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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 16, 2026

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $392.08/cwt -36.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 542 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $420.92/cwt -59.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 485 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $384.00/cwt -15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,131/hd at 555 lb · 24 head
Guthrie, KY 5-weight heifers sold at $396/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$22/cwt below the KY average ($418) and $46/cwt under Owensboro, KY ($442). The class is down $4/cwt from its early July peak of $416. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 872 749
Feeder cattle 410 749 649
Slaughter cattle 59 105 90
Replacement cattle 27 18 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower. The downward trending futures market along with the typical summer heat causing calf health concerns is contributing to much softer demand across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,984 —
400 400 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,960 —
450 450 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,205 -15.00
500–541 536 8 428.00–429.00 $428.12 $2,295 -14.97
562 value added 562 9 449.00 $449.00 $2,523 —
615–629 628 19 380.00–390.00 $380.52 $2,390 -45.02
652 652 14 342.00 $342.00 $2,230 -57.55
700 700 20 354.00 $354.00 $2,478 -29.24
1082 1082 3 272.00 $272.00 $2,943 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,702 -55.00
495 495 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,153 +45.00
525 525 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,179 +10.02
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 +2.50
720 720 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,376 -17.50
775–780 778 2 315.00–317.50 $316.25 $2,460 -23.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 585.00 $585.00 $1,433 -100.00
278–288 283 4 560.00–570.00 $565.09 $1,599 +5.09
351–356 354 14 557.50–564.00 $559.83 $1,982 +2.33
431 431 7 452.50 $452.50 $1,950 -17.50
450 450 2 436.00 $436.00 $1,962 +4.00
501–518 506 10 422.50–432.50 $425.57 $2,153 —
555 555 24 384.00 $384.00 $2,131 -15.82
600–619 618 20 335.00–348.00 $347.37 $2,147 -10.64
673–680 675 6 316.00–320.00 $317.34 $2,142 —
975 975 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,632 —
1066 1066 4 256.00 $256.00 $2,729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 22 411.00 $411.00 $1,993 —
636 636 5 329.00 $329.00 $2,092 -18.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,368 -40.00
270 270 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 +10.00
375 375 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,800 -23.47
443 443 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,861 —
483 483 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,932 -5.21
528 528 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,927 -20.00
568 568 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,045 -2.50
665 665 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 —
785 785 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,159 —
850 850 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,338 —
900 900 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,408 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,809 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 3 660.00 $660.00 $1,465 -30.00
295 295 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,858 -35.00
300–346 341 9 620.00 $620.00 $2,114 —
350 350 4 527.50 $527.50 $1,846 -42.50
400–416 413 10 510.00–525.00 $522.09 $2,156 +24.21
468–486 485 24 420.00–421.00 $420.92 $2,041 -59.08
518–545 542 25 385.00–393.00 $392.08 $2,125 -36.92
611–620 612 13 359.00–360.00 $359.08 $2,198 -28.43
699 699 10 339.00 $339.00 $2,370 -11.59
750 750 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,237 —
335–340 338 2 490.00–540.00 $514.81 $1,740 —
380 380 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 +48.08
427–430 428 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,905 —
520–525 523 2 355.00–375.00 $364.95 $1,909 —
632 632 9 334.00 $334.00 $2,111 —
670 670 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 -22.50
728 728 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,148 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,620 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 258.00 $258.00 $2,644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1105 917 85-90% 6 180.00–187.00 $183.41 $1,682 —
890–1075 983 85-90% 7 150.00–160.00 $156.17 $1,535 +10.25
985 985 85-90% 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,783 +35.08
900–1205 1001 85-90% 7 164.00–176.00 $169.13 $1,693 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1320 1300 75-80% 3 166.00–179.00 $173.76 $2,259 -21.24
1300 1300 75-80% 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,600 +5.00
1185–1720 1474 75-80% 13 181.00–200.00 $189.08 $2,787 -1.37
1680 1680 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,436 -25.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,942 —
1070–1250 1158 80-85% 8 179.00–190.00 $182.77 $2,116 —
1170 1170 80-85% 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,667 —
1150–1335 1242 80-85% 3 170.00–175.00 $173.46 $2,154 -11.20
1350 1350 80-85% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,052 -2.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2280 1606 4 210.00–221.00 $215.35 $3,459 —
1610–1945 1778 2 237.50–241.00 $239.09 $4,251 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1265 1201 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 197.00–215.00 $206.06 $2,475
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,730

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155–1240 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,731.21
1130–1305 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,700.52
1150–1315 1222 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,450.00 $2,379.50
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1485 fancy 1485 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1050 972 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,450.00 $2,344.43
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,600.00 $4,600.00 —

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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.