Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 22, 2024

888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.48/cwt -8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 538 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.56/cwt -12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 624 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.00/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 430 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 888 901 156
Feeder cattle 720 774 120
Slaughter cattle 145 106 32
Replacement cattle 23 21 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold unevenly with better demand for the yearlings. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,233 +5.00
469 469 19 290.00 $290.00 $1,360 -13.50
514–537 533 21 288.00–291.00 $288.55 $1,538 —
628 628 28 248.50 $248.50 $1,561 -3.76
668 668 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,670 +7.87
670 value added 670 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,735 —
712–739 720 16 224.50–235.00 $232.18 $1,672 -7.82
765–793 771 13 234.00–234.50 $234.12 $1,805 —
813 813 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,935 +11.82
886–895 889 34 220.00–228.00 $224.87 $1,999 +3.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 —
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 ±0.00
530–539 538 7 263.00–268.00 $267.30 $1,438 +3.30
629–643 634 6 232.00–236.00 $234.65 $1,488 +2.15
735–740 738 2 200.00–215.00 $207.53 $1,532 —
785–790 788 2 216.00–218.00 $217.00 $1,710 +2.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,499 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 310.00 $310.00 $620 —
280–295 290 6 292.50–305.00 $300.98 $873 —
356–357 356 15 295.00–299.00 $298.20 $1,062 +34.20
430 430 36 269.00 $269.00 $1,157 -1.12
492 492 20 258.00 $258.00 $1,269 -5.57
502–543 538 58 231.00–246.00 $241.48 $1,299 -8.27
623–630 624 45 217.50–223.50 $222.56 $1,389 -12.43
656–659 657 14 218.00–219.50 $219.07 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 +15.00
295 295 1 282.50 $282.50 $833 +37.50
420–433 431 15 241.50–247.50 $242.28 $1,044 —
473 473 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,083 +3.50
694 694 10 202.00 $202.00 $1,402 -6.58
793 793 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,530 —
880 880 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,566 —
995 995 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,667 —
1125 1125 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,935 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,094 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,339 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 210 4 312.50–317.50 $316.07 $664 —
282–288 285 6 322.50–332.50 $327.55 $934 -2.45
320 320 1 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
365 365 7 308.00 $308.00 $1,124 +8.00
415 415 25 285.50 $285.50 $1,185 -9.50
499 499 17 283.00 $283.00 $1,412 -18.50
555 555 23 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 -6.00
613–627 615 22 227.00–234.00 $233.03 $1,433 -11.97
694 694 15 218.00 $218.00 $1,513 —
785 785 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,570 —
804 804 9 201.00 $201.00 $1,616 -9.00
860 860 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 270.00 $270.00 $837 +4.65
365 365 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,040 +20.00
430 430 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,152 +3.00
455 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 +2.50
531–535 531 10 257.00–260.00 $257.30 $1,366 +6.10
552 552 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,380 +10.36
750 750 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,448 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
817 817 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,219 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1470 1407 75-80% 5 118.00–128.00 $124.59 $1,753 —
1205–1830 1419 75-80% 18 130.00–143.00 $136.63 $1,939 —
1105–1830 1453 75-80% 28 144.00–165.00 $150.96 $2,193 +13.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–950 865 85-90% 3 143.00–150.00 $145.81 $1,261 —
800–1170 951 85-90% 29 112.50–126.00 $119.65 $1,138 -28.75
840–1245 968 85-90% 7 99.00–111.00 $104.92 $1,016 -43.48
900–1250 1071 85-90% 11 128.00–138.00 $132.84 $1,423 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1265 1136 80-85% 8 140.00–157.50 $147.06 $1,671 +4.25
1040–1335 1167 80-85% 14 126.00–139.00 $131.38 $1,533 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1700 1667 3 146.00–155.00 $151.29 $2,522 —
1135–2365 1757 18 158.00–171.00 $164.86 $2,897 —
1720–1845 1797 3 178.00–180.00 $178.98 $3,216 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,760.00 $1,760.00
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
1100–1130 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00–2,350.00 $2,299.33 —
1165 thin fleshed 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.