Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder buyers showed good demand for all classes of calves today. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.80/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.92 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$249.80

83 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$60.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.28

vs KY average

−20.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	265.50	1,460	38
Medium and Large 2	536	239.59	1,285	41
Medium and Large 2-3	566	205.32	1,162	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.18/cwt here — about $298 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 sale83 hd

249.80

—

KY average24 barns · 1,237 hd

263.08

−13.28

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−20.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−144.92

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	1,703	144.91	2,467	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	131.95	1,892	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	124.77	1,466	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	112.16	1,185	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	152.61	2,022	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$1,819	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,804	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,663	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	650–700	687	209.81/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	265.03/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,675	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	219.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	185.80/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	239.70/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,285	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	314.43/cwt	297.50–327.50	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,460	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	243.56/cwt	243.25–244.50	1,498	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	282.66/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,218	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	274.96/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,342	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	186.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	306.08/cwt	305.00–307.25	1,647	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	232.01/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	201.97/cwt	197.50–205.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	205.32/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	237.08/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	269.82/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	190.80/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	330.60/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	323.78/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	187.56/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	298.04/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,465	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	118.82/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,321	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	105.54/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,090	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,288	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	126.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,817	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	134.08/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,527	7
Bulls	—	—	1,940	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,143	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,022	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,361	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	152.68/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	92.19/cwt	85.00–96.00	876	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	134.97/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,930	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	125.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,480	15
Bulls	—	—	1,608	131.44/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,114	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,662.87/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,819.49/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,819	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,804.24/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,040	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	903	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	360.43/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,312	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,471	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	306.68/cwt	292.50–311.00	1,098	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,031	172.39/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	221.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	276.57/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,493	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	323.43/cwt	310.00–342.50	889	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,087	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	320.64/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,510	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	263.35/cwt	240.00–285.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	261.34/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,626	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	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 May 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 367Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 74Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	536	230.00–250.00	239.70
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
5	600–650	611	215.00–220.00	219.00
8	650–700	687	206.00–211.00	209.81
4	700–750	733	185.00–190.00	186.76
1	750–800	775	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	250	355.00	355.00
7	300–350	307	297.50–327.50	314.43
17	350–400	358	292.50–311.00	306.68
24	400–450	431	280.00–302.50	282.66
67	450–500	488	262.00–280.00	274.96
38	550–600	550	265.50	265.50
46	600–650	615	243.25–244.50	243.56
13	650–700	678	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	206.00	206.00
10	800–850	834	183.00–190.00	185.80
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
5	1000–1050	1,031	170.00–173.00	172.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	215.00	215.00
5	400–450	436	197.50–205.00	201.97
3	450–500	467	220.00–225.00	221.75
4	550–600	566	180.00–215.00	205.32
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
16	700–750	703	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	362.50	362.50
3	350–400	368	379.00	379.00
4	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	334.91
11	450–500	473	320.00–337.50	330.60
23	500–550	538	305.00–307.25	306.08
31	600–650	632	260.00–276.00	265.03
2	700–750	728	242.00	242.00
4	750–800	782	233.00	233.00
11	800–850	809	222.50–233.00	232.01
2	850–900	875	210.00–220.00	215.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	533	257.50–282.50	269.82
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	691	237.00–237.50	237.08
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	820	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	620	232.50	232.50
5	700–750	718	190.00–191.00	190.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	553	305.50	305.50
4	600–650	604	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	288	377.50	377.50
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
18	350–400	364	350.00–362.50	360.43
4	400–450	401	310.00–337.50	323.78
20	450–500	471	316.00–332.00	320.64
14	500–550	540	276.00–280.00	276.57
30	600–650	622	255.00–264.00	261.34
7	650–700	671	243.00	243.00
5	700–750	707	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	275	310.00–342.50	323.43
4	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	432	275.00–302.50	298.04
1	450–500	470	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	548	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
3	850–900	870	180.00–197.50	187.56
2	900–950	903	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	240.00–285.00	263.35
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	427	343.00	343.00
26	550–600	552	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,112	112.00–125.00	118.82
9	—	1,033	99.00–110.00	105.54
3	—	1,010	127.00–128.00	127.52
4	—	950	85.00–96.00	92.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,441	120.00–129.00	126.07
39	—	1,430	131.00–144.00	134.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	131.00–140.00	134.08
4	—	1,168	115.00–118.00	116.53
1	—	1,345	87.50	87.50
15	—	1,183	120.00–129.00	125.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,718	144.00–157.00	152.68
3	—	1,608	128.00–134.00	131.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	150.00–155.00	152.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,262	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,819.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,804.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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