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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 31, 2024

1,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.67/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,973/hd at 760 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.25/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 617 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.41/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 625 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,113 798 815
Feeder cattle 883 670 622
Slaughter cattle 200 107 145
Replacement cattle 30 21 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 higher. The feeder buyers in all classes are still discounting the bawling and soft calves due to health concerns. 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
359 359 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,104 —
415 415 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,193 -17.50
453 453 9 281.00 $281.00 $1,273 -1.00
515–545 541 27 254.00–261.00 $260.01 $1,407 -6.92
584 value added 584 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,542 —
623 623 46 243.50 $243.50 $1,517 -5.00
635–646 value added 644 6 255.00–261.00 $260.01 $1,674 +2.01
655 655 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,624 +3.08
699 value added 699 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,782 —
700–740 702 23 236.75–238.00 $236.81 $1,662 —
759 value added 759 64 261.75 $261.75 $1,987 +3.00
768 768 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,866 +5.00
818 818 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,832 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,374 —
647 647 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,527 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 377 3 247.50–255.00 $249.96 $942 —
442 442 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,158 +19.50
478–495 484 3 227.00–249.00 $241.49 $1,169 -7.82
685 685 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,548 -3.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 16 267.50–277.50 $274.68 $755 -12.82
350–383 370 48 263.00–275.00 $268.73 $994 -21.27
419–433 430 34 247.00–262.50 $248.83 $1,070 -21.17
472–487 484 42 250.00–251.50 $250.28 $1,211 +1.03
532 532 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,309 +5.00
553 553 45 244.75 $244.75 $1,353 +16.24
617 617 57 234.25 $234.25 $1,445 -0.73
650 650 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,488 —
693 value added 693 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,649 —
706 706 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,603 —
713–718 value added 716 26 231.00–233.00 $231.69 $1,659 —
757 value added 757 14 227.00 $227.00 $1,718 —
798 798 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,692 +4.75
818 818 8 204.00–209.00 $205.88 $1,684 —
1025 1025 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,948 -7.00
1105 1105 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,934 —
1188 1188 2 172.50 $172.50 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 255.00 $255.00 $688 —
349 349 4 262.50 $262.50 $916 —
416–434 425 10 210.00–236.00 $223.28 $949 —
461 461 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,065 —
552 552 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,242 —
612–640 619 14 200.00–218.00 $213.44 $1,321 +33.44
698 698 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,466 —
780–790 788 4 190.00–196.00 $194.51 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 287.50 $287.50 $684 —
270–288 284 5 290.00 $290.00 $824 —
352 352 15 300.00 $300.00 $1,056 -12.17
403–431 429 27 267.50–276.00 $275.41 $1,182 -21.59
464–488 483 28 259.00–262.00 $259.62 $1,254 -28.38
558–570 560 24 232.00–245.00 $242.79 $1,360 -10.21
620 620 40 236.75 $236.75 $1,468 -2.25
703 703 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,561 -4.50
799 799 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 265.00 $265.00 $729 —
368–378 371 8 247.00–270.00 $260.42 $966 +10.42
430 430 1 230.00 $230.00 $989 -16.00
470 470 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,104 -28.00
540 540 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,285 -1.99
610 610 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,318 —
665 665 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 +1.00
702–705 703 4 183.00–190.00 $188.24 $1,323 -20.76
782 782 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,351 —
632 632 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,422 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1065 918 85-90% 6 130.00–140.00 $135.53 $1,244 —
940–1180 1020 85-90% 6 96.00–99.00 $97.57 $995 —
835–1310 1035 85-90% 17 115.00–129.00 $119.40 $1,236 —
810–1480 1095 85-90% 33 100.00–113.00 $106.48 $1,166 -0.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1320 1192 80-85% 24 115.00–129.00 $120.24 $1,433 —
1075–1350 1213 80-85% 2 134.00–135.00 $134.56 $1,632 +25.46
1130–1340 1242 80-85% 23 100.00–114.00 $109.53 $1,360 -11.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1680 1392 75-80% 31 115.00–129.00 $121.78 $1,695 +13.78
1300–1600 1410 75-80% 9 101.00–113.00 $108.48 $1,530 —
1310–1850 1505 75-80% 5 132.00–135.00 $133.12 $2,003 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1650 1533 3 131.00–139.00 $135.04 $2,070 —
1600–2120 1855 6 141.00–149.00 $145.84 $2,705 —
1905–2020 1963 2 153.00–156.00 $154.54 $3,034 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 thin fleshed 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1065–1360 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,828.04
1255 thin fleshed 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1105–1425 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,850.00 $1,686.22
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00
1445 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
975 thin fleshed 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
905 905 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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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 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1220 thin fleshed 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 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.