Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. traded 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 450 lbs. were 10.00-12.00 lower. The demand for male calves remained strong while the demand for heifers wasn't nearly as good as in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.59/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.13 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$248.59

54 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs KY average

−9.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	251.00	1,378	46
Medium and Large 2	529	234.74	1,242	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $136 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 sale54 hd

248.59

—

KY average24 barns · 1,554 hd

239.66

+8.93

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−9.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−146.13

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	1,611	152.85	2,462	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	125.17	1,852	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	118.48	1,420	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	114.53	1,195	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	171.00	2,052	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,157	142.50	1,649	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,272	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,874	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,742	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$1,680	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,238	14

Every lot, as filed

93 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	250–300	263	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,103	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	234.74/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	238.95/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,481	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,647	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,193	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,148	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	275.43/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,003	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	263.26/cwt	262.50–265.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	216.77/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,378	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	220.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,628	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	244.87/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	251.70/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,461	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	256.34/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	245.16/cwt	234.00–256.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	256.01/cwt	252.00–266.50	1,587	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	281.20/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,302	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	246.29/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,494	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	242.59/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,504	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	307.40/cwt	302.50–311.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	247.76/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	762	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	273.57/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,395	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	141.50/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	902	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	136.08/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,920	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	119.64/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,444	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	107.75/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,156	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,052	1
Steers	Select	—	1,157	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	106.95/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	117.64/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,215	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	122.39/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,836	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,379	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,516	159.73/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	151.49/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,503	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,330.29/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,330	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,752.25/head	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,752	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,205	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,425	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	610	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	291.37/cwt	282.50–292.00	1,244	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	269.81/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,311	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	267.97/cwt	260.00–275.00	858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,780.82/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,781	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,969.76/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,970	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,801.61/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,802	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,330	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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

Thu Oct 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 611Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 100Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	267.50	267.50
3	300–350	334	262.50–265.00	263.26
7	400–450	439	243.00	243.00
2	450–500	458	226.00	226.00
1	950–1000	985	192.50	192.50
2	1100–1150	1,103	162.00–165.00	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	529	231.00–236.00	234.74
2	700–750	700	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	285.00	285.00
12	350–400	364	270.00–278.00	275.43
27	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
38	450–500	491	243.00	243.00
46	500–550	549	251.00	251.00
39	600–650	620	235.00–240.00	238.95
4	650–700	678	213.00–218.00	216.77
13	700–750	711	218.00	218.00
4	800–850	838	205.00	205.00
3	850–900	890	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	369	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	550–600	564	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	413	297.50	297.50
25	450–500	463	280.00–286.00	281.20
17	500–550	541	270.00	270.00
12	550–600	584	280.00	280.00
25	600–650	620	252.00–266.50	256.01
13	650–700	692	242.00–256.00	246.29
12	700–750	728	240.00–247.50	244.87
5	800–850	824	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	277.50	277.50
7	450–500	485	245.00–265.00	256.34
8	500–550	539	242.50–253.00	251.70
3	550–600	570	234.00–256.00	245.16
2	650–700	685	230.00–235.00	232.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	302.50–311.00	307.40
4	350–400	371	305.00	305.00
15	400–450	427	282.50–292.00	291.37
19	450–500	486	267.00–275.00	269.81
8	550–600	558	262.00	262.00
14	600–650	620	237.00–243.00	242.59
4	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
6	700–750	737	220.00–225.00	220.84
4	750–800	789	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	232.50	232.50
3	600–650	610	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	260.00–275.00	267.97
2	350–400	368	265.00–282.50	273.57
1	450–500	485	252.50	252.50
6	500–550	516	247.00–248.00	247.76
5	650–700	677	206.00	206.00
2	750–800	762	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	167.50	167.50
1	600–650	645	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	137.00–146.00	141.50
20	—	1,207	114.00–129.00	119.64
6	—	1,215	102.00–112.00	106.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	97.50	97.50
10	—	1,073	102.00–112.50	107.75
5	—	1,033	114.00–122.00	117.64
3	—	1,002	135.00–140.00	137.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	105.00	105.00
10	—	1,411	130.00–149.00	136.08
32	—	1,500	115.00–129.00	122.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	171.00	171.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,157	142.50	142.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,516	159.00–162.00	159.73
10	—	1,652	145.00–157.00	151.49

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,263	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,330.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	3,125.00	3,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,243	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,752.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,780.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,261	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,969.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,225	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,801.61
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,425	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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