.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 430 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.48/cwt +22.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 480 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 730 759 876
Feeder cattle 593 672 671
Slaughter cattle 122 74 137
Replacement cattle 15 13 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The demand for feeder steers today wasn't as strong but the buyers showed very good interest in a good quality heifer offering. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,153 —
410 fancy 410 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,384 —
458–495 463 17 285.00–290.00 $288.93 $1,338 +2.81
505–540 527 8 257.50–262.50 $260.70 $1,374 -22.30
544–546 value added 545 19 278.00–280.00 $278.74 $1,519 —
575 575 15 263.50 $263.50 $1,515 -6.50
600–640 620 10 240.00–255.00 $249.41 $1,546 +1.30
650 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 +9.64
740 740 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,650 -0.16
784 value added 784 65 238.10 $238.10 $1,867 —
845 845 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,817 ±0.00
858–880 865 3 212.50–215.00 $213.35 $1,845 —
900–935 923 3 200.00–207.50 $205.06 $1,893 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 245.00–255.00 $250.20 $783 —
425 425 1 235.00 $235.00 $999 —
460 460 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,092 -9.26
500–548 532 3 230.00–245.00 $240.30 $1,278 -5.84
583 583 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,385 +17.54
633 633 5 225.00–227.50 $226.50 $1,434 +5.22
685 685 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,404 —
793 793 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,626 +8.00
900 900 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 200.00–215.00 $207.26 $643 —
570–575 573 2 180.00–190.00 $185.02 $1,060 —
615 615 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,199 —
790 790 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,540 +27.50
840 840 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,512 —
850 850 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,530 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 fancy 351 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,018 —
353 353 11 270.00 $270.00 $953 +15.00
413 413 13 271.00 $271.00 $1,119 +24.57
443 fancy 443 7 287.00 $287.00 $1,271 —
456–484 fancy 480 35 274.00–277.50 $274.48 $1,318 +18.73
525–547 546 21 235.00–245.00 $243.54 $1,330 +6.11
565 565 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,367 +15.03
603–636 620 27 211.00–227.00 $222.74 $1,381 -3.20
685 685 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,438 +12.81
731–749 737 12 186.00–188.00 $186.68 $1,376 —
910 910 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,502 —
1032 1032 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,703 -17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 2 225.00 $225.00 $524 —
265 265 2 235.00–240.00 $237.50 $629 —
305–340 323 2 235.00–240.00 $237.64 $768 —
352–390 371 4 235.00–240.00 $237.37 $881 —
477–490 482 5 217.50–230.00 $222.58 $1,073 —
605 605 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 $1,180 —
745 745 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,281 —
800 800 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 195.00–205.00 $200.03 $776 —
482 482 2 175.00 $175.00 $844 —
500–525 513 2 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $833 -47.56
668–680 672 3 165.00–170.00 $168.31 $1,131 -1.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 266 6 300.00–335.00 $320.83 $853 +15.83
309 fancy 309 10 357.50 $357.50 $1,105 +12.50
350 350 6 322.50 $322.50 $1,129 +22.50
360 fancy 360 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,242 +10.00
430 430 37 308.75 $308.75 $1,328 +35.96
460–490 485 33 265.00–281.00 $278.70 $1,352 +10.35
542 542 28 261.00 $261.00 $1,415 -8.00
556 556 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,418 +9.00
631 631 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,470 -3.66
655–694 691 13 224.00–230.00 $224.44 $1,551 +9.44
805 805 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,642 —
1030 1030 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,627 —
1100–1135 1109 4 142.00–143.00 $142.74 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 250.00 $250.00 $795 —
387 387 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,103 —
405–429 424 5 255.00–280.00 $275.23 $1,167 +55.23
470–475 471 4 245.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,189 +27.48
500–549 534 10 220.00–238.00 $234.35 $1,251 —
610–639 633 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,361 +35.00
690 690 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,414 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 +35.00
898 898 2 132.50 $132.50 $1,190 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–2050 1449 75-80% 29 115.00–133.00 $122.58 $1,776 —
1245–1750 1476 75-80% 13 108.00–114.00 $110.91 $1,637 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1300 1185 80-85% 14 104.00–112.00 $108.04 $1,280 —
1060–1385 1206 80-85% 15 114.00–130.00 $120.59 $1,454 +33.09
1405 1405 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,307 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $760 -32.59
865–1175 1051 85-90% 12 90.00–103.00 $96.52 $1,014 +6.06
870–1265 1097 85-90% 13 105.00–120.00 $109.87 $1,205 +29.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,331 +2.43
1330–1940 1538 13 126.00–141.00 $131.25 $2,019 —
1195–2325 1574 9 116.00–124.00 $120.57 $1,898 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220–1460 1307 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,700.00 $1,535.33
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1350–1605 1442 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,771.50
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1010 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,500.00 $1,487.47
1020 thin fleshed 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
1130 1130 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,356 —

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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.