Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with strong demand and a higher undertone for weaned cattle. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.14/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$134.14

207 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$56.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

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	550	136.78	753	186
Medium and Large 2-3	431	129.76	559	13thin
Medium and Large 3	522	80.00	418	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.78/cwt here — about $335 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 sale207 hd

134.14

—

KY average28 barns · 7,043 hd

130.73

+3.42

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	1,690	87.17	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	62.77	800	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	61.87	930	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	54.67	628	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	100.00	1,335	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	164.21/cwt	162.00–170.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.97/cwt	156.00–165.00	763	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	130.07/cwt	124.00–131.00	723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.63/cwt	131.00–137.25	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	167.42/cwt	161.00–175.00	792	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,223.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	15,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	816	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,166.65/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	12,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.92/cwt	105.00–111.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.60/cwt	127.00–128.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	171.36/cwt	169.50–172.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	832	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	919	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	49.00/cwt	48.00–50.00	589	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	55.62/cwt	52.00–61.00	634	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	67.15/cwt	66.00–68.00	942	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.77/cwt	58.50–65.50	800	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	60.79/cwt	54.50–65.00	944	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	833	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	810.64/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	831.13/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,738	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,807	80.96/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	91.61/cwt	88.50–94.00	1,471	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	130.46/cwt	124.00–142.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	129.00–141.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	113.42/cwt	113.00–114.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	925.33/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	8,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.24/cwt	140.50–151.00	692	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	136.72/cwt	136.50–137.50	744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.65/cwt	153.00–157.00	581	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	146.65/cwt	146.50–147.00	801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	124.09/cwt	115.00–127.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	142.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	797	10

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 Mar 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 374Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 88Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with strong demand and a higher undertone for weaned cattle. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	759	117.00	117.00
4	—	698	123.00	123.00
9	—	607	130.25	130.25
9	—	524	148.00	148.00
6	—	466	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
4	—	315	129.00–141.00	135.00
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	518	133.00	133.00
1	—	585	120.50	120.50
4	—	474	115.00–127.00	124.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	915	106.00	106.00
11	—	627	126.50	126.50
16	—	556	124.00–131.00	130.07
6	—	689	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	267	147.00	147.00
40	—	480	140.50–151.00	144.24
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
2	—	720	117.00	117.00
22	—	544	136.50–137.50	136.72
17	—	430	149.00	149.00
17	—	376	153.00–157.00	154.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	709	124.00	124.00
3	—	425	168.00	168.00
7	—	610	131.00–137.25	133.63
28	—	473	161.00–175.00	167.42
13	—	570	157.00	157.00
5	—	676	127.00–128.00	127.60
8	—	376	169.50–172.00	171.36
4	—	298	166.00	166.00
17	—	546	146.50–147.00	146.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	461	180.50	180.50
75	—	572	160.75	160.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.50	165.50
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
8	—	577	124.00–142.00	130.46
2	—	483	137.00	137.00
2	—	543	121.00	121.00
3	—	403	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	147.50	147.50
5	—	422	113.00–114.00	113.42
2	—	538	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	449	164.00	164.00
11	—	366	162.00–170.00	164.21
8	—	331	170.00	170.00
5	—	626	119.00–125.00	122.57
29	—	480	156.00–165.00	158.97
4	—	775	105.00–111.00	107.92
4	—	706	118.00	118.00
10	—	558	140.00–144.00	142.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	700.00–900.00	810.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,292	750.00–925.00	831.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,223.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,166.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	935	825.00–1,050.00	925.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	48.00–50.00	49.00
18	—	1,140	52.00–61.00	55.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	66.00–68.00	67.15
1	—	1,500	52.50	52.50
6	—	1,553	54.50–65.00	60.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	58.50–65.50	62.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,807	78.00–84.50	80.96
7	—	1,606	88.50–94.00	91.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	100.00	100.00

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