Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded sharply higher. A very good quality feeder calf offering today saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.68/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$175.68

265 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$32.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

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	560	176.29	987	260
Medium and Large 2-3	581	143.72	836	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.57/cwt here — about $151 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 sale265 hd

175.68

—

KY average24 barns · 5,525 hd

172.08

+3.60

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	1,602	104.87	1,680	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	90.94	1,331	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	86.49	1,033	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	66.60	675	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,203	132.50	1,594	2thin

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)	1,140	$1,391	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,269	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,247	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,174	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,478	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$974	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3	—	630	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	150.64/cwt	149.50–150.75	1,223	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,295	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	153.51/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	156.67/cwt	154.00–157.00	971	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	177.94/cwt	174.00–189.00	868	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	150.80/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,084	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	163.74/cwt	157.50–168.00	889	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	218	211.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	221.05/cwt	211.00–227.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	873	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	137.19/cwt	132.50–142.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	166.68/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,133	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	163.97/cwt	163.00–165.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	178.10/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	215.73/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,124	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	181.41/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	960	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	177.58/cwt	176.50–178.50	1,312	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	169.21/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,170	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	212.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,050	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	189.07/cwt	180.00–193.00	883	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	671	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	71.88/cwt	67.00–79.00	769	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	85.18/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,235	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	50.38/cwt	43.00–54.00	490	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	92.37/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,108	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	62.67/cwt	58.00–65.00	544	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	842	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,203	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	97.43/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,443	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,117	88.69/cwt	87.00–91.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	116.63/cwt	110.00–124.00	2,284	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	80.97/cwt	70.00–86.00	964	16
Bulls	—	—	1,545	103.04/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,592	12
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	710	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,320.25/head	1,200.00–1,435.00	1,320	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,061.06/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,061	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,239.61/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,240	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,391.23/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,391	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,292.04/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,292	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	167.30/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,032	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	164.21/cwt	164.00–164.50	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	208.50/cwt	208.00–210.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	219.37/cwt	214.00–226.00	796	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	159.15/cwt	159.00–159.50	1,124	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	240.05/cwt	230.00–247.00	787	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,020	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	236.70/cwt	232.50–237.50	871	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	213.53/cwt	205.00–214.00	912	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	945	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,017	980.74/head	875.00–1,025.00	981	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,551.21/head	1,410.00–1,725.00	1,551	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,043.18/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,043	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 Feb 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 623Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	160.00–161.00	160.49
4	—	519	163.00–165.00	163.97
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
2	—	880	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
1	—	915	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,068	132.50–142.00	137.19
2	—	493	187.00	187.00
2	—	588	185.00	185.00
12	—	680	162.50–167.50	166.68
1	—	1,030	142.00	142.00
9	—	619	175.00–178.50	178.10
5	—	443	190.00	190.00
9	—	825	167.50–172.50	169.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	220.00	220.00
2	—	360	232.50	232.50
3	—	407	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	521	213.00–221.00	215.73
15	—	668	181.00–182.00	181.41
15	—	576	210.50	210.50
9	—	960	166.50	166.50
24	—	739	176.50–178.50	177.58
12	—	636	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	812	149.50–150.75	150.64
18	—	654	164.00	164.00
19	—	855	151.50	151.50
10	—	535	179.50	179.50
6	—	579	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	656	147.50–155.00	153.51
2	—	320	180.00	180.00
18	—	620	154.00–157.00	156.67
2	—	380	195.00	195.00
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
1	—	765	142.50	142.50
40	—	488	174.00–189.00	177.94
20	—	719	146.00–155.00	150.80
17	—	543	157.50–168.00	163.74
1	—	840	132.00	132.00
10	—	571	164.00–164.50	164.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	157.50	157.50
3	—	464	145.00–150.00	148.36
1	—	985	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	218	200.00–220.00	211.82
11	—	275	211.00–227.00	221.05
24	—	428	204.00	204.00
4	—	300	208.00–210.00	208.50
24	—	363	214.00–226.00	219.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	210.00–215.00	212.62
5	—	813	147.00	147.00
3	—	425	189.00	189.00
12	—	544	193.00	193.00
10	—	467	180.00–193.00	189.07
33	—	617	158.00–169.00	167.30
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
2	—	778	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,175	135.00	135.00
1	—	935	134.00	134.00
3	—	286	195.00	195.00
10	—	706	159.00–159.50	159.15
2	—	378	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	293	229.00	229.00
14	—	328	230.00–247.00	240.05
32	—	488	209.00	209.00
18	—	368	232.50–237.50	236.70
19	—	427	205.00–214.00	213.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	166.00	166.00
1	—	990	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,070	67.00–79.00	71.88
6	—	973	43.00–54.00	50.38
4	—	868	58.00–65.00	62.67
2	—	1,008	83.00–84.00	83.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,450	78.00–90.00	85.18
23	—	1,481	92.00–104.00	97.43
2	—	1,400	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	88.00–100.00	92.37
16	—	1,191	70.00–86.00	80.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	132.50	132.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	87.00–91.00	88.69
6	—	1,958	110.00–124.00	116.63
12	—	1,545	93.00–108.00	103.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,191	1,200.00–1,435.00	1,320.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,239.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,140	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,391.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,268	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,292.04
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	875.00–1,025.00	980.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	880	975.00–1,125.00	1,043.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,061.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,088	1,410.00–1,725.00	1,551.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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