Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.67/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$120.67

174 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

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	556	121.38	675	159
Medium and Large 2-3	573	113.11	648	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $27 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 sale174 hd

120.67

—

KY average28 barns · 5,711 hd

123.64

−2.97

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	1,841	93.99	1,730	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	65.68	983	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	63.31	830	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	54.26	664	31

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	142.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	119.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.88/cwt	135.50–138.00	832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	844	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	64.17/cwt	57.00–67.50	948	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	67.49/cwt	65.00–70.00	896	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	55.04/cwt	50.00–60.00	682	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	70.73/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,103	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	48.99/cwt	48.00–49.50	546	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	62.67/cwt	57.00–69.00	820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	121.84/cwt	119.00–123.00	665	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	101.54/cwt	100.00–108.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	708	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	104.21/cwt	103.00–107.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	169.58/cwt	167.00–170.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	141.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	740	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	151.75/cwt	144.00–153.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	798	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	786	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	252	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	848	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	644	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	201	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,164	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,565	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.36/cwt	136.00–145.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	126.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	607	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	654	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,896	94.15/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,785	5
Bulls	—	—	1,885	102.82/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	844.01/cwt	680.00–1,075.00	10,002	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,040	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	794.40/cwt	660.00–820.00	10,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	4

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 467Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 127Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	580.00	580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,185	680.00–1,075.00	844.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,381	660.00–820.00	794.40
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	590.00	590.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	995	950.00	950.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	141.00–145.00	142.02
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
4	—	624	110.00–122.00	119.04
2	—	653	113.00	113.00
7	—	446	151.00	151.00
4	—	718	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	160.50	160.50
4	—	795	117.00	117.00
2	—	558	140.00	140.00
13	—	612	135.50–138.00	135.88
2	—	265	170.00–175.00	172.41
8	—	546	146.25	146.25
4	—	686	123.00	123.00
8	—	406	161.00	161.00
3	—	353	179.00	179.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
31	—	546	119.00–123.00	121.84
10	—	682	100.00–108.00	101.54
6	—	769	102.00	102.00
3	—	285	140.00	140.00
21	—	632	110.00–116.00	111.99
15	—	440	133.00	133.00
7	—	350	143.00	143.00
4	—	727	103.00–107.00	104.21
1	—	230	149.00	149.00
30	—	481	124.00–130.00	126.13
9	—	578	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	103.50	103.50
3	—	438	126.00	126.00
3	—	495	121.00	121.00
3	—	858	87.00	87.00
2	—	330	136.00–145.00	140.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	109.75	109.75
7	—	638	119.00	119.00
3	—	812	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	90.00	90.00
2	—	303	183.00	183.00
9	—	437	160.00	160.00
7	—	376	167.00–170.00	169.58
4	—	774	100.50	100.50
2	—	550	133.00	133.00
10	—	542	136.50	136.50
7	—	487	144.00–153.00	151.75
5	—	652	118.50	118.50
18	—	626	127.50	127.50
7	—	702	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
8	—	431	140.00–149.00	141.12
2	—	845	97.00	97.00
3	—	342	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	84.00	84.00
2	—	848	76.00	76.00
2	—	230	87.50	87.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,477	57.00–67.50	64.17
3	—	1,560	69.00–72.00	70.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	65.00–70.00	67.49
13	—	1,309	57.00–69.00	62.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,239	50.00–60.00	55.04
4	—	1,114	48.00–49.50	48.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	75.50	75.50
5	—	1,896	93.00–94.50	94.15
2	—	1,885	100.00–105.00	102.82

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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