Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Buyers showed good demand despite the very warm temperatures. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.88/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$220.88

145 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$56.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

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	519	231.84	1,204	96
Medium and Large 2	524	202.82	1,063	43
Medium and Large 2-3	573	175.00	1,003	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.84/cwt here — about $201 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 sale145 hd

220.88

—

KY average25 barns · 5,026 hd

225.56

−4.68

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	1,866	120.90	2,256	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	111.75	1,628	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	96.46	1,177	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	88.00	917	16

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)	1,350	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	203.49/cwt	200.00–212.00	893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	219.43/cwt	215.00–222.50	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,407	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,361	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	190.73/cwt	182.50–194.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	229.14/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	236.22/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,328	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	234.80/cwt	227.50–242.50	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,341	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,443	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	231.73/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,008	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	260.97/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	229.39/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	237.58/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,033	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	232.62/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,296	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,398	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	90.36/cwt	86.00–97.00	958	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	95.34/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,316	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	114.49/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,683	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	95.37/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,170	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	78.32/cwt	74.00–83.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	103.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,559	2
Bulls	—	—	2,049	129.39/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,651	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,215	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,555	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	205.34/cwt	200.00–212.50	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	948	11

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 401Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 90Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	210.00	210.00
11	—	439	200.00–212.00	203.49
2	—	568	215.00	215.00
5	—	335	215.00–222.50	219.43
7	—	704	182.50–194.00	190.73
4	—	528	206.00	206.00
3	—	463	210.00	210.00
1	—	900	162.50	162.50
1	—	385	221.00	221.00
1	—	970	170.00	170.00
4	—	639	204.00	204.00
1	—	855	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	200.00	200.00
19	—	628	224.00	224.00
4	—	664	221.00	221.00
14	—	492	231.50	231.50
19	—	562	236.00–237.00	236.22
6	—	275	227.50–242.50	234.80
1	—	705	213.00	213.00
17	—	435	227.50–232.00	231.73
2	—	800	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
3	—	608	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	368	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	539	252.50	252.50
14	—	495	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	249.00	249.00
1	—	590	232.50	232.50
3	—	533	225.00–237.50	229.14
15	—	614	235.00	235.00
3	—	798	217.00	217.00
10	—	460	255.00–262.50	260.97
10	—	712	228.00–230.00	229.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	265.00	265.00
14	—	435	227.00–242.00	237.58
11	—	557	222.00–235.00	232.62
7	—	616	227.00	227.00
4	—	475	239.00	239.00
4	—	317	265.00	265.00
4	—	684	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	360	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	205	232.50	232.50
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
4	—	526	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	200.00–212.50	205.34
2	—	773	156.00	156.00
2	—	678	165.00	165.00
1	—	440	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	69.00	69.00
11	—	1,060	86.00–97.00	90.36
3	—	1,013	74.00–83.00	78.32
1	—	1,055	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	90.00–101.00	95.34
12	—	1,470	105.00–121.00	114.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	91.00–99.00	95.37
1	—	1,180	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	100.00–110.00	103.92
4	—	2,049	128.00–132.00	129.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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