Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold variably steady. The 400-600 lb. calves in both classes sold 6.00-8.00 lower with the remainder selling higher when compared to last week. Feeder buyers were showing concerns with the recent volatility in the futures market. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.53/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.19 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$258.53

72 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$29.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs KY average

−8.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	260.56	1,437	67
Medium and Large 2	568	231.31	1,313	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.25/cwt here — about $124 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 sale72 hd

258.53

—

KY average26 barns · 1,618 hd

255.32

+3.20

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−8.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−136.19

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	—	Low	1,813	149.47	2,710	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	135.49	1,932	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	128.99	1,523	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	112.20	1,117	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,513	134.57	2,036	2thin

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)	1,366	$1,976	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,101	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,878	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	300–350	344	312.12/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,074	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,162	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	216.76/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	279.53/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	239.28/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,476	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	279.17/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,203	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	232.50/cwt	215.00–250.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	234.14/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,675	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	240.33/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	257.03/cwt	254.00–257.75	1,802	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	255.74/cwt	248.00–262.50	1,752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	225.48/cwt	212.50–255.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	285.56/cwt	284.50–289.00	1,613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	281.01/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,756	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	278.49/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	315.02/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,471	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	252.26/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	311.15/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	306.46/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	208.99/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,385	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	263.65/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,374	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	274.98/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,606	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	138.70/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,981	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	126.30/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,494	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	81.26/cwt	77.50–85.00	925	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	128.58/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,828	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	111.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	138.97/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,625	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,513	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	99.22/cwt	97.50–101.00	908	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	121.77/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,231	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,106	6
Bulls	—	—	1,622	128.89/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,091	3
Bulls	—	—	1,991	144.83/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,884	8
Bulls	—	—	1,718	160.45/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,757	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	1,975.99/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,976	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,738.37/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,251.34/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	265.03/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,476	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,363	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	336.64/cwt	325.00–345.00	919	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	276.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,310	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	218.36/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	229.23/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,667	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,537	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	863	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	281.78/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	361.10/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,311	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	366.00/cwt	362.50–375.00	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,613	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	311.15/cwt	307.00–313.00	1,512	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,318	1,877.91/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,878	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 659Year ago 816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 140Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	273	325.00–345.00	336.64
37	300–350	344	310.00–332.50	312.12
21	350–400	386	301.00	301.00
18	400–450	431	270.00–281.00	279.17
50	450–500	474	270.00–280.00	276.36
23	500–550	541	252.00	252.00
44	550–600	557	249.00–268.00	265.03
31	600–650	617	238.00–240.00	239.28
12	650–700	681	210.00–226.00	216.76
5	700–750	715	216.00–220.00	218.36
9	850–900	879	179.00	179.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
6	350–400	363	265.00–282.50	279.53
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
7	450–500	465	235.00–242.50	240.33
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	577	220.00–239.00	234.14
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	950	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	380	215.00–250.00	232.50
2	400–450	410	200.00–205.00	202.53
2	700–750	720	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	626	248.00	248.00
9	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	298	372.50	372.50
3	350–400	378	342.50	342.50
7	400–450	409	337.50	337.50
23	450–500	467	305.00–316.00	315.02
2	500–550	505	287.50–290.00	288.76
16	550–600	565	284.50–289.00	285.56
36	600–650	625	270.00–284.00	281.01
10	650–700	685	248.00–262.50	255.74
21	700–750	701	254.00–257.75	257.03
2	750–800	765	236.00	236.00
4	800–850	809	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	525	311.00	311.00
45	550–600	551	304.00	304.00
4	650–700	682	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	382	212.50–255.00	225.48
2	400–450	448	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	485	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	365	300.00–315.00	311.15
5	400–450	431	275.00–315.00	306.46
3	450–500	480	250.00–292.50	278.49
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
9	600–650	627	232.50–260.00	252.26
10	650–700	657	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	765	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	253	362.50–375.00	366.00
2	300–350	308	335.00–345.00	339.96
16	350–400	363	355.00–362.50	361.10
15	400–450	421	329.00	329.00
41	450–500	486	307.00–313.00	311.15
12	500–550	545	282.00	282.00
15	600–650	625	258.00	258.00
5	650–700	652	245.00	245.00
14	700–750	727	226.00–234.00	229.23
7	800–850	806	203.00–210.00	208.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	419	280.00–285.00	281.78
3	450–500	470	270.00–277.50	274.98
8	500–550	521	255.00–267.50	263.65
5	550–600	577	251.00	251.00
2	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	955	172.50	172.50
1	1000–1050	1,045	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	552	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	863	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,428	135.00–146.00	138.70
13	—	1,422	118.00–132.00	128.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	117.00–132.00	126.30
2	—	1,208	109.00–114.00	111.52
7	—	1,169	134.00–146.00	138.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	77.50–85.00	81.26
5	—	915	97.50–101.00	99.22
13	—	1,011	117.00–130.00	121.77
6	—	982	110.00–115.00	112.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	134.00–135.00	134.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	126.00–133.00	128.89
8	—	1,991	139.00–150.00	144.83
9	—	1,718	152.00–168.00	160.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,366	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,975.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738.37
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,192	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,251.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,318	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,877.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,775.00	1,775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00

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 500–600 lb

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