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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 21

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

752 head

▲ 340 vs last sale 412▲ 752 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 84▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 37▲ 36 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 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifer traded 3.00-6.00 higher with very strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 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 $129.33/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$129.33

279 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

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	520	129.95	675	267
Medium and Large 2-3	522	115.50	602	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $73 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 sale279 hd

129.33

—

KY average27 barns · 5,777 hd

125.78

+3.55

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	—	Average	1,895	97.26	1,843	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	65.95	974	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	65.88	913	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,240	57.11	708	22

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	154.48/cwt	151.50–157.00	670	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	147.21/cwt	142.00–147.50	693	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	140.03/cwt	136.50–140.50	774	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	814	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	133.85/cwt	131.00–135.50	838	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.46/cwt	125.00–130.25	813	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	844	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	145.82/cwt	141.00–146.50	535	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	558	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	609	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	130.73/cwt	128.50–134.50	639	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	120.02/cwt	119.00–122.00	647	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	125.84/cwt	124.00–126.00	703	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	122.31/cwt	122.00–125.00	750	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	127.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	786	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	857	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	106.55/cwt	106.00–111.00	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	939	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	168.21/cwt	166.00–169.00	535	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	321	158.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	620	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	444	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	144.86/cwt	140.50–146.00	646	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	129.34/cwt	127.00–138.00	609	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	142.72/cwt	142.00–147.50	696	56
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	131.35/cwt	131.00–132.00	718	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	748	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	124.53/cwt	119.50–125.25	775	50
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	115.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	811	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	742	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	86.26/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,856	96.90/cwt	89.50–102.00	1,798	8
Bulls	—	—	2,150	105.55/cwt	104.00–108.00	2,269	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	56.78/cwt	52.00–63.00	696	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	65.88/cwt	62.00–69.50	913	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	65.95/cwt	62.00–69.00	974	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,540	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	986	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	700	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,780	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,575	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,446	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,434	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	868.96/cwt	850.00–885.00	10,428	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,063	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,725	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 May 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 752Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifer traded 3.00-6.00 higher with very strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
2	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	471	142.00–147.50	147.21
1	—	255	161.00	161.00
27	—	628	125.00–130.25	129.46
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
34	—	553	136.50–140.50	140.03
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
7	—	686	123.00	123.00
3	—	508	145.00	145.00
18	—	434	151.50–157.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	131.00–135.50	133.85
15	—	567	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	127.00–138.00	129.34
2	—	588	121.00	121.00
3	—	738	104.00	104.00
4	—	321	155.00–160.00	158.71
5	—	444	138.00	138.00
2	—	610	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	488	142.00–147.50	142.72
15	—	376	165.00	165.00
17	—	547	131.00–132.00	131.35
29	—	446	140.50–146.00	144.86
38	—	553	135.25	135.25
4	—	318	166.00–169.00	168.21
50	—	622	119.50–125.25	124.53
9	—	806	92.00	92.00
20	—	701	110.00–116.00	115.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	93.00	93.00
81	—	489	128.50–134.50	130.73
9	—	691	124.00	124.00
17	—	367	141.00–146.50	145.82
19	—	613	122.00–125.00	122.31
20	—	539	119.00–122.00	120.02
21	—	442	137.75	137.75
48	—	559	124.00–126.00	125.84
8	—	314	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	132.00	132.00
2	—	488	112.00	112.00
2	—	705	95.00	95.00
4	—	638	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
2	—	390	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	129.00	129.00
4	—	538	130.50	130.50
9	—	729	106.00–111.00	106.55
12	—	377	148.00	148.00
15	—	616	126.00–130.00	127.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,856	89.50–102.00	96.90
2	—	1,668	85.00–87.50	86.26
3	—	2,150	104.00–108.00	105.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,386	62.00–69.50	65.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,477	62.00–69.00	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	64.00	64.00
21	—	1,226	52.00–63.00	56.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	700	540.00	540.00

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	2	—	1,450	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	850.00–885.00	868.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	775.00	775.00

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.