Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.86/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$125.86

250 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$2.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

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	586	126.24	740	213
Medium and Large 2-3	517	123.72	640	37

One grade step is worth $2.52/cwt here — about $100 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 sale250 hd

125.86

—

KY average27 barns · 2,990 hd

127.81

−1.95

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	—	Low	1,700	88.19	1,499	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	67.93	948	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	67.01	991	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	60.81	750	34

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	942	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	68.09/cwt	62.00–74.50	953	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	82.20/cwt	78.50–85.00	1,291	5
Bulls	—	—	1,766	91.51/cwt	88.50–97.00	1,616	5
Bulls	—	—	2,020	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	953.01/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	12,818	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	865.40/cwt	740.00–1,050.00	12,228	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	810.00/cwt	685.00–940.00	10,125	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	819.59/cwt	750.00–880.00	9,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	975	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.68/cwt	138.50–143.00	815	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.33/cwt	150.50–157.50	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.71/cwt	118.50–127.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	421	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	122.68/cwt	117.00–124.00	665	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	60.45/cwt	54.00–66.00	741	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	66.89/cwt	61.00–70.00	993	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	127.68/cwt	127.00–128.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	808	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	140.41/cwt	137.50–143.00	654	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	113.10/cwt	112.50–114.50	715	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.90/cwt	126.00–135.00	692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.29/cwt	145.00–147.00	620	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	159.35/cwt	159.00–160.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	114.42/cwt	113.00–115.50	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	153.86/cwt	153.00–154.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	174.42/cwt	166.00–178.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	6

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 91Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	174.00	174.00
3	—	785	96.00	96.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
10	—	450	159.50	159.50
9	—	636	119.50	119.50
7	—	656	113.00–115.50	114.42
7	—	438	153.00–154.00	153.86
7	—	309	166.00–178.00	174.42
6	—	545	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	148.50	148.50
2	—	333	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	802	113.50	113.50
3	—	975	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	579	138.50–143.00	140.68
10	—	468	150.50–157.50	155.33
8	—	668	118.50–127.00	123.71
4	—	623	129.00	129.00
3	—	723	115.00	115.00
3	—	298	177.00	177.00
2	—	820	103.00	103.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	173.00	173.00
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	542	117.00–124.00	122.68
5	—	485	133.75	133.75
3	—	693	104.00	104.00
3	—	427	127.00–128.00	127.68
2	—	613	109.00	109.00
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
1	—	295	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	646	125.00	125.00
11	—	716	110.00	110.00
10	—	820	96.50	96.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	466	137.50–143.00	140.41
20	—	632	112.50–114.50	113.10
20	—	533	126.00–135.00	129.90
16	—	424	145.00–147.00	146.29
13	—	595	118.00	118.00
7	—	374	142.00	142.00
4	—	271	159.00	159.00
3	—	945	88.00	88.00
3	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	230	159.00–160.00	159.35
1	—	675	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	70.00	70.00
24	—	1,485	61.00–70.00	66.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,399	62.00–74.50	68.09
1	—	1,400	75.50	75.50
1	—	1,343	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,226	54.00–66.00	60.45
2	—	1,350	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,245	53.50	53.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	78.50–85.00	82.20
5	—	1,766	88.50–97.00	91.51
1	—	2,020	101.50	101.50

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)	1	—	1,025	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,345	925.00–1,000.00	953.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,413	740.00–1,050.00	865.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	685.00–940.00	810.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	750.00–880.00	819.59

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle