Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 9, 2024

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.75/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 845 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.59/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 534 lb · 40 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.82/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,526/hd at 682 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 799 947
Feeder cattle 367 672 710
Slaughter cattle 74 95 190
Replacement cattle 23 32 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady and feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Due to severe storms and very heavy rainfall during the previous 24 hours receipts of feeder cattle were much lower which limited comparisons. The better quality calves saw good demand. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 9.00-10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,118 —
380 380 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,320 +3.91
465 465 8 329.00 $329.00 $1,530 -0.13
515 value added 515 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,596 —
544 544 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,632 +3.91
551 value added 551 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,681 —
605–648 628 9 255.00–263.00 $259.45 $1,629 -14.09
650 650 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,736 —
773 773 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,801 —
845 value added 845 61 235.75 $235.75 $1,992 —
868 868 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–543 519 7 277.50–278.00 $277.85 $1,442 +19.52
575 575 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 —
710 710 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,651 +0.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 334 10 310.00–312.00 $311.82 $1,041 +6.82
406–428 418 9 286.00–290.00 $288.27 $1,205 -4.23
489 489 5 277.50 $277.50 $1,357 +7.04
514 value added 514 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,414 —
503–547 541 30 255.00–268.50 $262.45 $1,420 -0.69
555 555 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,393 —
618 618 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,483 -8.77
643 value added 643 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,627 —
667–698 682 27 220.00–237.00 $223.82 $1,526 -9.64
759 759 6 204.00 $204.00 $1,548 —
831–847 836 10 201.00–207.00 $202.82 $1,696 +9.82
965 965 4 170.00–180.00 $177.50 $1,713 -4.50
1055 1055 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,058 +16.23
460 460 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,116 —
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —
630 630 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,370 —
690 690 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,363 +5.00
818 818 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 240.00 $240.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 375.00 $375.00 $938 —
350–378 375 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +1.00
433 433 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,407 —
463–473 468 4 305.00–312.50 $308.71 $1,445 -5.63
545 545 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 -3.32
558 558 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,557 +19.00
602–640 608 6 245.00–259.00 $256.55 $1,560 +6.66
670–691 687 5 237.50–239.00 $238.71 $1,640 +1.21
1000 1000 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,238 —
475 475 2 265.00–285.00 $275.00 $1,306 —
506 506 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,351 —
625 625 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,059 -10.00
450 450 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,001 -45.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1025 973 85-90% 2 104.00–111.00 $107.69 $1,048 —
910–1245 1041 85-90% 13 114.00–125.00 $119.32 $1,242 —
1135 1135 85-90% 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,050 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1715 1444 75-80% 10 135.00–143.00 $138.03 $1,993 —
1325–1730 1566 75-80% 5 125.00–130.00 $127.15 $1,991 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1250 1123 80-85% 6 130.00–140.00 $135.37 $1,520 +3.73
1100–1380 1189 80-85% 7 120.00–128.00 $124.91 $1,485 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2490 1658 15 145.00–158.00 $152.35 $2,526 —
1305–2265 1794 6 160.00–175.00 $167.68 $3,008 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,835.00 $1,835.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1170 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,650.00 $1,637.20
1150–1250 1223 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,475.00–2,025.00 $1,886.14
1300–1405 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,825.00 $1,788.96
1275–1490 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00–1,925.00 $1,834.39
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 thin fleshed 760 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 thin fleshed 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
880 880 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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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
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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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.