Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder buyers showed good demand for the lightweight calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.15/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$229.15

302 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$70.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.71

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	535	232.43	1,244	277
Medium and Large 2	515	213.67	1,100	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	748	161.61	1,209	10thin

One grade step is worth $70.82/cwt here — about $35 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 sale302 hd

229.15

—

KY average24 barns · 8,021 hd

219.44

+9.71

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	1,672	120.18	2,010	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	106.62	1,580	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	94.00	1,186	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	90.13	945	25
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	162.50	2,494	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)	1,018	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,301	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,197	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$960	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,680	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,675	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	215.49/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,238	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	250.23/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,209	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	288.54/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,362	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	259.21/cwt	245.00–267.50	814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	217.23/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,342	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	235.08/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,307	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	136.52/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	174.83/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,187	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	225.13/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	187.89/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,283	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	252.74/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	328.44/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,485	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	204.01/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,491	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	259.23/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,607	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	186.26/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	182.41/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	214.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	228.27/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	188.90/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	242.91/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,272	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	299	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,076	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,355	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	100.31/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,520	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	103.80/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,040	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	93.08/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,182	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	66.25/cwt	60.00–72.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	81.23/cwt	77.00–83.00	915	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	90.23/cwt	85.00–95.00	958	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	112.14/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,614	19
Bulls	—	—	1,672	126.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,123	6
Bulls	—	—	1,643	115.77/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,902	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,961	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,738.99/head	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,739	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,023	1,201.28/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,830.36/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,830	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	245.34/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,055	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	258.17/cwt	255.00–267.50	945	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,373	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	241.95/cwt	227.00–249.00	1,519	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	271.86/cwt	265.00–277.50	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	209.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	318.32/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	270.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,240	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,403	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	957	1,501.22/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,783.17/head	1,325.00–2,325.00	1,783	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	1,196.77/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,197	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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 273Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 57Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	180.00	180.00
15	—	671	216.00	216.00
1	—	580	230.00	230.00
4	—	724	186.00	186.00
1	—	815	185.00	185.00
4	—	633	233.00	233.00
3	—	525	215.00–235.00	228.27
2	—	355	255.00	255.00
5	—	775	187.50–190.00	188.90
4	—	440	240.00–247.50	242.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	212.00–220.00	215.49
1	—	425	267.50	267.50
13	—	452	274.00	274.00
4	—	523	244.00–261.00	252.74
8	—	821	201.00–209.00	204.01
2	—	978	185.00–187.50	186.26
17	—	799	211.00	211.00
5	—	1,044	180.00–183.00	182.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	287.00–292.00	288.54
8	—	416	277.50	277.50
9	—	375	325.00–335.00	328.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	719	230.00	230.00
19	—	542	275.00	275.00
53	—	620	259.00–261.00	259.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
1	—	335	215.00	215.00
3	—	387	210.00–225.00	214.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	147.50	147.50
2	—	298	245.00	245.00
1	—	980	140.00	140.00
2	—	720	181.00	181.00
5	—	481	224.00–230.00	225.13
4	—	319	230.00–240.00	234.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	165.00	165.00
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
1	—	995	130.00	130.00
4	—	887	135.00–137.00	136.52
1	—	415	195.00	195.00
1	—	810	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	483	250.00–251.00	250.23
14	—	314	245.00–267.50	259.21
38	—	618	209.00–221.00	217.23
44	—	556	223.00–237.00	235.08
8	—	854	163.00–182.00	174.83
14	—	523	227.00	227.00
20	—	683	183.00–192.00	187.89
29	—	430	235.00–249.00	245.34
7	—	246	280.00	280.00
25	—	366	255.00–267.50	258.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	675	211.00	211.00
8	—	811	204.00	204.00
11	—	714	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	233.00	233.00
8	—	530	259.00	259.00
6	—	277	332.50	332.50
14	—	628	227.00–249.00	241.95
4	—	329	310.00–327.50	318.32
11	—	710	207.00	207.00
3	—	805	174.00	174.00
10	—	459	265.00–275.00	270.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	235.00	235.00
1	—	695	187.50	187.50
1	—	890	158.00	158.00
7	—	332	265.00–277.50	271.86
1	—	835	165.00	165.00
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
2	—	610	205.00–215.00	209.92
2	—	373	252.50	252.50
7	—	437	242.50	242.50
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
1	—	585	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	377	337.50	337.50
11	—	299	360.00	360.00
14	—	437	310.00	310.00
14	—	555	270.00	270.00
17	—	487	288.00	288.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,515	93.00–104.00	100.31
1	—	1,845	90.00	90.00
19	—	1,439	105.00–123.00	112.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	106.00	106.00
13	—	1,270	88.00–100.00	93.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,002	99.00–107.00	103.80
2	—	945	60.00–72.00	66.25
4	—	1,126	77.00–83.00	81.23
13	—	1,062	85.00–95.00	90.23
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	162.50	162.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,672	124.00–128.00	126.95
6	—	1,643	111.00–120.00	115.77
1	—	1,850	106.00	106.00

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)	1	—	1,150	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,201.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,196.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,738.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,830.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,325.00–2,325.00	1,783.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,475.00	1,475.00

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