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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 29, 2024

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.20/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 545 lb · 44 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.13/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 769 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $270.86/cwt +15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 559 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 730 732
Feeder cattle 669 593 548
Slaughter cattle 78 122 134
Replacement cattle 15 15 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower. Several weaned, pre-conditioned packages of steers and heifers was offered today. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5,00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 300.00 $300.00 $735 —
373 fancy 373 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,324 —
378–395 380 7 300.00–335.00 $329.81 $1,253 +24.81
447 447 10 302.50–308.00 $306.35 $1,369 —
453 453 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,314 +1.07
475 value added 475 16 308.00 $308.00 $1,463 —
523 value added 523 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,574 +22.26
523–532 526 17 292.50–295.00 $294.26 $1,548 +33.56
554–558 value added 556 11 304.00–306.50 $305.14 $1,697 —
563 563 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,464 -3.50
616–635 620 8 250.00–262.00 $259.33 $1,608 +9.92
625–627 value added 627 11 277.50–280.00 $279.77 $1,754 —
666–690 value added 679 21 262.00–267.50 $264.57 $1,796 —
710–721 720 10 227.50–238.00 $236.96 $1,706 +13.96
735 value added 735 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,779 —
765 765 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,740 —
755–781 value added 769 33 239.00–247.00 $242.57 $1,865 +4.47
916 value added 916 8 222.00 $222.00 $2,034 —
930 930 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,953 +4.94
966 value added 966 8 208.00 $208.00 $2,009 —
1030 1030 2 195.00 $195.00 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 275.00 $275.00 $811 —
457 457 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,257 +37.50
505 505 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,288 +14.70
618 618 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,360 -6.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 215.00 $215.00 $785 —
558 558 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,172 +24.98
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,978 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–252 251 5 250.00 $250.00 $628 —
316 316 4 260.00 $260.00 $822 —
363–380 375 20 270.00–282.00 $278.01 $1,043 +8.01
428–442 436 25 267.00–270.00 $268.12 $1,169 -2.88
486 486 17 270.00 $270.00 $1,312 —
537 537 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,262 -8.54
538–548 value added 546 41 250.00–251.00 $250.24 $1,366 —
561 value added 561 12 252.00 $252.00 $1,414 —
593–595 594 7 217.00–223.00 $220.43 $1,309 -21.57
617–642 621 17 210.00–225.00 $222.27 $1,380 -0.47
622 value added 622 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,431 —
651 651 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,315 -8.00
674–690 value added 686 23 214.50–220.00 $215.91 $1,481 —
706–715 708 5 180.00–188.00 $186.38 $1,320 -0.30
808 value added 808 16 190.00 $190.00 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 230.00 $230.00 $651 -7.50
308–345 316 9 220.00–230.00 $227.58 $719 -10.06
361–365 361 9 225.00–240.00 $226.68 $818 -10.69
422–445 424 13 230.00–240.00 $238.06 $1,009 —
455–490 473 2 205.00–215.00 $210.19 $994 -12.39
513–545 521 5 200.00–222.50 $215.81 $1,124 —
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —
642 642 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,300 —
675 675 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,316 —
808 808 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,406 ±0.00
945 945 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,441 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 -20.03
410 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
610 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 —
770 770 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,270 —
840 840 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,134 —
915–925 920 2 127.50–136.00 $131.77 $1,212 —
970–985 978 2 122.50–137.50 $130.06 $1,272 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 290.00–300.00 $295.16 $702 —
293 293 3 335.00 $335.00 $982 +14.17
351 fancy 351 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,246 +10.00
368 368 4 305.00–337.50 $321.25 $1,182 -1.25
424 fancy 424 9 313.00 $313.00 $1,327 —
425–445 438 3 272.50–275.00 $273.31 $1,197 -35.44
490 fancy 490 23 295.00 $295.00 $1,446 —
556–568 559 32 267.50–272.00 $270.86 $1,514 +15.86
618–633 624 15 225.00–246.00 $242.63 $1,514 +9.63
707–725 712 7 218.00–230.00 $226.51 $1,613 —
810–818 815 12 210.00–219.00 $216.02 $1,761 +12.02
1140 1140 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,910 +24.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 245.00 $245.00 $637 —
320–340 329 7 230.00–260.00 $249.30 $820 —
350–385 368 4 235.00–250.00 $242.14 $891 —
405–440 429 5 230.00–252.50 $246.78 $1,059 —
450 450 1 215.00 $215.00 $968 —
523–540 534 6 230.00–242.00 $238.08 $1,271 —
625–640 633 2 195.00–215.00 $205.12 $1,298 —
840 840 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 215.00 $215.00 $705 -35.00
350–355 353 2 200.00–215.00 $207.45 $732 -77.55
400–445 423 2 210.00 $210.00 $888 -65.23
555 555 2 175.00 $175.00 $971 —
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 -25.00
1020 1020 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,326 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1445 1203 80-85% 7 110.00–123.00 $114.96 $1,383 -5.63
1020–1420 1209 80-85% 16 98.00–109.00 $104.71 $1,266 -15.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1030 874 85-90% 6 60.00–78.00 $71.80 $628 —
850–1110 1005 85-90% 9 93.00–102.50 $97.61 $981 +21.61
925–1115 1027 85-90% 5 107.00–136.00 $116.80 $1,200 +40.80
1060–1150 1105 85-90% 2 82.00–89.00 $85.64 $946 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1440 1307 75-80% 5 119.00–133.00 $123.42 $1,613 —
1290–1830 1423 75-80% 13 106.00–117.00 $110.09 $1,567 -12.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,955 —
1018–2465 1796 7 123.00–134.00 $127.78 $2,295 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–935 890 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,324.05
920 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 —

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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.