Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.05/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$246.05

249 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$78.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.83

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	628	247.36	1,553	244
Medium and Large 2	638	191.67	1,223	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	680	168.74	1,147	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.62/cwt here — about $406 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 sale249 hd

246.05

—

KY average23 barns · 4,102 hd

229.22

+16.83

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	1,626	122.18	1,987	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	96.36	1,520	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	95.29	1,117	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	81.10	738	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,005	140.62	1,413	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,560	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,462	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$1,400	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,284	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,438	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	183.81/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	232.90/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,139	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	244.66/cwt	242.50–247.50	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,075	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	829	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,005	140.62/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	85.06/cwt	80.00–91.00	785	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	145.08/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,510	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	218.85/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	175.43/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	222.44/cwt	213.00–228.00	968	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	225.78/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,289	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,290	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,166	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	200.62/cwt	189.00–212.00	1,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	257.59/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,365	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,243	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	234.08/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	216.69/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,051	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	168.74/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	252.12/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,445	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	1,739	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,523	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,722	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	259.41/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	233.29/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,085	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	73.27/cwt	65.00–78.00	648	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	99.22/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,170	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	88.35/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,027	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	100.44/cwt	99.00–102.00	944	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	99.47/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,510	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,020	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	132.35/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,332	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	117.09/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,824	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,560.29/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,560	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,506.76/head	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,507	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	548	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,277	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	195.21/cwt	183.00–197.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	244.22/cwt	235.00–252.50	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	632	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,371	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,462	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,283.91/head	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,284	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	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 Jun 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 586Year ago 962

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 102Year ago 255

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 11Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	225.00	225.00
1	—	970	177.00	177.00
16	—	645	220.00–238.00	234.08
3	—	835	191.00	191.00
5	—	718	218.50	218.50
7	—	419	258.00–260.00	259.41
1	—	265	240.00	240.00
7	—	465	233.00–234.00	233.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	530	251.00–264.00	257.59
28	—	573	245.00–256.00	252.12
77	—	680	255.75	255.75
14	—	619	246.00	246.00
37	—	762	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	456	264.00	264.00
9	—	444	280.00	280.00
1	—	265	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	180.00	180.00
1	—	510	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	167.50–170.00	168.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	734	179.00–185.00	183.81
20	—	489	224.00–234.00	232.90
7	—	374	242.50–247.50	244.66
1	—	955	152.00	152.00
1	—	250	230.00	230.00
8	—	626	183.00–197.00	195.21
1	—	945	147.50	147.50
2	—	328	235.00–252.50	244.22
1	—	1,025	155.00	155.00
3	—	578	210.00	210.00
9	—	790	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	265.00	265.00
13	—	425	253.00	253.00
5	—	313	265.00	265.00
16	—	548	233.00	233.00
9	—	632	217.00	217.00
10	—	720	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	162.50	162.50
2	—	672	177.00	177.00
2	—	735	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	142.50	142.50
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	215.00	215.00
1	—	690	172.50	172.50
1	—	710	157.50	157.50
1	—	800	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	152.50	152.50
10	—	353	238.00	238.00
7	—	913	131.00–151.00	145.08
7	—	721	167.50–185.00	175.43
27	—	435	213.00–228.00	222.44
2	—	840	181.00	181.00
12	—	540	216.00	216.00
9	—	558	189.00–212.00	200.62
3	—	290	235.00	235.00
2	—	638	189.00	189.00
22	—	485	202.50–218.00	216.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	744	203.00	203.00
15	—	670	214.00–222.00	218.85
22	—	571	219.00–227.00	225.78
38	—	626	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	137.50–142.50	140.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	80.00–91.00	85.06
1	—	875	50.00	50.00
4	—	884	65.00–78.00	73.27
2	—	940	99.00–102.00	100.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,518	94.00–109.00	99.47
1	—	2,020	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	79.00	79.00
36	—	1,179	93.00–106.00	99.22
18	—	1,162	80.00–92.00	88.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	132.00–133.00	132.35
6	—	1,558	112.00–123.00	117.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,475	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,214	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,560.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,238	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,506.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,280	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,283.91
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Steers · summary 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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