KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 14, 2024

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.27/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 626 lb · 69 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $270.38/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 431 lb · 68 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.14/cwt +19.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 524 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	929	734	920
Feeder cattle	766	618	767
Slaughter cattle	124	91	115
Replacement cattle	39	25	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 higher and and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The demand for all classes of feeder calves was good. The buyers continue to discount calves that are carrying too much condition. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	350.00	$350.00	$980	+42.50
410	410	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,353	—
468–485	471	14	295.00–324.00	$318.01	$1,498	—
520–535	534	28	280.00–300.00	$299.31	$1,598	+13.31
553–593	573	4	265.00–294.00	$278.99	$1,599	—
610–612	612	11	267.50–273.00	$272.50	$1,668	+5.66
615 value added	615	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,707	—
665	665	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,629	+1.00
703–725	708	7	232.50–242.00	$239.75	$1,697	-1.03
711 value added	711	8	246.50	$246.50	$1,753	—
753–755	754	3	225.00–236.00	$228.67	$1,724	—
792 value added	792	20	238.00	$238.00	$1,885	—
810–841	838	11	225.00–228.00	$225.26	$1,888	-4.57
1024	1024	9	196.00	$196.00	$2,007	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1333–1435	1401	6	160.00–172.00	$163.81	$2,295	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,211	-38.16
925	925	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,642	—
1175	1175	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,939	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276–292	283	13	310.00–322.50	$319.60	$904	+40.04
356–361	358	31	294.00–295.00	$294.54	$1,054	+1.92
401–448	431	68	260.00–272.50	$270.38	$1,165	+12.38
458	458	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,237	—
461 value added	461	23	304.50	$304.50	$1,404	—
520 value added	520	13	295.00	$295.00	$1,534	+45.00
501–544	525	53	257.00–265.00	$260.31	$1,367	+20.01
554	554	11	252.00	$252.00	$1,396	—
579 value added	579	25	265.50	$265.50	$1,537	—
625 value added	625	20	250.50	$250.50	$1,566	—
617–628	626	49	226.00–235.00	$231.87	$1,452	-1.59
706–730	715	20	208.00–213.00	$209.97	$1,501	—
725 value added	725	25	239.00	$239.00	$1,733	—
754 value added	754	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,591	±0.00
798	798	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,636	—
922	922	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	2	310.00	$310.00	$688	—
250	250	1	285.00	$285.00	$712	+25.00
345	345	1	245.00	$245.00	$845	-2.50
371	371	6	247.50	$247.50	$918	+7.50
478–480	479	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,102	-3.63
505–540	531	7	230.00–241.00	$237.99	$1,264	+10.49
565–595	585	3	217.50–230.00	$221.52	$1,296	-3.48
645	645	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,354	—
675	675	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,282	-0.92
900–945	923	2	160.00–167.50	$163.84	$1,512	-6.16
1174	1174	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	217.50	$217.50	$811	—
450	450	1	205.00	$205.00	$922	+20.00
535–540	537	3	195.00–207.50	$203.31	$1,092	+28.31
805	805	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,389	+27.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231	231	4	385.00	$385.00	$889	—
295	295	7	347.50	$347.50	$1,025	—
352 fancy	352	11	354.00	$354.00	$1,246	-6.00
363	363	8	332.50	$332.50	$1,207	—
417–436	433	18	310.00–325.00	$321.75	$1,393	+29.25
440 fancy	440	12	334.00	$334.00	$1,470	+25.00
463–485	469	6	280.00–297.50	$291.53	$1,367	-6.47
484 fancy	484	18	319.00	$319.00	$1,544	—
536–544	542	16	288.00–290.00	$288.62	$1,564	+19.72
560	560	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,596	+6.00
570 fancy	570	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,738	—
615–643	620	22	240.00–256.00	$252.98	$1,568	-7.02
675–693	691	9	227.50–240.75	$239.31	$1,654	+2.09
768	768	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,690	—
826	826	9	202.00	$202.00	$1,669	—
915	915	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,738	—
1015	1015	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,700	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	315.00	$315.00	$772	—
275–298	291	9	280.00–305.00	$299.10	$870	+59.10
333	333	2	280.00	$280.00	$932	—
350–355	352	3	295.00–305.00	$298.36	$1,050	+73.36
473	473	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,277	+30.00
513–520	515	5	250.00–270.00	$261.98	$1,349	+44.48
580	580	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,436	+27.50
615	615	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,384	-10.00
710	710	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,456	—
825	825	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,485	—
1200	1200	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,860	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	2	227.50	$227.50	$596	—
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	—
390	390	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,014	—
505	505	2	210.00–230.00	$220.00	$1,111	—
1020	1020	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,352	—
1175	1175	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,498	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1635	1421	75-80%	15	104.00–121.00	$114.43	$1,626	—
1275–1635	1430	75-80%	16	123.00–135.00	$127.81	$1,828	—
1395–1485	1440	75-80%	2	97.00–101.00	$98.94	$1,425	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–975	898	85-90%	3	80.00–86.00	$83.20	$747	—
865–1225	1027	85-90%	16	94.00–106.00	$99.36	$1,020	+2.10
940–1225	1066	85-90%	11	107.00–119.00	$112.04	$1,194	+6.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1235	1138	80-85%	2	98.00–99.00	$98.54	$1,121	—
1085–1335	1189	80-85%	10	113.00–125.00	$117.15	$1,393	+2.64
1140–1690	1329	80-85%	10	105.00–112.00	$110.25	$1,465	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,468	—
1195–2580	1762	12	119.00–132.00	$126.52	$2,229	—
1635–2210	2022	8	134.00–149.00	$140.17	$2,834	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100 thin fleshed	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1115 fancy	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1135 fancy	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1150–1365	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,425.00–1,675.00	$1,580.24

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1015–1110	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,607.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00
775–950	863	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,275.00	$1,140.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1045	1015	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,782.84

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
1025 thin fleshed	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1600	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1800	1800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975 thin fleshed	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875 thin fleshed	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.