Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on feeder steers and bulls. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.85/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$131.85

399 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.19

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	132.39	772	378
Medium and Large 2-3	509	122.02	621	21

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale399 hd

131.85

—

KY average28 barns · 8,122 hd

125.66

+6.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,654	75.31	1,245	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	55.50	839	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,426	55.15	787	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	46.16	563	27

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.51/cwt	116.50–124.50	767	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.54/cwt	115.00–116.50	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	166.97/cwt	165.00–169.00	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	566	2
Steers	Large 3	—	679	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	604	7
Steers	Large 3	—	725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.47/cwt	146.50–152.00	707	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.60/cwt	140.00–141.00	780	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	745.72/cwt	575.00–1,000.00	8,822	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,082.43/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	15,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	540.87/cwt	500.00–585.00	7,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	543.21/cwt	510.00–575.00	5,584	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	486	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	817	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	138.00/cwt	137.50–138.50	854	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,019	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	78.26/cwt	75.50–82.50	1,330	7
Bulls	—	—	1,495	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	134.63/cwt	111.00–140.00	648	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	152.77/cwt	151.00–154.00	568	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	54.51/cwt	52.50–57.00	774	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.07/cwt	144.00–146.00	672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	123.88/cwt	122.50–125.50	688	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	47.85/cwt	44.00–52.00	602	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	40.26/cwt	37.50–42.00	436	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	53.45/cwt	50.00–56.00	817	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	153.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.23/cwt	127.00–136.00	627	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	136.65/cwt	134.00–137.00	604	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.74/cwt	141.00–145.00	540	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.50	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Jan 16, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 1,196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 184Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to Last Week: Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on feeder steers and bulls. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	631	116.50–124.50	121.51
17	—	546	126.50	126.50
11	—	720	115.00–116.50	115.54
13	—	555	122.50–125.50	123.88
6	—	281	150.00–156.00	153.71
3	—	765	104.50	104.50
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
52	—	478	127.00–136.00	131.23
34	—	442	134.00–137.00	136.65
16	—	373	141.00–145.00	144.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	446	126.00	126.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
6	—	642	114.00–115.50	114.75
2	—	533	114.00	114.00
2	—	370	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	619	137.50–138.50	138.00
16	—	918	111.00	111.00
13	—	563	130.50	130.50
11	—	730	122.00	122.00
6	—	808	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	57.00	57.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	134.00	134.00
2	—	715	118.00	118.00
2	—	563	133.00	133.00
2	—	435	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	126.00	126.00
2	—	625	132.00	132.00
11	—	390	165.00–169.00	166.97
5	—	699	127.00	127.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	265	183.00	183.00
2	—	433	155.00	155.00
2	—	325	174.00	174.00
23	—	473	146.50–152.00	149.47
15	—	555	140.00–141.00	140.60
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	89.00	89.00
5	—	725	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	137.00	137.00
6	—	728	130.25	130.25
10	—	835	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	55.50	55.50
3	—	675	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
4	—	545	128.50	128.50
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
27	—	481	111.00–140.00	134.63
6	—	372	151.00–154.00	152.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	626	130.50	130.50
10	—	548	133.00	133.00
7	—	728	117.00	117.00
6	—	370	171.00	171.00
5	—	560	130.50	130.50
13	—	463	144.00–146.00	145.07
11	—	445	151.00	151.00
3	—	825	101.00	101.00
3	—	303	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,183	575.00–1,000.00	745.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	875.00–1,250.00	1,082.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	500.00–585.00	540.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	510.00–575.00	543.21
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,699	75.50–82.50	78.26
2	—	1,495	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,420	52.50–57.00	54.51
1	—	1,465	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,259	44.00–52.00	47.85
6	—	1,083	37.50–42.00	40.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,529	50.00–56.00	53.45
1	—	1,350	74.00	74.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Guthrie Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle