Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady with slaughter bulls trading 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.07/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$134.07

295 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$15.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

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	572	137.37	786	231
Medium and Large 2-3	524	122.17	641	64

One grade step is worth $15.21/cwt here — about $146 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 sale295 hd

134.07

—

KY average26 barns · 5,135 hd

132.52

+1.55

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	1,808	94.77	1,713	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	66.50	979	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	65.59	905	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	56.97	688	20

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3	—	379	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.73/cwt	123.00–133.50	821	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	788	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	752	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	171.73/cwt	162.00–173.00	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	531	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	72.34/cwt	71.50–73.00	1,176	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	65.59/cwt	63.00–68.00	905	9
Bulls	—	—	1,808	94.77/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,713	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,428.91/cwt	1,100.00–1,575.00	18,733	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,580.45/cwt	1,225.00–1,775.00	21,083	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,645.86/cwt	1,525.00–1,675.00	22,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	139.18/cwt	138.00–143.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,159	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	819	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.79/cwt	143.50–144.50	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	715	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.38/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.50	880	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	124.45/cwt	123.00–125.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	131.64/cwt	123.00–133.75	574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	113.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	133.60/cwt	130.00–134.00	521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	119.43/cwt	114.00–123.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	114.18/cwt	112.00–115.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	122.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	870	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	764	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	709	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	142.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	511	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	111.00/cwt	109.00–113.50	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	159.16/cwt	159.00–160.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	57.86/cwt	54.00–62.50	704	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	51.92/cwt	51.00–53.00	603	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	65.27/cwt	62.00–67.50	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	320	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	117.62/cwt	114.75–123.00	746	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	131.07/cwt	121.00–132.50	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	135.23/cwt	135.00–136.00	632	9

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 Aug 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 626Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 60Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 32Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady with slaughter bulls trading 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	154.00	154.00
3	—	310	144.00	144.00
2	—	650	118.00	118.00
2	—	430	129.00	129.00
17	—	634	114.75–123.00	117.62
11	—	545	121.00–132.50	131.07
9	—	467	135.00–136.00	135.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	623	123.00–133.50	131.73
25	—	562	140.25	140.25
19	—	430	156.00	156.00
16	—	498	151.00	151.00
9	—	744	108.00	108.00
9	—	678	126.50	126.50
9	—	366	162.00–173.00	171.73
6	—	814	103.00	103.00
6	—	307	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	138.00–143.00	139.18
3	—	738	133.00	133.00
3	—	530	138.00	138.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	832	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	560	146.25	146.25
14	—	620	143.50–144.50	143.79
14	—	460	155.50	155.50
11	—	870	118.50–122.00	120.38
8	—	670	130.00–132.50	131.40
7	—	729	123.00–125.00	124.45
5	—	271	174.00	174.00
4	—	804	130.50	130.50
4	—	405	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,080	110.00	110.00
2	—	393	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	436	123.00–133.75	131.64
11	—	641	111.00–114.00	113.48
10	—	390	130.00–134.00	133.60
9	—	531	114.00–123.00	119.43
7	—	584	112.00–115.00	114.18
7	—	469	119.00–124.00	122.48
6	—	726	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	595	146.25	146.25
8	—	787	114.00	114.00
6	—	737	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	560	136.50	136.50
21	—	494	143.50	143.50
20	—	612	127.00	127.00
18	—	358	141.00–143.00	142.65
15	—	434	146.00	146.00
11	—	725	109.00–113.50	111.00
6	—	869	105.00–109.00	107.04
6	—	533	139.00	139.00
6	—	266	159.00–160.00	159.16
3	—	1,020	91.00	91.00
3	—	763	107.00	107.00
2	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	215	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	71.50–73.00	72.34
1	—	1,285	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,449	62.00–67.50	65.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,380	63.00–68.00	65.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,216	54.00–62.50	57.86
3	—	1,161	51.00–53.00	51.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,808	90.00–98.00	94.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,311	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,428.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	—	1,334	1,225.00–1,775.00	1,580.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,390	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,645.86

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

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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