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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 10, 2024

759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 651 lb · 74 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.99/cwt ≈ $1,957/hd at 780 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.57/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 615 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 759 963 776
Feeder cattle 611 796 656
Slaughter cattle 100 132 105
Replacement cattle 48 35 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher with a few being sharply higher. There were several "colored" calves and plain calves in today's offering especially in the male calves. Feeder buyers continue to pay premium prices for the higher quality and weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,022 —
400 400 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,200 +15.00
475–483 478 8 271.00–275.00 $273.48 $1,307 -3.52
523–534 531 25 266.00–279.00 $269.07 $1,429 -9.78
582 582 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,461 —
605–640 615 34 248.00–261.00 $252.57 $1,553 +2.57
651 value added 651 74 275.00 $275.00 $1,790 —
712 712 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,801 +4.17
755–760 756 4 231.00–235.00 $234.00 $1,769 —
781 value added 781 67 252.00 $252.00 $1,968 —
960 960 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–433 428 8 256.00–260.00 $259.04 $1,109 +26.54
460 460 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 +5.81
547 547 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,346 +15.00
555–585 573 3 217.00–237.00 $228.00 $1,306 -16.00
625–635 630 2 215.00–243.00 $228.89 $1,442 -1.72
652–675 666 7 227.50–249.00 $241.86 $1,611 —
735 735 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,624 -2.27
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1533 1533 2 166.00 $166.00 $2,545 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 277.50–280.00 $278.33 $927 -4.17
370–371 fancy 371 10 299.00–305.00 $299.60 $1,112 —
429 429 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,148 +0.50
481–483 482 25 266.00–267.00 $266.64 $1,285 +9.64
547 547 21 261.00 $261.00 $1,428 +11.09
558 value added 558 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,473 +9.00
615 615 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 +10.64
681 681 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,641 +16.00
703 703 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,596 +13.87
785 785 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,696 —
815 815 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,687 -4.00
816 816 9 225.50 $225.50 $1,840 +14.50
927 927 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,924 +3.50
1110 1110 2 184.00 $184.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 5 265.00 $265.00 $755 —
440 440 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,060 -4.14
496 496 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,190 —
500–522 518 10 230.00–241.00 $238.87 $1,237 +13.87
562–580 567 4 210.00–227.50 $223.02 $1,265 —
608–645 613 12 205.00–226.00 $220.22 $1,350 +0.22
670 670 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,487 +29.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 —
558 558 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,373 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 4 300.00 $300.00 $768 +10.36
290 fancy 290 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,000 —
357–368 362 15 285.00–300.00 $292.92 $1,060 -14.58
425 425 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,190 +1.00
455–496 487 19 252.00–260.00 $253.57 $1,235 -1.43
547 547 16 244.50 $244.50 $1,337 -0.85
608–616 615 17 232.00–238.00 $237.30 $1,459 +8.91
709 709 12 229.00 $229.00 $1,624 +27.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 265.00 $265.00 $967 -8.29
455–486 474 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,138 +20.11
500–546 528 9 220.00–230.00 $224.62 $1,186 +3.62
558 558 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,371 —
813 813 4 191.50 $191.50 $1,557 —
968 968 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,791 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,594 —
1190–1930 1491 75-80% 20 115.00–127.00 $121.84 $1,817 —
1370–1815 1552 75-80% 12 129.00–138.00 $131.78 $2,045 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,104 —
810–1140 895 85-90% 7 90.00–99.00 $96.33 $862 —
845–1300 1013 85-90% 13 102.00–114.00 $109.24 $1,107 +0.12
935–1250 1038 85-90% 6 115.00–123.00 $118.10 $1,226 +8.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1370 1182 80-85% 7 116.00–129.00 $120.53 $1,425 -13.24
1130–1250 1188 80-85% 5 109.00–115.00 $111.18 $1,321 -22.59
1065–1350 1190 80-85% 5 132.00–151.00 $137.23 $1,633 +3.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,633 —
1070–1875 1473 2 156.00–159.00 $157.09 $2,314 —
1155–2140 1770 8 143.00–153.00 $149.08 $2,639 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1085 thin fleshed 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,550.00 $1,362.93
1070–1300 thin fleshed 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,409.70
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1200–1235 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,700.00 $1,584.58
1125–1300 1232 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,675.00–2,350.00 $1,948.92
1200–1435 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,850.00 $1,622.30
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–970 thin fleshed 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,350.00 $1,311.71
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
985 thin fleshed 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1145 1145 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,175.00 $3,175.00 —
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,375.00 $3,375.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 ±0.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 thin fleshed 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
975 thin fleshed 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,225.00 $3,225.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.