Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with some of the better quality packages being higher. With cattle futures stabilizing a little and more seasonable weather in place the feeder cattle buyers showed stronger demand than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 7.00-9.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.36/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −154.39 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$297.36

116 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.47

vs KY average

+17.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	298.25	1,680	113
Medium and Large 2-3	532	264.00	1,404	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $275 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 sale116 hd

297.36

—

KY average24 barns · 820 hd

286.90

+10.47

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+17.02

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−154.39

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	—	Low	1,607	164.57	2,645	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	147.30	2,020	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	137.12	1,583	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	128.72	1,383	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	175.00	2,406	1thin

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)	1,102	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	912	$1,828	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,706	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	900–950	918	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	252.26/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	242.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	225.50/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	249.75/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,361	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	270.12/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,167	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	769	214.13/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	255.40/cwt	255.40–255.40	2,007	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	260.77/cwt	257.50–262.50	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	234.99/cwt	229.50–236.00	1,471	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	263.57/cwt	263.50–264.00	1,289	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,168	177.75/cwt	177.50–178.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	221.50/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,976	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	301.10/cwt	301.10–301.10	1,713	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	226.18/cwt	225.50–232.50	1,907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,584	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,562	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	216.10/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	277.39/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,223	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	265.35/cwt	260.00–280.00	857	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	118.44/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,305	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	148.40/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,416	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	134.06/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,611	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	105.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	151.84/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,054	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	142.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,595	10
Bulls	—	—	1,400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	130.86/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,449	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	137.27/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,993	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,646	164.73/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,711	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,705.78/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,706	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	740	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	788	1,616.43/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,074	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	239.64/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,486	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,612	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	262.50–270.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	275.44/cwt	265.00–285.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,539	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	937	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,251	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	251.20/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,356	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	208.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	227.19/cwt	224.50–229.00	1,627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 346Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 69Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	470	303.50	303.50
22	550–600	552	287.00	287.00
13	600–650	614	245.00–260.00	252.26
11	650–700	674	240.00–245.00	242.13
16	700–750	728	240.00	240.00
10	800–850	843	225.50–232.50	226.18
10	850–900	892	218.00–223.00	221.50
2	900–950	918	217.00	217.00
4	950–1000	960	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	532	264.00	264.00
1	600–650	615	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	688	222.00	222.00
10	750–800	769	200.00–219.00	214.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	544	300.00	300.00
80	550–600	569	301.10	301.10
64	750–800	786	255.40	255.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	233.00	233.00
2	1150–1200	1,168	177.50–178.00	177.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	295	245.00	245.00
3	300–350	319	257.50–262.50	260.77
12	350–400	384	249.00	249.00
2	450–500	480	221.00–230.00	225.50
5	600–650	616	208.00	208.00
7	650–700	693	200.00–210.00	208.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	603	224.00	224.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
21	350–400	355	264.00	264.00
46	400–450	432	259.00–272.50	270.12
39	450–500	489	263.50–264.00	263.57
69	500–550	545	244.00–250.00	249.75
25	600–650	626	229.50–236.00	234.99
15	700–750	716	224.50–229.00	227.19
2	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	890	211.00	211.00
4	950–1000	995	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	554	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	330.00	330.00
7	350–400	358	300.00	300.00
20	400–450	424	295.00	295.00
26	450–500	493	301.50	301.50
25	550–600	556	281.00	281.00
23	600–650	628	245.00	245.00
18	700–750	718	224.50	224.50
8	800–850	816	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	275.00	275.00
7	400–450	441	277.00–280.00	277.39
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	530	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	883	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	265.00–285.00	275.44
4	300–350	323	260.00–280.00	265.35
3	350–400	355	262.50–270.00	265.00
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
7	500–550	540	251.00–252.50	251.20
4	550–600	577	232.00–247.50	239.64
3	650–700	687	210.00–219.00	216.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,102	113.00–123.00	118.44
5	—	954	141.00–160.00	148.40
2	—	848	102.00–109.00	105.32
24	—	1,107	125.00–138.00	130.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,202	127.00–138.00	134.06
1	—	950	117.00	117.00
10	—	1,117	140.00–148.00	142.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,353	143.00–165.00	151.84
1	—	1,100	124.00	124.00
9	—	1,452	129.00–141.00	137.27
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,545	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,646	158.00–170.00	164.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,616.43
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,705.78
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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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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