Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves saw strong demand from buyers on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.50/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$187.50

261 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$32.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	584	188.51	1,102	253
Medium and Large 2-3	438	155.56	681	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $420 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 sale261 hd

187.50

—

KY average24 barns · 6,118 hd

186.50

+1.00

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	1,894	109.40	2,072	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	94.63	1,407	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	88.01	1,071	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	74.15	752	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,132	120.00	1,358	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	126.00	1,632	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,397	114.00	1,593	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$1,118	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,099	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$1,083	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$942	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$950	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	157.87/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	172.05/cwt	163.00–176.50	1,062	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	168.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	190.16/cwt	180.50–197.00	937	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	208.56/cwt	207.00–209.50	953	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	183.08/cwt	182.00–184.00	989	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	142.83/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	231.39/cwt	231.00–232.00	875	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	175.17/cwt	169.00–177.50	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	289	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	244.75/cwt	230.00–250.00	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,371	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	216.30/cwt	200.00–221.00	930	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	176.28/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	231.29/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,048	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	223.78/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,213	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	211.61/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,291	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	182.21/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,303	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	156.47/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	156.67/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	191.43/cwt	187.00–192.50	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	157.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	141.21/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	289	248.27/cwt	230.00–250.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	987	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	621	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,217	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,156	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	87.47/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,240	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	98.21/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,494	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	67.21/cwt	64.00–70.00	644	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	94.24/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,132	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	79.36/cwt	73.00–86.00	842	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,632	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,397	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,132	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	79.93/cwt	75.00–84.50	992	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,632	1
Bulls	—	—	2,056	117.65/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	106.57/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,901	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,231.59/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,232	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,016	1,083.43/head	985.00–1,125.00	1,083	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	912.41/head	875.00–950.00	912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	920	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	913	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	255.31/cwt	245.00–265.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	239.77/cwt	237.50–241.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	221.42/cwt	212.50–228.50	1,038	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	149.63/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,083	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	168.49/cwt	165.00–172.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	218.55/cwt	215.00–221.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	177.65/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,100	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	208.76/cwt	207.50–210.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	123.45/cwt	119.00–132.50	1,154	3

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 Mar 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 548Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 134Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 50Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	147.50	147.50
3	—	328	165.00–170.00	168.48
1	—	775	127.50	127.50
2	—	460	147.00	147.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	716	154.00–159.00	157.87
24	—	617	163.00–176.50	172.05
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,115	105.00	105.00
39	—	493	180.50–197.00	190.16
1	—	320	187.50	187.50
27	—	540	182.00–184.00	183.08
3	—	582	179.00	179.00
5	—	829	131.00–146.00	142.83
3	—	935	119.00–132.50	123.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	457	207.00–209.50	208.56
1	—	220	232.50	232.50
18	—	378	231.00–232.00	231.39
4	—	289	232.50	232.50
16	—	314	230.00–250.00	244.75
18	—	430	200.00–221.00	216.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	837	163.75	163.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
10	—	784	173.00–178.00	176.28
12	—	715	180.00–184.00	182.21
2	—	925	154.00–159.00	156.47
2	—	338	205.00	205.00
1	—	470	202.50	202.50
5	—	690	187.00–192.50	191.43
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	241.00	241.00
1	—	235	250.00	250.00
21	—	453	221.00–233.00	231.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	542	212.00–226.00	223.78
21	—	610	203.00–215.00	211.61
3	—	582	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	107.50	107.50
4	—	686	149.00–163.00	156.67
1	—	620	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	716	169.00–177.50	175.17
3	—	752	150.00–165.00	157.35
5	—	907	136.00–148.00	141.21
1	—	1,010	119.00	119.00
7	—	547	198.00	198.00
1	—	550	183.00	183.00
5	—	367	215.00–221.00	218.55
9	—	619	176.00–181.00	177.65
5	—	819	159.50	159.50
2	—	408	207.50–210.00	208.76
4	—	469	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	289	230.00–250.00	248.27
34	—	430	229.50	229.50
16	—	621	196.00	196.00
23	—	552	209.50	209.50
15	—	358	255.00	255.00
7	—	210	245.00–265.00	255.31
3	—	312	237.50–241.00	239.77
46	—	469	212.50–228.50	221.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	116.00	116.00
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
3	—	713	142.00–158.00	149.63
1	—	660	134.00	134.00
8	—	521	165.00–172.00	168.49
1	—	800	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
9	—	958	64.00–70.00	67.21
13	—	1,061	73.00–86.00	79.36
1	—	955	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	84.00–90.00	87.47
10	—	1,521	93.00–105.00	98.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,201	88.00–102.00	94.24
6	—	1,241	75.00–84.50	79.93
1	—	1,250	68.00	68.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	126.00	126.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,397	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,132	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	88.00	88.00
5	—	2,056	115.00–123.00	117.65
7	—	1,784	102.00–112.00	106.57

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,231.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,016	985.00–1,125.00	1,083.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	875.00–950.00	912.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	950.00	950.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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