Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.32/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$129.32

219 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$2.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	437	131.69	576	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	129.24	694	212

One grade step is worth $2.45/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale219 hd

129.32

—

KY average29 barns · 4,390 hd

128.30

+1.02

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	1,597	92.34	1,475	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,399	70.31	984	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	70.15	1,056	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	62.78	736	33

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	432	139.75/cwt	136.00–141.00	604	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	673	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	128.31/cwt	128.00–128.50	688	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	174.51/cwt	171.00–178.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	728	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.54/cwt	144.50–148.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.39/cwt	167.00–172.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	822	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.43/cwt	153.00–157.00	736	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,155	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	908	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,015	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	70.15/cwt	66.00–76.50	1,056	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	70.06/cwt	68.00–74.00	980	23
Bulls	—	—	1,336	87.30/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,166	9
Bulls	—	—	1,811	96.46/cwt	93.50–102.00	1,747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.90/cwt	145.50–147.00	705	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	844	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	66.27/cwt	62.00–70.50	804	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	57.15/cwt	52.50–60.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	135.16/cwt	135.00–136.00	731	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	153.61/cwt	150.50–154.75	671	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	139.17/cwt	138.00–140.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	116.56/cwt	116.00–117.50	725	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.60/cwt	118.00–121.00	866	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.84/cwt	127.50–132.50	815	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	7

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 May 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 917Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 165Year ago 84

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	432	136.00–141.00	139.75
3	—	323	151.00	151.00
3	—	290	140.00	140.00
47	—	488	138.00	138.00
19	—	536	128.00–128.50	128.31
33	—	556	131.00	131.00
11	—	715	103.00	103.00
5	—	368	140.00	140.00
4	—	795	108.00	108.00
42	—	622	116.00–117.50	116.56
8	—	695	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	138.00–140.00	139.17
2	—	583	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	140.00	140.00
4	—	259	171.00–178.00	174.51
7	—	518	144.50–148.00	145.54
6	—	373	167.00–172.00	170.39
4	—	850	115.00	115.00
3	—	908	110.00	110.00
20	—	567	145.00	145.00
3	—	657	131.50	131.50
18	—	480	153.00–157.00	153.43
7	—	1,008	102.00	102.00
6	—	758	129.50	129.50
6	—	712	127.50	127.50
7	—	430	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	917	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	118.00	118.00
2	—	560	138.00	138.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	483	145.50–147.00	145.90
6	—	358	170.00–171.00	170.51
6	—	319	176.00	176.00
5	—	808	104.50	104.50
25	—	541	135.00–136.00	135.16
21	—	437	150.50–154.75	153.61
15	—	718	118.00–121.00	120.60
7	—	554	136.50	136.50
41	—	618	127.50–132.50	131.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
1	—	355	159.00	159.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
3	—	737	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	69.50	69.50
19	—	1,213	62.00–70.50	66.27
13	—	1,092	52.50–60.00	57.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,506	66.00–76.50	70.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	76.00	76.00
23	—	1,399	68.00–74.00	70.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,336	84.00–90.00	87.30
11	—	1,811	93.50–102.00	96.46

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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