Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The feeder calf buyers showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.01/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$198.01

241 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$27.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

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	542	199.91	1,084	224
Medium and Large 1	505	175.00	884	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	172.90	990	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.01/cwt here — about $95 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 sale241 hd

198.01

—

KY average22 barns · 6,168 hd

196.37

+1.64

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	—	Average	1,742	117.99	2,055	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	93.53	1,350	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	87.09	1,042	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	76.56	753	26

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)	1,243	$1,537	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,400	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,380	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$963	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,048	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,972	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	608	172.02/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	193.39/cwt	190.00–195.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,221	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	970	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	175.31/cwt	172.50–178.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	207.71/cwt	206.00–213.00	999	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	194.42/cwt	194.00–194.50	1,209	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	164.67/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,174	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	244.27/cwt	243.50–248.00	1,136	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	197.30/cwt	192.00–198.75	1,073	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	200.24/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,379	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	241.66/cwt	241.50–243.00	1,293	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,329	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,286	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	226.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	212.98/cwt	207.00–215.00	988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,053	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	264	238.18/cwt	235.00–242.50	629	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	72.64/cwt	65.00–77.00	676	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	81.51/cwt	79.00–87.00	818	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	95.06/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,395	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	87.43/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,179	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	94.85/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,114	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	84.86/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,030	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	52.48/cwt	49.00–56.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	75.52/cwt	75.00–76.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	116.98/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,925	8
Bulls	—	—	1,693	100.35/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,699	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,025	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,263	1,676.24/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,676	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,242	1,642.45/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,642	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	980	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,373.88/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,374	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	983	1,065.93/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,066	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,151.39/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,334.57/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,335	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	962.55/head	950.00–975.00	963	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	925	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,622.22/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	217.82/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,200	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,117	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	258.39/cwt	243.00–267.50	959	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	634	201.80/cwt	201.50–204.50	1,279	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	989	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 Apr 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 863Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 115Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 32Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	164.00–176.00	172.02
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
2	—	695	167.50	167.50
3	—	363	190.00–195.00	193.39
3	—	737	150.00–152.00	151.35
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	145.00	145.00
4	—	756	155.00	155.00
1	—	805	141.00	141.00
2	—	358	207.50	207.50
1	—	431	196.00	196.00
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,150	147.00	147.00
26	—	622	194.00–194.50	194.42
11	—	713	161.00–167.00	164.67
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
45	—	544	192.00–198.75	197.30
2	—	235	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	702	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	318	237.50	237.50
30	—	431	225.00	225.00
8	—	365	236.00	236.00
50	—	481	206.00–213.00	207.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	150.00	150.00
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
2	—	405	177.50	177.50
2	—	460	172.50–178.00	175.31
2	—	558	152.50	152.50
1	—	705	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	315	272.50	272.50
15	—	437	241.00	241.00
5	—	264	235.00–242.50	238.18
34	—	551	215.00–218.00	217.82
27	—	492	227.00	227.00
21	—	371	243.00–267.50	258.39
39	—	634	201.50–204.50	201.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	230.00	230.00
6	—	693	185.50	185.50
3	—	230	220.00–230.00	226.81
12	—	464	207.00–215.00	212.98
3	—	365	210.00	210.00
4	—	610	195.00	195.00
6	—	813	175.00	175.00
1	—	300	207.50	207.50
3	—	526	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	465	243.50–248.00	244.27
6	—	396	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	195.00	195.00
4	—	609	195.00–204.00	200.24
3	—	547	214.00	214.00
2	—	715	186.00	186.00
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
13	—	686	201.00	201.00
2	—	843	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	535	241.50–243.00	241.66
15	—	614	216.50	216.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	930	65.00–77.00	72.64
11	—	1,004	79.00–87.00	81.51
2	—	1,095	49.00–56.00	52.48
2	—	1,060	93.00–97.00	95.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,467	91.00–110.00	95.06
7	—	1,349	86.00–89.00	87.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,175	91.00–101.00	94.85
14	—	1,214	78.00–89.00	84.86
2	—	1,153	75.00–76.00	75.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	114.00–123.00	116.98
2	—	1,693	94.00–108.00	100.35
3	—	2,030	130.00–135.00	132.43

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,373.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,151.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,276	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,334.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	950.00–975.00	962.55
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,263	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,676.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,242	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,642.45
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	900.00–1,200.00	1,065.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,075.00	1,075.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,622.22
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	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

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