Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand on a high quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher in good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.19/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$142.19

388 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

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	537	143.09	768	370
Medium and Large 2-3	567	123.84	702	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $66 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 sale388 hd

142.19

—

KY average26 barns · 6,441 hd

137.57

+4.63

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	—	High	1,604	90.21	1,447	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	66.34	813	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	66.09	961	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	56.35	582	25

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	823	121.28/cwt	120.00–123.50	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.50/cwt	153.00–157.00	837	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	132.62/cwt	130.50–133.50	1,001	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.18/cwt	123.00–130.00	792	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	155.49/cwt	152.50–157.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	176.45/cwt	176.00–177.00	639	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	170.78/cwt	166.00–176.00	635	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.93/cwt	153.00–157.50	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	152.72/cwt	144.00–153.50	829	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	125.16/cwt	125.00–125.50	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	168.10/cwt	161.00–170.00	730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.84/cwt	160.00–161.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.27/cwt	137.00–143.50	876	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	149.35/cwt	145.00–151.00	421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	135.43/cwt	135.00–136.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	728	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	903	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	124.86/cwt	121.00–127.00	985	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	795	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,018	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	196.08/cwt	185.00–200.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	726.50/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	892.38/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,176.12/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	15,148	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,203	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	58.82/cwt	56.00–61.00	709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	72.69/cwt	71.00–75.00	932	7
Bulls	—	—	1,922	100.13/cwt	98.50–102.00	1,924	3
Bulls	—	—	1,589	91.48/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,454	7
Bulls	—	—	1,393	80.56/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	120.73/cwt	120.00–121.50	2,058	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	65.71/cwt	62.00–69.00	796	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	64.61/cwt	63.00–67.00	607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	47.22/cwt	42.00–51.50	446	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	56.05/cwt	52.00–61.50	607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	603	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	69.82/cwt	69.50–70.00	1,077	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	66.43/cwt	63.00–68.50	954	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,000.64/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,717	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	968.16/cwt	775.00–1,125.00	9,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	146.25/cwt	142.50–150.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	133.37/cwt	127.50–137.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	111.33/cwt	111.00–112.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	140.88/cwt	137.50–145.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	126.62/cwt	125.00–127.50	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	192.47/cwt	191.00–195.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.18/cwt	161.00–170.00	785	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.98/cwt	116.00–126.50	879	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.42/cwt	132.00–145.00	734	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	949	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	154.17/cwt	145.00–156.00	674	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	128.53/cwt	121.00–130.00	875	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	134.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	832	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	146.85/cwt	144.00–150.00	717	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.33/cwt	162.50–168.50	712	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1

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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 842Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 109Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 60Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	823	120.00–123.50	121.28
15	—	535	153.00–157.00	156.50
3	—	882	119.00	119.00
1	—	930	107.50	107.50
13	—	362	176.00–177.00	176.45
1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
2	—	995	112.00	112.00
2	—	590	146.00	146.00
6	—	733	125.00–125.50	125.16
9	—	434	161.00–170.00	168.10
24	—	620	137.00–143.50	141.27
7	—	659	135.00–136.00	135.43
12	—	789	121.00–127.00	124.86
11	—	473	168.00	168.00
8	—	314	191.00–195.00	192.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	165.50	165.50
34	—	755	130.50–133.50	132.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	138.00–141.00	139.50
3	—	472	127.50–137.50	133.37
2	—	305	165.00	165.00
3	—	428	133.00–135.00	134.32
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	785	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	613	123.00–130.00	129.18
3	—	329	152.50–157.00	155.49
8	—	376	153.00–157.50	155.93
5	—	282	145.00–151.00	149.35
8	—	806	115.00	115.00
18	—	565	132.00–135.00	133.66
18	—	715	116.00–126.50	122.98
46	—	530	132.00–145.00	138.42
13	—	758	125.25	125.25
49	—	437	145.00–156.00	154.17
3	—	915	105.00	105.00
56	—	681	121.00–130.00	128.53
55	—	488	144.00–150.00	146.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	372	166.00–176.00	170.78
24	—	465	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	127.50–130.00	128.77
3	—	780	111.00–112.00	111.33
3	—	378	137.50–145.00	140.88
4	—	523	125.00–127.50	126.62
1	—	925	86.00	86.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	543	144.00–153.50	152.72
6	—	383	160.00–161.00	160.84
6	—	808	113.00	113.00
2	—	720	116.00–118.00	117.02
4	—	277	185.00–200.00	196.08
3	—	345	175.00	175.00
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
46	—	478	161.00–170.00	164.18
1	—	895	101.00	101.00
26	—	616	135.00	135.00
39	—	428	162.50–168.50	166.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	728	124.00	124.00
6	—	362	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	142.50–150.00	146.25
1	—	470	139.00	139.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
3	—	514	135.00–140.00	138.30

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	700.00–750.00	726.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	850.00–925.00	892.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,176.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,171	875.00–1,100.00	1,000.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	775.00–1,125.00	968.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,705	120.00–121.50	120.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	52.50	52.50
3	—	1,542	69.50–70.00	69.82
7	—	1,436	63.00–68.50	66.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	56.00–61.00	58.82
7	—	1,282	71.00–75.00	72.69
23	—	1,212	62.00–69.00	65.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	939	63.00–67.00	64.61
4	—	945	42.00–51.50	47.22
16	—	1,083	52.00–61.50	56.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,922	98.50–102.00	100.13
7	—	1,589	87.50–96.00	91.48
4	—	1,393	77.00–83.00	80.56

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