KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 13, 2026

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $352.00/cwt -14.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,151/hd at 611 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $344.50/cwt -57.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 543 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $407.43/cwt -16.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 485 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	269	600	664
Feeder cattle	191	453	507
Slaughter cattle	65	80	120
Replacement cattle	13	67	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-12.00 lower. A small offering today due to very warm temperatures along with the futures trading sliding downward in the last couple of days softened demand for feeders significantly. Slaughter cows traded 6.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher.

→ Feeder cattle: A small offering today due to very warm temperatures along with the futures trading sliding downward in the last couple of days softened demand for feeders significantly
▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers sold 10.00-12.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold sharply lower on a light test
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows traded 6.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows traded 6.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,779	-70.00
425	425	3	447.50	$447.50	$1,902	-36.50
460	460	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,886	—
554	554	5	402.00	$402.00	$2,227	-9.55
638	638	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,297	-20.00
665–685	678	8	340.00–347.00	$344.42	$2,335	-30.58
1020	1020	3	295.00	$295.00	$3,009	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,930	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	6	490.00	$490.00	$1,828	+5.00
423	423	4	462.50	$462.50	$1,956	+22.50
450–494	490	10	387.50–390.00	$387.73	$1,900	-14.98
543	543	13	344.50	$344.50	$1,871	—
553	553	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,839	-14.53
630	630	10	325.00	$325.00	$2,048	-4.00
650	650	1	311.00	$311.00	$2,022	—
730	730	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,190	-10.00
759–770	763	6	309.50–312.50	$311.49	$2,377	—
1065	1065	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,716	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,557	-0.95
443	443	2	387.50	$387.50	$1,717	-17.50
570	570	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,810	—
638	638	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,914	-6.66
710	710	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,988	-13.77
770	770	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,964	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,444	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,512	-59.77
360	360	3	492.50	$492.50	$1,773	-65.00
438	438	2	447.50	$447.50	$1,960	-47.50
465–489	485	11	400.00–409.00	$407.43	$1,976	-16.95
550–553	553	6	365.00–370.00	$369.17	$2,042	—
611	611	13	352.00	$352.00	$2,151	-14.46
705	705	4	322.50	$322.50	$2,274	-8.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,159	-35.00
278	278	3	457.50	$457.50	$1,272	-83.38
390	390	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,658	—
485	485	2	389.00	$389.00	$1,887	+4.00
565	565	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,780	-30.25
610	610	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,891	—
660	660	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,062	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,832	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,422	—
1440	1440	75-80%	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,405	—
1230–1745	1443	75-80%	13	170.00–181.00	$175.92	$2,539	—
1340–1585	1458	75-80%	6	180.00–193.00	$185.18	$2,700	-7.28
1335–1660	1465	75-80%	11	179.00–193.00	$185.16	$2,713	-7.30

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1245	1108	80-85%	4	180.00–190.00	$184.38	$2,043	—
1055–1290	1200	80-85%	4	170.00–180.00	$172.55	$2,071	—
1290	1290	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,064	—
1260–1385	1302	80-85%	3	175.00–178.00	$176.29	$2,295	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	85-90%	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,604	-4.49
1060–1105	1083	85-90%	2	165.00–179.00	$171.85	$1,861	+15.36
1030–1150	1090	85-90%	2	147.00–150.00	$148.58	$1,620	-7.91
1210–1270	1240	85-90%	2	170.00–171.00	$170.49	$2,114	+22.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,806	—
1590	1590	1	255.00	$255.00	$4,054	—
1330–1700	1596	4	181.00–207.50	$193.60	$3,090	—
1480–2065	1730	3	227.50–237.00	$232.50	$4,022	—
1645–1900	1773	2	215.00–216.00	$215.54	$3,822	-7.19
1810–2385	2080	3	216.00–225.00	$220.14	$4,579	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,184

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1355–1520	1438	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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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
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,200.00–4,450.00	$4,283.33	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000 thin fleshed	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.