Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower. A good quality offering today that contained several calves in "green" condition which the buyers are showing a strong preference for. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.99/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.73 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$257.99

46 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs KY average

−19.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	259.48	1,399	43
Medium and Large 2	508	236.61	1,202	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $197 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $339.50, median $394.72 across 30 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 sale46 hd

257.99

—

KY average26 barns · 1,652 hd

260.07

−2.09

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−136.73

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	—	Low	1,712	135.52	2,321	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	128.75	1,815	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	120.24	1,436	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	101.67	1,002	22

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)	1,343	$1,954	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,548	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,950	2thin

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 2-3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	290.42/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,243	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	307.65/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,120	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	259.48/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,399	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	236.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,095	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	238.78/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,471	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	326.10/cwt	312.50–330.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	178.06/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	304.09/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,032	140.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	236.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	742	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	285.70/cwt	282.00–286.25	1,786	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	238.02/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	202.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	272.40/cwt	272.00–272.50	1,673	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	346.67/cwt	340.00–355.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	293.68/cwt	293.50–295.00	1,583	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	111.52/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,322	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	127.02/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,524	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	89.48/cwt	84.00–94.00	801	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	114.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,209	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	103.37/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,046	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	107.48/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	132.72/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,862	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	121.85/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,731	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,381	118.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,634	4
Bulls	—	—	1,857	141.77/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,633	16
Bulls	—	—	1,548	130.34/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,018	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,548.03/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,020	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	940	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,954.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,705	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	227.14/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,405	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	310.95/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,455	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	275.08/cwt	260.00–285.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	263.45/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	342.23/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,242	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	242.08/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	296.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	281.28/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,336	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,189	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.

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KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Mar 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 766Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 124Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	494	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	865	137.50	137.50
1	950–1000	950	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	297	312.50–330.00	326.10
36	350–400	364	302.50–310.00	307.65
37	400–450	428	283.00–294.00	290.42
49	450–500	475	275.00–296.00	281.28
43	500–550	539	252.00–267.00	259.48
30	600–650	616	233.00–240.00	238.78
3	650–700	690	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	768	211.00	211.00
2	1150–1200	1,155	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	373	275.00	275.00
13	450–500	463	220.00–240.00	236.43
3	500–550	508	230.00–245.00	236.61
2	650–700	663	187.50	187.50
4	700–750	742	175.00–187.50	178.06
2	750–800	773	182.00	182.00
3	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	950	165.00	165.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	135.00–143.00	140.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	631	245.00	245.00
11	700–750	742	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	410	331.00	331.00
12	450–500	460	327.00	327.00
12	500–550	529	285.00–310.00	304.09
23	600–650	625	282.00–286.25	285.70
5	700–750	726	232.00–242.00	238.02
2	800–850	803	226.00	226.00
6	900–950	901	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	890	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	620	200.00–205.00	202.58
1	700–750	740	192.50	192.50
1	1100–1150	1,145	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	695	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	340.00–355.00	346.67
5	300–350	301	350.00	350.00
16	350–400	363	341.00–345.00	342.23
24	400–450	422	333.00	333.00
59	450–500	468	310.00–312.00	310.95
31	500–550	539	293.50–295.00	293.68
7	550–600	554	290.00	290.00
32	600–650	614	272.00–272.50	272.40
11	650–700	693	246.00	246.00
7	700–750	732	227.00–227.50	227.14
5	800–850	800	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	385	290.00–310.00	296.32
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	467	250.00–272.50	263.45
5	500–550	539	251.00	251.00
8	600–650	612	222.50–245.00	242.08
1	700–750	710	207.50	207.50
2	900–950	920	167.50–170.00	168.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	260.00–285.00	275.08
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	465	220.00–225.00	221.68
1	750–800	770	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
13	—	1,185	107.00–119.00	111.52
20	—	1,200	122.00–138.00	127.02
1	—	1,200	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	895	84.00–94.00	89.48
5	—	1,058	110.00–120.00	114.25
11	—	1,012	99.00–108.00	103.37
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	106.00–109.00	107.48
35	—	1,403	128.00–141.00	132.72
14	—	1,421	114.00–127.00	121.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	116.00–120.00	118.29
16	—	1,857	137.00–150.00	141.77
6	—	1,548	124.00–133.00	130.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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