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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

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

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

486 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 326▲ 486 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 52▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 31▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 pounds 5.00-8.00 higher and over 600 pounds steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $130.91/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$130.91

192 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$1.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	409	131.77	539	28
Medium and Large 1-2	529	130.77	691	164

One grade step is worth $1.00/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale192 hd

130.91

—

KY average27 barns · 3,982 hd

130.37

+0.55

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	1,554	83.75	1,301	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	65.09	918	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	63.55	807	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	56.67	678	23

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	166.51/cwt	165.00–169.00	450	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	288	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	663	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	704	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	164.71/cwt	164.00–165.00	766	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	147.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	793	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	833	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	865	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	135.33/cwt	134.50–138.50	836	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	902	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	922	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	982	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	239	124.04/cwt	122.50–127.50	296	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	279	146.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	409	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	143.49/cwt	143.00–145.00	478	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	138.88/cwt	137.00–140.00	511	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	629	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	454	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	646	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	131.78/cwt	117.00–134.00	610	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	705	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	130.90/cwt	130.50–131.50	725	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	115.12/cwt	113.50–116.00	725	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	792	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	847	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	852	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	562	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	178.40/cwt	168.00–179.50	681	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	727	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	673	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	149.86/cwt	148.00–150.00	754	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	141.67/cwt	135.00–144.00	793	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	793	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	832	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	823	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	267	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	603	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	416	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,342	75.16/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,009	5
Bulls	—	—	1,591	86.58/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,377	8
Bulls	—	—	1,933	93.94/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,816	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	697	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	56.31/cwt	52.00–60.50	677	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	63.55/cwt	58.00–67.00	807	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	65.09/cwt	60.50–68.00	918	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	103.80/cwt	86.00–122.50	1,064	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	894.63/cwt	600.00–1,060.00	10,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	732.19/cwt	635.00–885.00	8,859	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	940.21/cwt	885.00–975.00	11,499	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,333	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,663	1

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	360	143.00	143.00
2	—	720	106.00	106.00
1	—	215	147.50	147.50
7	—	443	142.00	142.00
20	—	630	113.50–116.00	115.12
3	—	897	95.00	95.00
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
8	—	539	125.00	125.00
23	—	499	141.25	141.25
11	—	333	143.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	273	156.00	156.00
4	—	769	103.00	103.00
37	—	554	130.50–131.50	130.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	279	140.00–148.00	146.45
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
8	—	368	137.00–140.00	138.88
2	—	718	95.00	95.00
9	—	463	117.00–134.00	131.78
3	—	239	122.50–127.50	124.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	109.00	109.00
8	—	788	107.50	107.50
15	—	454	142.25	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	139.00	139.00
2	—	745	103.00	103.00
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
5	—	452	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	382	168.00–179.50	178.40
8	—	714	116.50	116.50
4	—	321	175.00	175.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
26	—	560	135.00–144.00	141.67
11	—	433	168.00	168.00
4	—	848	97.00	97.00
2	—	798	100.00	100.00
15	—	503	148.00–150.00	149.86
6	—	629	126.00	126.00
3	—	478	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	465	164.00–165.00	164.71
5	—	383	173.00	173.00
2	—	303	177.00	177.00
6	—	420	167.50	167.50
5	—	699	129.00	129.00
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
10	—	538	145.00–148.00	147.43
5	—	909	108.00	108.00
5	—	270	165.00–169.00	166.51
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
19	—	618	134.50–138.50	135.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	129.00	129.00
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	712	129.50	129.50
10	—	607	142.50	142.50
14	—	540	154.25	154.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	69.00	69.00
2	—	405	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,410	60.50–68.00	65.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,202	52.00–60.50	56.31
1	—	1,080	64.50	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,270	58.00–67.00	63.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	70.00–78.50	75.16
2	—	1,933	93.00–95.00	93.94
8	—	1,591	81.00–89.50	86.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	750.00	750.00

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)	2	—	1,223	885.00–975.00	940.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,210	635.00–885.00	732.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	600.00–1,060.00	894.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00

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	—	870	650.00	650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,333	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,025	86.00–122.50	103.80

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.