Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-04-16

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 708▲ 637 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 49▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 pounds traded 6.00 higher with steers over 400 pounds trading steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds 2.00-4.00 higher and over 500 pounds steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded sharply higher. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.29/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$122.29
238 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489123.39604212
Medium and Large 2-3490113.3655626
One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $48 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 sale238 hd
122.29
—
KY average25 barns · 3,991 hd
121.72
+0.57
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—Average1,74583.931,46516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44564.5993310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32063.5883910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10855.3761426

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218181.00/cwt181.00–181.003952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374173.00/cwt173.00–173.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403156.00/cwt156.00–156.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459152.68/cwt148.50–154.0070121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493144.00/cwt144.00–144.007106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536137.17/cwt135.75–144.5073531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3536132.33/cwt131.50–135.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612126.15/cwt122.00–126.5077213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680105.01/cwt104.00–106.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-370598.00/cwt98.00–98.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738111.00/cwt110.00–112.008196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2854104.00/cwt104.00–104.008884
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2247151.00/cwt151.00–151.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265128.00/cwt128.00–128.003392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312130.88/cwt130.00–132.004087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373134.70/cwt133.00–135.2550233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373120.00/cwt120.00–120.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433122.49/cwt118.00–124.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435129.95/cwt129.00–136.0056554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493124.25/cwt124.25–124.2561323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530109.00/cwt109.00–109.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538119.76/cwt117.00–123.0064431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552118.00/cwt118.00–118.0065124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621108.16/cwt101.00–118.0067232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363599.50/cwt99.50–99.506327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368591.00/cwt91.00–91.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274493.50/cwt93.50–93.506964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288089.00/cwt89.00–89.007831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310168.05/cwt162.00–169.005218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3359159.00/cwt159.00–159.005716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382166.28/cwt162.50–167.5063525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441152.18/cwt150.00–152.2567129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457134.92/cwt128.00–140.5061712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459150.00/cwt150.00–150.0068916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522137.56/cwt133.00–142.2571841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534121.79/cwt121.00–122.0065014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588114.00/cwt114.00–114.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3614109.00/cwt109.00–109.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622115.00/cwt115.00–115.0071515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369695.00/cwt95.00–95.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713102.00/cwt102.00–102.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281885.00/cwt85.00–85.006952
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 354562.00/cwt62.00–62.003384
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62476.89/cwt74.50–79.001,2495
Bulls——1,80087.13/cwt84.00–89.501,56811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94748.78/cwt44.00–54.004628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18058.30/cwt53.50–62.5068818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32063.58/cwt60.50–67.0083910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44564.59/cwt62.50–67.0093310
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,35889.17/cwt84.00–96.001,2112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2909751.31/cwt700.00–825.006,8294
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225861.65/cwt740.00–1,025.0010,5558

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.