Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.16/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$125.16

286 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$5.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

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	554	126.17	699	231
Medium and Large 2-3	451	120.92	545	55

One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about $154 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 sale286 hd

125.16

—

KY average25 barns · 8,127 hd

130.44

−5.27

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	—	Average	1,459	78.33	1,143	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	55.75	740	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	54.00	750	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	49.77	616	31

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	526	126.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.50	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.49/cwt	116.00–120.00	743	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	131.30/cwt	131.00–132.00	580	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	124.18/cwt	120.50–130.00	546	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	124.93/cwt	119.00–131.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	112.48/cwt	107.50–115.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	903	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	799	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	137.24/cwt	130.00–151.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.39/cwt	141.00–147.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	748	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	111.84/cwt	111.00–112.00	797	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.24/cwt	121.00–129.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	700	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	758	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	50.89/cwt	47.50–55.00	637	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	46.54/cwt	43.00–48.50	557	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	55.00/cwt	53.00–59.50	756	7
Bulls	—	—	1,383	88.08/cwt	84.50–91.50	1,218	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	55.75/cwt	53.00–58.00	740	9
Bulls	—	—	1,484	75.08/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,114	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	941.18/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	12,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,262.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,400.00	16,413	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	630.73/cwt	600.00–660.00	7,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	793	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	694	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	117.19/cwt	112.00–121.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	136.43/cwt	129.00–141.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	127.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	468	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	105.82/cwt	105.00–108.00	872	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	132.59/cwt	129.00–141.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.28/cwt	149.50–152.50	711	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	125.83/cwt	125.50–126.00	702	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 1,052Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 123Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	526	125.00–130.00	126.75
3	—	248	134.00	134.00
37	—	627	116.00–120.00	118.49
30	—	442	131.00–132.00	131.30
14	—	370	143.00	143.00
16	—	721	110.00	110.00
49	—	558	125.50–126.00	125.83
29	—	492	130.00	130.00
3	—	805	115.00	115.00
6	—	991	112.00	112.00
2	—	315	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	115.00–117.50	115.86
6	—	614	111.00	111.00
26	—	440	120.50–130.00	124.18
2	—	598	105.00	105.00
3	—	487	107.50–115.00	112.48
13	—	366	124.00–134.00	127.77
2	—	708	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	123.00	123.00
12	—	518	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	119.00–131.00	124.93
6	—	664	128.00	128.00
2	—	580	128.00	128.00
6	—	467	130.00–151.00	137.24
3	—	230	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	158.00	158.00
2	—	353	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,340	104.00	104.00
14	—	711	127.00	127.00
5	—	651	139.50	139.50
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
23	—	538	148.50	148.50
15	—	622	135.00–140.00	135.35
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
5	—	565	141.00–147.00	143.39
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	618	121.00	121.00
13	—	713	111.00–112.00	111.84
12	—	576	121.00–129.00	124.24
28	—	432	162.00	162.00
25	—	549	138.00	138.00
3	—	317	181.00	181.00
18	—	824	105.00–108.00	105.82
8	—	357	176.00	176.00
29	—	470	149.50–152.50	151.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	152.00	152.00
16	—	637	109.00	109.00
12	—	543	112.00–121.00	117.19
5	—	336	129.00–141.00	136.43
4	—	682	106.00	106.00
10	—	458	129.00–141.00	132.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,252	47.50–55.00	50.89
8	—	1,196	43.00–48.50	46.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	47.00	47.00
7	—	1,374	53.00–59.50	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,328	53.00–58.00	55.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	84.50–91.50	88.08
6	—	1,484	71.00–79.00	75.08

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	850.00–1,000.00	941.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	600.00–660.00	630.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle