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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 650 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 650 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with the exception of some of the lightweight heifers that were 8.00-10.00 lower. The demand for feeder calves remained strong especially on the lightweight male calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.37/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.35 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$253.37

77 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$17.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs KY average

−26.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	260.00	1,438	48
Medium and Large 2	536	242.40	1,299	29

One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about $139 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 sale77 hd

253.37

—

KY average29 barns · 2,480 hd

255.51

−2.14

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−26.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−141.35

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	1,648	136.86	2,255	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	115.61	1,659	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,194	109.36	1,306	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	96.81	986	36

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,877	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,714	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,228	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,317	$3,123	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,367	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,215	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	215.26/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	235.55/cwt	233.50–237.00	1,467	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,091	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	265.79/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	224.96/cwt	222.50–232.00	1,550	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	242.40/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,299	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	285.35/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,241	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	341.19/cwt	327.50–345.00	979	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,139	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	275.03/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,306	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,197	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,288	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	318.98/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,040	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,438	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	241.45/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,717	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	256.82/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	352.33/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,346	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	264.46/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	288.17/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,078	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	347.25/cwt	347.25–347.25	1,570	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	314.94/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	278.57/cwt	278.50–279.00	1,733	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	254.60/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,360	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,220	168.95/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	277.69/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	451	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	315.72/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	260.39/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,406	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,393	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	96.31/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,124	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	107.46/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,501	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	126.02/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,757	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	116.84/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,702	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	113.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,385	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	106.04/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,260	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	92.55/cwt	80.00–99.00	941	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	105.17/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,105	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	129.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,512	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	131.54/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,091	12
Bulls	—	—	1,670	152.19/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,857	142.83/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,652	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	3,123.42/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,123	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,037.46/head	1,750.00–2,225.00	2,037	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,771.28/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,771	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,228.16/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,228	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,135	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,780	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	363.04/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	362.38/cwt	350.00–367.50	993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	360.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,158	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	239.28/cwt	231.00–240.25	1,692	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	178.77/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	307.50/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,494	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	242.57/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,492	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	286.54/cwt	286.50–287.50	1,565	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	204.58/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,439	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,566	40

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 941Last week 759Year ago 641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 164Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 66Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	382	340.00–357.00	352.33
17	450–500	452	347.25	347.25
14	500–550	545	312.50	312.50
36	600–650	622	278.50–279.00	278.57
2	650–700	658	259.00	259.00
27	700–750	711	241.00–246.00	241.45
5	750–800	787	245.00	245.00
2	850–900	893	218.00	218.00
1	1200–1250	1,215	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	750–800	778	268.75	268.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	297.50	297.50
4	450–500	462	250.00–281.00	265.79
17	500–550	534	240.00–280.00	254.60
5	550–600	577	240.00–261.00	256.82
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	306	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	468	311.00–317.50	314.94
7	600–650	614	255.00–266.00	264.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
21	350–400	374	287.50–292.50	288.17
7	600–650	636	200.00–225.00	215.26
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
3	850–900	850	189.00	189.00
1	900–950	940	184.00	184.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
29	500–550	536	239.00–246.00	242.40
14	600–650	623	233.50–237.00	235.55
3	650–700	680	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	287	327.50–345.00	341.19
11	300–350	326	312.50–331.00	318.98
6	350–400	379	323.00	323.00
53	400–450	435	285.00–305.00	285.35
66	450–500	475	272.00–277.00	275.03
48	550–600	553	260.00	260.00
40	600–650	624	251.00	251.00
23	650–700	689	222.50–232.00	224.96
6	800–850	806	203.00	203.00
4	900–950	940	209.00	209.00
5	1100–1150	1,139	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	349.00	349.00
15	350–400	366	352.00	352.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	350.00–367.50	362.38
13	300–350	321	350.00–375.00	360.60
5	350–400	366	355.00–375.00	363.04
27	400–450	427	337.00	337.00
46	450–500	486	307.00–310.00	307.50
25	500–550	546	286.50–287.50	286.54
41	600–650	615	235.00–243.00	242.57
19	700–750	707	231.00–240.25	239.28
1	750–800	755	227.50	227.50
13	800–850	813	219.00	219.00
3	850–900	880	202.00–210.00	204.58
2	900–950	918	177.50–180.00	178.77
2	950–1000	973	178.00	178.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	172.50	172.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	167.50	167.50
2	1200–1250	1,220	166.00–172.00	168.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	295.00–325.00	315.72
6	350–400	370	250.00–297.50	277.69
4	450–500	451	278.00	278.00
12	500–550	540	255.00–263.00	260.39
2	550–600	553	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	359	388.00	388.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	112.50	112.50
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
26	—	1,017	80.00–99.00	92.55
8	—	1,051	100.00–109.00	105.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	94.00–98.00	96.31
9	—	1,222	110.00–120.00	113.34
17	—	1,188	100.00–109.00	106.04
3	—	1,170	124.00–136.00	129.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,397	102.00–110.00	107.46
9	—	1,394	123.00–128.00	126.02
39	—	1,457	111.00–122.00	116.84
1	—	1,510	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,590	126.00–136.00	131.54
3	—	1,670	149.00–155.00	152.19
3	—	1,857	140.00–146.00	142.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,228.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,317	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,123.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,308	1,750.00–2,225.00	2,037.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,771.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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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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