Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher, with instances 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.71/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$133.71

326 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

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	545	136.24	743	273
Medium and Large 2-3	565	120.69	682	53

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $60 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 sale326 hd

133.71

—

KY average26 barns · 8,108 hd

134.14

−0.42

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	1,840	80.17	1,475	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	57.60	772	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	56.80	913	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,275	51.49	657	34

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3	—	691	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	615	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	138.58/cwt	138.50–139.50	757	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	142.10/cwt	142.00–142.50	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	809	92.46/cwt	85.00–100.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	134.45/cwt	132.00–138.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	127.21/cwt	126.50–129.00	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.31/cwt	123.00–126.50	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	145.90/cwt	143.00–147.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	124.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.70/cwt	161.00–166.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	167.79/cwt	159.00–169.50	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	141.37/cwt	140.50–141.50	1,012	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	137.84/cwt	129.00–140.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	151.09/cwt	147.50–160.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	130.00/cwt	129.00–133.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	146.24/cwt	132.00–156.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	852	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	56.83/cwt	53.00–60.00	771	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,327	45.90/cwt	45.00–46.50	609	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	52.03/cwt	48.00–60.00	661	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,116	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	56.50/cwt	51.00–62.50	906	26
Bulls	—	—	1,681	73.20/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,931	84.15/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,625	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	863.15/cwt	825.00–875.00	12,257	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	899.19/cwt	660.00–1,100.00	11,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	922.15/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	13,030	9
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,738	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	968.85/cwt	950.00–975.00	10,347	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	835.86/cwt	625.00–985.00	8,852	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	143.46/cwt	122.50–146.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	167.50/cwt	162.00–171.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	158.00/cwt	156.00–164.00	877	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.24/cwt	122.00–128.00	790	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	126.75/cwt	121.00–129.50	896	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	694	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	125.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	961	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	776	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.73/cwt	128.50–134.00	747	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.96/cwt	146.00–151.00	550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.07/cwt	125.00–138.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	732	4

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 1,432Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 177Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 51Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher, with instances 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	691	116.00	116.00
2	—	575	127.00	127.00
16	—	535	125.00–130.00	125.89
4	—	449	125.00	125.00
4	—	809	85.00–100.00	92.46
5	—	375	132.00–138.00	134.45
6	—	738	110.00	110.00
5	—	310	125.00–138.00	130.07
4	—	631	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	424	145.00	145.00
35	—	546	138.50–139.50	138.58
5	—	288	142.00–142.50	142.10
7	—	246	157.00	157.00
11	—	664	126.50–129.00	127.21
8	—	775	123.00–126.50	124.31
64	—	479	140.00–145.00	142.79
54	—	626	122.00–128.00	126.24
5	—	976	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,090	101.00	101.00
25	—	567	128.50–134.00	131.73
12	—	369	146.00–151.00	148.96
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	709	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	160.00	160.00
2	—	498	134.00	134.00
4	—	591	142.00	142.00
2	—	720	121.00–128.00	124.43
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
5	—	535	129.00–140.00	137.84
4	—	277	147.50–160.00	151.09
4	—	682	120.00–130.00	125.01
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	122.00	122.00
11	—	629	143.00–147.00	145.90
10	—	470	161.00–166.00	164.70
19	—	564	159.00–169.50	167.79
23	—	716	140.50–141.50	141.37
2	—	410	169.00	169.00
2	—	658	142.00	142.00
12	—	820	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	121.00–125.00	123.01
4	—	547	129.00–133.00	130.00
5	—	423	132.00–156.00	146.24
9	—	590	122.50–146.00	143.46
5	—	370	162.00–171.00	167.50
2	—	793	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	156.00	156.00
31	—	622	137.00	137.00
25	—	438	175.00	175.00
4	—	304	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,043	85.00	85.00
48	—	555	156.00–164.00	158.00
22	—	707	121.00–129.50	126.75
18	—	367	189.00	189.00
16	—	766	120.00–129.00	125.51
36	—	488	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,356	53.00–60.00	56.83
1	—	1,080	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	45.00–46.50	45.90
31	—	1,270	48.00–60.00	52.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	64.50	64.50
26	—	1,603	51.00–62.50	56.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	72.00–74.50	73.20
7	—	1,931	80.50–87.00	84.15

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,420	825.00–875.00	863.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,240	660.00–1,100.00	899.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,413	875.00–1,000.00	922.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	650	575.00	575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,068	950.00–975.00	968.85
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,059	625.00–985.00	835.86
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle