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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $387.81/cwt +35.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 688 lb · 93 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $360.47/cwt +50.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,655/hd at 736 lb · 91 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $354.75/cwt +24.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,754/hd at 776 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 815 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 8 500.00 $500.00 $1,860 —
415 415 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,971 +42.50
466 466 18 437.00 $437.00 $2,036 -0.50
538–541 539 41 383.00–394.00 $385.96 $2,080 -11.62
614–617 615 33 346.00–352.00 $350.36 $2,155 -7.14
671 671 6 348.00 $348.00 $2,335 -3.92
674 fancy 674 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,420 —
691 value added 691 79 393.75 $393.75 $2,721 —
711 711 23 334.50 $334.50 $2,378 +24.50
745 value added 745 68 369.25 $369.25 $2,751 —
776 value added 776 62 355.25 $355.25 $2,757 —
790 790 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,560 -6.00
823 value added 823 6 326.00 $326.00 $2,683 —
843 843 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,681 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,418 —
438 438 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,577 —
450–485 470 8 372.00–392.50 $383.63 $1,803 +1.69
500–542 532 8 333.00–361.00 $357.56 $1,902 +37.56
565 565 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,983 +11.00
666 666 6 308.00 $308.00 $2,051 -2.00
1210 1210 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,662 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 5 339.00 $339.00 $2,132 —
685 685 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,281 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 7 497.50 $497.50 $1,418 +3.96
354 354 12 475.00 $475.00 $1,682 ±0.00
428 428 11 435.00 $435.00 $1,862 +25.00
455–459 457 20 371.00–376.00 $373.49 $1,707 -7.24
500–504 501 34 358.00–375.00 $369.97 $1,854 +17.97
550–555 552 35 345.00–350.00 $346.87 $1,915 -8.13
614 614 19 336.00 $336.00 $2,063 +11.65
650–687 660 22 319.00–333.00 $326.98 $2,158 +36.98
740 740 4 312.00 $312.00 $2,309 +24.50
758 758 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,229 —
855–865 863 4 277.50–280.00 $279.38 $2,411 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,138 —
356–390 368 7 395.00–400.00 $396.51 $1,459 -13.49
435 435 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,664 —
470–475 472 3 340.00–352.50 $348.30 $1,644 —
549 549 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,839 —
640 640 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,016 +15.09
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,677 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 5 530.00 $530.00 $1,569 ±0.00
372–374 373 16 487.50–502.50 $495.92 $1,850 —
418–438 427 11 427.50–432.00 $429.90 $1,836 -15.10
484 484 21 384.00 $384.00 $1,859 +13.57
549 549 14 369.00 $369.00 $2,026 —
621 621 29 319.00 $319.00 $1,981 -14.00
678 678 9 306.00 $306.00 $2,075 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,045 —
375 375 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 +20.00
445 445 4 369.00 $369.00 $1,642 +6.50
530–542 536 14 330.00–332.00 $331.01 $1,774 +1.53
595 595 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,874 —
635 635 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 +5.05
655 655 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 —
752–778 762 5 270.00–271.00 $270.59 $2,062 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,547 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1410 1364 75-80% 4 144.00–148.00 $146.22 $1,994 -0.69
1200–1525 1423 75-80% 4 150.00–158.00 $153.64 $2,186 -14.16
1225–1740 1465 75-80% 25 160.00–180.00 $167.77 $2,458 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1200 1125 80-85% 3 167.00–174.00 $169.87 $1,911 —
1020–1410 1227 80-85% 12 149.00–160.00 $155.33 $1,906 +10.07
1130–1420 1274 80-85% 4 138.00–147.00 $143.51 $1,828 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,417 —
965–1270 1097 85-90% 3 121.00–137.00 $130.38 $1,430 —
985–1235 1106 85-90% 6 150.00–159.00 $154.11 $1,704 —
1020–1245 1168 85-90% 8 139.00–148.00 $143.46 $1,676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1525 1345 2 182.00–182.50 $182.22 $2,451 —
1770–2310 2040 2 206.00–213.00 $209.04 $4,264 —
2095–2100 2098 2 192.00–198.00 $195.00 $4,091 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1140–1460 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,475.00–2,500.00 $2,482.04
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00 +250.00
1125–1675 1446 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 3,375.00–3,650.00 $3,513.76 —

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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.