KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 17, 2025

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $291.66/cwt +26.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 668 lb · 74 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $291.10/cwt +7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,802/hd at 619 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.68/cwt +25.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 435 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	902	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,066	—
368	368	4	405.00	$405.00	$1,490	+7.50
369 fancy	369	6	447.50	$447.50	$1,651	+17.50
440	440	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,738	—
469–483	472	20	371.00–388.00	$384.52	$1,815	-4.74
535–545	544	26	331.00–352.00	$349.62	$1,902	-5.51
565–566 value added	566	12	351.00–353.00	$351.50	$1,989	—
573	573	2	323.00	$323.00	$1,851	—
600–613	612	21	305.00–320.00	$319.30	$1,954	+16.66
665–669 value added	668	14	313.00–316.00	$314.93	$2,104	—
701–705	703	7	296.00–300.00	$297.72	$2,093	-0.53
713 value added	713	5	309.00	$309.00	$2,203	—
750	750	1	292.00	$292.00	$2,190	—
810	810	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,964	-5.83
930–935	933	2	230.00–240.00	$234.99	$2,192	-7.51
995	995	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,264	-4.50
1108	1108	3	223.00	$223.00	$2,471	—
1160	1160	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,494	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,566	—
592	592	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,835	+22.50
615–620	616	4	285.00–290.00	$288.74	$1,779	+17.03
652–680	659	4	283.00–289.00	$284.55	$1,875	—
700–745	723	2	255.00–270.00	$262.27	$1,896	+9.74
750–785	765	3	261.00–276.00	$266.93	$2,042	—
920	920	2	223.00	$223.00	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395–398	397	3	387.50–392.50	$389.16	$1,545	—
555	555	4	317.50	$317.50	$1,762	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	2	400.00	$400.00	$972	+1.00
255–278	265	8	395.00–405.00	$401.28	$1,063	—
309	309	5	387.50	$387.50	$1,197	+10.00
370–381	372	26	382.50–390.00	$389.42	$1,449	+27.62
433–437	435	42	360.00–365.00	$362.68	$1,578	+25.13
453 fancy	453	5	362.50	$362.50	$1,642	—
497	497	35	336.00	$336.00	$1,670	-1.15
516–537	529	19	318.00–322.00	$320.56	$1,696	+1.07
552–561	559	30	314.00–316.00	$314.39	$1,757	-3.06
605–645	619	45	280.00–296.00	$291.10	$1,802	+9.36
668 value added	668	73	292.00	$292.00	$1,951	—
675	675	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,802	+1.52
741	741	6	258.00	$258.00	$1,912	+13.00
874	874	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,098	+10.31
956	956	5	217.00	$217.00	$2,075	—
1010–1013	1012	3	200.00–209.00	$206.01	$2,085	+11.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	408	3	315.00–332.50	$326.57	$1,332	—
553	553	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,604	—
630	630	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,575	—
685	685	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,712	+17.50
725–745	735	2	215.00–227.50	$221.16	$1,626	—
763–775	767	3	226.00–230.00	$228.65	$1,754	—
870	870	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,892	—
1048	1048	2	192.00	$192.00	$2,012	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,584	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–294	288	10	430.00–435.00	$433.07	$1,247	+13.07
305–335	313	4	385.00–390.00	$388.66	$1,217	-24.07
368–369 fancy	368	18	440.00–445.00	$443.61	$1,632	+47.11
350–393	378	4	385.00–405.00	$390.87	$1,477	+15.87
420–428	428	17	380.00–382.00	$381.88	$1,634	-4.23
442 fancy	442	11	395.50	$395.50	$1,748	—
480–496	495	28	350.00–358.50	$358.21	$1,773	+0.21
522 fancy	522	10	368.00	$368.00	$1,921	—
500–549	543	8	329.00–342.50	$330.55	$1,795	-8.45
550–596	562	26	322.00–330.00	$327.72	$1,842	+7.72
608–641	617	20	289.00–309.00	$303.06	$1,870	+10.06
700–718	704	15	278.00–286.00	$284.37	$2,002	+4.37
805–835	820	11	243.00–254.00	$250.96	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	7	325.00	$325.00	$1,196	—
597	597	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,701	—
713	713	2	268.00	$268.00	$1,911	+28.00
795–798	797	4	231.00–238.00	$234.49	$1,869	+9.49
912	912	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,892	—
965	965	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	6	377.50	$377.50	$1,423	—
443	443	5	367.50	$367.50	$1,628	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1485	1376	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	3,300.00–4,400.00	$3,800.55	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1480	1344	75-80%	7	153.00–161.00	$156.48	$2,103	—
1235–1500	1365	75-80%	5	142.00–145.00	$143.26	$1,955	-12.77
1120–1810	1458	75-80%	59	146.00–165.00	$152.61	$2,225	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1250	1042	85-90%	13	132.00–140.00	$136.33	$1,421	+4.63
850–1170	1047	85-90%	8	119.00–130.00	$126.68	$1,326	-5.02
905–1230	1050	85-90%	11	143.00–157.50	$149.50	$1,570	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,519	—
1105–1165	1135	85-90%	2	110.00–117.00	$113.41	$1,287	-39.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1480	1204	80-85%	20	147.00–164.00	$152.88	$1,841	+5.52
1150–1485	1272	80-85%	11	136.00–146.00	$141.11	$1,795	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1380	1270	2	146.00–152.00	$149.26	$1,896	—
1375–1765	1570	2	166.00–178.00	$172.75	$2,712	+12.58
1180–1855	1684	8	176.00–181.00	$177.81	$2,994	+4.11
1160–2530	1840	12	163.00–170.00	$167.58	$3,083	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1065–1365	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,450.00–2,550.00	$2,521.94
1255–1310 thin fleshed	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,948.93
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1250–1580	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	2,200.00–2,750.00	$2,420.83
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1355–1495	1448	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,453.22

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
950–1085	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,079.98
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1035–1060	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,200.60
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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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
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	-402.00
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	-97.68
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

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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.