Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 pounds traded 6.00 higher with steers over 400 pounds trading steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds 2.00-4.00 higher and over 500 pounds steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded sharply higher. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.29/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$122.29

238 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	489	123.39	604	212
Medium and Large 2-3	490	113.36	556	26

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $48 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 sale238 hd

122.29

—

KY average25 barns · 3,991 hd

121.72

+0.57

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	1,745	83.93	1,465	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	64.59	933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	63.58	839	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	55.37	614	26

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2-3	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	137.17/cwt	135.75–144.50	735	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	152.68/cwt	148.50–154.00	701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.15/cwt	122.00–126.50	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	122.49/cwt	118.00–124.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.56/cwt	133.00–142.25	718	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	152.18/cwt	150.00–152.25	671	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	166.28/cwt	162.50–167.50	635	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	715	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	168.05/cwt	162.00–169.00	521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	58.30/cwt	53.50–62.50	688	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	129.95/cwt	129.00–136.00	565	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.70/cwt	133.00–135.25	502	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	108.16/cwt	101.00–118.00	672	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	119.76/cwt	117.00–123.00	644	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	651	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	613	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.00	408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	121.79/cwt	121.00–122.00	650	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	134.92/cwt	128.00–140.50	617	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	661	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	48.78/cwt	44.00–54.00	462	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	64.59/cwt	62.50–67.00	933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	63.58/cwt	60.50–67.00	839	10
Bulls	—	—	1,800	87.13/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,568	11
Bulls	—	—	1,624	76.89/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,249	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	751.31/cwt	700.00–825.00	6,829	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	861.65/cwt	740.00–1,025.00	10,555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	89.17/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,211	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	132.33/cwt	131.50–135.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	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 Apr 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 708Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
8	—	536	131.50–135.00	132.33
6	—	493	144.00	144.00
2	—	680	104.00–106.00	105.01
2	—	615	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	536	135.75–144.50	137.17
21	—	459	148.50–154.00	152.68
13	—	612	122.00–126.50	126.15
6	—	738	110.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	590	128.00	128.00
4	—	854	104.00	104.00
4	—	403	156.00	156.00
4	—	374	173.00	173.00
4	—	270	175.00	175.00
2	—	218	181.00	181.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	118.00–124.00	122.49
7	—	635	99.50	99.50
5	—	470	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	120.00	120.00
2	—	265	128.00	128.00
1	—	685	91.00	91.00
1	—	530	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	435	129.00–136.00	129.95
33	—	373	133.00–135.25	134.70
32	—	621	101.00–118.00	108.16
31	—	538	117.00–123.00	119.76
24	—	552	118.00	118.00
23	—	493	124.25	124.25
7	—	312	130.00–132.00	130.88
4	—	744	93.50	93.50
3	—	247	151.00	151.00
1	—	880	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	359	159.00	159.00
4	—	614	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
14	—	534	121.00–122.00	121.79
12	—	457	128.00–140.50	134.92
7	—	696	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	522	133.00–142.25	137.56
29	—	441	150.00–152.25	152.18
25	—	382	162.50–167.50	166.28
16	—	459	150.00	150.00
15	—	622	115.00	115.00
8	—	310	162.00–169.00	168.05
6	—	713	102.00	102.00
4	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	818	85.00	85.00
2	—	588	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	62.00	62.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	909	700.00–825.00	751.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,225	740.00–1,025.00	861.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,358	84.00–96.00	89.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,180	53.50–62.50	58.30
8	—	947	44.00–54.00	48.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,445	62.50–67.00	64.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,320	60.50–67.00	63.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,800	84.00–89.50	87.13
5	—	1,624	74.50–79.00	76.89

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