Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher and bull calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 4.00-6.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower. An average quality feeder offering saw good demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows traded fully steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.99/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$217.99

180 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$81.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	227.55	1,201	136
Medium and Large 2	499	205.20	1,024	31
Medium 1-2	805	178.00	1,433	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	689	146.08	1,006	12thin

One grade step is worth $81.47/cwt here — about $195 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 sale180 hd

217.99

—

KY average26 barns · 5,700 hd

225.46

−7.47

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	1,568	117.51	1,843	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	104.76	1,540	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	101.63	1,237	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	85.13	830	37

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,335	5

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	—	447	223.72/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	247.66/cwt	242.00–252.50	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	203.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,463	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	200.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	243.32/cwt	242.50–245.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	235.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	214.55/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	263.76/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	249.83/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	223.56/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	268.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,025	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,419	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	86.45/cwt	84.00–91.00	851	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	107.88/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,619	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	93.07/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,261	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	101.42/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,053	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	92.64/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,119	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	111.62/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,371	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	58.85/cwt	55.00–63.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	78.82/cwt	73.00–83.00	755	9
Bulls	—	—	1,360	100.58/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	127.57/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,298	5
Bulls	—	—	1,461	117.61/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,718	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	287.08/cwt	280.00–295.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	206.21/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	220.41/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,014	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,055	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,028	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	15
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	212.21/cwt	205.00–213.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	209.51/cwt	196.00–217.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,303	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	2

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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 723Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 83Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 47Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	447	222.00–225.00	223.72
4	—	580	215.00	215.00
9	—	624	218.00	218.00
9	—	265	242.00–252.50	247.66
17	—	719	200.00–215.00	203.44
7	—	1,149	157.00	157.00
3	—	303	242.50–245.00	243.32
6	—	369	230.00–240.00	235.17
9	—	528	213.00–216.00	214.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	210.00	210.00
1	—	740	185.00	185.00
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
2	—	685	190.00	190.00
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
3	—	552	195.00	195.00
1	—	895	175.00	175.00
10	—	410	205.00–213.00	212.21
2	—	758	194.00	194.00
4	—	464	196.00–217.00	209.51
2	—	603	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	142.00	142.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
2	—	423	175.00–180.00	177.49
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	237.50	237.50
8	—	469	237.00	237.00
15	—	355	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	564	231.00	231.00
12	—	504	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	220.00	220.00
14	—	527	262.00–268.00	263.76
10	—	605	263.00	263.00
7	—	568	274.50	274.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	204.00	204.00
8	—	613	254.50	254.50
1	—	535	252.50	252.50
3	—	755	212.00	212.00
8	—	464	248.00–251.00	249.83
7	—	722	223.00–225.00	223.56
6	—	433	261.00	261.00
12	—	382	260.00–270.00	268.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	228.00	228.00
2	—	533	195.00–205.00	200.02
2	—	648	219.00	219.00
1	—	665	222.00	222.00
1	—	910	190.00	190.00
1	—	580	197.50	197.50
1	—	885	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	635	223.50	223.50
4	—	534	230.00	230.00
5	—	699	212.00	212.00
8	—	434	243.00	243.00
1	—	280	245.00	245.00
5	—	334	242.50	242.50
2	—	365	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	250.00	250.00
15	—	495	255.00	255.00
11	—	375	270.00	270.00
2	—	270	280.00–295.00	287.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	162.00	162.00
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	740	172.00	172.00
4	—	908	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00
4	—	529	195.00–210.00	206.21
12	—	460	217.50–222.50	220.41
2	—	388	227.50	227.50
5	—	708	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	984	84.00–91.00	86.45
5	—	1,038	98.00–104.00	101.42
2	—	795	55.00–63.00	58.85
9	—	958	73.00–83.00	78.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,501	104.00–113.00	107.88
4	—	1,355	87.00–99.00	93.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,208	87.00–101.00	92.64
9	—	1,228	104.00–123.00	111.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	96.00–111.00	100.58
5	—	1,801	124.00–130.00	127.57
5	—	1,461	116.00–119.00	117.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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