Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. The demand for feeder calves was good today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.33/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −191.42 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$260.33

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

vs KY average

−41.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	269.15	1,424	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	242.70	1,358	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $66 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 sale21 hd

260.33

—

KY average23 barns · 809 hd

266.34

−6.01

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−41.52

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−191.42

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	—	Average	1,633	137.98	2,253	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,405	116.47	1,637	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	116.16	1,365	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	100.45	1,009	11

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)	1,291	$1,961	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,804	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,356	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,356.32/head	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,148	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,325	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	280.11/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,028	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	212.56/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	230.33/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	1,455	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	266.96/cwt	260.00–272.50	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	243.59/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	259.78/cwt	258.75–260.75	1,974	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	208.79/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	230.70/cwt	223.00–233.50	1,781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	237.22/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	269.15/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,424	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	250.77/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,565	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	234	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,455	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	280.62/cwt	270.00–282.50	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,125	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	134.26/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,427	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	107.15/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,080	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,183	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,254	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,064	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	119.22/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,656	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	116.28/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,381	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	89.47/cwt	82.50–97.00	886	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	108.14/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,294	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	107.51/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,549	4
Bulls	—	—	2,190	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,154	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	133.47/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,982	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,155	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,910.15/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,910	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,961.09/head	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,961	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	269.73/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,327	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,402	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	236.65/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	217.64/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	206.37/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,177	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,367	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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 883Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 200Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 30Year ago 51

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	4	—	1,340	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,356.32
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,357	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,910.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,291	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,961.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,925.00	1,925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	260.00	260.00
14	300–350	329	260.00–272.50	266.96
22	350–400	367	279.00–285.00	280.11
15	400–450	431	255.00	255.00
27	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
38	550–600	551	240.50	240.50
30	600–650	625	232.75	232.75
7	650–700	689	215.00	215.00
3	800–850	810	207.00	207.00
6	1100–1150	1,148	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	375	252.50	252.50
3	450–500	457	229.00–231.00	230.33
7	500–550	519	222.00	222.00
3	550–600	570	201.00–222.00	212.56
7	600–650	621	207.50–209.00	208.79
2	800–850	825	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	709	209.00	209.00
2	750–800	793	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	353	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	404	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	452	285.00	285.00
14	500–550	529	257.50–270.00	269.15
14	600–650	624	248.00–256.00	250.77
10	650–700	693	242.00–250.00	243.59
2	700–750	700	234.00	234.00
11	750–800	772	223.00–233.50	230.70
5	800–850	837	230.50	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	287.50	287.50
2	400–450	403	255.00	255.00
5	450–500	457	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	568	233.00–246.00	237.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
129	750–800	760	258.75–260.75	259.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	245.00	245.00
6	300–350	338	270.00–282.50	280.62
6	400–450	430	236.00–240.00	236.65
2	500–550	543	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	563	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	695	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	234	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
14	400–450	428	275.00	275.00
29	450–500	492	268.00–270.00	269.73
17	550–600	553	253.50	253.50
24	600–650	627	232.00	232.00
6	650–700	681	217.00–221.00	217.64
5	750–800	786	205.00–212.00	206.37
1	1000–1050	1,000	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	363	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	129.00–137.50	134.26
15	—	1,188	112.00–120.00	116.28
7	—	1,197	106.00–110.00	108.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	104.00–109.00	107.15
2	—	1,033	114.00–115.00	114.51
5	—	990	82.50–97.00	89.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,625	127.00	127.00
17	—	1,389	113.00–124.00	119.22
4	—	1,441	104.00–110.00	107.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,485	127.00–138.00	133.47
1	—	1,665	150.00	150.00

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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