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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 5

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,238 head

▼ 297 vs last sale 1,535▲ 1,238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 186▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 42▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.50/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$116.50

549 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$13.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	116.98	618	487
Medium and Large 2-3	559	113.08	632	60
Small and Medium 1-2	465	103.00	479	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about $139 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 sale549 hd

116.50

—

KY average27 barns · 7,675 hd

121.14

−4.64

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	1,831	68.95	1,262	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	52.26	668	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	51.43	764	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,244	43.83	545	41

Every lot

83 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	353	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	279	139.83/cwt	139.00–140.00	390	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	559	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	130.74/cwt	129.00–131.00	497	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	619	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	597	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	463	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	601	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	687	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	128.63/cwt	123.00–131.50	702	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.81/cwt	132.00–134.00	749	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	124.19/cwt	118.00–125.75	777	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	118.60/cwt	117.00–121.00	758	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	132.42/cwt	132.00–132.50	915	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	121.79/cwt	115.00–123.50	885	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	999	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	140.37/cwt	138.00–142.00	439	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	129.58/cwt	126.00–134.00	474	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	122.78/cwt	118.00–125.00	539	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	115.60/cwt	110.50–119.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	562	23
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	116.73/cwt	110.00–119.25	600	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	665	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	113.02/cwt	105.00–114.50	713	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	705	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	107.67/cwt	107.00–109.00	761	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	96.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	683	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	819	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	138.14/cwt	137.00–141.00	497	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	589	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	599	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	651	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	120.16/cwt	116.00–123.50	640	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	713	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	112.53/cwt	109.00–113.50	700	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	719	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	774	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	98.58/cwt	96.00–100.00	712	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	819	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	66.87/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,156	12
Bulls	—	—	2,078	73.93/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,536	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	630	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	45.56/cwt	45.00–46.00	519	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	39.61/cwt	37.00–42.00	463	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	46.26/cwt	42.50–50.00	595	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	51.59/cwt	48.50–57.00	668	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	51.94/cwt	48.50–54.50	787	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	780	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	855	472.57/cwt	470.00–475.00	4,040	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	985	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,777	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,010	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,828	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	642.58/cwt	560.00–800.00	7,036	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	832.58/cwt	660.00–1,050.00	9,441	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	430.50/cwt	390.00–460.00	4,912	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	604.51/cwt	525.00–700.00	7,568	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	561.92/cwt	470.00–670.00	7,238	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,334	869.59/cwt	700.00–1,125.00	11,600	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	703	481.52/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,385	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	686.61/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,282	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	970.32/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,587	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	946.07/cwt	610.00–1,125.00	10,416	4

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Dec 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,238Last week 1,535Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 42Year ago 0

No trend due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	99.00	99.00
5	—	639	117.00–121.00	118.60
2	—	338	148.00	148.00
9	—	442	135.00	135.00
8	—	380	129.00–131.00	130.74
6	—	473	127.00	127.00
6	—	279	139.00–140.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	155.00	155.00
2	—	910	117.00	117.00
63	—	626	118.00–125.75	124.19
50	—	546	123.00–131.50	128.63
36	—	727	115.00–123.50	121.79
9	—	806	124.00	124.00
25	—	479	143.50	143.50
19	—	564	132.00–134.00	132.81
7	—	424	146.00	146.00
4	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	368	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	691	132.00–132.50	132.42
4	—	730	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	503	129.50	129.50
27	—	440	138.00	138.00
21	—	369	159.50	159.50
15	—	811	101.00	101.00
14	—	700	110.50	110.50
7	—	461	130.00	130.00
45	—	622	109.00–113.50	112.53
37	—	559	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	126.00	126.00
8	—	642	112.00	112.00
14	—	360	137.00–141.00	138.14
20	—	533	116.00–123.50	120.16
10	—	722	96.00–100.00	98.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	707	107.00–109.00	107.67
4	—	660	113.00	113.00
13	—	562	118.25	118.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	631	111.75	111.75
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	360	119.00	119.00
4	—	516	114.00	114.00
5	—	457	110.50–119.00	115.60
27	—	555	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	142.00	142.00
1	—	255	148.00	148.00
93	—	439	118.00–125.00	122.78
86	—	514	110.00–119.25	116.73
80	—	560	114.00	114.00
57	—	631	105.00–114.50	113.02
42	—	709	94.00–100.00	96.40
23	—	459	122.50	122.50
47	—	366	126.00–134.00	129.58
12	—	313	138.00–142.00	140.37
8	—	811	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	485.00	485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	470.00–475.00	472.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	560.00–800.00	642.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,141	390.00–460.00	430.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,134	660.00–1,050.00	832.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,334	700.00–1,125.00	869.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,288	470.00–670.00	561.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,252	525.00–700.00	604.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	988	800.00–1,050.00	970.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	610.00–1,125.00	946.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	550.00–800.00	686.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	703	450.00–500.00	481.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,728	64.00–70.00	66.87
5	—	2,078	72.00–77.50	73.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,169	37.00–42.00	39.61
26	—	1,287	42.50–50.00	46.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,295	48.50–57.00	51.59
1	—	1,000	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	45.00–46.00	45.56
23	—	1,515	48.50–54.50	51.94

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.