Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited comparable receiprts no trend on market this week. There were 12 test cows and 27 slaughter cattle not represented on this report.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.48/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$143.48

117 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$13.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

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	546	145.78	796	97
Medium and Large 2-3	606	132.34	802	20

One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale117 hd

143.48

—

KY average25 barns · 6,806 hd

149.43

−5.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	170.92/cwt	167.00–171.50	831	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	144.30/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,053	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	141.78/cwt	138.00–143.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	967	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	132.54/cwt	126.00–134.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	141.43/cwt	138.00–143.00	861	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	153.25/cwt	152.50–154.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	166.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.24/cwt	166.50–168.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.77/cwt	145.00–154.00	779	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	153.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,039	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 Feb 24, 2022

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

Receipts 291Last week 554Year ago 760

Due to limited comparable receiprts no trend on market this week. There were 12 test cows and 27 slaughter cattle not represented on this report.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
4	—	611	143.50	143.50
5	—	375	186.00	186.00
7	—	443	179.00	179.00
9	—	545	158.00	158.00
15	—	486	167.00–171.50	170.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	152.50–154.00	153.25
2	—	573	135.00	135.00
2	—	695	128.00	128.00
5	—	456	158.50	158.50
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	845	144.00	144.00
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
17	—	730	143.00–145.00	144.30
6	—	563	163.00	163.00
4	—	946	141.00	141.00
14	—	628	154.00	154.00
1	—	405	172.00	172.00
2	—	350	195.00	195.00
3	—	530	165.00	165.00
1	—	460	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	170.00	170.00
2	—	633	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	138.00–143.00	141.78
6	—	758	120.50	120.50
7	—	572	126.00–134.00	132.54
2	—	390	153.00	153.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	550	143.00	143.00
22	—	609	138.00–143.00	141.43
12	—	755	126.00	126.00
3	—	652	128.00	128.00
6	—	320	165.00–170.00	166.67
6	—	373	166.50–168.00	167.24
20	—	520	145.00–154.00	149.77
15	—	436	150.00–160.00	153.03
1	—	845	123.00	123.00

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