Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-6.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. steady. The higher quality calves saw good demand and the off colored and plain calves were discounted heavily. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.25/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −201.50 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$250.25

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.64

vs KY average

−19.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	254.25	1,373	36
Medium and Large 2-3	538	232.26	1,249	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $124 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

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 sale44 hd

250.25

—

KY average15 barns · 602 hd

268.89

−18.64

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−19.15

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−201.50

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	1,647	156.75	2,582	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	139.76	2,023	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	133.02	1,612	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	122.03	1,316	45

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)	1,280	$2,417	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,172	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,814	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,776	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,258	$2,610	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	250–300	273	282.75/cwt	280.00–290.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	221.04/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	212.71/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	214.37/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,158	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	239.52/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,320	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	711	179.88/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	182.80/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,245	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	271.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	245.28/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,837	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	719	220.55/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	226.57/cwt	212.50–229.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	205.14/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,276	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	226.09/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,381	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	254.25/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,373	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	218.19/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	238.27/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	214.98/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	888	237.85/cwt	237.85–237.85	2,112	61
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	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	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	232.72/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,247	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	220.08/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,382	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	227.58/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,199	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,113	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	125.93/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,745	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	117.88/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,262	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	134.56/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,459	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	146.89/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,114	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	128.31/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,564	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	127.37/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,397	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	134.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,975	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	123.46/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	139.89/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,669	11
Bulls	—	—	1,790	148.15/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,652	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,505	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	157.33/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,574	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,240.93/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,241	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,609.62/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,610	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,001	1,985.31/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,985	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,494.28/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,494	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,814.05/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,814	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,776.20/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	235.16/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,303	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,055	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	286.70/cwt	282.50–300.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	243.90/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,161	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	234.66/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,014	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	188.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,270	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	2

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

Thu Sep 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 282Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 51Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 6Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	273	280.00–290.00	282.75
7	350–400	371	272.50	272.50
23	400–450	420	261.00	261.00
26	450–500	496	251.00	251.00
21	550–600	551	239.00–250.00	239.52
38	600–650	611	220.00–227.00	226.09
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	783	201.00	201.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	178.00–187.50	182.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	240.00	240.00
19	400–450	432	231.00–245.00	234.66
2	450–500	488	215.00	215.00
16	500–550	540	205.00–225.00	214.37
7	550–600	591	211.00–215.00	212.71
11	600–650	622	197.00–207.00	205.14
8	700–750	711	175.00–188.00	179.88
1	750–800	750	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	498	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
7	450–500	456	233.00–240.00	238.27
7	500–550	536	230.00–237.50	232.72
1	550–600	550	229.00	229.00
11	600–650	643	212.50–229.00	226.57
5	650–700	671	218.00–223.00	221.04
9	700–750	719	219.00–229.00	220.55
2	750–800	755	212.50–217.50	214.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	290.00	290.00
7	400–450	440	270.00–285.00	271.95
36	500–550	540	252.00–259.00	254.25
16	600–650	631	244.00–249.00	245.28
2	650–700	653	244.00	244.00
5	800–850	820	215.00–219.00	218.19
3	900–950	910	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	772	238.00	238.00
61	850–900	888	237.85	237.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	690	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	282.50–300.00	286.70
10	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
23	400–450	440	252.00	252.00
27	450–500	476	240.00–252.50	243.90
1	500–550	535	238.00	238.00
32	550–600	554	235.00–237.50	235.16
40	600–650	628	216.00–221.00	220.08
9	650–700	696	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	231.00	231.00
1	450–500	485	227.50	227.50
14	500–550	527	227.00–229.00	227.58
1	550–600	560	217.50	217.50
3	700–750	715	185.00–195.00	188.29
5	750–800	767	191.00	191.00
1	900–950	925	177.50	177.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	107.50	107.50
27	—	1,071	110.00–123.00	117.88
5	—	1,084	134.00–136.00	134.56
12	—	1,097	124.00–131.00	127.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	124.00–127.00	125.93
26	—	1,439	140.00–157.00	146.89
26	—	1,466	129.00–139.00	134.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,219	126.00–133.00	128.31
2	—	1,270	123.00–124.00	123.46
11	—	1,193	136.00–148.00	139.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	147.00–149.00	148.15
1	—	1,500	167.00	167.00
12	—	1,636	153.00–164.00	157.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,213	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,240.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,312	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,494.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,814.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,776.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,001	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,985.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,258	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,609.62
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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