Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Today's feeder offering lacked the quality of last week's but the buyers showed good demand for the better calves that were in favorable condition. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.38/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −166.37 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$285.38

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$44.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs KY average

−27.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	294.70	1,586	41
Medium and Large 2	568	250.66	1,424	11thin

One grade step is worth $44.04/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $403.31, median $451.75 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

285.38

—

KY average24 barns · 959 hd

289.30

−3.91

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−27.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−166.37

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	—	Average	1,762	125.04	2,203	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	116.99	1,732	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	106.92	1,302	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	96.43	996	25

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,727	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,638	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,538	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,526	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$2,355	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,967	3thin

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 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	202.05/cwt	201.00–207.50	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	233.63/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	258.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,115	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	233.46/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,433	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	292.62/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,089	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	190.92/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,329	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	266.84/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,662	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,527	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	313.13/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,397	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	218.41/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	947	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	229.83/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	240.78/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	229.60/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	250.66/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,424	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	213.89/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,572	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	214.24/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,944	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	306.04/cwt	305.00–306.50	1,646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	306	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,094	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,329	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,300	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	114.51/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,334	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	104.07/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,288	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	73.80/cwt	72.50–75.00	605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	83.08/cwt	80.00–85.00	839	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	97.26/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,009	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	105.84/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,152	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	107.58/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,565	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	120.75/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,800	15
Bulls	—	—	1,677	121.72/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,041	12
Bulls	—	—	1,932	131.68/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,544	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,886.58/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,887	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,525.50/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	1,040	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,355.00/head	2,355.00–2,355.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	237.22/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	264.08/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,120	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	268.90/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	314.83/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,460	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,353	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,227	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,149	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	279.56/cwt	270.00–290.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	240.30/cwt	237.50–243.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	175.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,055	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,451	1

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 669Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 78Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	541	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	696	217.00	217.00
4	750–800	763	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	333	247.50	247.50
3	350–400	367	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
7	450–500	465	231.00–240.00	233.63
2	500–550	508	227.50	227.50
2	550–600	553	225.00	225.00
13	650–700	696	190.00–191.00	190.92
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	264	270.00–290.00	279.56
22	350–400	372	287.50–295.00	292.62
31	400–450	432	250.00–260.00	258.00
8	500–550	521	237.50–243.00	240.30
30	600–650	614	225.00–236.00	233.46
6	650–700	673	201.00–207.50	202.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	185.00	185.00
4	500–550	536	170.00–185.00	175.00
1	800–850	805	145.00	145.00
1	950–1000	990	137.50	137.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	437	263.00	263.00
26	450–500	489	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	268	307.50	307.50
20	400–450	446	295.00–315.00	313.13
22	500–550	534	286.00	286.00
23	600–650	623	252.00–269.00	266.84
7	650–700	690	244.00	244.00
10	700–750	720	239.00–242.00	240.78
7	750–800	790	225.00–233.00	229.60
11	800–850	811	224.00–231.00	229.83
5	850–900	883	214.00–220.00	218.41
1	1050–1100	1,080	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	205.00	205.00
5	900–950	947	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	455	242.50	242.50
11	550–600	568	250.00–252.50	250.66
7	650–700	684	213.00–220.00	214.24
17	700–750	735	205.00–225.00	213.89
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	538	305.00–306.50	306.04
6	550–600	554	302.00	302.00
64	800–850	800	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	314.83
1	400–450	405	292.50	292.50
12	450–500	490	298.00	298.00
6	500–550	524	260.00–277.50	268.90
14	550–600	553	279.00	279.00
14	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
9	650–700	685	237.00–238.00	237.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	375	225.00	225.00
10	400–450	424	235.00–270.00	264.08
2	450–500	453	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	515	217.50	217.50
2	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	930	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	306	357.50	357.50
13	350–400	361	360.00	360.00
23	400–450	430	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	109.00–120.00	114.51
16	—	1,238	96.00–108.00	104.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	72.50–75.00	73.80
3	—	1,010	80.00–85.00	83.08
12	—	1,037	91.00–101.00	97.26
8	—	1,088	103.00–113.00	105.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	101.00–112.00	107.58
15	—	1,491	115.00–127.00	120.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,677	116.00–127.00	121.72
6	—	1,932	129.00–137.00	131.68

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,357	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,886.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	2,355.00	2,355.00

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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