Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 16, 2024

828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.96/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 488 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.56/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 615 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.70/cwt ≈ $1,285/hd at 536 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 828 464 861
Feeder cattle 680 367 673
Slaughter cattle 133 74 133
Replacement cattle 15 23 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder buyers showed good demand for all classes of calves today. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,178 +7.50
368 368 3 379.00 $379.00 $1,395 +31.50
410–425 418 4 330.00–340.00 $334.91 $1,400 —
455–476 473 11 320.00–337.50 $330.60 $1,564 +1.60
538 538 23 305.00–307.25 $306.08 $1,647 +6.08
553 value added 553 14 305.50 $305.50 $1,689 +0.50
604 value added 604 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,697 —
601–641 632 31 260.00–276.00 $265.03 $1,675 +5.58
728 728 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,762 —
782 782 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,822 ±0.00
806–835 809 11 222.50–233.00 $232.01 $1,877 —
860–890 875 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,882 -10.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 320.00 $320.00 $864 —
325 325 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 —
430 430 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 —
525–540 533 2 257.50–282.50 $269.82 $1,438 -8.03
585 585 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,448 +2.50
620 620 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 —
650–699 691 6 237.00–237.50 $237.08 $1,638 —
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 —
820 820 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,317 —
620 620 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,442 —
705–721 718 5 190.00–191.00 $190.80 $1,370 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 335.00 $335.00 $821 —
250 250 2 355.00 $355.00 $888 —
303–312 307 7 297.50–327.50 $314.43 $965 +2.61
350–372 358 17 292.50–311.00 $306.68 $1,098 —
407–434 431 24 280.00–302.50 $282.66 $1,218 -5.61
465–496 488 67 262.00–280.00 $274.96 $1,342 -2.54
550 550 38 265.50 $265.50 $1,460 +14.50
607–639 615 46 243.25–244.50 $243.56 $1,498 +3.56
678 678 13 217.00 $217.00 $1,471 -6.82
690 value added 690 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,532 —
703 value added 703 16 225.50 $225.50 $1,585 —
770 770 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,586 +2.00
833–835 834 10 183.00–190.00 $185.80 $1,550 -17.02
900 900 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,530 —
1029–1040 1031 5 170.00–173.00 $172.39 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–544 536 40 230.00–250.00 $239.70 $1,285 —
550 550 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,292 +15.00
610–611 611 5 215.00–220.00 $219.00 $1,338 +1.50
655–698 687 8 206.00–211.00 $209.81 $1,441 +12.31
725–740 733 4 185.00–190.00 $186.76 $1,369 —
775 775 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 210.00 $210.00 $724 -30.00
365 365 1 215.00 $215.00 $785 —
433–440 436 5 197.50–205.00 $201.97 $881 —
455–490 467 3 220.00–225.00 $221.75 $1,036 —
550–585 566 4 180.00–215.00 $205.32 $1,162 —
650 650 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1385 1325 2 150.00–155.00 $152.61 $2,022 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 9 377.50 $377.50 $1,087 —
345 345 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,242 —
362–364 364 18 350.00–362.50 $360.43 $1,312 +20.43
400–402 401 4 310.00–337.50 $323.78 $1,298 -1.22
427 fancy 427 15 343.00 $343.00 $1,465 —
456–478 471 20 316.00–332.00 $320.64 $1,510 +11.93
540–543 540 14 276.00–280.00 $276.57 $1,493 -3.43
552 fancy 552 26 290.00 $290.00 $1,601 —
618–629 622 30 255.00–264.00 $261.34 $1,626 +4.79
671 671 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,631 +4.29
707 707 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–297 275 12 310.00–342.50 $323.43 $889 —
398 398 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,274 —
420–434 432 6 275.00–302.50 $298.04 $1,288 +20.54
470 470 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,328 +7.50
548 548 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,466 —
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 —
630 630 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 +5.00
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
850–885 870 3 180.00–197.50 $187.56 $1,632 —
903 903 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,761 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 240.00–285.00 $263.35 $877 —
365 365 1 270.00 $270.00 $986 -5.00
415 415 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 —
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 —
875 875 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,488 —
1020 1020 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,479 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1720 1430 75-80% 39 131.00–144.00 $134.97 $1,930 -3.06
1105–1740 1441 75-80% 20 120.00–129.00 $126.07 $1,817 -11.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1020 950 85-90% 4 85.00–96.00 $92.19 $876 -15.50
975–1070 1010 85-90% 3 127.00–128.00 $127.52 $1,288 +8.20
925–1225 1033 85-90% 9 99.00–110.00 $105.54 $1,090 -13.78
910–1215 1112 85-90% 14 112.00–125.00 $118.82 $1,321 +26.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1270 1139 80-85% 7 131.00–140.00 $134.08 $1,527 -1.29
1100–1215 1168 80-85% 4 115.00–118.00 $116.53 $1,361 -8.38
1030–1295 1183 80-85% 15 120.00–129.00 $125.10 $1,480 +0.19
1345 1345 80-85% 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,177 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1870 1608 3 128.00–134.00 $131.44 $2,114 —
1235–2065 1718 3 144.00–157.00 $152.68 $2,623 —
1940 1940 1 162.00 $162.00 $3,143 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 thin fleshed 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1070 thin fleshed 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1140–1220 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,675.00–1,925.00 $1,804.24
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1180–1330 1262 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,925.00 $1,819.49

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1050 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,675.00 $1,662.87
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.