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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.86/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −148.86 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$245.86

40 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$48.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs KY average

−24.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	251.89	1,365	35
Medium and Large 2-3	525	203.67	1,069	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

245.86

—

KY average24 barns · 1,207 hd

252.85

−6.99

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−24.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−148.86

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	1,717	147.06	2,525	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	135.66	2,122	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	128.91	1,598	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	900	105.10	946	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	152.50	1,792	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	138.00	1,753	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)	1,050	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,526	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$1,374	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,364	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,626	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	235.70/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,468	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	272.19/cwt	270.50–276.00	1,317	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	183.66/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	726	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	294.54/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,107	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	250.83/cwt	249.00–251.50	1,354	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	236.81/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	225.82/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	304.53/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,599	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	351.05/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	282.62/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	285.77/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	319.22/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,494	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	265.60/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	336.20/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,702	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	318.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,354	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,659	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	701	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,584	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	129.12/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,084	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	110.85/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,285	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	125.54/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,542	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	84.01/cwt	80.00–88.00	695	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	142.19/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,154	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	110.50/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,099	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	90.60/cwt	90.00–92.00	808	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	122.97/cwt	116.00–140.00	1,106	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	140.46/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,806	24
Bulls	—	—	1,986	158.16/cwt	153.00–165.00	3,141	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	142.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,265	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	903	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,492.23/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,492	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,566.90/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,567	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	685	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,626.19/head	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,626	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,967.39/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	204.59/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	242.51/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	304.16/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,466	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,085	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	278.68/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,513	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	963	165.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	168.74/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	343.02/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,218	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,633.33/head	2,350.00–2,775.00	2,633	3

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 719Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 120Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	305.00	305.00
21	350–400	376	290.00–300.00	294.54
17	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
38	450–500	484	270.50–276.00	272.19
29	500–550	540	249.00–251.50	250.83
6	550–600	552	257.00	257.00
23	600–650	623	222.50–240.00	235.70
2	650–700	650	227.50	227.50
6	700–750	732	205.00	205.00
5	850–900	875	164.00	164.00
11	900–950	916	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	515	185.00–220.00	204.59
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	618	202.50	202.50
2	650–700	660	177.50–190.00	183.66
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	332	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	702	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	855	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	726	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	471	282.50–287.50	285.77
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	610	253.00	253.00
4	650–700	666	232.50–245.00	236.81
2	750–800	792	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	365.00	365.00
6	300–350	308	345.00–357.00	351.05
12	400–450	413	325.00–340.00	336.20
19	450–500	468	314.00–324.00	319.22
7	500–550	540	281.00–290.00	282.62
4	550–600	553	284.00	284.00
13	600–650	621	274.00	274.00
4	650–700	674	265.00–267.50	265.60
4	700–750	704	243.00	243.00
3	750–800	785	225.00–227.50	225.82
1	900–950	900	212.50	212.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	525	301.00–307.00	304.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
15	350–400	355	330.00–350.00	343.02
10	400–450	425	305.00–320.00	318.50
33	450–500	482	300.00–314.00	304.16
26	500–550	543	270.00–281.00	278.68
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	635	253.00	253.00
12	650–700	685	235.00–244.00	242.51
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	763	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	463	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	595	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	625	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	765	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	534	290.00	290.00
18	600–650	618	268.50	268.50
4	700–750	701	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	458	292.50	292.50
3	550–600	573	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	633	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	665	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	830	182.50	182.50
2	900–950	910	167.50–170.00	168.74
3	950–1000	963	160.00–168.00	165.37
1	1050–1100	1,085	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,614	126.00–133.00	129.12
7	—	1,515	138.00–146.00	142.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,159	100.00–114.00	110.85
34	—	1,228	115.00–133.00	125.54
24	—	1,286	134.00–148.00	140.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	827	80.00–88.00	84.01
5	—	995	104.00–114.00	110.50
3	—	892	90.00–92.00	90.60
8	—	899	116.00–140.00	122.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	152.50	152.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,986	153.00–165.00	158.16
11	—	1,595	135.00–148.00	142.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	903	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,025	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,492.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,073	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,566.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,967.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	2,350.00–2,775.00	2,633.33
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,626.19
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	825.00	825.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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