Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.13/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$128.13

189 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$3.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	411	131.42	539	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	521	127.78	666	171

One grade step is worth $3.63/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale189 hd

128.13

—

KY average28 barns · 4,189 hd

122.97

+5.16

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	1,765	84.72	1,495	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	58.57	816	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	58.54	711	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	49.37	538	31

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.61/cwt	140.00–143.50	692	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	152.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	101.06/cwt	101.00–101.50	842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	130.63/cwt	129.50–135.50	635	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	144.77/cwt	144.00–146.00	539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	677	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	733.80/cwt	720.00–750.00	6,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	105.77/cwt	103.00–106.50	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	609	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	163.82/cwt	156.00–167.00	467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	748	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	178.43/cwt	171.00–180.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,187.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	16,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,105.96/cwt	825.00–1,225.00	12,873	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	962.62/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	9,222	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	732.57/cwt	690.00–850.00	8,425	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	139.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	776	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	52.37/cwt	49.00–54.50	577	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	46.18/cwt	42.00–48.50	497	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	57.99/cwt	52.50–64.00	714	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	58.08/cwt	55.00–61.50	824	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	127.73/cwt	121.00–129.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	867	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	136.91/cwt	132.00–138.50	793	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	89.84/cwt	84.50–93.50	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	119.00/cwt	117.00–119.50	668	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	8
Bulls	—	—	1,472	77.90/cwt	77.50–79.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	134.03/cwt	131.00–134.25	725	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.43/cwt	150.00–150.50	647	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,053.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	10,916	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,081.00/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	11,707	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,089	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,056.25/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	8,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	108.99/cwt	108.00–117.00	668	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	477	3

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 May 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 628Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 78Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	139.00	139.00
4	—	280	145.00–155.00	152.37
3	—	593	110.00	110.00
4	—	431	126.00	126.00
3	—	462	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	833	101.00–101.50	101.06
10	—	713	103.00–106.50	105.77
5	—	887	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	117.00	117.00
6	—	540	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	486	129.50–135.50	130.63
15	—	372	144.00–146.00	144.77
6	—	225	170.00	170.00
2	—	698	97.00	97.00
25	—	440	138.50	138.50
7	—	528	120.00	120.00
3	—	258	167.00	167.00
30	—	561	117.00–119.50	119.00
8	—	610	109.00	109.00
3	—	312	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	485	140.00–143.50	142.61
7	—	352	184.00	184.00
2	—	768	101.00	101.00
43	—	541	131.00–134.25	134.03
14	—	430	150.00–150.50	150.43
2	—	920	106.00	106.00
18	—	613	108.00–117.00	108.99
3	—	723	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	168.00	168.00
2	—	533	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	108.00	108.00
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
21	—	475	157.50	157.50
5	—	287	171.00–180.00	178.43
2	—	403	184.00	184.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
15	—	539	144.00	144.00
3	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
20	—	628	138.00	138.00
4	—	579	132.00–138.50	136.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	285	156.00–167.00	163.82
3	—	393	140.00	140.00
3	—	438	135.00–142.00	139.63
6	—	577	121.00–129.00	127.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	143.00	143.00
4	—	748	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	908	720.00–750.00	733.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,164	825.00–1,225.00	1,105.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	958	750.00–1,225.00	962.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,150	690.00–850.00	732.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,036	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,083	925.00–1,225.00	1,081.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	925.00–1,125.00	1,056.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,101	49.00–54.50	52.37
15	—	1,076	42.00–48.50	46.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	62.50	62.50
8	—	1,418	55.00–61.50	58.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,231	52.50–64.00	57.99
1	—	1,050	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,985	84.50–93.50	89.84
3	—	1,472	77.50–79.00	77.90

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