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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 30, 2026

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $414.00/cwt +54.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,294/hd at 554 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $443.09/cwt ≈ $2,136/hd at 482 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $523.44/cwt +28.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,895/hd at 362 lb · 15 head
Guthrie, KY 5-weight heifers sold at $413/cwt—the top of the state, $25/cwt above the KY average ($388). The class is down $40 from its early July peak of $416. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 418 539
Feeder cattle 335 283 428
Slaughter cattle 55 93 100
Replacement cattle 15 42 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply lower. Today's offering contained a majority of unweaned calves with several being plain quality. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,446 —
360 360 4 545.00 $545.00 $1,962 -5.00
453 453 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,152 -9.00
515–532 530 10 420.00–427.50 $426.77 $2,262 -5.73
610–635 614 15 372.50–375.00 $374.36 $2,299 -5.24
712 712 9 347.50 $347.50 $2,474 -12.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,312 —
550 550 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 —
615 615 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,214 —
765 765 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,877 —

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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 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 -70.00
367–386 378 14 445.00–485.00 $461.65 $1,745 -32.02
428 428 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,733 -45.00
484 484 11 390.00 $390.00 $1,888 -13.08
503–540 512 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,997 —
554 value added 554 70 414.00 $414.00 $2,294 —
610 610 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 -11.00
765 765 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,311 —
305–330 313 3 410.00–430.00 $422.98 $1,324 —
400–449 435 13 350.00–390.00 $368.23 $1,602 -41.77
498 498 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,544 —
510–545 538 10 335.00–360.00 $350.38 $1,885 —
565 565 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,729 —
605–613 611 4 290.00–300.00 $297.52 $1,818 —
728 728 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,856 -10.00
750–795 773 2 273.00–280.00 $276.60 $2,138 +16.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 590.00 $590.00 $1,711 -40.00
359–365 362 15 510.00–535.00 $523.44 $1,895 +28.44
426 426 7 477.50 $477.50 $2,034 -30.50
463–496 482 19 435.00–455.00 $443.09 $2,136 —
543 543 5 406.00 $406.00 $2,205 —
613–615 613 13 361.00–364.00 $363.31 $2,227 +6.31
698 698 4 318.00 $318.00 $2,220 —
800 800 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 —
880 880 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,156 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–265 259 4 430.00–490.00 $474.65 $1,229 —
395 395 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,639 —
420 420 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,701 -55.00
480 480 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,848 —
545 545 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,976 —
610–635 627 3 295.00–340.00 $309.60 $1,941 -34.40
680 680 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1015 955 85-90% 2 124.00–140.00 $131.50 $1,256 -10.89
905–1035 975 85-90% 3 177.00–190.00 $184.91 $1,803 +42.52
1020 1020 85-90% 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,658 —
900–1220 1079 85-90% 7 152.00–160.00 $156.53 $1,689 -11.99
1010–1150 1079 85-90% 8 164.00–173.00 $168.38 $1,817 -0.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,580 +10.34
1390–1500 1445 75-80% 2 175.00–176.00 $175.48 $2,536 -14.59
1170–1810 1468 75-80% 5 182.50–195.00 $189.91 $2,788 —
1405–1770 1600 75-80% 6 185.00–208.00 $195.42 $3,127 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,923 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,470 +13.02
1180–1385 1268 80-85% 4 170.00–173.00 $171.52 $2,175 —
1380–1400 1390 80-85% 2 179.00–180.00 $179.50 $2,495 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1745 1678 3 217.50–220.00 $218.53 $3,667 -3.48
1560–2260 1873 3 187.00–207.50 $198.32 $3,715 -31.68
1880 1880 1 234.00 $234.00 $4,399 +4.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 (<2 yrs)Open 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,796
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 204.00 $204.00 $2,509

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 thin fleshed 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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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
1100–1150 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,500.00–3,900.00 $3,637.31 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.