Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 500 pounds traded 5.00 higher, over 500 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.32/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$138.32

207 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

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	538	140.58	757	181
Medium and Large 2-3	571	122.55	700	26

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $57 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

138.32

—

KY average20 barns · 4,037 hd

139.67

−1.35

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	1,935	90.91	1,759	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,461	70.10	1,024	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	66.66	1,076	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	59.52	711	19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	170.99/cwt	168.00–172.00	783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	656	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	137.26/cwt	137.00–138.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	113.96/cwt	112.50–116.50	825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	156.07/cwt	154.50–160.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	136.40/cwt	136.00–137.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	139.44/cwt	136.00–145.00	759	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	147.63/cwt	146.50–152.00	921	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	155.26/cwt	153.50–155.50	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,164	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	246	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	176.96/cwt	175.00–179.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.41/cwt	116.00–119.00	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	148.28/cwt	141.00–150.00	823	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	68.87/cwt	65.00–73.50	1,032	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	62.04/cwt	57.50–65.50	774	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	56.06/cwt	52.50–58.50	629	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	67.70/cwt	65.50–70.00	1,121	4
Bulls	—	—	2,175	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,911	91.40/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,747	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,758	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,059.48/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	11,527	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,533	1,104.78/cwt	1,020.00–1,150.00	16,936	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	793.19/cwt	740.00–1,020.00	10,089	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	882	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	171.92/cwt	170.00–173.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	113.31/cwt	110.50–119.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.16/cwt	164.00–168.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	892	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	153.70/cwt	153.00–155.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	143.10/cwt	137.00–144.00	701	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	147.62/cwt	144.00–150.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	855	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	122.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	377	2

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 Sep 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 567Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 45Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 59Year ago 141

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 500 pounds traded 5.00 higher, over 500 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
4	—	748	121.00	121.00
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	940	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	458	168.00–172.00	170.99
2	—	250	162.00	162.00
4	—	661	137.00–138.00	137.26
7	—	725	146.50	146.50
10	—	532	154.50–160.00	156.07
4	—	796	138.50	138.50
1	—	1,240	113.00	113.00
19	—	624	146.50–152.00	147.63
17	—	552	153.50–155.50	155.26
4	—	875	133.00	133.00
4	—	409	170.00	170.00
4	—	371	175.00–179.00	176.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	150.00	150.00
40	—	436	150.50	150.50
6	—	938	113.50	113.50
54	—	544	136.00–145.00	139.44
6	—	810	110.50–119.00	113.31
4	—	778	127.00	127.00
22	—	490	137.00–144.00	143.10
10	—	378	144.00–150.00	147.62
33	—	628	129.00–139.00	136.14
2	—	243	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	724	112.50–116.50	113.96
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
5	—	417	136.00–137.00	136.40
4	—	545	130.00	130.00
5	—	455	115.00–127.00	122.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	82.00	82.00
2	—	280	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	790	116.00–119.00	118.41
3	—	808	114.00	114.00
3	—	315	173.00	173.00
9	—	431	172.00	172.00
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
26	—	555	141.00–150.00	148.28
22	—	628	140.50	140.50
8	—	385	170.00–173.00	171.92
7	—	463	164.00–168.00	165.16
10	—	689	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	498	155.00	155.00
3	—	572	145.00	145.00
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
2	—	513	138.00	138.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
3	—	312	153.00–155.00	153.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,499	65.00–73.50	68.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,248	57.50–65.50	62.04
8	—	1,122	52.50–58.50	56.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	62.50	62.50
4	—	1,656	65.50–70.00	67.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	86.00	86.00
10	—	1,911	88.00–95.00	91.40

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	975.00–1,125.00	1,059.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,533	1,020.00–1,150.00	1,104.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,272	740.00–1,020.00	793.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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

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Replacement Cattle