Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.12/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −168.63 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$283.12

51 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$46.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.78

vs KY average

−16.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	292.98	1,603	37
Medium and Large 2	575	270.66	1,556	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	246.86	1,367	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale51 hd

283.12

—

KY average24 barns · 801 hd

300.90

−17.78

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−16.14

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−168.63

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	—	Average	1,760	167.27	2,944	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	145.99	2,311	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	142.76	1,710	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	135.23	1,253	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	170.39	2,201	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,752	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	500–550	528	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	858	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	801	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	294.76/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,603	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	743	160.17/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,351	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	2,259	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	2,138	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	2,029	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	285.02/cwt	284.50–287.00	1,787	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	281.60/cwt	281.00–282.50	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,482	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	270.66/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	240.66/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	318.94/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,894	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	218.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	241.59/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	178.79/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	233.30/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,369	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	270.33/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	196.28/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,420	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	349	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,225	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	170.39/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,201	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	152.59/cwt	146.00–170.00	1,837	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	137.79/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,651	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	151.55/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,458	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,225	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	129.94/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,219	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	139.63/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,280	6
Bulls	—	—	1,577	165.72/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,846	1
Bulls	—	—	2,011	176.27/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,545	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,658	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,752.03/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,752	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	238.49/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	308.35/cwt	307.50–310.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	249.86/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	329.96/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,227	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	277.79/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,538	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	230.09/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	230.06/cwt	220.00–240.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	254.11/cwt	254.00–254.50	1,583	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,425	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	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 Jun 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 534Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 71Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	372	325.00–336.00	329.96
26	450–500	486	278.00	278.00
8	500–550	528	281.00	281.00
15	550–600	554	270.00–279.00	277.79
46	600–650	623	254.00–254.50	254.11
15	650–700	696	221.00	221.00
2	700–750	708	202.50	202.50
2	750–800	793	208.00	208.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	494	220.00–235.00	230.09
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	743	159.00–162.50	160.17
1	750–800	780	170.00	170.00
3	850–900	858	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	980	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	801	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	307.50–310.00	308.35
4	400–450	443	265.00	265.00
12	500–550	532	249.00–251.00	249.86
4	550–600	588	245.00	245.00
4	600–650	638	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	715	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	315.00–321.00	318.94
19	450–500	469	316.00	316.00
32	500–550	544	293.00–300.00	294.76
5	550–600	567	281.00–282.50	281.60
19	600–650	627	284.50–287.00	285.02
8	650–700	675	278.00	278.00
23	700–750	712	266.00	266.00
5	750–800	798	242.00	242.00
5	800–850	825	241.00	241.00
6	950–1000	980	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	762	266.25	266.25
62	800–850	803	266.25	266.25
58	850–900	873	258.75	258.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	484	267.00–280.00	270.33
5	500–550	534	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	587	225.00–240.00	233.30
2	600–650	638	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	695	232.50	232.50
5	750–800	772	215.00–225.00	218.93
2	950–1000	975	175.00–182.50	178.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	270.00–272.00	270.66
9	650–700	664	240.00–241.00	240.66
5	700–750	731	241.00–242.00	241.59
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	403	220.00–240.00	230.06
6	450–500	463	210.00–250.00	238.49
2	500–550	535	238.00	238.00
3	550–600	550	241.00	241.00
2	600–650	630	227.50	227.50
2	950–1000	965	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	305	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	493	290.00	290.00
13	550–600	563	271.50	271.50
10	600–650	619	251.00	251.00
4	650–700	694	241.00	241.00
3	800–850	833	197.00	197.00
8	850–900	870	192.50–199.00	196.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	349	351.00	351.00
14	400–450	437	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	164.00–179.00	170.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00
18	—	1,204	146.00–170.00	152.59
31	—	1,198	127.00–144.00	137.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,622	148.00–156.00	151.55
10	—	1,560	140.00–145.00	142.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	124.00–139.00	129.94
6	—	917	134.00–148.00	139.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	159.00–169.00	165.72
1	—	1,420	130.00	130.00
5	—	2,011	173.00–180.00	176.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	170.00	170.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,752.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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