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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 27, 2024

782 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.37/cwt +34.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 805 lb · 67 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.75/cwt +46.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,259/hd at 873 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.11/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 623 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 782 610 758
Feeder cattle 661 534 618
Slaughter cattle 99 71 94
Replacement cattle 22 5 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 3 315.00–321.00 $318.94 $1,378 +6.44
469 469 19 316.00 $316.00 $1,482 -2.00
543–548 544 32 293.00–300.00 $294.76 $1,603 -17.52
565–570 567 5 281.00–282.50 $281.60 $1,597 -8.40
614–631 627 19 284.50–287.00 $285.02 $1,787 -0.98
675 675 8 278.00 $278.00 $1,876 +11.00
712 712 23 266.00 $266.00 $1,894 +0.47
762 value added 762 18 266.25 $266.25 $2,029 —
798 798 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,931 +9.50
803 value added 803 62 266.25 $266.25 $2,138 —
825 825 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,988 +11.00
873 value added 873 58 258.75 $258.75 $2,259 —
980 980 6 224.00 $224.00 $2,195 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 250.00 $250.00 $588 —
440 440 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,034 —
480–495 484 4 267.00–280.00 $270.33 $1,308 +10.33
534 534 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,362 —
575–595 587 3 225.00–240.00 $233.30 $1,369 —
638 638 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,480 —
695 695 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,616 +12.50
758–782 772 5 215.00–225.00 $218.93 $1,690 —
965–985 975 2 175.00–182.50 $178.79 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–578 575 6 270.00–272.00 $270.66 $1,556 -1.84
657–677 664 9 240.00–241.00 $240.66 $1,598 —
723–743 731 5 241.00–242.00 $241.59 $1,766 -0.41
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1355 1292 3 164.00–179.00 $170.39 $2,201 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–379 372 13 325.00–336.00 $329.96 $1,227 +4.96
424 fancy 424 12 336.00 $336.00 $1,425 —
486 486 26 278.00 $278.00 $1,351 -2.22
528 528 8 281.00 $281.00 $1,484 +8.00
553–560 554 15 270.00–279.00 $277.79 $1,539 —
618–643 623 46 254.00–254.50 $254.11 $1,583 +2.11
696 696 15 221.00 $221.00 $1,538 —
708 708 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,434 -22.50
715 value added 715 6 224.50 $224.50 $1,605 —
793 793 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,649 -3.00
801 801 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,658 +9.00
1080 1080 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–310 305 3 307.50–310.00 $308.35 $940 +23.35
443 443 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,174 —
521–547 532 12 249.00–251.00 $249.86 $1,329 +0.29
588 588 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,441 +4.91
638 638 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,499 -2.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,020 +25.00
485–498 494 3 220.00–235.00 $230.09 $1,137 +21.80
515 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 —
600–615 610 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 +17.50
742–745 743 3 159.00–162.50 $160.17 $1,190 —
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
858 858 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,330 —
980 980 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,568 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 315.00 $315.00 $756 —
275 275 2 310.00 $310.00 $852 —
305 305 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,014 +12.71
349 fancy 349 6 351.00 $351.00 $1,225 —
437 fancy 437 14 325.00 $325.00 $1,420 —
493 493 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,430 -8.00
563 563 13 271.50 $271.50 $1,529 —
619 619 10 251.00 $251.00 $1,554 +2.48
694 694 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,673 +6.74
833 833 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,641 —
859–885 870 8 192.50–199.00 $196.28 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 285.00 $285.00 $940 +45.00
400–405 403 2 220.00–240.00 $230.06 $927 —
450–485 463 6 210.00–250.00 $238.49 $1,104 —
535 535 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,273 +11.00
550 550 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,326 —
630 630 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,433 +17.50
965 965 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 -2.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,308 —
935–1400 1198 80-85% 31 127.00–144.00 $137.79 $1,651 —
1000–1400 1204 80-85% 18 146.00–170.00 $152.59 $1,837 +2.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1705 1560 75-80% 10 140.00–145.00 $142.66 $2,225 —
1515–1900 1622 75-80% 6 148.00–156.00 $151.55 $2,458 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1040 917 85-90% 6 134.00–148.00 $139.63 $1,280 —
735–1050 938 85-90% 5 124.00–139.00 $129.94 $1,219 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,846 —
1050–2060 1577 5 159.00–169.00 $165.72 $2,613 —
1700–2230 2011 5 173.00–180.00 $176.27 $3,545 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,658

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1240 1147 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,725.00–1,800.00 $1,752.03
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 185.00 $185.00 $814 —

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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.