Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 15, 2024

901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $298.06/cwt +19.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 565 lb · 102 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.75/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 545 lb · 69 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.40/cwt +32.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,007/hd at 786 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 901 424 647
Feeder cattle 774 346 557
Slaughter cattle 106 69 79
Replacement cattle 21 9 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with some of the better quality packages being higher. With cattle futures stabilizing a little and more seasonable weather in place the feeder cattle buyers showed stronger demand than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 7.00-9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,156 -1.00
425 425 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,254 —
470 470 6 303.50 $303.50 $1,426 +5.14
544 value added 544 11 300.00 $300.00 $1,632 —
552 552 22 287.00 $287.00 $1,584 +8.01
569 value added 569 80 301.10 $301.10 $1,713 —
602–618 614 13 245.00–260.00 $252.26 $1,549 -1.74
658–690 674 11 240.00–245.00 $242.13 $1,632 +2.13
728 728 16 240.00 $240.00 $1,747 +11.00
786 value added 786 64 255.40 $255.40 $2,007 —
815–846 843 10 225.50–232.50 $226.18 $1,907 —
891–893 892 10 218.00–223.00 $221.50 $1,976 —
918 918 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,992 -4.50
960 960 4 218.00 $218.00 $2,093 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,256 —
532 532 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,404 +29.00
615 615 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,430 —
688 688 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,527 —
763–782 769 10 200.00–219.00 $214.13 $1,647 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 —
760 760 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,771 —
1150–1185 1168 2 177.50–178.00 $177.75 $2,076 —

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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 1 280.00 $280.00 $840 +15.00
355 355 21 264.00 $264.00 $937 +1.50
431–438 432 46 259.00–272.50 $270.12 $1,167 +11.24
454–495 489 39 263.50–264.00 $263.57 $1,289 +2.07
523–547 545 69 244.00–250.00 $249.75 $1,361 -0.25
554 value added 554 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,451 —
610–629 626 25 229.50–236.00 $234.99 $1,471 +14.99
714–718 716 15 224.50–229.00 $227.19 $1,627 —
790 790 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 —
890 890 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,878 —
995 995 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 270.00 $270.00 $621 +2.00
295 295 1 245.00 $245.00 $723 —
313–330 319 3 257.50–262.50 $260.77 $832 +33.77
384 384 12 249.00 $249.00 $956 —
480 480 2 221.00–230.00 $225.50 $1,082 +8.00
616 616 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,281 +12.00
690–693 693 7 200.00–210.00 $208.58 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 —
603 603 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,351 —
1135 1135 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,930 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 330.00 $330.00 $950 +31.69
358 358 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,074 -2.00
424 424 20 295.00 $295.00 $1,251 -0.05
493 493 26 301.50 $301.50 $1,486 +6.50
556 556 25 281.00 $281.00 $1,562 +6.50
628 628 23 245.00 $245.00 $1,539 ±0.00
718 718 18 224.50 $224.50 $1,612 -4.00
816 816 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 265.00–285.00 $275.44 $779 —
315–345 323 4 260.00–280.00 $265.35 $857 —
355 355 3 262.50–270.00 $265.00 $941 —
400 400 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,060 +30.00
470 470 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,163 —
500–547 540 7 251.00–252.50 $251.20 $1,356 +10.87
568–585 577 4 232.00–247.50 $239.64 $1,383 +11.94
665–698 687 3 210.00–219.00 $216.10 $1,485 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,048 —
400–448 441 7 277.00–280.00 $277.39 $1,223 +7.39
450 450 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,238 —
530 530 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,418 ±0.00
658 658 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,480 —
883 883 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,651 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–890 848 85-90% 2 102.00–109.00 $105.32 $893 —
835–1150 954 85-90% 5 141.00–160.00 $148.40 $1,416 +35.78
865–1385 1102 85-90% 10 113.00–123.00 $118.44 $1,305 —
870–1285 1107 85-90% 24 125.00–138.00 $130.86 $1,449 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 75-80% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,364 —
1175–1570 1353 75-80% 25 143.00–165.00 $151.84 $2,054 —
1305–1795 1452 75-80% 9 129.00–141.00 $137.27 $1,993 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,112 —
830–1315 1117 80-85% 10 140.00–148.00 $142.81 $1,595 +23.91
1050–1360 1202 80-85% 12 127.00–138.00 $134.06 $1,611 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,072 —
1545 1545 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,781 —
1285–1940 1646 7 158.00–170.00 $164.73 $2,711 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–815 788 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,725.00 $1,616.43
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
1120–1475 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,450.00–2,900.00 $2,705.78 —

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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.