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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 28

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

795 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 752▲ 795 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 116▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 36▲ 84 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 500 pounds traded 7.00-10.00 higher, over 500 pounds 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 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 $127.64/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$127.64

313 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$2.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

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	508	129.27	657	98
Medium and Large 1-2	558	126.90	708	215

One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale313 hd

127.64

—

KY average19 barns · 4,139 hd

126.45

+1.20

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	—	High	1,648	95.62	1,576	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	64.09	854	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	63.93	932	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,274	57.30	730	49

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	173.10/cwt	171.00–177.50	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	691	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	158.70/cwt	156.50–159.50	755	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	144.22/cwt	140.00–146.50	809	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	126.68/cwt	115.00–136.00	718	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	126.43/cwt	126.00–126.50	765	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	131.11/cwt	131.00–134.00	822	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	125.61/cwt	125.00–127.50	863	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	120.83/cwt	120.50–122.00	864	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	122.26/cwt	121.00–122.50	959	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	992	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,096	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	148.73/cwt	146.00–149.50	547	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	131.31/cwt	129.00–132.00	574	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	634	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	135.76/cwt	129.50–137.50	665	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	130.03/cwt	127.00–136.00	705	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	120.94/cwt	117.50–123.50	660	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	116.22/cwt	116.00–116.25	729	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	106.68/cwt	104.00–110.00	720	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	770	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	860	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	853	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	699	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	142.65/cwt	141.50–143.00	702	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	127.78/cwt	123.00–132.50	684	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	771	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	770	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	797	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	827	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	98.49/cwt	98.00–100.00	778	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	87.33/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,272	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	102.88/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	97.30/cwt	91.50–101.50	1,678	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	51.24/cwt	48.00–53.50	614	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	58.14/cwt	54.00–65.00	747	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	742	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	64.09/cwt	60.00–68.00	854	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	63.87/cwt	60.50–68.00	932	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,144	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	964.74/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,265	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,196.43/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	14,955	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,006.25/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	12,578	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	997.71/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	12,781	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	790.29/cwt	650.00–825.00	10,282	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,875	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,154	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,388	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,225	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 752Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 116Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	161.00	161.00
3	—	279	171.00–177.50	173.10
12	—	687	125.00–127.50	125.61
1	—	875	107.00	107.00
19	—	476	156.50–159.50	158.70
27	—	627	131.00–134.00	131.11
28	—	715	120.50–122.00	120.83
69	—	561	140.00–146.50	144.22
3	—	813	116.00	116.00
2	—	355	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	110.50	110.50
32	—	784	121.00–122.50	122.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
2	—	368	161.00	161.00
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
12	—	467	148.00	148.00
5	—	567	115.00–136.00	126.68
7	—	605	126.00–126.50	126.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	145.00–146.00	145.52
5	—	710	108.50	108.50
2	—	328	155.00	155.00
13	—	675	104.00–110.00	106.68
18	—	368	146.00–149.50	148.73
20	—	448	141.50	141.50
49	—	627	116.00–116.25	116.22
2	—	828	103.00	103.00
1	—	270	144.00	144.00
88	—	542	127.00–136.00	130.03
3	—	477	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	144.00	144.00
4	—	633	101.00	101.00
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
8	—	437	129.00–132.00	131.31
28	—	546	117.50–123.50	120.94
53	—	490	129.50–137.50	135.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	758	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	722	114.50	114.50
24	—	547	141.00	141.00
4	—	313	184.00	184.00
25	—	492	141.50–143.00	142.65
5	—	581	132.50	132.50
35	—	636	125.25	125.25
6	—	373	175.00	175.00
8	—	790	98.00–100.00	98.49
17	—	438	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	123.00–132.50	127.78
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	102.00–104.00	102.88
5	—	1,456	80.00–90.00	87.33
16	—	1,725	91.50–101.50	97.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,459	60.50–68.00	63.87
1	—	1,290	57.50	57.50
1	—	1,600	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	48.00–53.50	51.24
43	—	1,285	54.00–65.00	58.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,332	60.00–68.00	64.09

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,250	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,196.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	950.00–1,025.00	1,006.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,300	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,064	900.00–1,000.00	964.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,301	650.00–825.00	790.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,281	875.00–1,150.00	997.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	760.00	760.00

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	5	—	1,250	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,254	730.00	730.00

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)	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.