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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 13, 2025

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.89/cwt +18.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 776 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $285.00/cwt ≈ $1,385/hd at 486 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.50/cwt +12.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 630 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 406 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 363 3 320.00–330.00 $323.58 $1,175 —
435 435 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 -16.15
481 481 4 312.00 $312.00 $1,501 -20.00
550 value added 550 12 338.00 $338.00 $1,859 +19.00
575 575 2 311.00 $311.00 $1,788 +9.03
610–635 624 10 270.00–285.00 $275.84 $1,721 +20.84
650–683 679 9 260.00–263.00 $262.68 $1,784 +4.34
702–735 713 15 256.00–261.00 $258.66 $1,844 +8.46
770–778 776 10 251.00–260.00 $258.21 $2,004 +13.22
776 value added 776 24 266.25 $266.25 $2,066 —
885 885 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,013 +2.50
925 925 3 231.00 $231.00 $2,137 —
965 965 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,147 -4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,282 —
545 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 -25.00
558–588 573 6 267.50–272.00 $269.47 $1,544 -10.68
619 619 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,566 —
665–672 670 4 232.50–253.00 $247.92 $1,661 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,325 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,073 -26.00
375 fancy 375 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,294 +22.50
404 fancy 404 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,333 —
410–440 425 2 305.00–320.00 $312.24 $1,327 +25.85
485 value added 485 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,460 —
492 492 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,328 -11.00
514–543 534 17 271.00–273.00 $271.57 $1,450 +5.57
552 value added 552 9 278.00 $278.00 $1,535 —
621–642 630 19 242.50–260.00 $256.50 $1,616 +12.84
681 681 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,648 —
814 814 12 236.25 $236.25 $1,923 —
800–840 819 7 207.50–217.00 $209.11 $1,713 —
925 925 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,924 —
1165 1165 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,225 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–430 427 7 280.00–286.00 $285.14 $1,218 +17.14
559–590 566 10 236.00–244.00 $238.88 $1,352 -7.12
600 600 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 —
660–693 685 4 210.00–214.00 $213.04 $1,459 +2.04
710 710 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,477 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,096 +5.00
375 375 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,209 -2.50
428–432 429 16 302.50–308.00 $306.96 $1,317 -0.54
486 486 24 285.00 $285.00 $1,385 —
545 545 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,580 -10.00
557 557 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,601 —
618 618 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,613 +6.00
715 715 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,680 -2.00
833 833 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,741 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,030 -30.28
455–476 470 7 252.50–260.00 $257.93 $1,212 -7.07
550–590 563 3 240.00–242.50 $240.87 $1,356 +28.87
730 730 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1570 1341 75-80% 11 126.00–135.00 $130.86 $1,755 —
1149–1720 1370 75-80% 31 137.00–153.00 $142.61 $1,954 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1115 976 85-90% 11 115.00–129.00 $122.20 $1,193 +9.65
850–1250 1000 85-90% 5 133.00–136.00 $133.96 $1,340 +11.63
830–1170 1043 85-90% 5 108.00–114.00 $111.45 $1,162 -10.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1240 1159 80-85% 9 136.00–149.00 $140.68 $1,630 +3.00
1160–1360 1252 80-85% 5 125.00–131.00 $127.56 $1,597 +2.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1760 1508 4 144.00–156.00 $151.50 $2,285 —
1700–2155 1889 7 172.00–180.00 $174.73 $3,301 —
2220 2220 1 166.00 $166.00 $3,685 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 thin fleshed 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00

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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
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
1650 1650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.