KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 12, 2024

1,143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $267.05/cwt +23.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 779 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.03/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 475 lb · 66 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $285.35/cwt -29.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 435 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,143	989	819
Feeder cattle	941	759	641
Slaughter cattle	165	164	128
Replacement cattle	37	66	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 650 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 650 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with the exception of some of the lightweight heifers that were 8.00-10.00 lower. The demand for feeder calves remained strong especially on the lightweight male calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 fancy	285	7	415.00	$415.00	$1,183	—
381–385	382	11	340.00–357.00	$352.33	$1,346	—
452	452	17	347.25	$347.25	$1,570	+43.20
545	545	14	312.50	$312.50	$1,703	+24.50
618–645	622	36	278.50–279.00	$278.57	$1,733	+21.30
658	658	2	259.00	$259.00	$1,704	+6.60
710–740	711	27	241.00–246.00	$241.45	$1,717	+0.90
778 value added	778	65	268.75	$268.75	$2,091	+23.25
787	787	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,928	+7.65
893	893	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,947	±0.00
1215	1215	1	187.50	$187.50	$2,278	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–392	388	11	297.50	$297.50	$1,154	—
453–470	462	4	250.00–281.00	$265.79	$1,228	+17.79
500–540	534	17	240.00–280.00	$254.60	$1,360	—
575–578	577	5	240.00–261.00	$256.82	$1,482	—
600	600	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	-2.50
730	730	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,010	—
460–473	468	5	311.00–317.50	$314.94	$1,474	+28.94
600–616	614	7	255.00–266.00	$264.46	$1,624	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	287	12	327.50–345.00	$341.19	$979	-1.81
314–333	326	11	312.50–331.00	$318.98	$1,040	-16.02
343 fancy	343	7	349.00	$349.00	$1,197	—
366 fancy	366	15	352.00	$352.00	$1,288	+9.50
379	379	6	323.00	$323.00	$1,224	-4.56
400–436	435	53	285.00–305.00	$285.35	$1,241	-29.65
451–488	475	66	272.00–277.00	$275.03	$1,306	+3.87
553	553	48	260.00	$260.00	$1,438	+4.00
624	624	40	251.00	$251.00	$1,566	+9.29
683–691	689	23	222.50–232.00	$224.96	$1,550	+7.46
806	806	6	203.00	$203.00	$1,636	—
940	940	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,965	+7.00
1139	1139	5	185.00	$185.00	$2,107	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,205	—
533–540	536	29	239.00–246.00	$242.40	$1,299	—
604–637	623	14	233.50–237.00	$235.55	$1,467	—
680	680	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	280.00	$280.00	$826	-10.00
350–389	374	21	287.50–292.50	$288.17	$1,078	+3.17
608–648	636	7	200.00–225.00	$215.26	$1,369	-8.30
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—
850	850	3	189.00	$189.00	$1,606	—
940	940	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,730	—
1065	1065	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,704	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271–280	274	7	350.00–367.50	$362.38	$993	—
313–330	321	13	350.00–375.00	$360.60	$1,158	-34.40
359 fancy	359	21	388.00	$388.00	$1,393	—
365–368	366	5	355.00–375.00	$363.04	$1,329	+15.20
427	427	27	337.00	$337.00	$1,439	+13.00
465–490	486	46	307.00–310.00	$307.50	$1,494	-3.50
500–548	546	25	286.50–287.50	$286.54	$1,565	+5.64
612–628	615	41	235.00–243.00	$242.57	$1,492	-3.95
705–707	707	19	231.00–240.25	$239.28	$1,692	+8.60
755	755	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,718	+10.50
813	813	13	219.00	$219.00	$1,780	+7.00
850–895	880	3	202.00–210.00	$204.58	$1,800	—
905–930	918	2	177.50–180.00	$178.77	$1,641	—
973	973	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,732	—
1020	1020	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,760	—
1050	1050	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,759	—
1200–1240	1220	2	166.00–172.00	$168.95	$2,061	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	325	5	295.00–325.00	$315.72	$1,026	+35.72
360–390	370	6	250.00–297.50	$277.69	$1,027	—
451	451	4	278.00	$278.00	$1,254	-1.00
528–546	540	12	255.00–263.00	$260.39	$1,406	+2.89
553	553	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,272	-7.43
600	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—
685	685	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,558	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1830	1394	75-80%	9	123.00–128.00	$126.02	$1,757	—
1300–1615	1397	75-80%	15	102.00–110.00	$107.46	$1,501	—
1180–1685	1457	75-80%	39	111.00–122.00	$116.84	$1,702	+17.84
1510	1510	75-80%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,450	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,125	—
925	925	85-90%	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,041	—
805–1250	1017	85-90%	26	80.00–99.00	$92.55	$941	-11.82
950–1150	1051	85-90%	8	100.00–109.00	$105.17	$1,105	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1190	1167	80-85%	3	94.00–98.00	$96.31	$1,124	—
1150–1200	1170	80-85%	3	124.00–136.00	$129.25	$1,512	—
970–1365	1188	80-85%	17	100.00–109.00	$106.04	$1,260	—
1030–1410	1222	80-85%	9	110.00–120.00	$113.34	$1,385	-3.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1975	1590	12	126.00–136.00	$131.54	$2,091	-25.49
1100–2035	1670	3	149.00–155.00	$152.19	$2,542	—
1640–1975	1857	3	140.00–146.00	$142.83	$2,652	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135 thin fleshed	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1050–1300	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,950.00	$1,771.28
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1100–1600	1308	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,750.00–2,225.00	$2,037.46

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1100	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,500.00	$2,228.16

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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
1250–1450	1317	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,050.00–3,250.00	$3,123.42	+705.73
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050 thin fleshed	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,361	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

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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.