Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 higher. Stock cows and stock cow/calf pairs were met with high demand and strong bidder participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.24/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$125.24

31 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

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	499	125.42	626	30
Medium and Large 2-3	495	120.00	594	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $32 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 sale31 hd

125.24

—

KY average26 barns · 2,634 hd

118.23

+7.01

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	1,740	86.52	1,505	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,516	71.18	1,079	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	71.11	1,033	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	56.84	674	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	118.92/cwt	116.00–119.50	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	55.71/cwt	52.00–65.50	691	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,873.21/cwt	1,825.00–1,925.00	26,225	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	23,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	22,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,876.38/cwt	1,775.00–1,925.00	22,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	22,188	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,813	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,418.91/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	17,978	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,528.91/cwt	1,400.00–1,650.00	19,524	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,456.11/cwt	1,425.00–1,550.00	18,391	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,981	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	999.80/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	13,887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	50.64/cwt	44.50–55.00	505	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	64.78/cwt	62.50–66.00	881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,600	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,024	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	70.13/cwt	66.00–73.50	1,022	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	70.47/cwt	67.50–73.50	1,068	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,822	90.48/cwt	87.00–96.50	1,649	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	79.93/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,281	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	58.01/cwt	57.00–59.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	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 Mar 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 345Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	137.50	137.50
2	—	453	144.00	144.00
2	—	218	170.00	170.00
6	—	363	160.50	160.50
4	—	290	164.00	164.00
2	—	698	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	138.00	138.00
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
1	—	255	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	132.00	132.00
6	—	564	116.00–119.50	118.92
5	—	480	132.00	132.00
3	—	643	109.00	109.00
3	—	362	140.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	310	133.00	133.00
1	—	880	83.00	83.00
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	124.00	124.00
3	—	350	157.00	157.00
2	—	755	93.00	93.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,241	52.00–65.50	55.71
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,400	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,873.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,256	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,876.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,150	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,267	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,418.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,277	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,528.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,263	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,456.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,389	925.00–1,025.00	999.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	57.00–59.00	58.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	44.50–55.00	50.64
3	—	1,360	62.50–66.00	64.78
1	—	1,600	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	66.00–73.50	70.13
1	—	1,420	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	67.50–73.50	70.47
1	—	1,515	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,822	87.00–96.50	90.48
3	—	1,603	78.00–82.50	79.93

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

Reporter comment USDA

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