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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

511 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 724▼ 340 vs year ago 851 · −40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 65▼ 17 vs year ago 96 · −17.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 113▼ 69 vs year ago 106 · −65.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $128.52/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$128.52

184 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$14.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

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	557	131.57	732	145
Medium and Large 2-3	559	117.16	655	39

One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about $77 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 sale184 hd

128.52

—

KY average28 barns · 4,283 hd

131.30

−2.78

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	1,570	96.02	1,507	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	66.96	834	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	64.65	901	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	60.21	667	22

Every lot

68 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	158.14/cwt	154.00–161.00	561	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	674	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	738	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	145.67/cwt	144.00–146.50	784	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	144.19/cwt	143.00–147.00	894	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	634	134.34/cwt	133.00–136.00	852	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	121.44/cwt	116.00–127.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	127.22/cwt	126.75–128.00	915	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	117.45/cwt	116.00–118.50	923	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,058	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	342	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	131.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	139.45/cwt	134.50–143.00	608	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	670	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	136.21/cwt	136.00–136.50	744	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	126.13/cwt	124.50–128.00	773	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	775	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	820	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	729	107.94/cwt	107.50–108.50	787	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	113.15/cwt	108.00–114.00	897	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	522	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	649	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	140.51/cwt	135.00–146.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	746	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	765	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	548	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	684	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	773	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	860	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	828	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	89.50/cwt	88.50–90.50	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	96.61/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,558	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	60.21/cwt	56.00–64.00	667	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	66.96/cwt	64.00–69.50	834	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	64.65/cwt	60.00–68.00	901	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	98.58/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,281	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,615	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	941.67/cwt	925.00–975.00	9,888	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	715.84/cwt	690.00–740.00	7,781	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	860.57/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,439	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	878.64/cwt	710.00–960.00	10,930	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	1,013.49/cwt	830.00–1,250.00	13,064	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,013.97/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	13,182	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,243.03/cwt	1,075.00–1,350.00	11,374	3

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 Aug 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 724Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 65Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 113Year ago 106

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	489	137.00	137.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
43	—	546	136.00–136.50	136.21
7	—	793	108.00–114.00	113.15
17	—	613	124.50–128.00	126.13
2	—	248	138.00	138.00
18	—	708	115.00–117.50	115.83
3	—	835	114.00	114.00
5	—	363	154.00	154.00
27	—	436	134.50–143.00	139.45
5	—	665	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	110.00	110.00
6	—	375	126.00–135.00	131.69
4	—	439	130.00	130.00
4	—	664	111.00	111.00
2	—	318	126.00	126.00
6	—	553	115.00	115.00
2	—	825	100.00	100.00
7	—	729	107.50–108.50	107.94
3	—	540	120.50	120.50
3	—	622	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	104.50	104.50
23	—	539	142.00	142.00
4	—	375	173.00	173.00
5	—	309	169.00	169.00
11	—	702	122.50	122.50
12	—	433	160.00	160.00
16	—	494	151.00	151.00
19	—	619	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	113.00	113.00
6	—	465	135.00–146.00	140.51
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
2	—	548	122.50	122.50
2	—	630	110.50	110.50
3	—	588	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	154.00–161.00	158.14
9	—	634	133.00–136.00	134.34
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
2	—	320	152.00	152.00
2	—	688	116.00–127.00	121.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	538	144.00–146.50	145.67
3	—	392	172.00	172.00
40	—	620	143.00–147.00	144.19
4	—	553	139.50	139.50
6	—	695	138.50	138.50
7	—	786	116.00–118.50	117.45
11	—	719	126.75–128.00	127.22
17	—	473	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	836	126.50	126.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	105.50	105.50
2	—	1,455	88.50–90.50	89.50
6	—	1,613	94.00–99.50	96.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	60.00–68.00	64.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,108	56.00–64.00	60.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	64.00–69.50	66.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,299	94.00–105.00	98.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	920.00	920.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	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	1	—	1,250	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	925.00–975.00	941.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,087	690.00–740.00	715.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,244	710.00–960.00	878.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	825.00–900.00	860.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,289	830.00–1,250.00	1,013.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	950.00–1,050.00	1,013.97

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	3	—	915	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,243.03

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.