Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to market closure for the holidays. The demand for all classes of feeder cattle was very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.22/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$149.22

246 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.32

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	541	149.89	812	235
Medium and Large 2-3	522	134.74	703	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about $109 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 sale246 hd

149.22

—

KY average17 barns · 4,791 hd

157.54

−8.32

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	1,745	92.78	1,619	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	71.57	1,096	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	68.68	840	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	58.62	591	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,558	$1,201	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$702	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	1,033	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	160.88/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,075	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	151.20/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,176	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	154.77/cwt	153.00–156.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	786	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	919	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	716	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	143.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	193.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	896	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	156.88/cwt	143.00–158.00	673	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	151.16/cwt	147.50–152.00	435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	167.30/cwt	163.00–175.00	621	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,065	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	154.18/cwt	150.00–154.50	973	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.07/cwt	152.50–164.50	848	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	155.27/cwt	154.50–156.00	885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.87/cwt	143.00–145.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	140.97/cwt	138.00–149.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	148.54/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	136.12/cwt	136.00–137.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	151.36/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,094	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	180.40/cwt	165.00–183.00	972	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	133.01/cwt	126.00–135.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	902	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	142.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	129.69/cwt	125.00–133.00	918	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	169.29/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,053	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	163.99/cwt	152.00–168.00	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,558	1,201.16/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	805	701.86/head	650.00–750.00	702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	83.14/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,371	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	94.62/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,590	5
Bulls	—	—	1,983	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	67.18/cwt	62.00–70.00	830	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	67.74/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,065	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	614	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.89/cwt	56.00–66.00	614	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	74.70/cwt	71.00–79.00	901	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	74.30/cwt	70.00–81.00	773	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	74.45/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,117	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	46.62/cwt	42.00–52.00	455	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	315	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 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 650Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 164Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 51

No trend due to market closure for the holidays. The demand for all classes of feeder cattle was very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	135.00–140.00	137.48
14	—	668	158.00–162.00	160.88
11	—	778	148.00–154.00	151.20
13	—	820	148.00–149.00	148.54
5	—	882	145.50	145.50
10	—	723	149.00–157.00	151.36
36	—	539	165.00–183.00	180.40
2	—	910	137.50–140.00	138.75
14	—	622	165.00–176.00	169.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	168.00	168.00
2	—	520	156.00	156.00
14	—	570	154.50–156.00	155.27
1	—	770	137.00	137.00
9	—	654	136.00–137.00	136.12
2	—	470	130.00–142.00	136.26
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
3	—	632	135.00–146.00	142.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	464	192.00–195.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	852	134.00	134.00
5	—	514	153.00–156.00	154.77
12	—	371	163.00–175.00	167.30
18	—	717	148.50	148.50
29	—	631	150.00–154.50	154.18
8	—	557	152.00–168.00	163.99
2	—	245	177.50	177.50
3	—	760	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	434	181.00	181.00
19	—	508	181.00	181.00
16	—	367	195.00	195.00
8	—	328	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
3	—	340	162.50	162.50
3	—	475	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	366	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	558	140.00–147.00	143.82
26	—	429	143.00–158.00	156.88
5	—	288	147.50–152.00	151.16
68	—	530	152.50–164.50	160.07
11	—	370	143.00–145.00	143.87
10	—	462	138.00–149.00	140.97
42	—	631	130.00–146.00	142.92
8	—	799	122.00	122.00
12	—	708	125.00–133.00	129.69
15	—	668	130.00–133.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	126.00–135.00	133.01
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,558	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.16
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	650.00–750.00	701.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	80.00–87.00	83.14
5	—	1,680	94.00–96.00	94.62
3	—	1,983	100.00–105.00	102.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,235	62.00–70.00	67.18
1	—	1,180	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,206	71.00–79.00	74.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,572	61.00–71.00	67.74
16	—	1,500	72.00–79.00	74.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,025	56.00–66.00	59.89
4	—	1,040	70.00–81.00	74.30
4	—	975	42.00–52.00	46.62
1	—	900	35.00	35.00

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle