Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. A very good quality offering saw better demand from buyers than in the previous few weeks. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were fully steady on a plain quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.14/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.58 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$263.14

49 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.99

vs KY average

−5.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	263.14	1,421	49

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale49 hd

263.14

—

KY average25 barns · 1,263 hd

261.15

+1.99

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−5.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−131.58

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	1,666	147.52	2,457	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	131.76	1,840	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	123.79	1,478	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	112.19	1,122	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	167.50	2,077	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,425	147.50	2,102	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$1,691	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,654	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,163	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,363	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,408	5

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	251.07/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	226.55/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	248.77/cwt	239.00–253.50	1,540	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	263.14/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,421	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	270.46/cwt	270.00–270.50	1,312	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	263.59/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,176	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,264	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	233.46/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	329.82/cwt	322.50–335.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	176.88/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	206.46/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	237.91/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,677	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	300.24/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,084	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	273.54/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,688	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	343.59/cwt	332.50–348.00	1,261	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	258.33/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	231.59/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	296.09/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,554	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	329.13/cwt	326.75–330.00	1,527	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,766	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	708	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	308.17/cwt	307.50–310.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	277.45/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	1,327	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,442	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	131.64/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,503	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	102.59/cwt	92.50–107.50	902	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	90.00/cwt	88.00–92.50	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	119.15/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,306	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	136.40/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,908	21
Steers	Select	—	1,425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,102	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	124.80/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,737	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	155.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,822	8
Bulls	—	—	1,554	141.97/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,206	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	106.53/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	122.82/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,514	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,017.86/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,018	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,363.12/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small and 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	—	1,294	2,672.71/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,673	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,786.77/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	314.34/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,512	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	249.89/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,532	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,295	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	368.75/cwt	357.50–380.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	695	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	283.32/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,533	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,603	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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 641Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 172Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 90Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	367	332.50–348.00	343.59
26	450–500	464	326.75–330.00	329.13
23	500–550	525	277.50–297.50	296.09
29	600–650	617	272.50–275.00	273.54
8	650–700	686	247.50–258.00	251.07
1	700–750	745	237.00	237.00
7	800–850	825	223.00–228.00	226.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	703	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	307.50–310.00	308.17
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	287.50	287.50
3	500–550	515	252.50–270.00	258.33
5	700–750	719	230.00–232.00	231.59
1	800–850	820	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
11	250–300	281	322.50–335.00	329.82
3	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
24	350–400	361	298.00–301.00	300.24
33	400–450	432	292.50	292.50
40	450–500	485	270.00–270.50	270.46
49	500–550	540	254.00–267.00	263.14
58	600–650	619	239.00–253.50	248.77
10	650–700	662	223.00–238.00	233.46
6	800–850	824	193.00	193.00
2	950–1000	955	182.00	182.00
5	1000–1050	1,005	178.00	178.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	277.50	277.50
2	350–400	385	262.50–265.00	263.77
28	400–450	446	257.00–269.00	263.59
1	650–700	670	192.50	192.50
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
5	750–800	765	169.00–185.00	176.88
1	950–1000	955	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	786	205.00–211.00	206.46
3	800–850	818	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	695	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	357.50–380.00	368.75
4	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	309	330.00	330.00
9	350–400	382	339.00	339.00
28	450–500	481	311.00–320.00	314.34
52	500–550	541	282.00–284.00	283.32
2	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
8	600–650	613	248.00–251.00	249.89
1	650–700	675	237.50	237.50
19	700–750	705	229.00–239.00	237.91
1	750–800	760	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	435	275.00–278.00	277.45
1	450–500	450	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	500	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	985	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	369	359.50	359.50
13	400–450	412	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	650	242.50	242.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	207.50	207.50
3	700–750	708	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	129.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	1,095	106.00–107.00	106.53
13	—	1,233	115.00–126.00	122.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	879	92.50–107.50	102.59
1	—	890	128.00	128.00
2	—	828	88.00–92.50	90.00
11	—	1,096	113.00–125.00	119.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,399	132.00–143.00	136.40
14	—	1,392	117.00–130.00	124.80
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	167.50	167.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,819	150.00–165.00	155.16
11	—	1,554	133.00–149.00	141.97

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	—	1,020	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,017.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,786.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,575.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,294	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,672.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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