Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Lower future prices and calf health concerns are still resulting in lower demand from feeder buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.59/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$203.59

301 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$41.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

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	510	214.02	1,092	209
Medium and Large 2	561	183.68	1,030	60
Medium and Large 2-3	378	172.82	653	32

One grade step is worth $41.21/cwt here — about $438 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 sale301 hd

203.59

—

KY average25 barns · 5,830 hd

196.21

+7.38

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	1,729	119.46	2,066	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	95.87	1,392	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	91.79	1,099	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	85.79	866	60

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)	1,106	$1,506	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$1,415	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,387	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,380	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,188	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,630	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,594	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	531	193.15/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	228.14/cwt	216.00–232.00	965	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	172.38/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,212	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	253.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	213.40/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,193	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	186.19/cwt	182.50–190.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	202.70/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,088	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,106	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	200.68/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,238	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	234.95/cwt	225.00–236.00	853	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	183.38/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,146	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	182.42/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,036	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	194.53/cwt	190.00–196.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	207.81/cwt	204.50–217.00	1,434	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	234.64/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,265	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	804	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	251	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	217.04/cwt	203.00–218.50	1,372	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	166.48/cwt	160.00–167.50	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,163	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	620	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	188.75/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	257.21/cwt	248.00–259.75	1,204	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	205.92/cwt	205.50–206.00	1,472	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	231.50/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	233.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	226.69/cwt	225.00–227.50	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	186.67/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	96.47/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,404	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	86.61/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,223	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	95.44/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,140	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	84.70/cwt	80.00–89.00	862	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	75.56/cwt	73.00–78.00	914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	65.88/cwt	60.00–69.00	607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	123.90/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,203	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	86.76/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,042	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	76.31/cwt	72.50–79.00	755	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	95.20/cwt	90.00–100.00	968	18
Bulls	—	—	1,690	115.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,959	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	1,349.71/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,533.17/head	1,275.00–1,625.00	1,533	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	950	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,027	1,613.64/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,614	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,631.93/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,632	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,063	1,061.88/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,188.03/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	989	1,000.68/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,001	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,515.40/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,515	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,387.05/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,387	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	199.43/cwt	194.50–201.00	1,248	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	183.56/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,303	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	178.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,171	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	248	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	960	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	253.45/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,255	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	166.36/cwt	155.00–175.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,137	37

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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 692Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 129Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 51Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	192.00–196.00	193.15
13	—	625	180.00–184.00	183.38
13	—	568	177.00–187.00	182.42
4	—	445	190.00–196.00	194.53
4	—	804	152.00	152.00
4	—	251	200.00	200.00
3	—	337	212.50	212.50
2	—	363	195.00	195.00
7	—	727	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	423	216.00–232.00	228.14
20	—	703	169.00–173.00	172.38
7	—	277	250.00–260.00	253.94
17	—	537	201.00–207.00	202.70
29	—	496	223.00	223.00
31	—	617	200.00–203.00	200.68
22	—	363	225.00–236.00	234.95
37	—	552	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	162.50	162.50
4	—	313	182.50–190.00	186.19
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
4	—	545	170.00–180.00	175.00
7	—	425	160.00–167.50	166.48
10	—	296	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	559	205.00–217.00	213.40
34	—	626	194.50–201.00	199.43
14	—	710	174.00–186.00	183.56
23	—	442	265.00	265.00
4	—	306	262.50	262.50
3	—	250	247.50	247.50
17	—	361	266.00	266.00
25	—	495	245.00–255.00	253.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	172.50	172.50
6	—	389	225.00–227.50	226.69
3	—	638	185.00–187.50	186.67
2	—	533	190.00–195.00	192.56
2	—	248	220.00	220.00
1	—	300	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	152.50	152.50
1	—	830	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	195.00	195.00
3	—	390	175.00–180.00	178.40
2	—	558	147.50	147.50
2	—	870	150.00	150.00
4	—	489	155.00–175.00	166.36
1	—	765	152.50	152.50
1	—	300	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	185.00	185.00
2	—	380	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
5	—	615	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	690	204.50–217.00	207.81
26	—	539	225.00–235.00	234.64
4	—	306	230.00	230.00
35	—	632	203.00–218.50	217.04
2	—	803	187.50–190.00	188.75
14	—	468	248.00–259.75	257.21
18	—	715	205.50–206.00	205.92
5	—	416	241.00	241.00
10	—	553	229.00–234.00	231.50
5	—	387	230.00–235.00	233.05
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	195.00	195.00
3	—	335	217.50	217.50
1	—	585	205.00	205.00
3	—	475	200.00	200.00
6	—	692	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,455	90.00–110.00	96.47
3	—	1,412	85.00–89.00	86.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,194	90.00–105.00	95.44
2	—	1,210	73.00–78.00	75.56
16	—	1,201	83.00–89.00	86.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,018	80.00–89.00	84.70
3	—	922	60.00–69.00	65.88
8	—	989	72.50–79.00	76.31
18	—	1,017	90.00–100.00	95.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	122.00–128.00	123.90
5	—	1,690	110.00–120.00	115.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,613.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,107	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,631.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,061.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,065	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,188.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	989	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,275.00–1,625.00	1,533.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,231	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,515.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,387.05

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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