Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder buyers expressed concerns with calf health due to the rainy weather the cause for lower interest today. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.91/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$142.91

226 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$23.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	547	143.74	786	218
Medium and Large 2-3	604	120.31	726	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.42/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 sale226 hd

142.91

—

KY average25 barns · 8,503 hd

147.69

−4.78

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	—	High	1,605	87.13	1,398	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	65.75	974	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	60.93	740	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	53.52	528	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$935	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$909	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$876	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,730	$2,465	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$900	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.18/cwt	126.00–134.50	940	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	165.67/cwt	162.50–166.00	608	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	666	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	138.84/cwt	136.00–141.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	113.41/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	143.08/cwt	138.00–147.00	767	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	142.52/cwt	135.50–144.00	693	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	153.58/cwt	151.00–155.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	141.02/cwt	137.00–144.00	752	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	172.62/cwt	158.00–175.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.11/cwt	161.00–174.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	162.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	776	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	821	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	160.17/cwt	151.00–162.50	778	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	693	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	56.84/cwt	54.00–60.00	574	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	48.42/cwt	47.00–50.00	455	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.24/cwt	62.00–65.00	648	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	55.53/cwt	52.00–59.00	697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	73.92/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,217	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	65.59/cwt	61.00–69.00	970	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	32.63/cwt	29.00–36.00	299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	53.53/cwt	51.00–55.00	663	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	62.12/cwt	56.00–68.00	752	31
Bulls	—	—	2,110	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,821	92.60/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,686	5
Bulls	—	—	1,406	81.85/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,151	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	876.24/head	800.00–1,000.00	876	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	909.03/head	760.00–1,050.00	909	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,730	2,465.00/head	2,465.00–2,465.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	928	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	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 Dec 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 1,023Year ago 796

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 222Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
4	—	525	131.00	131.00
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
3	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	446	174.00	174.00
12	—	551	145.00	145.00
32	—	625	120.00–135.00	131.41
24	—	486	151.00–162.50	160.17
3	—	318	176.00	176.00
2	—	770	120.00–128.00	124.00
17	—	719	129.00	129.00
1	—	870	102.50	102.50
6	—	801	124.00	124.00
3	—	245	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	350	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	722	126.00–134.50	130.18
21	—	367	162.50–166.00	165.67
21	—	419	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,006	110.00–114.00	113.41
58	—	536	138.00–147.00	143.08
43	—	486	135.50–144.00	142.52
6	—	333	155.00	155.00
30	—	621	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
4	—	615	120.00–121.00	120.75
3	—	713	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	164.50	164.50
2	—	430	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	136.00–141.00	138.84
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
10	—	654	150.00	150.00
4	—	515	170.00	170.00
7	—	474	158.00–175.00	172.62
6	—	633	148.00	148.00
2	—	373	161.00–174.00	167.11
9	—	559	155.00–165.00	162.17
2	—	890	130.00	130.00
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
3	—	465	151.00–155.00	153.58
13	—	533	137.00–144.00	141.02
2	—	618	131.00	131.00
2	—	570	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,010	54.00–60.00	56.84
4	—	940	47.00–50.00	48.42
4	—	1,025	62.00–65.00	63.24
2	—	915	29.00–36.00	32.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	52.00–59.00	55.53
3	—	1,647	72.00–77.00	73.92
25	—	1,479	61.00–69.00	65.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	51.00–55.00	53.53
31	—	1,211	56.00–68.00	62.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	102.00	102.00
5	—	1,821	90.00–97.00	92.60
8	—	1,406	75.00–85.50	81.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	800.00–1,000.00	876.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,205	760.00–1,050.00	909.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,730	2,465.00	2,465.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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