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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 14, 2024

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $265.75/cwt +12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 553 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.61/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 489 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.00/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 634 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 678 997
Feeder cattle 380 584 751
Slaughter cattle 104 67 186
Replacement cattle 24 27 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. The demand for all classes of feeders remained good especially for the male calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 298.00 $298.00 $1,374 +13.00
505 505 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,414 +10.85
563 563 12 273.00 $273.00 $1,537 —
624 624 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,579 +2.23
654–690 656 15 240.00–255.50 $254.41 $1,669 —
718–731 729 12 238.00–246.00 $243.52 $1,775 +9.52
778 778 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,828 +4.30
819 819 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,900 +1.50
1155 1155 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,155 +20.00
455–475 471 5 230.00–261.00 $255.01 $1,201 +10.01
505–520 513 2 232.50–233.00 $232.75 $1,194 -17.25
590 590 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 -12.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 272.50 $272.50 $777 —
373–395 380 3 257.50–272.50 $262.69 $998 -17.42
423 423 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,112 +8.00
460–497 489 24 238.00–251.50 $248.61 $1,216 -1.39
518–540 531 18 235.00–241.00 $238.73 $1,268 —
595 595 11 243.00 $243.00 $1,446 —
634 634 23 229.00 $229.00 $1,452 -3.75
705 705 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,558 —
763 763 12 218.00 $218.00 $1,663 —
1115 1115 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,923 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 245.00 $245.00 $600 —
315 315 1 240.00 $240.00 $756 —
368–395 377 3 230.00–242.50 $238.13 $898 -14.37
438–439 439 8 232.50–246.00 $242.63 $1,065 —
488 488 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,074 -10.33
600 600 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,236 -2.79
829 829 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,509 -11.00
1020–1034 1031 5 141.00–150.00 $142.78 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,279 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,102 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 280.00 $280.00 $644 -20.00
310 310 4 310.00 $310.00 $961 —
367 367 20 296.00 $296.00 $1,086 +11.00
423–440 432 22 277.00–289.00 $282.88 $1,222 +7.88
468–486 481 11 266.00–270.00 $267.06 $1,285 -2.67
553 553 25 265.75 $265.75 $1,470 +12.25
617–634 622 18 226.00–236.00 $233.17 $1,450 +1.17
703 703 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 245.00 $245.00 $662 —
405 405 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,094 +33.35
530 530 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,272 ±0.00
570 570 5 231.00–235.00 $231.80 $1,321 +13.80
745 745 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,535 —
763 763 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,495 —
835 835 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,586 —
930 930 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,637 —
1020 1020 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1750 1434 75-80% 36 112.00–119.00 $115.00 $1,649 +7.49
1230–1675 1452 75-80% 7 122.00–134.00 $125.63 $1,824 —
1310–1760 1507 75-80% 5 102.00–110.00 $107.68 $1,623 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1190 1092 80-85% 3 125.00–138.00 $129.72 $1,417 -4.54
1010–1355 1160 80-85% 12 101.00–109.00 $105.29 $1,221 -10.99
1125–1335 1218 80-85% 7 112.00–118.00 $114.45 $1,394 —
1180–1470 1323 80-85% 4 96.00–99.00 $98.10 $1,298 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1205 1040 85-90% 12 86.00–98.00 $94.49 $983 -20.02
905–1240 1110 85-90% 3 111.00–120.00 $114.51 $1,271 —
1050–1255 1153 85-90% 3 100.00–105.00 $102.82 $1,186 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,911 -3.47
1775 1775 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,662 —
1360–2265 1868 5 139.00–147.00 $143.18 $2,675 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 thin fleshed 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1100–1405 1327 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,600.00–2,025.00 $1,889.37
1520 1520 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1030 thin fleshed 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,325.00 $2,325.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.