Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 1, 2024

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $270.00/cwt -7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 427 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $252.65/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 615 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.54/cwt -8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 611 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 776 448
Feeder cattle 348 585 321
Slaughter cattle 65 139 102
Replacement cattle 11 52 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower. With very warm temperatures set in place feeder buyers are expressing concerns about calf health and their demand for feeder calves is reflecting those concerns. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

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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 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,089 —
397 397 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,270 —
423 423 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,311 -11.00
475 475 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,439 -12.00
534 534 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,522 -15.00
570 570 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,573 -18.00
615 615 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,630 +2.00
718–724 722 10 241.00–246.00 $242.49 $1,751 -12.51
828–845 842 15 227.50–236.00 $228.98 $1,928 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,149 -8.00
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 +1.66
552 552 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,463 +10.00
620–623 621 7 254.00–255.00 $254.43 $1,580 +20.91
685 685 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,548 -14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 295.00 $295.00 $885 —
350–351 351 14 290.00 $290.00 $1,018 -10.00
427 427 26 270.00 $270.00 $1,153 -7.50
494 494 18 270.00 $270.00 $1,334 -12.00
543 543 14 263.00 $263.00 $1,428 -2.86
586 586 9 252.00 $252.00 $1,477 +2.00
600–628 611 19 220.00–230.00 $226.54 $1,384 -8.96
677 677 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,537 +8.64
727 727 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,527 +0.72
750–773 768 5 204.00–210.00 $208.83 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 260.00 $260.00 $754 —
435 435 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,066 —
459 459 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,148 +25.00
533–540 538 6 236.00–244.00 $238.64 $1,284 —
595 595 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 —
670 670 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,414 +16.00
835 835 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,612 —
875 875 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,706 —
975 975 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,052 —
370–385 371 14 305.00–315.00 $314.26 $1,166 -18.24
428 428 14 312.00 $312.00 $1,335 +9.09
492 492 13 300.00 $300.00 $1,476 +9.00
549 549 9 282.00 $282.00 $1,548 —
615 615 20 245.00–253.50 $252.65 $1,554 +1.65
650–685 662 3 230.00–244.00 $239.17 $1,583 +6.17
718–740 725 3 217.00–225.00 $222.28 $1,612 —
809 809 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,683 —
1025 1025 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,845 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 260.00 $260.00 $975 —
400–445 436 5 251.00–255.00 $251.73 $1,098 —
510–520 515 2 250.00–262.50 $256.31 $1,320 +28.81
575–585 582 3 230.00–247.50 $235.77 $1,372 —
615 615 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,328 —
765 765 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,549 —
825 825 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1530 1356 75-80% 7 128.00–137.00 $133.54 $1,811 —
1315–1715 1457 75-80% 10 138.00–154.00 $143.52 $2,091 +2.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1230 1108 80-85% 8 136.00–151.00 $139.85 $1,550 —
1100–1425 1250 80-85% 6 129.00–135.00 $131.93 $1,649 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1230 1071 85-90% 9 120.00–130.00 $125.46 $1,344 +1.66
1075 1075 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,430 +9.20
1060–1150 1105 85-90% 2 117.00–118.00 $117.48 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1635 1480 5 143.00–150.00 $147.69 $2,186 —
1372–2180 1631 11 152.00–162.00 $157.00 $2,561 —
1755–2035 1895 2 167.00–171.00 $169.15 $3,205 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 thin fleshed 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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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 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.