Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady and feeder heifers were 8.00-10.00 lower. The feeder calf prices are still reflecting the downward trend on the futures market. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.69/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$186.69

256 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$16.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

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	544	187.87	1,023	238
Medium and Large 2-3	508	171.09	869	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.78/cwt here — about $154 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 sale256 hd

186.69

—

KY average28 barns · 8,388 hd

190.88

−4.19

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	1,779	109.98	1,956	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	86.95	1,297	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	84.42	1,039	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	74.01	752	23

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)	1,371	$1,405	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,400	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$975	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,032	$1,225	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	570	180.81/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	186.38/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,019	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	235.86/cwt	227.50–240.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	169.22/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,053	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	189.87/cwt	189.00–190.00	923	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	235.65/cwt	227.50–238.00	851	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	198.96/cwt	180.00–207.50	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	140.50/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	190.05/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,408	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,311	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,132	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	149.86/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,311	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	218.56/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,274	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	219.64/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,401	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	233.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	170.90/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	951	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	62.59/cwt	56.00–66.00	612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	93.27/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,113	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	92.92/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,416	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	59.14/cwt	52.00–66.00	812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	85.33/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,262	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	83.55/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,018	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	77.00/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,119	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	77.47/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,007	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	74.96/cwt	69.00–79.00	787	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	85.70/cwt	85.00–87.00	868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	119.51/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,316	6
Bulls	—	—	1,656	109.05/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,806	7
Bulls	—	—	1,759	99.86/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,757	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,340.39/head	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,340	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	760	975.33/head	925.00–1,025.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,405.29/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,405	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,018	1,489.43/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	175.01/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,101	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	174.37/cwt	167.00–185.00	924	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,209	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	241.66/cwt	240.00–242.50	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	145.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,289	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	447	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	165.50/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,170	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	1,091	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,137	28

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 804Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 145Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 36Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	179.00–182.00	180.81
5	—	804	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,050	132.50	132.50
7	—	699	171.00	171.00
39	—	547	182.00–187.00	186.38
1	—	905	137.50	137.50
8	—	268	227.50–240.00	235.86
45	—	622	168.00–174.00	169.22
36	—	486	189.00–190.00	189.87
23	—	361	227.50–238.00	235.65
1	—	1,020	130.00	130.00
7	—	891	137.50–141.00	140.50
19	—	703	161.00	161.00
19	—	424	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.50	162.50
2	—	613	153.00	153.00
2	—	280	217.50	217.50
4	—	441	170.00	170.00
3	—	322	180.00–207.50	198.96
6	—	695	139.00–152.00	149.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	207.00	207.00
7	—	308	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	741	189.00–194.00	190.05
9	—	456	251.00	251.00
2	—	355	230.00	230.00
8	—	583	214.00–220.00	218.56
22	—	638	216.00–220.00	219.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	551	238.00	238.00
10	—	544	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	260.00	260.00
6	—	400	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	172.50	172.50
1	—	850	165.00	165.00
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
2	—	733	171.00	171.00
2	—	795	175.00	175.00
4	—	631	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	230.00–240.00	233.79
4	—	780	157.00	157.00
36	—	629	170.00–176.00	175.01
2	—	250	252.50	252.50
28	—	552	219.00	219.00
6	—	304	240.00–242.50	241.66
6	—	888	144.00–150.00	145.18
24	—	707	163.00–166.00	165.50
21	—	436	250.25	250.25
1	—	1,040	125.00	125.00
28	—	484	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
2	—	333	210.00	210.00
6	—	589	165.00–172.00	170.90
8	—	530	167.00–185.00	174.37
2	—	375	190.00–195.00	192.50
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
2	—	823	137.50–140.00	138.78
2	—	440	185.00	185.00
4	—	453	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	367	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	208.00	208.00
3	—	447	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	56.00–66.00	62.59
13	—	1,050	69.00–79.00	74.96
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,013	85.00–87.00	85.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,193	90.00–108.00	93.27
1	—	1,230	65.00	65.00
11	—	1,219	80.00–88.00	83.55
6	—	1,300	75.00–79.00	77.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,524	90.00–101.00	92.92
2	—	1,373	52.00–66.00	59.14
32	—	1,479	80.00–89.00	85.33
6	—	1,453	75.00–79.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,938	117.00–124.00	119.51
7	—	1,656	107.00–113.00	109.05
5	—	1,759	95.00–105.00	99.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,292	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,340.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,371	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,405.29
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,489.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	875.00–900.00	887.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	925.00–1,025.00	975.33

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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