KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 552 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.16/cwt +20.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 477 lb · 46 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.27/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 624 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	989	1,098	823
Feeder cattle	759	918	652
Slaughter cattle	164	176	145
Replacement cattle	66	4	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends this week due to the market closure last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Feeder buyers showed very good demand for all classes of feeders with strong preference for those calves under 600 lbs. The demand for slaughter cows and bulls remained very similar to the previous sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364 fancy	364	7	365.00	$365.00	$1,329	—
429	429	6	334.00	$334.00	$1,433	+30.34
452 fancy	452	13	333.00	$333.00	$1,505	+5.00
468–488	481	8	302.50–305.00	$304.05	$1,462	—
547	547	3	288.00	$288.00	$1,575	+4.00
552	552	30	296.00	$296.00	$1,634	+13.10
610–632	624	42	252.00–261.00	$257.27	$1,605	+1.43
655	655	5	250.00–253.00	$252.40	$1,653	—
713	713	22	240.50–241.00	$240.55	$1,715	—
746 value added	746	9	247.50	$247.50	$1,846	—
758–778	770	5	234.00–242.50	$237.35	$1,828	+0.35
778 value added	778	14	245.50	$245.50	$1,910	—
845	845	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,910	-2.77
857 value added	857	6	234.00	$234.00	$2,005	—
898	898	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,958	—
910	910	2	217.50–220.00	$218.75	$1,991	-1.25
985	985	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,019	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	320.00	$320.00	$704	—
290	290	2	295.00	$295.00	$856	—
310	310	1	270.00	$270.00	$837	—
433	433	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,093	-6.65
497	497	7	248.00	$248.00	$1,233	—
628	628	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,523	+7.50
690	690	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,628	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	7	286.00	$286.00	$1,310	—
553–577	565	7	270.00–278.00	$273.35	$1,544	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1483	1483	3	172.00	$172.00	$2,551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	6	343.00	$343.00	$919	+10.50
305	305	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,022	—
362 fancy	362	19	342.50	$342.50	$1,240	+22.50
375–383	380	10	320.00–332.50	$327.56	$1,245	+38.37
429	429	20	315.00	$315.00	$1,351	+49.00
455–487	477	46	267.50–275.00	$271.16	$1,293	+20.01
535–543	541	13	250.00–252.00	$251.39	$1,360	+9.90
552	552	48	256.00	$256.00	$1,413	+8.00
622–623	622	28	237.00–243.00	$241.71	$1,503	+8.47
695	695	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,512	—
714	714	15	217.00	$217.00	$1,549	-0.65
890	890	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,807	—
925	925	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,868	—
975	975	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,901	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	290.00	$290.00	$783	+30.00
385	385	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,097	+59.84
445	445	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,157	+19.50
465–490	471	10	215.00–240.00	$233.91	$1,102	+10.18
500–525	518	8	215.00–239.00	$232.37	$1,204	+7.08
580	580	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,290	-2.50
610–638	627	5	222.00–226.00	$223.56	$1,402	+4.56
690	690	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,352	+4.00
798	798	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	5	395.00	$395.00	$1,232	—
360–397	367	15	340.00–350.00	$347.84	$1,277	+50.34
420	420	12	324.00	$324.00	$1,361	+33.58
459 fancy	459	8	336.00	$336.00	$1,542	—
482	482	26	311.00	$311.00	$1,499	+25.33
530–549	546	27	272.00–284.50	$280.90	$1,534	+26.17
610–639	629	31	242.50–254.00	$246.52	$1,551	+2.91
650	650	5	242.50	$242.50	$1,576	+18.13
713–715	715	17	217.50–234.50	$230.68	$1,649	+20.58
753	753	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,634	+11.00
816	816	7	212.00	$212.00	$1,730	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	295.00	$295.00	$856	+5.00
320	320	1	280.00	$280.00	$896	+4.93
405	405	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,154	+52.36
455	455	10	279.00	$279.00	$1,269	+16.38
532	532	3	257.50	$257.50	$1,370	+38.59
560–590	575	2	235.00–240.00	$237.43	$1,365	+17.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	315.00	$315.00	$945	—
360	360	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1600	1449	75-80%	14	105.00–110.00	$108.10	$1,566	-0.05
1460	1460	75-80%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,445	-18.55
1100–2025	1470	75-80%	39	111.00–123.00	$115.64	$1,700	-1.91
1140–1805	1485	75-80%	5	125.00–137.00	$127.96	$1,900	+10.41

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1215	1129	80-85%	5	125.00–140.00	$133.26	$1,505	—
1105–1275	1204	80-85%	7	114.00–119.00	$116.50	$1,403	—
1130–1380	1253	80-85%	12	103.00–110.00	$107.77	$1,350	—
1150–1350	1280	80-85%	3	93.00–99.00	$95.50	$1,222	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1000	988	85-90%	3	113.00–118.00	$115.02	$1,136	-12.98
800–1140	992	85-90%	13	88.00–99.00	$94.36	$936	-33.64
850–1210	1030	85-90%	9	100.00–109.00	$104.37	$1,075	+11.25
1090	1090	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,362	+18.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1875	1549	9	128.00–139.00	$134.99	$2,091	+6.16
1230–1885	1558	2	154.00–159.00	$157.03	$2,447	—
1020–2330	1727	14	140.00–149.00	$144.26	$2,491	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1110–1455	1279	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,475.00–2,050.00	$1,757.94
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1180–1500	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,575.00–2,000.00	$1,861.50
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920 thin fleshed	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
968–975	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,500.00	$1,416.87
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
1250–1375	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,275.00–2,750.00	$2,417.69	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950 thin fleshed	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

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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.