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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 16, 2025

1,401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.27/cwt +37.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 714 lb · 89 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.21/cwt +18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 738 lb · 82 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $300.61/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 471 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,401 272 0
Feeder cattle 1,191 206 0
Slaughter cattle 176 57 0
Replacement cattle 34 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to light offering last week a limited number of comparisons were available. The demand for feeder calves was very strong and they sold sharply higher on the few comparisons. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–378 377 7 362.50–380.00 $372.53 $1,404 —
411 411 7 344.00 $344.00 $1,414 —
461 fancy 461 12 348.00 $348.00 $1,604 —
469 469 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,548 +6.47
521 521 11 324.00 $324.00 $1,688 —
541 value added 541 19 340.00 $340.00 $1,839 —
553 553 38 312.50 $312.50 $1,728 -0.04
623–642 628 54 287.50–301.00 $292.66 $1,838 +17.66
681–684 value added 683 13 272.00–277.00 $273.53 $1,868 —
695 695 21 256.00 $256.00 $1,779 —
700–739 722 13 250.00–260.00 $255.88 $1,847 +3.38
741 value added 741 69 274.10 $274.10 $2,031 —
750 value added 750 13 259.50 $259.50 $1,946 —
758–790 771 5 240.00–249.00 $245.31 $1,891 —
830–841 838 13 235.50–240.00 $236.53 $1,982 -8.47
851 851 16 238.75 $238.75 $2,032 —
928 928 2 228.00 $228.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 307.00 $307.00 $1,458 —
500–548 531 8 272.50–302.50 $293.74 $1,560 —
555 555 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 —
612–638 629 9 265.00–277.00 $268.89 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 15 300.00 $300.00 $1,689 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294–298 296 10 360.00–367.50 $362.98 $1,074 +27.98
356–370 366 40 317.50–337.50 $328.88 $1,204 +18.88
430–443 432 18 295.00–312.50 $309.51 $1,337 +1.85
453–465 fancy 459 36 312.50–315.00 $313.77 $1,440 —
459–492 481 44 288.00–300.00 $289.85 $1,394 -12.65
548 548 11 280.00 $280.00 $1,534 +10.00
555 555 37 274.50 $274.50 $1,523 +23.50
600–641 625 53 250.00–260.00 $259.13 $1,620 +14.13
677 677 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,679 +10.50
680 value added 680 74 264.25 $264.25 $1,797 —
714 value added 714 69 260.30 $260.30 $1,859 —
715 715 20 229.00 $229.00 $1,637 +13.00
759 759 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,662 —
810–831 826 6 211.00–220.00 $217.37 $1,795 —
915 915 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,793 —
1110 1110 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 325.00 $325.00 $790 —
306–330 322 12 305.00–310.00 $306.58 $987 —
531 531 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,381 —
550–555 552 17 240.00–258.00 $253.53 $1,399 +23.53
660–685 664 6 217.50–230.00 $227.85 $1,513 +7.85
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 182.50 $182.50 $2,263 —
1235–1530 1416 4 157.00–170.00 $162.76 $2,305 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–298 297 10 350.00–360.00 $357.78 $1,063 -19.72
369–377 371 10 352.50–362.50 $359.45 $1,334 +19.45
403–434 430 22 335.00–340.00 $335.67 $1,443 +18.17
461 461 18 319.00 $319.00 $1,471 +19.00
500 500 29 309.00 $309.00 $1,545 —
555 555 25 291.75 $291.75 $1,619 +25.71
616–628 618 32 255.00–269.50 $266.90 $1,649 +1.90
708–715 709 21 241.00–247.00 $246.14 $1,745 +9.14
802 802 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,861 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 330.00 $330.00 $825 —
310–325 318 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,018 —
355–377 365 9 285.00–320.00 $300.66 $1,097 +20.66
435 435 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,164 -17.50
461–481 474 29 267.50–278.00 $273.11 $1,295 -6.89
544–547 545 8 265.00–271.00 $268.74 $1,465 —
560 560 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 —
665 665 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,650 —
1150–1690 1438 75-80% 27 123.00–132.00 $128.87 $1,853 —
1200–1760 1510 75-80% 35 133.00–149.00 $137.53 $2,077 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1190 1040 85-90% 3 131.00–138.00 $132.96 $1,383 +26.70
775–1250 1047 85-90% 21 114.00–129.00 $119.57 $1,252 +13.31
870–1250 1055 85-90% 6 92.00–102.00 $96.02 $1,013 —
780–1295 1058 85-90% 9 104.00–113.00 $108.80 $1,151 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1350 1109 80-85% 8 133.00–151.00 $143.75 $1,594 —
1115–1340 1237 80-85% 5 105.00–115.00 $111.29 $1,377 -14.27
1025–1490 1239 80-85% 17 118.00–132.00 $124.45 $1,542 -1.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1840 1570 11 144.00–157.00 $152.05 $2,387 —
1570–1955 1782 3 176.00–177.00 $176.29 $3,141 +35.26
1400–2025 1799 9 159.00–169.00 $163.13 $2,935 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 thin fleshed 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1235–1430 1327 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,454.46
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1205–1670 1428 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,207.35
1280–1690 1485 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
750–875 827 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,650.00 $1,551.71
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1045 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,701.10

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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
1200–1460 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,275.00–2,700.00 $2,435.75 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1097 1097 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,799 —

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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.