Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.08/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$127.08

342 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$3.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

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	638	127.20	812	331
Medium and Large 2-3	442	123.48	546	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about $266 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 sale342 hd

127.08

—

KY average26 barns · 4,949 hd

123.71

+3.38

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	1,705	84.25	1,436	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	58.16	828	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	56.76	836	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	51.51	622	6thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	139.88/cwt	137.00–141.00	512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	117.24/cwt	116.50–118.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.09/cwt	119.50–126.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	131.83/cwt	130.00–134.50	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.10/cwt	128.50–133.50	807	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	123.25/cwt	122.00–123.50	902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	437	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,453.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,525.00	19,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	412	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	143.74/cwt	143.00–145.50	701	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,065.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	11,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.44/cwt	139.00–143.00	795	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,568.33/cwt	1,475.00–1,675.00	17,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	767	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	56.76/cwt	53.00–61.50	836	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	58.16/cwt	54.50–60.50	828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	664	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	51.89/cwt	48.50–55.50	650	4
Bulls	—	—	2,350	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	2,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	766.54/cwt	735.00–800.00	7,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	74.34/cwt	73.50–75.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	96.48/cwt	95.00–98.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,245.89/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	15,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.03/cwt	162.00–165.00	623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	124.90/cwt	124.50–127.00	789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	143.94/cwt	142.00–146.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.28/cwt	150.50–156.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	134.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	138.18/cwt	135.00–141.50	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	119.94/cwt	118.00–120.50	925	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	108.84/cwt	106.00–110.00	808	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	126.86/cwt	123.50–132.00	684	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	882	150

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 Jan 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 486Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 106Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 105Year ago 53

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
5	—	527	147.00	147.00
3	—	218	181.00	181.00
1	—	305	158.00	158.00
36	—	611	128.50–133.50	132.10
18	—	732	122.00–123.50	123.25
1	—	260	168.00	168.00
14	—	562	139.00–143.00	141.44
12	—	470	150.50–156.00	152.28
18	—	771	118.00–120.50	119.94
2	—	410	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
2	—	758	114.00	114.00
12	—	632	124.50–127.00	124.90
4	—	527	135.00–141.50	138.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	366	137.00–141.00	139.88
11	—	482	129.00–130.00	129.74
8	—	616	116.50–118.00	117.24
7	—	563	119.50–126.00	124.09
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
10	—	438	130.00–134.50	131.83
2	—	280	146.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	315	142.00–146.00	143.94
17	—	742	106.00–110.00	108.84
36	—	539	123.50–132.00	126.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	720	123.00	123.00
150	—	680	129.75	129.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	134.00	134.00
2	—	775	93.00	93.00
3	—	265	130.00–141.00	134.08
2	—	490	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	131.00	131.00
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	318	167.00	167.00
7	—	624	122.00	122.00
2	—	420	152.00	152.00
19	—	488	143.00–145.50	143.74
5	—	562	136.50	136.50
9	—	380	162.00–165.00	164.03

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,360.00–1,525.00	1,453.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,568.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,065.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	735.00–800.00	766.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,245.89
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,155	57.50	57.50
4	—	1,252	48.50–55.50	51.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	53.00–61.50	56.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	54.50–60.50	58.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	89.50	89.50
3	—	1,233	73.50–75.00	74.34
2	—	2,090	95.00–98.00	96.48

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