Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 8, 2024

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $278.99/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 550 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 625 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.50/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 491 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 424 588
Feeder cattle 346 348 506
Slaughter cattle 69 65 69
Replacement cattle 9 11 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower with the yearling calves being 9.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower with the lightweight calves sharply lower. The combination of the falling futures market pressure, weather and plain calf quality is continuing to negatively affect the feeder markets. 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
361 361 7 316.00 $316.00 $1,141 —
465–473 471 12 297.50–301.00 $298.36 $1,405 -4.64
515 515 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,442 -5.00
550–552 550 25 271.00–281.00 $278.99 $1,534 +2.99
625 625 23 254.00 $254.00 $1,588 -11.00
693 693 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,663 —
719 719 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,647 -13.49
796 796 9 223.00 $223.00 $1,775 —
912 912 3 221.50 $221.50 $2,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,235 —
583 583 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,539 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,281 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 265.00 $265.00 $808 -30.00
379 379 4 262.50 $262.50 $995 -27.50
427–440 429 11 254.00–260.00 $258.88 $1,111 -11.12
491 491 18 261.50 $261.50 $1,284 -8.50
545 545 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 -13.00
559 559 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,375 -6.00
610 610 12 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 -6.54
653 653 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,437 -7.00
935–945 940 2 205.00–207.00 $206.01 $1,936 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 3 268.00 $268.00 $582 —
331 331 4 227.00 $227.00 $751 —
400–448 438 5 217.50–238.00 $234.26 $1,026 -10.74
455 455 1 217.50 $217.50 $990 -32.50
525 525 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,076 -33.64
627 627 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,229 —
735 735 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 295.00 $295.00 $634 —
275–285 282 3 297.50–300.00 $298.31 $841 —
376 376 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,136 -12.26
423–426 424 9 292.00–297.50 $295.05 $1,251 -16.95
488 488 13 295.00 $295.00 $1,440 -5.00
511 511 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,446 —
563 563 8 274.50 $274.50 $1,545 —
625 625 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 -7.65
650–688 678 11 221.00–232.00 $223.88 $1,518 -15.29
722 722 8 228.50 $228.50 $1,650 +6.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 4 250.00 $250.00 $620 —
393 393 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,002 -5.00
415 415 1 235.00 $235.00 $975 -16.73
500–538 525 3 237.00–247.50 $240.33 $1,262 -15.98
555–565 560 2 222.50–233.00 $227.70 $1,275 -8.07
970 970 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,107 —
493 493 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,269 —
515 515 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,378 —
558–590 574 4 255.00–257.50 $256.28 $1,471 —
828 828 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,623 —
885 885 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1630 1406 75-80% 17 132.00–139.00 $136.38 $1,918 —
1235–1900 1521 75-80% 11 140.00–151.00 $143.14 $2,177 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1150 1075 80-85% 2 151.00–155.00 $152.86 $1,643 —
1065–1195 1108 80-85% 4 116.00–124.00 $118.90 $1,317 -20.95
1005–1325 1195 80-85% 12 127.00–139.00 $132.29 $1,581 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $776 —
935–975 955 85-90% 2 107.00–118.00 $112.62 $1,076 —
915–1155 1038 85-90% 7 120.00–127.00 $124.07 $1,288 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,467 +1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1710 1610 4 155.00–162.00 $158.54 $2,552 +1.54
2035–2325 2180 2 165.00–168.00 $166.40 $3,628 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 thin fleshed 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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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
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.