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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 23, 2025

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.48/cwt +32.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 728 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $354.38/cwt -9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 543 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $402.74/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 542 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 794 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,760 —
459 459 18 415.00 $415.00 $1,905 -12.84
528–542 541 39 387.50–403.00 $402.22 $2,176 +6.30
544 value added 544 9 405.00 $405.00 $2,203 —
550 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 -22.00
621–634 622 41 354.00–360.00 $359.40 $2,235 -13.89
632 value added 632 6 381.00 $381.00 $2,408 —
651 651 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,318 +4.39
700–733 708 13 334.00–336.00 $335.52 $2,375 —
732 value added 732 69 373.50 $373.50 $2,734 —
756–758 757 8 336.00–338.00 $336.50 $2,547 —
920 920 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,875 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 454 7 394.00–395.00 $394.15 $1,789 —
530 530 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,001 —
588–593 589 9 352.00–353.00 $352.78 $2,078 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 427.50 $427.50 $1,595 —
400 400 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,560 +25.00
544 544 4 361.00 $361.00 $1,964 —
650–685 668 2 314.00–326.00 $319.84 $2,137 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,604 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,161 —
300 300 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,290 +5.00
362 362 13 427.00 $427.00 $1,546 +4.50
431 431 16 393.00 $393.00 $1,694 -13.00
484 484 44 375.00 $375.00 $1,815 -19.00
533–546 543 69 346.00–363.00 $354.38 $1,924 -9.09
614–632 616 42 335.25–340.00 $335.83 $2,069 +4.28
680 680 2 311.00 $311.00 $2,115 —
734 734 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,275 +7.82
920 920 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,507 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–391 385 10 360.00–397.50 $386.68 $1,489 —
445–448 447 15 331.00–359.00 $349.71 $1,563 +2.25
532 532 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,697 -10.79
565–590 570 8 290.00–322.50 $308.96 $1,761 -21.04
602–648 616 8 284.00–315.00 $305.59 $1,882 —
715 715 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,056 —
755 755 1 269.00 $269.00 $2,031 -14.00
995 995 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,562 —
1040 1040 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,278 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 8 309.00 $309.00 $1,502 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,336 —
720 720 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,893 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 +5.10
362 362 12 445.00 $445.00 $1,611 -0.48
423 423 19 420.00 $420.00 $1,777 -4.00
480 480 12 395.50 $395.50 $1,898 -9.25
513–546 540 28 381.00–386.00 $381.85 $2,062 -15.15
614–615 615 30 335.00–344.00 $337.40 $2,075 -4.51
714 714 8 305.00 $305.00 $2,178 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,186 —
375–390 383 2 405.00–420.00 $412.35 $1,579 —
405–430 424 4 332.50–402.50 $349.23 $1,481 -20.77
485 485 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 —
526–530 527 6 346.00–350.00 $346.67 $1,827 -23.33
564 564 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,799 -44.00
635–640 637 3 290.00–303.00 $298.64 $1,902 —
725–729 728 6 274.00–280.00 $278.01 $2,024 -19.49
811–820 813 5 238.00–247.50 $239.92 $1,951 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,841 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–1540 1291 75-80% 12 158.00–165.00 $162.60 $2,099 —
1105–1900 1450 75-80% 43 167.00–186.00 $173.92 $2,522 -2.23
1280–1745 1513 75-80% 2 145.00–153.00 $149.61 $2,264 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1150 944 85-90% 6 165.00–183.00 $174.24 $1,645 —
840–1300 970 85-90% 13 152.00–162.00 $158.31 $1,536 +22.33
860–1210 1027 85-90% 11 140.00–151.00 $144.91 $1,488 -19.46
915–1325 1045 85-90% 4 113.00–137.00 $123.91 $1,295 -40.46
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1275 1150 80-85% 11 166.00–181.00 $171.46 $1,972 +11.09
1065–1330 1187 80-85% 13 153.00–165.00 $158.99 $1,887 -13.37
1130–1270 1196 80-85% 7 140.00–152.00 $147.59 $1,765 -24.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1885 1568 4 182.00–186.00 $184.42 $2,892 —
1305–1915 1697 5 190.00–199.00 $193.53 $3,284 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1395 1219 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,600.00–2,850.00 $2,320.77
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1235–1595 1403 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,850.00–3,200.00 $3,040.50
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1000–1195 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,350.00–2,750.00 $2,505.28
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1625 1625 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —

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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.