Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder calf demand was slightly lower and buyers were very selective on quality and condition. Slaughter cows sold 9.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.41/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.31 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$254.41

64 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$67.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.35

vs KY average

−22.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	266.64	1,449	50
Medium and Large 2	539	239.08	1,289	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	199.38	1,074	10thin

One grade step is worth $67.27/cwt here — about $375 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale64 hd

254.41

—

KY average27 barns · 1,629 hd

265.76

−11.35

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−22.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−140.31

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	1,716	164.68	2,825	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	144.92	2,147	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	139.74	1,794	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	132.24	1,312	10

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)	1,120	$1,700	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,638	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	500–550	538	271.28/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	336.27/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,013	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	718	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	280.06/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,103	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	942	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	239.08/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	546	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	262.41/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,372	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	245.12/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	197.64/cwt	177.50–208.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	233.34/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	250.30/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	300.20/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	266.46/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,652	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	235.76/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,853	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	303.00/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,314	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	145.59/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,834	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	170.68/cwt	167.00–175.00	3,113	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	131.02/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,262	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	148.10/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,159	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	139.89/cwt	129.00–143.00	2,124	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	135.09/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,432	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	156.59/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,541	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	288.93/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,566	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	301.65/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,478	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,379	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	197.80/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	275.11/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	261.43/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,637	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	286.38/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,197	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,153	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	203.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	248.19/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,507	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,485	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	280.04/cwt	278.00–280.50	1,358	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	298.95/cwt	280.00–310.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,463	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 May 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 680Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 133Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	335.00–337.50	336.27
4	400–450	424	311.00	311.00
2	450–500	455	270.00–275.00	272.47
2	500–550	538	265.00–277.50	271.28
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	457	232.50–235.00	233.34
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	473	327.00	327.00
13	500–550	537	290.00–301.00	300.20
2	550–600	550	286.00	286.00
24	600–650	620	262.50–267.00	266.46
3	650–700	658	247.50–256.00	250.30
20	700–750	720	243.00–246.00	245.12
10	750–800	786	234.00–245.00	235.76
9	900–950	917	229.00	229.00
1	950–1000	970	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	272.00	272.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	718	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	480	210.00	210.00
9	500–550	533	177.50–208.00	197.64
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	648	204.00	204.00
1	700–750	720	167.00	167.00
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	942	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	280.00–310.00	298.95
2	300–350	313	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	394	275.00–282.50	280.06
5	400–450	441	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	539	230.00–242.00	239.08
3	650–700	655	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	745	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
3	800–850	813	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	305.00	305.00
24	400–450	418	275.00–291.00	286.38
37	450–500	485	278.00–280.50	280.04
15	500–550	523	262.00–263.00	262.41
27	550–600	554	268.00	268.00
14	600–650	607	244.00–250.00	248.19
5	700–750	706	211.00	211.00
3	750–800	782	200.00–205.00	203.39
7	850–900	851	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	270.00	270.00
8	650–700	651	249.00	249.00
9	750–800	764	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	352	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	362	325.00	325.00
8	400–450	445	300.00–306.00	303.00
5	450–500	466	260.00–287.50	275.11
1	1000–1050	1,010	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	255.00–260.00	257.47
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	460	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	361	364.00	364.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	273	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	360	347.00	347.00
15	400–450	414	333.00	333.00
18	450–500	490	293.00–305.00	301.65
16	500–550	542	277.50–290.00	288.93
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
24	600–650	626	255.00–265.00	261.43
2	650–700	690	237.50–240.00	238.75
4	700–750	700	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	785	232.50	232.50
8	800–850	828	195.00–202.50	197.80
1	900–950	905	177.50	177.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	142.00–152.00	145.59
3	—	1,332	127.00–129.00	128.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	129.00–132.00	131.02
3	—	1,060	134.00–137.00	135.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,458	144.00–155.00	148.10
12	—	1,518	129.00–143.00	139.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,824	167.00–175.00	170.68
1	—	1,235	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,623	150.00–164.00	156.59

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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How this sale compares

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