Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 12.00-14.00 higher with a few fancy and value-added calves even higher. Bull calves traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder calf buyer demand was strong for a high quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.87/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$189.87

234 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

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	514	191.68	985	220
Medium and Large 2-3	561	161.45	905	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $79 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 sale234 hd

189.87

—

KY average23 barns · 5,545 hd

181.27

+8.59

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	1,605	105.98	1,701	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	90.97	1,315	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	82.66	960	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	72.34	719	42
Steers	Choice	Average	1,828	118.00	2,157	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$993	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$989	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$926	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$835	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$762	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$893	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	914	$873	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,227	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	213.10/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,016	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	282	228.58/cwt	220.00–232.50	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	219.10/cwt	217.00–227.00	931	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	356	239.15/cwt	225.00–243.00	851	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	86.71/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,318	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	86.62/cwt	82.00–93.00	881	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	160.07/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,145	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	225.46/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	199.43/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,232	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	221.66/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,184	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	168.22/cwt	155.00–170.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	224.09/cwt	213.00–226.00	818	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	234.26/cwt	229.00–242.50	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	178.38/cwt	167.00–182.50	999	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	149.40/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	185.66/cwt	183.00–187.00	874	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	192.51/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,072	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	239.01/cwt	234.00–247.50	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	944	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	899	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	167.16/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	170.76/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,081	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,335	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,359	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	223.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,053	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	79.98/cwt	70.00–85.00	927	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	61.91/cwt	55.00–65.00	599	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,828	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,157	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	96.28/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,355	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	73.46/cwt	67.00–80.00	738	21
Bulls	—	—	1,411	92.24/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,302	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	92.20/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,073	8
Bulls	—	—	1,811	119.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	2,159	8
Bulls	—	—	1,517	100.90/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,531	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,159.13/head	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,159	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,007.72/head	885.00–1,225.00	1,008	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,044	1,283.24/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	993	942.08/head	775.00–1,110.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	893	767.26/head	750.00–775.00	767	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	843	721.05/head	600.00–875.00	721	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,212.50/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,213	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	915	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	923	926.42/head	900.00–950.00	926	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,060	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,318.91/head	1,285.00–1,350.00	1,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,020	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	146.74/cwt	141.00–155.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	252.93/cwt	235.00–256.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	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.

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KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Mar 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 671Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
17	—	557	186.00–196.00	192.51
1	—	930	138.00	138.00
3	—	878	148.00	148.00
3	—	511	180.00	180.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
4	—	783	159.00	159.00
5	—	729	168.00	168.00
8	—	630	185.00	185.00
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	477	209.00–214.00	213.10
3	—	282	220.00–232.50	228.58
24	—	425	217.00–227.00	219.10
28	—	356	225.00–243.00	239.15
13	—	319	235.00–256.00	252.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	141.00–155.00	146.74
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	158.00–161.00	160.07
25	—	560	167.00–182.50	178.38
3	—	347	201.00	201.00
10	—	819	145.00–154.00	149.40
26	—	471	183.00–187.00	185.66
4	—	516	191.00	191.00
7	—	437	199.00	199.00
1	—	940	152.50	152.50
8	—	679	160.00–171.50	167.16
38	—	633	168.00–174.00	170.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	153.00	153.00
8	—	533	155.00–170.00	168.22
1	—	420	172.50	172.50
1	—	950	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	122.50	122.50
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	470	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	365	213.00–226.00	224.09
5	—	308	229.00–242.50	234.26
4	—	225	220.00–235.00	227.50
5	—	275	234.00–247.50	239.01
18	—	457	206.50	206.50
20	—	430	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	210.00–228.00	225.46
12	—	618	199.00–200.00	199.43
18	—	534	209.00–225.00	221.66
12	—	690	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	185.00–186.00	185.50
2	—	338	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,005	146.00	146.00
2	—	360	220.00–225.00	222.47
7	—	704	179.00	179.00
1	—	470	196.00	196.00
13	—	809	168.00	168.00
1	—	400	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	254.00	254.00
2	—	425	213.00	213.00
21	—	470	215.00–225.00	223.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	163.00	163.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	82.00–90.00	86.71
1	—	1,300	74.00	74.00
8	—	1,407	92.00–105.00	96.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	82.00–93.00	86.62
2	—	905	48.00–49.00	48.50
10	—	968	55.00–65.00	61.91
21	—	1,004	67.00–80.00	73.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,159	70.00–85.00	79.98
1	—	1,180	68.00	68.00
8	—	1,164	87.00–103.00	92.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	89.00–95.00	92.24
8	—	1,811	110.00–125.00	119.19
10	—	1,517	97.00–107.00	100.90

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,159.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,226	885.00–1,225.00	1,007.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	775.00–1,110.00	942.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	900.00–950.00	926.42
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,044	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,212.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,285.00–1,350.00	1,318.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	960.00	960.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	893	750.00–775.00	767.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	843	600.00–875.00	721.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	825.00	825.00

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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