Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market due to sale closers last week. Feeder and slaughter cattle traded with good demand and strong bidder participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.26/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$130.26

402 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$8.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

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	596	130.52	778	390
Medium and Large 2-3	555	121.75	675	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.77/cwt here — about $102 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 sale402 hd

130.26

—

KY average25 barns · 5,093 hd

126.83

+3.43

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	1,743	87.00	1,516	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	63.84	958	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	63.59	855	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	56.20	703	23

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	421	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	665	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	146.11/cwt	145.50–149.00	799	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.00	698	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	127.11/cwt	126.00–128.25	909	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.81/cwt	159.75–166.00	770	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	142.08/cwt	138.50–145.00	624	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	133.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	711	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.17/cwt	163.00–166.50	711	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	741.31/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	516	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.61/cwt	136.00–137.00	857	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,515.32/cwt	1,450.00–1,675.00	21,139	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,188.01/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	16,632	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	947.88/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	12,379	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.81/cwt	126.00–130.00	811	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	753.64/cwt	675.00–900.00	6,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,663	90.97/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,513	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	62.81/cwt	60.00–67.00	923	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	63.59/cwt	60.00–67.00	855	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	56.60/cwt	50.50–60.50	709	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	80.74/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,752	89.85/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,574	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,037.27/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	11,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	69.48/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	879.59/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,494	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	497	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	874.67/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	11,021	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	739.79/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.58/cwt	145.00–151.00	564	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	143.32/cwt	139.00–144.00	797	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.60/cwt	127.00–128.50	864	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.92/cwt	119.00–123.00	759	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.94/cwt	124.50–127.25	904	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	128.30/cwt	127.00–128.50	718	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	995	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	773	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	138.57/cwt	134.00–139.00	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	114.24/cwt	112.00–115.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	797	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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 28Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 22Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 0Year ago 31

No trend on market due to sale closers last week. Feeder and slaughter cattle traded with good demand and strong bidder participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	171.00	171.00
5	—	562	142.50	142.50
4	—	368	177.00	177.00
28	—	547	145.50–149.00	146.11
21	—	476	159.75–166.00	161.81
5	—	904	110.50	110.50
26	—	627	136.00–137.00	136.61
12	—	677	127.00–128.50	127.60
5	—	1,107	97.50	97.50
21	—	718	124.50–127.25	125.94
12	—	863	115.25	115.25
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	136.00	136.00
3	—	730	119.00	119.00
2	—	415	148.00	148.00
2	—	640	127.00	127.00
4	—	558	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	301	143.00	143.00
1	—	265	147.00	147.00
15	—	543	128.00–129.00	128.47
40	—	439	138.50–145.00	142.08
21	—	377	145.00–151.00	149.58
6	—	794	105.00	105.00
55	—	628	119.00–123.00	120.92
2	—	865	95.00	95.00
38	—	560	127.00–128.50	128.30
12	—	466	134.00–139.00	138.57
8	—	722	112.00–115.00	114.24
4	—	690	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	446	149.00	149.00
140	—	715	126.00–128.25	127.11
21	—	532	132.00–136.00	133.64
5	—	335	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	137.00	137.00
4	—	734	105.00	105.00
5	—	526	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	428	163.00–166.50	166.17
3	—	322	184.00	184.00
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
21	—	625	126.00–130.00	129.81
7	—	704	119.00	119.00
6	—	368	178.00	178.00
22	—	556	139.00–144.00	143.32
20	—	488	158.50	158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
2	—	703	105.00	105.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	675.00–800.00	741.31
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	876	675.00–900.00	753.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	950.00–1,110.00	1,037.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,395	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,515.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,400	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,188.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,306	700.00–1,150.00	947.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,193	775.00–975.00	879.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,260	775.00–1,025.00	874.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	700.00–825.00	739.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,663	89.00–93.00	90.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,469	60.00–67.00	62.81
2	—	1,680	69.00–70.00	69.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,345	60.00–67.00	63.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,252	50.50–60.50	56.60
1	—	1,215	47.50	47.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,723	75.00–84.00	80.74
11	—	1,752	87.00–93.00	89.85

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

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