Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 23, 2024

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.04/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 485 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.00/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 554 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $261.43/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 626 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 575 828 720
Feeder cattle 502 680 627
Slaughter cattle 61 133 86
Replacement cattle 12 15 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder calf demand was slightly lower and buyers were very selective on quality and condition. Slaughter cows sold 9.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,236 -29.00
473 473 11 327.00 $327.00 $1,547 -3.60
510–539 537 13 290.00–301.00 $300.20 $1,612 -5.88
550 550 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,573 —
613–628 620 24 262.50–267.00 $266.46 $1,652 +1.43
650–670 658 3 247.50–256.00 $250.30 $1,647 —
705–739 720 20 243.00–246.00 $245.12 $1,765 +3.12
750–795 786 10 234.00–245.00 $235.76 $1,853 +2.76
917 917 9 229.00 $229.00 $2,100 —
970 970 1 207.50 $207.50 $2,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–380 374 4 335.00–337.50 $336.27 $1,258 —
424 424 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,319 +1.00
450–460 455 2 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,240 —
535–540 538 2 265.00–277.50 $271.28 $1,459 +1.46
550 550 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 +17.50
630 630 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,528 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 —
455–460 457 3 232.50–235.00 $233.34 $1,066 —
535 535 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,311 —
555 555 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,562 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,074 -1.68
352 fancy 352 11 327.50 $327.50 $1,153 —
414–420 418 24 275.00–291.00 $286.38 $1,197 +3.72
470–489 485 37 278.00–280.50 $280.04 $1,358 +5.08
517–532 523 15 262.00–263.00 $262.41 $1,372 —
546 value added 546 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,474 —
554 554 27 268.00 $268.00 $1,485 +2.50
603–608 607 14 244.00–250.00 $248.19 $1,507 +4.63
651 value added 651 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,621 —
706 706 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,490 —
764 value added 764 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,604 —
755–795 782 3 200.00–205.00 $203.39 $1,591 -2.61
851 851 7 202.00 $202.00 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–281 278 8 280.00–310.00 $298.95 $831 —
313 313 2 275.00 $275.00 $861 —
385–398 394 3 275.00–282.50 $280.06 $1,103 —
441 441 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,191 —
470 470 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 —
525–543 539 4 230.00–242.00 $239.08 $1,289 -0.62
655 655 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,467 +14.19
745 745 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,397 +0.74
760 760 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 +27.50
813 813 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,463 —
1005 1005 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 222.50 $222.50 $975 +20.53
480 480 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,008 -11.75
528–543 533 9 177.50–208.00 $197.64 $1,053 —
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 +9.68
648 648 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,322 —
720 720 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,202 —
885 885 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,460 —
942 942 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,507 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,202 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 345.00 $345.00 $811 —
250–285 273 3 350.00 $350.00 $956 -27.50
360 360 5 347.00 $347.00 $1,249 -13.43
361 fancy 361 10 364.00 $364.00 $1,314 —
414 414 15 333.00 $333.00 $1,379 +9.22
489–492 490 18 293.00–305.00 $301.65 $1,478 -18.99
525–544 542 16 277.50–290.00 $288.93 $1,566 +12.36
575 575 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,524 —
605–637 626 24 255.00–265.00 $261.43 $1,637 +0.09
690 690 2 237.50–240.00 $238.75 $1,647 -4.25
700 700 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,708 +8.00
785 785 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,825 —
800–836 828 8 195.00–202.50 $197.80 $1,638 —
905 905 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,606 —
1040 1040 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 310.00 $310.00 $775 -13.43
362 362 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,176 —
445 445 8 300.00–306.00 $303.00 $1,348 +4.96
450–485 466 5 260.00–287.50 $275.11 $1,282 -7.39
1010 1010 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,641 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 280.00 $280.00 $958 +16.65
375–385 380 2 255.00–260.00 $257.47 $978 -12.53
415 415 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,162 +25.00
460 460 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,116 —
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1730 1458 75-80% 19 144.00–155.00 $148.10 $2,159 —
1315–1675 1518 75-80% 12 129.00–143.00 $139.89 $2,124 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1110 963 85-90% 7 129.00–132.00 $131.02 $1,262 +38.83
1000–1160 1060 85-90% 3 134.00–137.00 $135.09 $1,432 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1400 1260 80-85% 6 142.00–152.00 $145.59 $1,834 —
1240–1465 1332 80-85% 3 127.00–129.00 $128.04 $1,705 +40.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,815 —
1110–2260 1623 3 150.00–164.00 $156.59 $2,541 +25.15
1085–2275 1824 7 167.00–175.00 $170.68 $3,113 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
830 830 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.