Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.43/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$118.43

241 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

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	566	120.09	680	194
Medium and Large 2-3	507	111.56	565	47

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $115 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 sale241 hd

118.43

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

124.89

−6.47

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	1,574	71.96	1,133	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	53.01	731	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	51.42	592	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	48.90	737	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	381	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	132.24/cwt	123.00–133.75	734	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	122.59/cwt	122.50–123.00	604	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.17/cwt	129.00–133.00	822	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	142.83/cwt	140.00–143.50	697	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	117.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.82/cwt	100.00–102.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	144.37/cwt	141.00–148.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	110.95/cwt	105.00–112.00	792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.04/cwt	120.00–120.50	744	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	678	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.02/cwt	134.50–138.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.44/cwt	137.00–147.00	671	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	122.60/cwt	121.00–126.00	863	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	28
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	508	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	533	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	144.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	560	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	566	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	591	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	45.59/cwt	40.00–48.00	643	5
Bulls	—	—	1,541	70.28/cwt	59.00–75.00	1,083	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	49.37/cwt	46.50–52.00	644	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	48.87/cwt	47.50–50.00	632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	55.43/cwt	53.00–58.50	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	77.58/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,306	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	53.12/cwt	49.50–56.00	561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	51.66/cwt	50.00–53.50	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	108.19/cwt	104.50–110.00	880	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	132.60/cwt	132.50–133.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	549	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	117.69/cwt	113.00–121.00	439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	132.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	111.17/cwt	104.00–112.50	792	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	112.39/cwt	109.00–113.50	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.50	791	65

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 853Year ago 1,290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 125Year ago 133

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	137.00	137.00
12	—	439	144.00	144.00
36	—	555	123.00–133.75	132.24
15	—	488	140.00–143.50	142.83
28	—	619	121.00	121.00
3	—	302	140.00–147.00	144.68
2	—	695	111.00	111.00
11	—	819	106.00	106.00
20	—	712	104.00–112.50	111.17
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	116.00	116.00
6	—	460	130.00–136.00	132.08
8	—	636	109.00–113.50	112.39
1	—	373	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	112.00	112.00
3	—	713	114.00	114.00
5	—	539	132.50–133.00	132.60
2	—	585	125.00	125.00
3	—	669	118.00–119.00	118.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	627	129.00–133.00	131.17
3	—	913	111.00	111.00
7	—	823	110.00–120.00	117.14
2	—	425	141.00	141.00
4	—	312	141.00–148.00	144.37
3	—	660	122.00	122.00
14	—	530	134.50–138.00	135.02
29	—	471	137.00–147.00	142.44
30	—	704	121.00–126.00	122.60
65	—	572	137.50–139.50	138.24
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	493	122.50–123.00	122.59
14	—	714	105.00–112.00	110.95
34	—	620	120.00–120.50	120.04
46	—	563	115.00–123.00	120.36
9	—	650	114.00	114.00
12	—	813	104.50–110.00	108.19
27	—	436	126.00	126.00
13	—	540	122.00	122.00
6	—	363	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	100.00–102.00	100.82
7	—	532	111.00	111.00
7	—	454	110.00	110.00
7	—	443	118.50	118.50
5	—	614	107.00	107.00
10	—	373	113.00–121.00	117.69
6	—	572	108.00–109.00	108.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	73.00	73.00
2	—	468	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	40.00–48.00	45.59
6	—	1,588	50.00–53.50	51.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	46.50–52.00	49.37
3	—	1,427	53.00–58.50	55.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	47.50–50.00	48.87
3	—	1,057	49.50–56.00	53.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,541	59.00–75.00	70.28
3	—	1,683	76.00–79.00	77.58

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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