Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded fully steady. The first fair weather in a few weeks allowed some buyers to be in the fields, but those that were present showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.98/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.74 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$262.98

48 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$59.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

vs KY average

−4.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	264.63	1,421	46
Medium and Large 2	505	245.00	1,237	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	205.00	1,148	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.63/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale48 hd

262.98

—

KY average17 barns · 850 hd

266.52

−3.55

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−4.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−131.74

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	1,850	161.61	2,990	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	142.27	2,055	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	138.08	1,638	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	130.47	1,274	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	157.50	1,811	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	164.00	2,468	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$1,726	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,376	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2-3	650–700	678	184.74/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,267	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	246.53/cwt	241.00–253.50	1,533	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	210.08/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	177.89/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	279.17/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,334	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	280.01/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,728	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	176.74/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	334.22/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,594	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	306.23/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	319.01/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	266.34/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,872	9
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	282.52/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	236.38/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,779	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	261.24/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,497	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,468	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	143.99/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,729	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	137.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,003	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	110.06/cwt	107.50–113.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	138.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,428	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	124.47/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,159	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	147.26/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,106	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	135.13/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,593	14
Bulls	—	—	2,112	171.36/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,619	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	161.67/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	146.91/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,292	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,095	1,364.55/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,725.77/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,613	13
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	297.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	263.44/cwt	251.00–266.50	1,660	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	264.88/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,417	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,564	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,447	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	760	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	830	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,776	4

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 502Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 61Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	560	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	678	175.00–195.00	184.74
1	950–1000	960	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	373	312.50	312.50
23	400–450	428	296.00	296.00
43	450–500	478	275.00–281.00	279.17
43	500–550	535	260.00–268.00	264.88
3	550–600	568	261.00	261.00
52	600–650	622	241.00–253.50	246.53
5	650–700	658	246.00	246.00
3	700–750	717	207.00–216.00	210.08
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	930	176.00–177.50	176.74
6	950–1000	972	173.00–183.00	177.89
1	1100–1150	1,100	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	328	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	277.00	277.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
8	650–700	689	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	810	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	830	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	319.01
16	450–500	477	333.00–335.00	334.22
4	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
12	550–600	554	295.00–310.00	306.23
38	600–650	617	270.00–288.00	280.01
10	650–700	698	266.50	266.50
9	700–750	703	259.00–270.00	266.34
5	800–850	812	230.00–238.00	236.38
2	850–900	873	224.00	224.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	518	277.50–287.50	282.52
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
9	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	434	331.00	331.00
16	450–500	494	316.50	316.50
13	500–550	536	301.00	301.00
27	600–650	630	251.00–266.50	263.44
12	700–750	702	246.00	246.00
10	800–850	805	221.00	221.00
1	850–900	875	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	955	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	445	247.50	247.50
4	500–550	540	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	433	290.00–305.00	297.37
8	500–550	536	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	261.24
2	650–700	683	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	139.00–149.00	143.99
14	—	1,179	128.00–138.00	135.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,459	130.00–140.00	137.28
13	—	1,430	142.00–155.00	147.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	107.50–113.00	110.06
16	—	1,030	135.00–150.00	138.65
15	—	931	117.00–133.00	124.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	157.50	157.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,112	170.00–173.00	171.36
2	—	1,748	159.00–164.00	161.67
2	—	1,560	144.00–149.00	146.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,364.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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