Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher and feeder heifers were 10.00-12.00 higher. In all classes of feeder cattle most of the fancy and value-added calves were sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.18/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$190.18

170 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$51.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	528	192.62	1,017	162
Medium and Large 2-3	689	140.75	970	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.86/cwt here — about $47 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 sale170 hd

190.18

—

KY average22 barns · 6,431 hd

190.33

−0.16

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	1,665	115.64	1,925	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	93.60	1,357	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	92.89	1,145	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	80.51	792	28

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)	1,094	$1,164	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,134	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,623	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	965	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	154.67/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875	174.34/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	182.65/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,028	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	193.81/cwt	193.00–195.00	934	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	172.46/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,078	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	249	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	191.55/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,021	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	239.59/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,284	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	217.22/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,316	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	237.04/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	199.00/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	211.61/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	188.78/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,270	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	228.44/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,055	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	226.02/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,261	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	246.16/cwt	237.50–248.00	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	236.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	249.34/cwt	242.00–252.50	805	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	97.89/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,466	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	85.01/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,152	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	96.21/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,178	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	96.03/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,008	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	68.49/cwt	63.00–74.00	586	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	86.81/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,084	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	83.99/cwt	77.00–90.00	849	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	127.94/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,329	7
Bulls	—	—	1,532	109.67/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,680	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	96.88/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,477	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	994.73/head	925.00–1,075.00	995	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,778.13/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,133.58/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,276.86/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,277	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,096	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,020	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	876	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	230.41/cwt	225.00–234.00	841	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	111.26/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 816Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 90Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 13Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	121.00	121.00
2	—	368	220.00	220.00
1	—	855	142.50	142.50
2	—	455	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	207.50	207.50
2	—	558	203.00	203.00
2	—	798	149.00	149.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
5	—	506	215.00	215.00
8	—	609	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	558	219.00–230.00	226.02
6	—	362	237.50–248.00	246.16
3	—	275	230.00–240.00	236.61
7	—	323	242.00–252.50	249.34
12	—	451	243.00	243.00
9	—	433	235.50	235.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	227.00	227.00
6	—	875	172.00–179.00	174.34
5	—	249	250.00	250.00
28	—	423	207.00	207.00
1	—	315	227.50	227.50
13	—	365	225.00–234.00	230.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	152.00–156.00	154.67
2	—	385	207.50	207.50
24	—	563	175.00–186.00	182.65
2	—	308	197.50	197.50
31	—	482	193.00–195.00	193.81
20	—	625	164.00–175.00	172.46
13	—	533	184.00–195.00	191.55
5	—	992	143.00	143.00
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
3	—	913	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	157.50	157.50
2	—	973	107.50–115.00	111.26
2	—	598	152.00	152.00
2	—	545	161.00	161.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	226.00	226.00
3	—	758	179.00	179.00
2	—	620	205.00	205.00
2	—	470	217.50	217.50
1	—	840	165.00	165.00
2	—	595	196.00–202.00	199.00
5	—	509	210.00–212.00	211.61
1	—	720	178.00	178.00
9	—	673	184.00–192.00	188.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
2	—	718	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	257.50	257.50
22	—	462	223.00–229.00	228.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	536	229.00–249.00	239.59
13	—	606	216.00–220.00	217.22
9	—	557	229.00–241.00	237.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	92.00–110.00	97.89
3	—	1,355	81.00–87.00	85.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,224	94.00–102.00	96.21
6	—	1,249	82.00–90.00	86.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	95.00–97.00	96.03
5	—	855	63.00–74.00	68.49
20	—	1,011	77.00–90.00	83.99
1	—	945	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,820	123.00–133.00	127.94
5	—	1,532	105.00–117.00	109.67
3	—	1,525	94.00–101.00	96.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	925.00–1,075.00	994.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,133.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,276.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,140	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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