Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher and over 600 lbs. 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher and bull calves were sharply higher. Feeder buyers exhibited strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.42/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$231.42

269 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

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

$71.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

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	532	236.26	1,257	242
Medium and Large 2	559	209.45	1,171	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	843	164.86	1,390	13thin

One grade step is worth $71.40/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale269 hd

231.42

—

KY average18 barns · 3,655 hd

228.43

+2.99

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	1,630	114.71	1,870	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	107.58	1,563	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	101.00	1,245	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	93.68	992	18

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)	1,185	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,378	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,113	$1,591	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	261.04/cwt	260.00–262.50	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	213.48/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,563	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	229.83/cwt	215.00–235.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	248.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	897	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,549	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	269.08/cwt	265.00–270.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	219.40/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	221.75/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,452	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	231.33/cwt	227.50–235.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	229.56/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,217	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	269.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	237.75/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,448	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,187	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	264.57/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,002	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	554	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,363	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	94.54/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,181	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	93.35/cwt	87.00–99.00	999	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	109.94/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,608	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	98.92/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,398	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	106.46/cwt	106.00–107.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	107.93/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,315	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	92.89/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	109.49/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,858	123.62/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,297	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,453.93/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,454	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,591.02/head	1,480.00–1,685.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,121	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	934	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	237.73/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,022	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	227.16/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,431	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	1,194	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,342	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	157.62/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,032	157.83/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	247.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	252.11/cwt	235.00–254.75	1,228	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	214.09/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	211.10/cwt	206.00–217.50	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,366	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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 739Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 101Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	805	179.00	179.00
6	—	922	150.00–167.50	157.62
3	—	1,032	157.50–158.00	157.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	191.50	191.50
4	—	324	215.00–235.00	229.83
3	—	695	207.00	207.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	555	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	260.00–262.50	261.04
38	—	732	210.00–215.50	213.48
4	—	454	225.00	225.00
28	—	361	240.00–250.00	248.52
1	—	210	240.00	240.00
6	—	258	265.00–270.00	269.08
2	—	668	216.00	216.00
18	—	530	222.00–234.00	229.56
27	—	430	224.00–241.00	237.73
29	—	630	214.00–235.00	227.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	604	242.00	242.00
30	—	488	244.75	244.75
43	—	551	243.50	243.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	621	249.50	249.50
29	—	545	266.50	266.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	185.00	185.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
2	—	590	175.00	175.00
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,190	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	219.00–220.00	219.40
4	—	545	221.00–222.50	221.75
2	—	338	227.50–235.00	231.33
1	—	780	198.00	198.00
1	—	640	215.00	215.00
1	—	690	215.00	215.00
1	—	575	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	250.00	250.00
7	—	802	217.00	217.00
1	—	730	235.00	235.00
12	—	688	242.00	242.00
2	—	273	257.50	257.50
3	—	387	265.00–270.00	268.34
8	—	638	227.00	227.00
9	—	459	265.00–270.00	269.46
8	—	530	233.00–246.00	237.75
2	—	300	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	230.50	230.50
1	—	240	265.00	265.00
4	—	385	240.00–265.00	247.05
43	—	487	235.00–254.75	252.11
7	—	709	220.00	220.00
5	—	559	225.00–227.50	225.98
9	—	307	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	430	276.00	276.00
7	—	465	264.00–265.00	264.57
15	—	359	279.00	279.00
32	—	554	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	207.50–210.00	208.74
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
3	—	580	210.00–216.00	214.09
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
4	—	638	206.00–217.50	211.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	135.00–136.00	135.40
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
1	—	595	192.50	192.50
1	—	890	140.00	140.00
2	—	733	165.00–175.00	170.05
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
2	—	833	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	87.00–100.00	94.54
11	—	1,218	102.00–117.00	107.93
1	—	1,280	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	73.00	73.00
15	—	1,070	87.00–99.00	93.35
2	—	935	106.00–107.00	106.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,463	104.00–123.00	109.94
7	—	1,413	93.00–102.00	98.92
1	—	1,400	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	92.00–94.00	92.89
1	—	2,060	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,363	102.00–115.00	109.49
6	—	1,858	118.00–127.00	123.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,453.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,113	1,480.00–1,685.00	1,591.02

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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Slaughter Cattle

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