Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with lighter demand. Today's offering contained several fall/winter born bawling calves that the buyers are beginning to discount because of health concerns. Slaughter cows traded 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00-9.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.59/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −152.17 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$299.59

60 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$42.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs KY average

−4.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	303.09	1,650	55
Medium and Large 2	574	260.98	1,498	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.11/cwt here — about $152 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

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 sale60 hd

299.59

—

KY average24 barns · 1,093 hd

294.45

+5.14

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−4.80

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−152.17

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	1,777	152.70	2,713	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	134.60	1,942	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	129.55	1,574	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	116.67	1,158	24

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)	1,075	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,573	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,363	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$1,693	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$2,067	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	543	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,662	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	163.61/cwt	147.50–180.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	281.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	928	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	227.81/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	198.20/cwt	172.50–215.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	332	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	246.04/cwt	243.00–262.50	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,220	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	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	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	305.23/cwt	300.00–307.50	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	203.02/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,435	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	413	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,529	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	950–1000	957	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,630	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	612	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	291.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	216.33/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	260.98/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	275.05/cwt	273.50–275.50	1,708	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	325.59/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	349.52/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	249.25/cwt	249.25–249.25	1,947	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	247.01/cwt	246.50–248.00	1,749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	318.21/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,368	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,265	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	221.42/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	308.48/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,515	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	126.03/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,545	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	136.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,330	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	115.66/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,188	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	141.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,056	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	135.88/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,622	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	91.11/cwt	90.00–92.50	866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	106.14/cwt	100.00–109.00	936	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	130.29/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,872	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,347	136.71/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,960	165.66/cwt	160.00–174.00	3,247	8
Bulls	—	—	1,757	146.50/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,574	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,889.63/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	985	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,573.42/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	265.08/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,286	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	259.51/cwt	251.00–263.50	1,443	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	285.06/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,038	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	249.66/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,538	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	235.93/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,659	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	295.70/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,437	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	279.24/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,553	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	260.92/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	273.94/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	276.25/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	344.97/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,076	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 395Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 71Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,573.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,889.63
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	300.00–307.50	305.23
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
11	350–400	364	284.00–290.00	285.06
31	400–450	435	280.50	280.50
36	450–500	485	261.00–266.00	265.08
46	550–600	556	251.00–263.50	259.51
11	600–650	615	243.00	243.00
6	650–700	696	205.00	205.00
8	700–750	707	202.00–206.00	203.02
6	1000–1050	1,023	170.00	170.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	437	243.00–262.50	246.04
2	450–500	470	228.00	228.00
4	500–550	530	236.00	236.00
5	550–600	580	243.00	243.00
7	600–650	615	225.00–231.00	227.81
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	928	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	310	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
4	450–500	483	172.50–215.00	198.20
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	580	147.50–180.00	163.61
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	810	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	413	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	957	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	760	214.50	214.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	469	326.00	326.00
48	500–550	543	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	574	260.00–265.00	260.98
2	650–700	673	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	730	215.00–217.00	216.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	367	347.50–350.00	349.52
7	400–450	429	319.00–335.00	325.59
5	450–500	477	290.00–295.00	291.96
5	500–550	543	275.00–285.00	281.04
2	550–600	582	288.50	288.50
3	600–650	630	254.00	254.00
19	750–800	752	237.50	237.50
3	800–850	802	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	612	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	600–650	621	273.50–275.50	275.05
18	700–750	708	246.50–248.00	247.01
64	750–800	781	249.25	249.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	335.00–350.00	344.97
14	350–400	372	340.00	340.00
17	400–450	430	305.00–321.00	318.21
39	450–500	486	290.00–296.00	295.70
2	500–550	515	275.00–277.50	276.25
34	550–600	556	279.00–280.00	279.24
34	600–650	616	240.00–252.50	249.66
2	650–700	683	237.00–240.00	238.49
15	700–750	703	235.00–236.00	235.93
7	750–800	761	220.00–222.00	221.42
2	850–900	860	210.00–212.50	211.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	388	300.00–312.50	308.48
5	400–450	435	265.00–280.00	273.94
6	500–550	519	245.00–267.50	260.92
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	690	215.00–220.00	217.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	960	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	121.00–131.00	126.03
8	—	1,194	133.00–139.00	135.88
1	—	1,300	107.00	107.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	132.00–140.00	136.04
14	—	1,027	112.00–123.00	115.66
2	—	950	90.00–92.50	91.11
3	—	882	100.00–109.00	106.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,452	136.00–146.00	141.61
13	—	1,437	124.00–134.00	130.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	133.00–139.00	136.71
8	—	1,960	160.00–174.00	165.66
9	—	1,757	141.00–153.00	146.50

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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