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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 30, 2024

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.53/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 622 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.17/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 478 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.88/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,417/hd at 535 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 581 575 597
Feeder cattle 474 502 474
Slaughter cattle 99 61 105
Replacement cattle 8 12 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded fully steady. The first fair weather in a few weeks allowed some buyers to be in the fields, but those that were present showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–416 415 5 315.00–320.00 $319.01 $1,324 —
467–493 477 16 333.00–335.00 $334.22 $1,594 +7.22
525 525 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 +9.80
553–557 554 12 295.00–310.00 $306.23 $1,697 +20.23
602–636 617 38 270.00–288.00 $280.01 $1,728 +13.55
698 698 10 266.50 $266.50 $1,860 —
702–703 703 9 259.00–270.00 $266.34 $1,872 +21.22
810–820 812 5 230.00–238.00 $236.38 $1,919 —
873 873 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,956 —
1050 1050 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 —
515–520 518 2 277.50–287.50 $282.52 $1,463 +11.24
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 3 164.00 $164.00 $2,468 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 260.00 $260.00 $884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 315.00 $315.00 $882 —
300 300 2 320.00 $320.00 $960 —
373 373 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,166 +7.50
428 428 23 296.00 $296.00 $1,267 +9.62
453–490 478 43 275.00–281.00 $279.17 $1,334 -0.87
528–539 535 43 260.00–268.00 $264.88 $1,417 +2.47
568 568 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,482 -7.00
604–628 622 52 241.00–253.50 $246.53 $1,533 -1.66
658 658 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,619 —
708–735 717 3 207.00–216.00 $210.08 $1,506 -0.92
830 830 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,776 —
840 840 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,638 —
920–940 930 2 176.00–177.50 $176.74 $1,644 —
950–993 972 6 173.00–183.00 $177.89 $1,729 —
1100 1100 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 275.00 $275.00 $756 -23.95
328 328 2 280.00 $280.00 $918 +5.00
440 440 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,219 +7.00
505 505 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,237 +5.92
689 689 8 216.00 $216.00 $1,488 -8.00
810 810 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,478 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,055 —
560 560 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,148 -10.00
660–695 678 2 175.00–195.00 $184.74 $1,253 —
960 960 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,498 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,311 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 ±0.00
378 378 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,285 -7.00
434 434 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,437 -2.00
494 494 16 316.50 $316.50 $1,564 +14.85
536 536 13 301.00 $301.00 $1,613 +12.07
610–633 630 27 251.00–266.50 $263.44 $1,660 +2.01
702 702 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,727 +2.00
805 805 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,779 +23.20
875 875 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,706 —
955 955 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,719 —
1040 1040 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,794 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,068 -20.00
425–440 433 2 290.00–305.00 $297.37 $1,288 -5.63
536 536 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,447 —
572–575 573 4 250.00–265.00 $261.24 $1,497 —
683 683 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 280.00 $280.00 $896 ±0.00
445 445 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,101 -32.50
540 540 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,258 +13.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 —
725 725 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,414 —
750 750 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–950 890 85-90% 2 107.50–113.00 $110.06 $980 —
805–1140 931 85-90% 15 117.00–133.00 $124.47 $1,159 —
900–1215 1030 85-90% 16 135.00–150.00 $138.65 $1,428 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1575 1430 75-80% 13 142.00–155.00 $147.26 $2,106 —
1190–2205 1459 75-80% 13 130.00–140.00 $137.28 $2,003 -10.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1310 1179 80-85% 14 128.00–138.00 $135.13 $1,593 —
1020–1370 1201 80-85% 7 139.00–149.00 $143.99 $1,729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1815 1560 2 144.00–149.00 $146.91 $2,292 —
1630–1865 1748 2 159.00–164.00 $161.67 $2,826 —
1910–2320 2112 3 170.00–173.00 $171.36 $3,619 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1115 thin fleshed 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,364.55
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1205–1230 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,725.77
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 thin fleshed 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.