Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady with a cheaper undertone. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder buyers are expressing concerns with calf health and the warm temperatures. Today's quality varied greatly across the offering and the buyers discounted the lower quality calves heavily. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.73/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$258.73

39 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.07

vs KY average

−5.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	262.59	1,428	34
Medium and Large 2	558	234.97	1,311	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	222.50	1,235	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $193 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 sale39 hd

258.73

—

KY average25 barns · 2,074 hd

271.81

−13.07

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−5.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−135.98

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	1,781	159.91	2,848	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	137.27	1,993	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	129.88	1,553	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	123.34	1,289	41
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	167.50	1,918	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,218	185.00	2,253	4thin

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)	1,250	$2,015	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,776	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,775	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,563	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,474	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,421	7

Every lot, as filed

97 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	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	229.87/cwt	225.00–231.50	2,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	766	213.20/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,974	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	209.28/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	253.47/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,077	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,373	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	235.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,484	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,190	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	694	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,436	20
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	553	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	233.52/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,638	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	258.34/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,414	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	254.40/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,325	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	263.01/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,241	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,218	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,145	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	136.73/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,369	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	111.57/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,097	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,629	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	123.80/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,346	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	141.16/cwt	136.00–153.00	2,096	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	128.10/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,535	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	131.08/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,834	22
Bulls	—	—	1,975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,377	1
Bulls	—	—	1,782	160.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,852	13
Bulls	—	—	1,570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,308	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,583.33/head	2,575.00–2,625.00	2,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	960	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,889.55/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,815.83/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,816	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,015.00/head	1,950.00–2,075.00	2,015	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	237	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	223.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,139	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	265.86/cwt	258.50–271.00	1,441	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	952	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	804	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,704	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,000	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	302.91/cwt	297.50–303.50	1,266	20
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,518	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,526	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,047	2,570.70/head	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,571	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 594Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 72Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	321.00	321.00
20	450–500	456	315.00	315.00
7	500–550	547	300.00	300.00
13	550–600	553	294.00	294.00
29	600–650	623	263.00	263.00
6	650–700	653	266.00	266.00
12	700–750	710	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	750–800	775	246.00	246.00
8	850–900	891	225.00–231.50	229.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	360	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	432	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	463	266.00	266.00
3	500–550	527	255.00–260.00	258.34
5	550–600	551	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	629	220.00–239.00	233.52
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	766	207.50–220.00	213.20
1	800–850	845	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	777	254.00	254.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	718	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	275.00–280.00	278.35
6	300–350	347	275.00	275.00
14	450–500	463	252.00–262.50	253.47
2	500–550	518	230.00–240.00	234.93
2	550–600	598	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	310.00	310.00
20	350–400	359	300.00	300.00
18	400–450	429	277.50	277.50
18	450–500	487	282.00	282.00
27	500–550	542	258.50–271.00	265.86
7	550–600	551	250.00	250.00
43	600–650	630	230.00–240.00	235.50
9	650–700	691	215.00–220.00	218.36
7	700–750	721	205.00–210.00	209.28
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	555	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	694	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	804	212.00	212.00
3	950–1000	952	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	294	340.00	340.00
8	350–400	354	332.50	332.50
20	400–450	418	297.50–303.50	302.91
27	450–500	486	291.00	291.00
17	550–600	553	274.50	274.50
20	600–650	608	251.00	251.00
10	650–700	693	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	433	263.00	263.00
4	450–500	472	261.00–265.00	263.01
11	500–550	521	250.00–257.00	254.40
3	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	223.37
4	650–700	659	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	743	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	930	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	167.50	167.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	133.00–144.00	136.73
10	—	983	100.00–116.00	111.57
23	—	1,087	118.00–130.00	123.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	136.00–139.00	137.47
17	—	1,198	122.00–134.00	128.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,485	136.00–153.00	141.16
22	—	1,399	123.00–135.00	131.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	171.00	171.00
13	—	1,782	154.00–164.00	160.05
1	—	1,570	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	2,575.00–2,625.00	2,583.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,570.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,889.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,273	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,815.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,950.00–2,075.00	2,015.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle