Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-08-08

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 8
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 678▲ 827 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 98▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 24▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.58/cwt on 376 head.
Average price
$127.58
376 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559128.10717332
Medium and Large 2-3470123.5958144
One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $135 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 sale376 hd
127.58
—
KY average27 barns · 5,882 hd
132.27
−4.69
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—Average1,65988.001,46010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36760.9783339
CowsLean 85-90%High98254.365345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15750.0157918

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378169.00/cwt169.00–169.006397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419145.94/cwt142.00–150.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3442125.44/cwt122.00–126.0055414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466154.00/cwt154.00–154.0071827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491145.50/cwt145.50–145.507147
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2549150.50/cwt144.50–154.5082645
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575139.87/cwt137.00–142.5080436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623136.82/cwt133.00–138.0085236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682110.50/cwt110.50–110.507544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709132.00/cwt132.00–132.0093620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719134.07/cwt122.00–135.0096414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768128.00/cwt128.00–128.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,01311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895109.00/cwt109.00–109.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-299395.50/cwt95.50–95.509482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278141.00/cwt141.00–141.0039213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285138.00/cwt138.00–138.0039312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314144.00/cwt144.00–144.004527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373143.50/cwt143.50–143.5053522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400138.00/cwt138.00–138.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420131.00/cwt131.00–131.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436140.00/cwt140.00–140.0061026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464122.21/cwt116.00–126.0056711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480136.03/cwt128.50–143.0065368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542121.50/cwt121.50–121.506593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548131.27/cwt124.00–134.5071926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560132.75/cwt132.75–132.7574331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584111.12/cwt108.00–124.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624120.45/cwt119.00–124.5075266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3643108.00/cwt108.00–108.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695106.50/cwt106.50–106.507405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700109.00/cwt109.00–109.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712112.81/cwt109.00–117.0080329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714113.50/cwt113.50–113.5081021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828109.50/cwt109.50–109.5090713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2851108.00/cwt108.00–108.009194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,06898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0474
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy304180.00/cwt180.00–180.005479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305178.55/cwt152.00–180.0054520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3314139.00/cwt139.00–139.004365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381151.42/cwt146.00–159.0057723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426145.96/cwt139.00–150.5062223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3448124.00/cwt124.00–124.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463134.50/cwt134.50–134.506235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501143.50/cwt143.50–143.5071922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538135.50/cwt135.50–135.5072912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558137.47/cwt136.00–138.0076719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629128.50/cwt123.00–133.0080818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3637123.96/cwt111.00–129.007907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707116.00/cwt116.00–116.008209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281596.00/cwt96.00–96.007825
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25578.16/cwt77.00–79.009812
Bulls——1,67585.39/cwt83.50–87.501,4304
Bulls——1,84695.52/cwt92.50–99.501,7634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98157.95/cwt55.00–60.005684
Cows—Lean 85-90%98540.00/cwt40.00–40.003941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15750.01/cwt44.00–57.0057918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33865.93/cwt62.50–70.5088218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39156.71/cwt50.00–66.0078921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,7192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183892.82/cwt810.00–950.0010,5623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270981.77/cwt910.00–1,050.0012,4687
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,4481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300799.39/cwt650.00–1,200.0010,39210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5901,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0018,2851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0012,5881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0018,5251

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.