Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle this week due to lack of comparable receipts, but a quality offering and strong bidder participation was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.49/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$157.49

80 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

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	741	157.70	1,169	78
Medium and Large 2-3	575	149.50	860	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about $310 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 sale80 hd

157.49

—

KY average19 barns · 4,058 hd

156.76

+0.73

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	1,961	93.02	1,824	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	70.36	908	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	67.69	1,029	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	59.01	673	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	107.00	1,284	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	448	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.00/cwt	158.00–164.00	678	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	832	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	157.45/cwt	153.00–158.50	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	146.46/cwt	146.00–147.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	718	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	927.85/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,626	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,305.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,335.00	16,965	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,214.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	15,617	8
Bulls	—	—	1,961	93.02/cwt	89.50–94.50	1,824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	70.36/cwt	61.50–74.00	908	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	64.53/cwt	63.00–66.00	954	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	59.88/cwt	54.00–65.50	699	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	68.32/cwt	66.00–70.50	895	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	51.96/cwt	51.00–53.00	509	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,284	1

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 Jan 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 755Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 137Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 48Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	172.00	172.00
2	—	563	161.00	161.00
3	—	625	162.50	162.50
4	—	749	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	765	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	144.50	144.50
3	—	535	154.50	154.50
15	—	424	158.00–164.00	160.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
4	—	609	129.00	129.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
4	—	372	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	318	151.00	151.00
17	—	487	145.00–150.00	147.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	139.00	139.00
1	—	370	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	172.00	172.00
15	—	553	150.50	150.50
5	—	512	149.50	149.50
10	—	477	153.00–158.50	157.45
3	—	307	181.00	181.00
9	—	623	146.00–147.00	146.46
7	—	439	168.00	168.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,253	800.00–1,125.00	927.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,300	1,275.00–1,335.00	1,305.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,286	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,214.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,961	89.50–94.50	93.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	61.50–74.00	70.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	63.00–66.00	64.53
1	—	1,605	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,168	54.00–65.50	59.88
2	—	1,310	66.00–70.50	68.32
4	—	979	51.00–53.00	51.96
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	107.00	107.00

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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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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