Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.03/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 541 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.83/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 535 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $289.55/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 541 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 476 676 1,010
Feeder cattle 395 520 863
Slaughter cattle 71 126 115
Replacement cattle 10 30 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Today's feeder quality varied greatly and buyers were showing stronger preference for the higher quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 310.00 $310.00 $992 -41.05
400 400 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,240 -26.20
468–471 471 19 293.00–307.00 $304.80 $1,436 -14.42
518–537 535 28 282.50–296.00 $294.83 $1,577 +12.21
579–583 580 6 284.00–287.00 $286.00 $1,659 +2.00
619 619 18 265.00 $265.00 $1,640 -9.00
650 650 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,768 +6.40
738 738 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,808 +2.00
765 765 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,844 +15.18
840 840 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,806 —
980 980 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 265.00 $265.00 $914 —
390 390 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,034 -35.00
445 445 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 -45.00
479 479 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,130 -49.77
528 528 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,148 —
600–605 603 2 225.00–235.00 $230.02 $1,387 -22.98
655–695 662 6 209.00–225.00 $211.80 $1,402 -25.01
715 715 2 222.50–225.00 $223.75 $1,600 —
750 750 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 235.00 $235.00 $712 —
389 389 4 185.00 $185.00 $720 —
405 405 1 185.00 $185.00 $749 —
525 525 4 165.00 $165.00 $866 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,305 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 277.50 $277.50 $902 —
382–386 384 13 282.00–297.50 $289.11 $1,110 -5.43
425–439 430 26 270.00–283.00 $278.40 $1,197 +8.40
487 487 14 260.00 $260.00 $1,266 -12.19
508 value added 508 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,311 —
548 548 24 252.00 $252.00 $1,381 +1.17
612–620 619 24 236.00–238.00 $236.25 $1,462 +0.55
655 655 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,513 +3.50
737 737 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,518 +1.00
963 963 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,637 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 3 250.00–275.00 $261.88 $720 —
426–446 438 10 251.00–255.00 $252.56 $1,106 —
495 495 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 —
520 520 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,209 —
560–565 564 4 205.00–232.50 $211.83 $1,195 —
646 646 7 193.00 $193.00 $1,247 —
690 690 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 215.00 $215.00 $699 —
358–373 363 6 212.50–217.50 $214.21 $778 -15.79
468 468 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,006 —
520–528 526 4 195.00–215.00 $199.94 $1,052 -4.65
690 690 2 165.00–185.00 $175.00 $1,208 -8.66
835 835 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,194 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 +5.00
356–388 370 7 305.00–325.00 $316.00 $1,169 -27.02
409–420 411 7 295.00–310.00 $307.81 $1,265 -10.69
463–491 484 25 287.50–306.00 $303.51 $1,469 -0.65
531–544 541 26 288.00–290.00 $289.55 $1,566 +10.87
624–635 626 10 242.50–256.00 $253.26 $1,585 +0.26
758–795 770 3 210.00–217.50 $214.92 $1,655 -9.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 —
610–645 628 2 220.00–230.00 $225.14 $1,414 -10.86
940 940 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,645 +6.26
1070 1070 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,685 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1850 1850 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 255.00 $255.00 $944 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,484 —
1295–1755 1449 75-80% 4 126.00–130.00 $127.57 $1,848 —
1315–1560 1452 75-80% 11 134.00–152.00 $138.87 $2,016 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–925 918 85-90% 2 82.50–87.50 $85.02 $780 —
910–1115 992 85-90% 6 101.00–110.00 $105.38 $1,045 -5.12
880–1160 1005 85-90% 5 90.00–97.00 $94.68 $952 —
935–1265 1100 85-90% 2 120.00–128.00 $123.40 $1,357 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1220 1170 80-85% 5 113.00–124.00 $118.72 $1,389 +7.87
1035–1305 1206 80-85% 5 129.00–138.00 $133.72 $1,613 +8.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1315 1310 3 124.00–128.00 $125.66 $1,646 —
1210–2215 1597 13 130.00–145.00 $140.73 $2,247 -1.29
1105–2130 1746 4 148.00–169.00 $155.31 $2,712 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1300–1500 1367 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,850.00–1,950.00 $1,889.63
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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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.