Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-07-18

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 18
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 813▲ 856 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 75▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 34▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.15/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$123.15
375 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568123.82703320
Medium and Large 2-3519119.2561955
One grade step is worth $4.57/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale375 hd
123.15
—
KY average26 barns · 5,730 hd
128.29
−5.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,74083.461,4537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38059.2281710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21959.2172213
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12553.5560232

Every lot

68 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389159.00/cwt159.00–159.006199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421151.00/cwt151.00–151.006367
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3454143.36/cwt137.00–145.0065110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471148.00/cwt148.00–148.0069719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480146.50/cwt146.50–146.5070318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520141.00/cwt141.00–141.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525131.04/cwt129.00–135.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552138.00/cwt138.00–138.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556143.00/cwt143.00–143.0079525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567145.50/cwt145.50–145.5082519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630137.25/cwt130.50–138.0086539
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660140.00/cwt140.00–140.0092433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673108.50/cwt108.50–108.507308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685124.16/cwt120.00–127.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714125.50/cwt125.50–125.5089627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0048
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2796122.00/cwt122.00–122.009718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0644
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300136.00/cwt136.00–136.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315132.77/cwt127.00–136.004184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371135.50/cwt135.50–135.5050312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390131.98/cwt124.00–134.005158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445127.50/cwt127.50–127.5056726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464123.02/cwt119.00–126.0057111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473132.50/cwt132.50–132.5062713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505129.50/cwt129.50–129.5065450
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528118.39/cwt115.00–120.0062517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540126.50/cwt126.50–126.5068329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557126.50/cwt126.50–126.5070565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614120.00/cwt120.00–120.007377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622118.64/cwt114.00–119.0073855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637114.00/cwt114.00–114.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662120.50/cwt120.50–120.5079823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680112.00/cwt112.00–112.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707110.50/cwt110.50–110.5078124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3721102.00/cwt102.00–102.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763114.00/cwt114.00–114.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357161.00/cwt161.00–161.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375131.00/cwt131.00–131.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441146.50/cwt146.50–146.5064617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472133.28/cwt132.00–137.006298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2491138.00/cwt138.00–138.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2548130.50/cwt130.50–130.5071520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563112.80/cwt111.00–115.0063511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625121.00/cwt121.00–121.0075621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718114.00/cwt114.00–114.0081917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374798.00/cwt98.00–98.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282495.00/cwt95.00–95.007836
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59778.87/cwt74.50–81.501,2603
Bulls——1,84886.91/cwt83.50–90.001,6064
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08559.50/cwt59.50–59.506461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12354.25/cwt51.50–57.5060925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14049.62/cwt48.50–51.505666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21959.21/cwt55.00–62.0072213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38059.74/cwt56.50–62.508249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38054.50/cwt54.50–54.507521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,1631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,3541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340874.87/cwt825.00–910.0011,7234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,25011

This sale against other markets

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.