Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: All classes of feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with some of the larger groups selling sharply higher. A very good quality offering saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.49/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$202.49

303 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$42.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

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	529	205.28	1,086	283
Medium and Large 2-3	588	163.10	959	20

One grade step is worth $42.18/cwt here — about $128 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 sale303 hd

202.49

—

KY average27 barns · 5,266 hd

196.50

+6.00

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	—	Average	1,620	111.71	1,810	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	95.15	1,431	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	88.04	1,054	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	82.66	837	62

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)	1,325	$1,235	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,222	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,130	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,758	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	911	$1,446	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	941	$1,413	4thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Fancy	—	287	233.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	175.24/cwt	173.00–180.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	184.94/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,147	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	160.19/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	240.46/cwt	234.00–242.00	854	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	187.10/cwt	184.00–193.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	235.63/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,270	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,032	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,140	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,102	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	141.87/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	224.87/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,306	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	217.76/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,396	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	204.14/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,106	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	193.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,440	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	192.82/cwt	176.50–197.50	1,203	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	175.42/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,265	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	235.10/cwt	233.00–240.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	265.81/cwt	260.00–269.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	279	274.73/cwt	270.00–277.50	766	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	94.15/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,125	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	61.51/cwt	57.00–66.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	74.85/cwt	68.00–79.00	805	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	95.04/cwt	92.00–101.00	964	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	86.92/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,306	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	84.17/cwt	80.00–90.00	821	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	96.70/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,451	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	84.91/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,020	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	76.76/cwt	75.00–79.00	910	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	118.12/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,125	11
Bulls	—	—	1,355	102.42/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,388	10
Bulls	—	—	2,300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	3,082	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,264.24/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,264	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,758.33/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,758	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	880	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,014	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	236.16/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,041	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	211.14/cwt	191.00–215.50	1,138	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	231.73/cwt	215.00–237.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,070	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,019	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	309	244.39/cwt	236.00–247.00	755	9

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 May 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 571Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 127Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 36Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	230.00–240.00	233.19
1	—	240	235.00	235.00
21	—	355	234.00–242.00	240.46
27	—	441	231.00	231.00
9	—	309	236.00–247.00	244.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	132.00	132.00
48	—	620	175.00–187.00	184.94
1	—	945	139.00	139.00
11	—	709	160.00–162.00	160.19
6	—	546	192.00	192.00
7	—	446	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,180	112.50	112.50
5	—	870	136.00–146.00	141.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	173.00–180.00	175.24
6	—	708	140.00	140.00
6	—	625	166.00	166.00
1	—	570	179.00	179.00
3	—	417	184.00–193.00	187.10
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	496	208.00	208.00
47	—	552	206.50	206.50
47	—	542	202.00–207.00	204.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
49	—	624	176.50–197.50	192.82
22	—	721	163.00–178.00	175.42
3	—	278	233.00–240.00	235.10
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
1	—	965	132.50	132.50
53	—	539	191.00–215.50	211.14
1	—	810	152.50	152.50
5	—	378	215.00–237.00	231.73
26	—	491	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	167.50	167.50
2	—	478	192.00	192.00
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
1	—	890	127.50	127.50
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	319	260.00–269.00	265.81
5	—	279	270.00–277.50	274.73
20	—	370	274.00	274.00
26	—	441	231.00–240.00	236.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	539	235.00–237.50	235.63
24	—	581	220.00–231.00	224.87
38	—	641	217.00–219.00	217.76
9	—	659	218.50	218.50
7	—	736	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	461	239.00	239.00
3	—	422	246.00	246.00
4	—	361	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	192.00	192.00
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
1	—	445	217.50	217.50
3	—	718	192.00–195.00	193.00
1	—	1,000	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	142.50	142.50
6	—	632	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,195	90.00–102.00	94.15
23	—	1,201	80.00–89.00	84.91
5	—	1,186	75.00–79.00	76.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	57.00–66.00	61.51
18	—	1,076	68.00–79.00	74.85
11	—	1,014	92.00–101.00	95.04
31	—	976	80.00–90.00	84.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	84.00–89.00	86.92
1	—	1,610	78.00	78.00
43	—	1,501	91.00–109.00	96.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,799	113.00–122.00	118.12
10	—	1,355	97.00–110.00	102.42
1	—	2,300	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,758.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,171	950.00–1,400.00	1,264.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00

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 this sale compares

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