Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded sharply higher. Feeder heifers and bulls calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Buyers showed strong demand for a very good quality feeder offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.27/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$237.27

377 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$51.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

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	547	242.35	1,326	312
Medium and Large 2	515	217.34	1,119	54
Medium and Large 2-3	533	190.93	1,018	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.42/cwt here — about $308 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 sale377 hd

237.27

—

KY average26 barns · 8,504 hd

227.77

+9.50

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	1,782	120.11	2,141	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	103.18	1,520	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	99.78	1,210	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	89.65	890	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,640	162.50	2,665	1thin

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)	1,060	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,238	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,223	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,138	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	753	$1,112	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,075	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	578	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	232.94/cwt	232.25–238.50	1,449	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	246.39/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,454	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	182.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	222.11/cwt	205.00–226.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	228.36/cwt	210.00–237.50	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	234.64/cwt	222.50–247.50	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	206.36/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,304	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	238.74/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,165	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	198.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	217.86/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,213	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	238.41/cwt	224.50–241.50	1,347	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,610	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	241.93/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,052	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	261.84/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	203.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	212.75/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	192.21/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	266.90/cwt	264.00–267.75	1,673	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	260.26/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,424	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	243.05/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	260.00/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	253.67/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,588	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	12
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	600	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	255.75/cwt	242.50–275.00	839	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	254.50/cwt	246.00–255.50	1,410	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,211	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,064	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	108.35/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,081	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	108.28/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,643	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	96.75/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,367	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	67.37/cwt	64.00–70.00	610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	108.08/cwt	104.00–126.00	1,295	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	96.74/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,186	28
Steers	Choice	—	1,640	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	90.77/cwt	87.00–96.00	939	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	75.91/cwt	74.00–78.00	873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	80.73/cwt	73.00–85.00	781	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	84.39/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	128.59/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,289	2
Bulls	—	—	1,851	121.60/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,251	6
Bulls	—	—	1,578	107.16/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,691	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	753	1,112.04/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,375.15/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	720	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,279	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	246.29/cwt	242.50–247.50	946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	246.36/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	249	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	239.53/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	236.76/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,487	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	808	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,223.23/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,223	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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 623Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 96Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	191.00	191.00
1	—	865	176.00	176.00
3	—	722	180.00–187.00	182.29
3	—	322	195.00–200.00	198.45
2	—	355	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	622	232.25–238.50	232.94
13	—	305	267.50	267.50
8	—	694	221.50	221.50
52	—	488	224.00–242.00	238.74
64	—	565	224.50–241.50	238.41
27	—	435	240.00–242.00	241.93
13	—	364	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	590	244.00–248.00	246.39
55	—	656	245.50	245.50
7	—	515	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	237.50	237.50
1	—	460	205.00	205.00
9	—	438	205.00–226.00	222.11
10	—	370	210.00–237.50	228.36
2	—	925	180.00	180.00
2	—	258	222.50–247.50	234.64
12	—	632	200.00–208.00	206.36
15	—	557	202.50–219.00	217.86
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	292.50	292.50
9	—	420	295.00	295.00
14	—	468	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	177.50	177.50
2	—	288	245.00	245.00
1	—	800	215.00	215.00
3	—	671	200.00–210.00	203.23
2	—	523	205.00–220.00	212.75
3	—	915	185.00–196.00	192.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	172.50	172.50
1	—	600	172.50	172.50
4	—	1,225	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	255.00–265.00	261.84
37	—	547	255.00–261.00	260.26
18	—	701	235.00–246.00	243.05
7	—	440	247.50–265.00	260.00
37	—	626	240.00–262.00	253.67
5	—	769	241.50	241.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	627	264.00–267.75	266.90
6	—	558	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	720	225.00	225.00
12	—	328	242.50–275.00	255.75
29	—	554	246.00–255.50	254.50
27	—	492	260.00	260.00
8	—	384	242.50–247.50	246.29
8	—	537	235.00–253.00	246.36
5	—	249	272.50	272.50
6	—	439	238.00–242.50	239.53
38	—	628	220.00–242.00	236.76
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	434	279.00	279.00
17	—	367	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	210.00	210.00
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
2	—	565	212.50	212.50
2	—	525	225.00	225.00
1	—	710	195.00	195.00
3	—	270	217.50	217.50
2	—	468	225.00	225.00
7	—	808	179.50	179.50
1	—	230	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	998	100.00–120.00	108.35
3	—	905	64.00–70.00	67.37
13	—	1,035	87.00–96.00	90.77
13	—	968	73.00–85.00	80.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,517	103.00–117.00	108.28
10	—	1,413	93.00–101.00	96.75
2	—	1,333	80.00–89.00	84.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,198	104.00–126.00	108.08
28	—	1,226	88.00–101.00	96.74
2	—	1,150	74.00–78.00	75.91
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	162.50	162.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	128.00–129.00	128.59
6	—	1,851	118.00–124.00	121.60
2	—	1,578	105.00–109.00	107.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	753	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	720	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,223.23
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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