Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher with a high quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.86/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$135.86

152 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$5.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

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	549	136.49	750	133
Medium and Large 2-3	489	131.42	642	19thin

One grade step is worth $5.06/cwt here — about $107 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 sale152 hd

135.86

—

KY average26 barns · 4,673 hd

131.34

+4.52

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	1,644	89.46	1,471	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	68.27	916	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	66.21	968	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	61.91	725	39

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	556	140.18/cwt	140.00–141.00	779	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	146.45/cwt	142.00–147.50	706	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	110.70/cwt	110.00–111.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.50	764	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	862	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	873	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	917	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	656	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.14/cwt	127.00–129.00	793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.78/cwt	127.00–132.00	866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	61.19/cwt	57.00–65.50	713	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	54.74/cwt	54.50–55.00	605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	69.35/cwt	68.50–70.50	854	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	90.15/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,490	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	68.27/cwt	64.00–71.50	916	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	65.74/cwt	60.50–68.00	968	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	181.57/cwt	177.00–185.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	176.60/cwt	170.00–182.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	928.79/cwt	785.00–1,100.00	11,796	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	148.41/cwt	146.50–156.00	718	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	127.02/cwt	124.00–129.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	108.13/cwt	106.00–109.00	883	14

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 762Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 95Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 48Year ago 78

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher with a high quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	556	140.00–141.00	140.18
14	—	624	127.00–129.00	127.14
17	—	435	160.00	160.00
4	—	671	126.00	126.00
2	—	733	117.00	117.00
12	—	377	177.00–185.00	181.57
7	—	326	170.00–182.00	176.60
28	—	484	146.50–156.00	148.41
14	—	817	106.00–109.00	108.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	162.00	162.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	482	142.00–147.50	146.45
7	—	709	110.00–111.00	110.70
44	—	572	132.00–135.50	133.57
2	—	220	160.00	160.00
2	—	845	106.00	106.00
6	—	625	121.00–122.00	121.66
14	—	437	150.00	150.00
4	—	325	163.00	163.00
2	—	533	142.00	142.00
2	—	365	155.00	155.00
8	—	860	106.00	106.00
4	—	658	119.00–121.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	561	126.00	126.00
5	—	397	147.00	147.00
2	—	690	114.00	114.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
4	—	409	131.00–132.00	131.49
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
5	—	524	124.00–129.00	127.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	145.00–147.00	146.32
3	—	502	152.00	152.00
1	—	980	108.00	108.00
15	—	720	126.00–128.00	127.32
3	—	353	174.00	174.00
2	—	250	182.50	182.50
12	—	627	135.00–136.00	135.40
8	—	667	127.00–132.00	129.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	570	151.25	151.25
17	—	629	138.75	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	167.50	167.50
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
2	—	475	142.00	142.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,270	785.00–1,100.00	928.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,166	57.00–65.50	61.19
2	—	1,105	54.50–55.00	54.74
5	—	1,231	68.50–70.50	69.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,472	60.50–68.00	65.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,342	64.00–71.50	68.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,653	87.00–95.00	90.15

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

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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