Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 higher. The feeder buyers in all classes are still discounting the bawling and soft calves due to health concerns. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.10/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.62 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$240.10

67 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs KY average

−20.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	244.83	1,351	48
Medium and Large 2	543	231.00	1,254	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	225.00	1,242	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale67 hd

240.10

—

KY average25 barns · 1,689 hd

238.32

+1.78

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−20.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−154.62

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	1,787	144.48	2,582	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	120.38	1,695	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	115.80	1,408	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	111.97	1,180	62

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,828	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,767	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,534	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,313	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,163	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,050	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	223.28/cwt	210.00–236.00	949	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	698	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	274.68/cwt	267.50–277.50	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	250.28/cwt	250.00–251.50	1,211	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,188	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	268.73/cwt	263.00–275.00	994	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	194.51/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,445	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	248.83/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,070	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	1,353	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,273	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	249.96/cwt	247.50–255.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	241.49/cwt	227.00–249.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,517	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	260.01/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,407	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	1,987	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	699	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	260.01/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	236.81/cwt	236.75–238.00	1,662	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	782	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	106.48/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,166	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	108.48/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,530	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	121.78/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,695	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	97.57/cwt	96.00–99.00	995	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	120.24/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,433	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	109.53/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,360	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	135.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,244	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	133.12/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,003	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	119.40/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,236	17
Bulls	—	—	1,963	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	3,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	145.84/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,705	6
Bulls	—	—	1,533	135.04/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,070	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,828.04/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,828	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,686.22/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	188.24/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	231.69/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,659	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	205.88/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	349	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	213.44/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,321	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	260.42/cwt	247.00–270.00	966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	259.62/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,254	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	242.79/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,360	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	1,468	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	275.41/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,182	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,351	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,561	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,255	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,220	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Oct 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 670Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 107Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	349	262.50	262.50
10	400–450	425	210.00–236.00	223.28
7	450–500	461	231.00	231.00
9	550–600	552	225.00	225.00
14	600–650	619	200.00–218.00	213.44
2	650–700	698	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	788	190.00–196.00	194.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	693	238.00	238.00
26	700–750	716	231.00–233.00	231.69
14	750–800	757	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	275	267.50–277.50	274.68
48	350–400	370	263.00–275.00	268.73
34	400–450	430	247.00–262.50	248.83
42	450–500	484	250.00–251.50	250.28
3	500–550	532	246.00	246.00
45	550–600	553	244.75	244.75
57	600–650	617	234.25	234.25
1	650–700	650	229.00	229.00
9	700–750	706	227.00	227.00
5	750–800	798	212.00	212.00
8	800–850	818	204.00–209.00	205.88
1	1000–1050	1,025	190.00	190.00
5	1100–1150	1,105	175.00	175.00
2	1150–1200	1,188	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	247.50–255.00	249.96
5	400–450	442	262.00	262.00
3	450–500	484	227.00–249.00	241.49
3	650–700	685	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	307.50	307.50
4	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
9	450–500	453	281.00	281.00
27	500–550	541	254.00–261.00	260.01
46	600–650	623	243.50	243.50
3	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
23	700–750	702	236.75–238.00	236.81
8	750–800	768	243.00	243.00
3	800–850	818	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	552	249.00	249.00
9	600–650	647	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	264.00	264.00
6	600–650	644	255.00–261.00	260.01
8	650–700	699	255.00	255.00
64	750–800	759	261.75	261.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	265.00	265.00
8	350–400	371	247.00–270.00	260.42
1	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	540	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	610	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
4	700–750	703	183.00–190.00	188.24
2	750–800	782	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	287.50	287.50
5	250–300	284	290.00	290.00
15	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
27	400–450	429	267.50–276.00	275.41
28	450–500	483	259.00–262.00	259.62
24	550–600	560	232.00–245.00	242.79
40	600–650	620	236.75	236.75
5	700–750	703	222.00	222.00
5	750–800	799	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	590	229.00	229.00
6	600–650	632	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,095	100.00–113.00	106.48
6	—	1,020	96.00–99.00	97.57
6	—	918	130.00–140.00	135.53
17	—	1,035	115.00–129.00	119.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,410	101.00–113.00	108.48
31	—	1,392	115.00–129.00	121.78
5	—	1,505	132.00–135.00	133.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,192	115.00–129.00	120.24
23	—	1,242	100.00–114.00	109.53
2	—	1,213	134.00–135.00	134.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	153.00–156.00	154.54
6	—	1,855	141.00–149.00	145.84
3	—	1,533	131.00–139.00	135.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,828.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,686.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,050.00	2,050.00

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Guthrie Livestock Auction

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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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