Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the market closure for the holidays. Feeder calves were in good demand today despite the volatility that remains in the futures market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.90/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$212.90

233 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$64.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

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	540	214.54	1,159	218
Medium and Large 2-3	478	191.94	917	14thin
Medium 1-2	825	150.00	1,238	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.54/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale233 hd

212.90

—

KY average17 barns · 4,887 hd

210.82

+2.08

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	1,962	117.49	2,305	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	94.12	1,441	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	90.46	1,096	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	79.61	822	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,150	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	192.32/cwt	179.00–197.00	1,354	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	190.35/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,279	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,230	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,373	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	240.06/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	215.19/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	220.79/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,066	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	203.82/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,253	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	199.88/cwt	190.00–205.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	208.70/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	199.00/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	257.31/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	255.86/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,417	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	204.02/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	171.28/cwt	165.00–177.50	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	242.86/cwt	222.50–246.00	1,304	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,038	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	75.86/cwt	73.00–78.00	731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	94.20/cwt	90.00–105.00	959	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	82.38/cwt	80.00–85.00	886	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	55.55/cwt	47.50–62.00	578	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	95.81/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,478	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	86.31/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,276	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	78.85/cwt	78.00–79.50	1,039	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	97.90/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,165	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	84.42/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,016	9
Bulls	—	—	2,046	123.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,523	7
Bulls	—	—	1,931	116.81/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,256	12
Bulls	—	—	1,892	106.62/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,462.68/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	194.01/cwt	192.50–200.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	171.26/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	250.61/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,185	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	249.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	222.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,359	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	191.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	197.25/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,049	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	266.05/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,120	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	193.87/cwt	190.00–197.50	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	239.43/cwt	232.50–242.50	886	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	218.26/cwt	214.00–220.00	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	211.99/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,213	16

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 641Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 128Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 50Year ago 8

No trend available due to the market closure for the holidays. Feeder calves were in good demand today despite the volatility that remains in the futures market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
2	—	693	175.00	175.00
5	—	422	190.00–205.00	199.88
2	—	293	215.00	215.00
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
2	—	470	190.00–197.50	193.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	704	179.00–197.00	192.32
4	—	1,108	147.50	147.50
18	—	672	187.00–196.00	190.35
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
3	—	1,035	150.00	150.00
42	—	483	215.00–223.00	220.79
25	—	615	199.00–205.00	203.82
4	—	530	207.00	207.00
4	—	281	240.00	240.00
1	—	1,150	137.50	137.50
33	—	370	232.50–242.50	239.43
21	—	437	214.00–220.00	218.26
16	—	572	203.00–218.00	211.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	549	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	613	224.00	224.00
26	—	554	254.00–258.00	255.86
6	—	818	203.00–205.00	204.02
5	—	669	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	262.50	262.50
5	—	370	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	227.50–246.00	240.06
16	—	710	215.00–216.00	215.19
1	—	215	255.00	255.00
5	—	628	205.00–213.00	208.70
6	—	773	197.00–200.00	199.00
4	—	432	255.00–258.00	257.31
1	—	815	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
2	—	435	225.00	225.00
1	—	580	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	165.00–177.50	171.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	205.00	205.00
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
30	—	537	222.50–246.00	242.86
3	—	287	240.00	240.00
20	—	473	245.00–253.00	250.61
2	—	223	245.00–255.00	249.94
15	—	611	220.00–225.00	222.36
14	—	421	260.00–267.00	266.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	280.50	280.50
2	—	308	282.50	282.50
1	—	285	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	192.50–200.00	194.01
6	—	788	170.00–171.50	171.26
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
1	—	355	230.00	230.00
3	—	593	205.00	205.00
5	—	640	190.00–200.00	191.89
6	—	532	185.00–201.00	197.25
1	—	455	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
1	—	625	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	73.00–78.00	75.86
3	—	1,018	90.00–105.00	94.20
7	—	1,075	80.00–85.00	82.38
2	—	1,040	47.50–62.00	55.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,543	90.00–110.00	95.81
8	—	1,478	80.00–89.00	86.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	78.00–79.50	78.85
12	—	1,190	90.00–108.00	97.90
9	—	1,204	81.00–88.00	84.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,046	121.00–125.00	123.31
12	—	1,931	113.00–119.00	116.81
3	—	1,892	104.00–110.00	106.62

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,462.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,450.00	1,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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