KY-TN Livestock Market market report — October 22, 2026

Guthrie, KY · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

607

Last week 571 (+36)
Last year 741

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$403.51 /cwt

$2,169 per head · 29 hd
vs last week +21.67

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$331.14 /cwt

$2,361 per head · 28 hd
vs last week +5.86

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	2	362 lb	$500.00†	$1,810	−5.00	—	—
400–499 lb	5	451 lb	$437.00	$1,970	+17.14	+18.43	$394.00 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	29	537 lb	$403.51	$2,169	+21.67	+2.10	$325.13 (3 hd)†
600–699 lb	30	622 lb	$368.33	$2,291	+1.84	+9.36	—
700–799 lb	28	713 lb	$331.14	$2,361	+5.86	−4.75	—
800–899 lb	7	814 lb	$314.97	$2,564	+12.47	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	2	360 lb	$440.00†	$1,584	−4.67	+12.60	$410.00 (1 hd)†
400–499 lb	29	469 lb	$400.17	$1,876	−9.83	+28.70	—
500–599 lb	42	549 lb	$352.33	$1,935	+3.07	−2.05	$310.00 (2 hd)†
600–699 lb	29	662 lb	$303.23	$2,006	−15.39	−31.47	$285.00 (3 hd)†
700–799 lb	4	740 lb	$292.50†	$2,164	—	−17.50	—
800–899 lb	3	828 lb	$285.00†	$2,360	—	—	—
900–999 lb	1	955 lb	$260.00†	$2,483	—	−12.50	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	13	1,213 lb	$159.66	$144.00–$172.50
Boner 80-85%	Average	29	1,238 lb	$134.65	$130.00–$143.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	14	1,234 lb	$123.31	$116.00–$128.00
Boner 80-85%	Very Low	3	1,137 lb	$113.65	$112.00–$115.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	11	1,541 lb	$145.71	$141.00–$160.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	5	1,684 lb	$134.72	$130.00–$138.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	2	1,570 lb	$125.44	$123.00–$128.00
Lean 85-90%	High	1	1,065 lb	$165.00	$165.00–$165.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	6	1,016 lb	$124.41	$120.00–$129.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	7	989 lb	$115.62	$108.00–$119.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	4	890 lb	$102.95	$99.00–$108.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $403.51/cwt
4-week average: $388.21
13-week average: $390.48
4-week vs 13-week: −0.6%

52-wk low $360.64high $505.73

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $331.14/cwt
4-week average: $326.86
13-week average: $325.95
4-week vs 13-week: +0.3%

52-wk low $306.25high $382.24

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $352.33/cwt
4-week average: $350.96
13-week average: $346.94
4-week vs 13-week: +1.2%

52-wk low $323.71high $418.51

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Jun and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.5%	43%	7
Feb	+1.3%	71%	7
Mar	+5.0%	100%	7
Apr	+4.3%	86%	7
May	+3.5%	86%	7
Jun	+4.8%	86%	7
Jul	+1.6%	71%	7
Aug	+2.2%	71%	7
Sep	+0.4%	71%	7
Oct	−4.2%	14%	7
Nov	−6.6%	0%	7
Dec	−4.5%	14%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Jun and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.4%	43%	7
Feb	+1.4%	43%	7
Mar	+1.2%	57%	7
Apr	0.0%	43%	7
May	+0.8%	43%	7
Jun	+4.0%	100%	7
Jul	+4.4%	86%	7
Aug	+3.1%	71%	7
Sep	+3.8%	71%	7
Oct	−1.3%	29%	7
Nov	−5.5%	0%	7
Dec	−4.7%	14%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	607	$403.51	$331.14	$352.33
Thu Oct 15	713	$381.84	$325.28	$349.26
Thu Oct 8	816	$387.50	$327.83	$352.26
Thu Oct 1	485	$380.00	$323.18	$350.00
Thu Sep 24	1,071	$402.48	$330.85	$356.76
Thu Sep 17	306	$379.00	$307.40†	$335.00
Thu Sep 10	562	$370.45	$329.96	$333.64
Thu Sep 3	219	$362.50	—	$323.71
Thu Aug 27	689	$396.00	$313.51	$328.53
Thu Aug 20	319	$378.00	$312.57†	$334.50
Thu Aug 13	229	$390.00	—	$342.25
Thu Aug 6	533	$418.18	$336.24†	$362.02
Thu Jul 30	354	$426.77	$347.50	$390.00†
Thu Jul 23	384	$427.86	$359.96	$360.00

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Aug 11, 2026	Special Graded Feeder Cattle Salegraded	623	$431.00	$364.24	$394.38	No
Feb 12, 2026	Special Graded Feeder Cattle Salegraded	183	$505.00	$367.50	$413.33	No
Dec 9, 2025	Special Graded Feeder Cattle Salegraded	689	$420.00	$340.08	$355.00	No

Video sales

KY-TN Livestock Market also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
KY-TN Livestock Market Livestock Video Auction	Aug 13	56	—	—	—	9

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Kentucky sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Christian Co. Livestock, Hopkinsville	23 mi	Oct 21	$382.50†	—
Cattleman's Livestock, Rockfield	38 mi	Oct 19	$400.29	—
United Producers Inc., Bowling Green	47 mi	Oct 20	$367.00†	—
Farmers Regional Livestock Market, Glasgow	74 mi	Oct 22	$395.88	$334.85
Kentuckiana Livestock Market, Owensboro	77 mi	Oct 19	$361.00†	—
Livingston Co. Livestock Market, Ledbetter	78 mi	Oct 20	$366.21	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 22, 2026	607	47	AMS_2206
Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale graded	August 11, 2026	623	3	AMS_2224

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY” (AMS_2206); “KY-TN Livestock Market - Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale- Guthrie, KY” (AMS_2224). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.