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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 701▲ 611 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 75▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 26▲ 25 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

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder heifers . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bull sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $132.90/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$132.90

298 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$13.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

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	555	134.26	745	267
Medium and Large 2-3	525	121.22	636	31

One grade step is worth $13.04/cwt here — about $108 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 sale298 hd

132.90

—

KY average27 barns · 5,754 hd

127.34

+5.56

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	—	Average	1,765	76.83	1,356	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	57.11	845	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	48.41	571	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	38.59	375	15

Every lot

65 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	178.40/cwt	170.00–181.00	500	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	151.92/cwt	143.00–155.00	541	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	632	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	155.32/cwt	152.00–164.00	674	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	151.57/cwt	148.00–153.00	700	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	152.35/cwt	149.00–154.25	817	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	136.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	797	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	140.75/cwt	138.00–142.50	880	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	960	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,029	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	386	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	141.97/cwt	138.00–146.00	440	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	329	137.18/cwt	136.00–138.00	451	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	147.10/cwt	144.00–151.00	540	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	607	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	116.49/cwt	115.00–124.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	131.31/cwt	131.00–133.00	636	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	134.48/cwt	129.00–137.75	721	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	723	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	135.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	826	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	130.45/cwt	126.00–134.00	831	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	118.08/cwt	116.00–119.50	853	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	747	113.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	809	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	841	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	178.63/cwt	174.00–182.00	513	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	173.92/cwt	168.00–178.00	633	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	652	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	625	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	140.79/cwt	137.00–141.50	680	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	130.26/cwt	121.00–131.50	692	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	141.27/cwt	140.00–141.50	788	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	132.64/cwt	131.00–133.00	836	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	861	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	118.51/cwt	114.00–120.00	979	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	67.33/cwt	65.00–69.50	1,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	75.59/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,285	5
Bulls	—	—	1,968	85.24/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,678	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	36.55/cwt	33.00–41.00	342	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	41.66/cwt	40.00–44.50	427	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	39.55/cwt	39.00–40.00	422	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	47.33/cwt	43.50–53.50	549	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	57.17/cwt	56.00–58.50	752	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	57.11/cwt	56.00–59.00	845	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	862	740.20/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,381	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	725.33/cwt	560.00–850.00	6,818	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	624.36/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	841.28/cwt	725.00–975.00	9,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	1,015.61/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	12,360	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	810	638.19/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,169	2

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 Jan 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 701Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder heifers . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bull sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	115.00–124.00	116.49
3	—	747	111.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	602	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	121.00	121.00
2	—	270	143.00	143.00
5	—	809	104.00	104.00
5	—	329	136.00–138.00	137.18
4	—	522	121.00	121.00
2	—	390	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	611	135.00–138.00	135.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	138.00–146.00	141.97
31	—	536	129.00–137.75	134.48
24	—	484	131.00–133.00	131.31
22	—	367	144.00–151.00	147.10
18	—	567	127.50	127.50
10	—	722	116.00–119.50	118.08
45	—	637	126.00–134.00	130.45
23	—	437	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	154.00	154.00
2	—	345	141.00	141.00
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
2	—	650	126.00	126.00
5	—	584	130.00–138.00	136.41
4	—	356	143.00–155.00	151.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	625	138.00–142.50	140.75
25	—	536	149.00–154.25	152.35
5	—	359	176.00	176.00
17	—	462	148.00–153.00	151.57
11	—	653	140.00	140.00
7	—	434	152.00–164.00	155.32
4	—	280	170.00–181.00	178.40
3	—	817	126.00	126.00
3	—	717	133.00	133.00
2	—	762	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	364	168.00–178.00	173.92
12	—	826	114.00–120.00	118.51
12	—	483	137.00–141.50	140.79
11	—	630	131.00–133.00	132.64
8	—	736	117.00	117.00
6	—	287	174.00–182.00	178.63
26	—	433	150.50	150.50
20	—	558	140.00–141.50	141.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	134.00–135.00	134.33
8	—	531	121.00–131.50	130.26
3	—	295	156.00	156.00
2	—	392	157.00	157.00
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	725.00–975.00	841.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,217	825.00–1,125.00	1,015.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	940	560.00–850.00	725.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	862	700.00–775.00	740.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	600.00–650.00	624.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	600.00–675.00	638.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	74.00–79.00	75.59
3	—	1,968	82.50–87.50	85.24
2	—	1,623	65.00–69.50	67.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	39.00–40.00	39.55
16	—	1,159	43.50–53.50	47.33
4	—	1,315	56.00–58.50	57.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	936	33.00–41.00	36.55
6	—	1,024	40.00–44.50	41.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	56.00–59.00	57.11

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.