Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.76/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$135.76

254 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

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	519	137.86	715	214
Medium and Large 2-3	471	124.54	587	40

One grade step is worth $13.32/cwt here — about $128 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 sale254 hd

135.76

—

KY average25 barns · 4,958 hd

129.34

+6.43

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	1,802	92.69	1,670	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	73.40	939	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	69.23	1,051	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	63.16	745	34

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	362	173.87/cwt	173.00–174.00	629	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	114.33/cwt	111.00–115.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	179.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	142.04/cwt	141.00–144.50	888	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.39/cwt	145.00–146.50	705	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	722	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	764	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	1,260.98/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	17,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	147.50/cwt	147.00–149.00	643	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	133.64/cwt	133.00–134.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	158.79/cwt	157.50–159.00	460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	792	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	150.64/cwt	143.00–151.50	819	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	864.70/cwt	785.00–935.00	11,397	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,385.50/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	17,319	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	55.84/cwt	55.00–57.00	597	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	72.12/cwt	70.00–74.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	63.57/cwt	58.00–68.50	762	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	88.09/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,998	98.21/cwt	94.50–101.50	1,962	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	865.73/cwt	780.00–980.00	10,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	120.16/cwt	102.00–142.50	1,556	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	70.25/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,068	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	68.04/cwt	67.00–69.00	782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.79/cwt	70.00–78.00	941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	139.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	125.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	128.22/cwt	119.00–130.00	801	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	148.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	532	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	143.06/cwt	141.00–146.00	625	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	122.87/cwt	122.50–123.50	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	138.68/cwt	136.00–139.00	766	48

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 575Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 159Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	362	173.00–174.00	173.87
6	—	820	99.50	99.50
2	—	308	165.00	165.00
23	—	487	148.25	148.25
16	—	622	135.00	135.00
18	—	547	144.75	144.75
12	—	700	127.00	127.00
26	—	423	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	147.50	147.50
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
4	—	540	138.50	138.50
2	—	373	161.00	161.00
11	—	437	141.00–146.00	143.06
8	—	643	122.50–123.50	122.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	764	111.00–115.00	114.33
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
4	—	722	109.00–111.00	109.98
38	—	485	145.00–146.50	145.39
39	—	627	121.00–125.00	121.80
32	—	436	147.00–149.00	147.50
8	—	536	133.00–134.00	133.64
7	—	290	157.50–159.00	158.79
25	—	358	146.00–149.00	148.51
48	—	552	136.00–139.00	138.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	131.00	131.00
6	—	368	130.00–141.00	139.13
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
3	—	255	135.00	135.00
6	—	422	115.00–118.00	117.02
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
11	—	527	120.00–131.00	125.87
5	—	680	107.00	107.00
2	—	243	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	295	175.00–180.00	179.33
17	—	625	141.00–144.50	142.04
8	—	994	108.50	108.50
2	—	375	167.00	167.00
11	—	480	153.00	153.00
4	—	804	122.00	122.00
49	—	544	143.00–151.50	150.64
4	—	418	163.00	163.00
3	—	693	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	119.00–130.00	128.22
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
4	—	469	147.00	147.00
2	—	443	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,367	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,260.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,385.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	785.00–935.00	864.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	780.00–980.00	865.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	750.00	750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,295	102.00–142.50	120.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	55.00–57.00	55.84
2	—	1,138	70.00–74.00	72.12
28	—	1,199	58.00–68.50	63.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	58.00	58.00
11	—	1,520	68.00–73.50	70.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	67.00–69.00	68.04
1	—	1,600	79.00	79.00
13	—	1,275	70.00–78.00	73.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	84.00–91.00	88.09
5	—	1,998	94.50–101.50	98.21

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