Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to the market closure last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Feeder buyers showed very good demand for all classes of feeders with strong preference for those calves under 600 lbs. The demand for slaughter cows and bulls remained very similar to the previous sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.96/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.75 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$251.96

70 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$23.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs KY average

−31.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	255.02	1,402	61
Medium and Large 2-3	525	231.27	1,214	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.74/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale70 hd

251.96

—

KY average23 barns · 1,887 hd

257.32

−5.36

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−31.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−142.75

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	1,649	141.94	2,341	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	114.61	1,680	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	113.39	1,384	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	101.39	1,022	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	172.00	2,551	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,075	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,687	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,603	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,135	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,190	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,292	7

Every lot, as filed

103 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	500–550	518	232.37/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	798	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,505	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	271.16/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,293	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	241.71/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,503	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	252.40/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	251.39/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,360	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,549	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,413	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,351	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	327.56/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,245	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	230.68/cwt	217.50–234.50	1,649	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	257.27/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,605	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	237.35/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	304.05/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,634	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	240.55/cwt	240.50–241.00	1,715	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	273.35/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,361	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,542	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	116.50/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,403	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	104.37/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,075	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	115.64/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,700	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	94.36/cwt	88.00–99.00	936	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	108.10/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,566	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	95.50/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,222	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,483	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,551	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	107.77/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,350	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	133.26/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,505	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,549	134.99/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,091	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	127.96/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,900	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	115.02/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,136	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,447	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	144.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,491	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,416.87/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,757.94/head	1,475.00–2,050.00	1,758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,240	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	233.91/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	223.56/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	246.52/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,551	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,499	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	347.84/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,277	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	280.90/cwt	272.00–284.50	1,534	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,417.69/head	2,275.00–2,750.00	2,418	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,861.50/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,862	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 918Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 176Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 4Year ago 26

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	270	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
10	450–500	471	215.00–240.00	233.91
8	500–550	518	215.00–239.00	232.37
1	550–600	580	222.50	222.50
5	600–650	627	222.00–226.00	223.56
2	650–700	690	196.00	196.00
3	750–800	798	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	343.00	343.00
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
10	350–400	380	320.00–332.50	327.56
20	400–450	429	315.00	315.00
46	450–500	477	267.50–275.00	271.16
13	500–550	541	250.00–252.00	251.39
48	550–600	552	256.00	256.00
28	600–650	622	237.00–243.00	241.71
1	650–700	695	217.50	217.50
15	700–750	714	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	890	203.00	203.00
1	900–950	925	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	975	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	362	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	365.00	365.00
13	450–500	452	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	334.00	334.00
8	450–500	481	302.50–305.00	304.05
3	500–550	547	288.00	288.00
30	550–600	552	296.00	296.00
42	600–650	624	252.00–261.00	257.27
5	650–700	655	250.00–253.00	252.40
22	700–750	713	240.50–241.00	240.55
5	750–800	770	234.00–242.50	237.35
1	800–850	845	226.00	226.00
2	850–900	898	218.00	218.00
2	900–950	910	217.50–220.00	218.75
1	950–1000	985	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	746	247.50	247.50
14	750–800	778	245.50	245.50
6	850–900	857	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	458	286.00	286.00
7	550–600	565	270.00–278.00	273.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	433	252.50	252.50
7	450–500	497	248.00	248.00
2	600–650	628	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	690	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	395.00	395.00
15	350–400	367	340.00–350.00	347.84
12	400–450	420	324.00	324.00
26	450–500	482	311.00	311.00
27	500–550	546	272.00–284.50	280.90
31	600–650	629	242.50–254.00	246.52
5	650–700	650	242.50	242.50
17	700–750	715	217.50–234.50	230.68
2	750–800	753	217.00	217.00
7	800–850	816	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
10	450–500	455	279.00	279.00
3	500–550	532	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	360	312.50	312.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	114.00–119.00	116.50
3	—	1,280	93.00–99.00	95.50
12	—	1,253	103.00–110.00	107.77
5	—	1,129	125.00–140.00	133.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,030	100.00–109.00	104.37
13	—	992	88.00–99.00	94.36
1	—	1,090	125.00	125.00
3	—	988	113.00–118.00	115.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,470	111.00–123.00	115.64
14	—	1,449	105.00–110.00	108.10
1	—	1,460	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,485	125.00–137.00	127.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	172.00	172.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,549	128.00–139.00	134.99
2	—	1,558	154.00–159.00	157.03
14	—	1,727	140.00–149.00	144.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,416.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,279	1,475.00–2,050.00	1,757.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,370	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,861.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	2,275.00–2,750.00	2,417.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

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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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