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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 3

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 511▼ 164 vs year ago 554 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 79▲ 21 vs year ago 52 · +40.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 37▼ 16 vs year ago 42 · −38.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 3.00-4.00 higher, over 500 steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 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 $129.68/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$129.68

170 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$5.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

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	563	130.04	732	158
Medium and Large 2-3	504	125.01	630	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.03/cwt here — about $102 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 sale170 hd

129.68

—

KY average26 barns · 5,154 hd

132.07

−2.38

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	1,763	93.40	1,647	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	68.38	1,040	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	67.58	887	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,257	57.84	727	24

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	149.24/cwt	149.00–150.00	834	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	860	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	126.78/cwt	125.00–129.50	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	563	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	621	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	130.34/cwt	129.00–131.00	603	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	133.65/cwt	132.50–140.00	655	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	125.45/cwt	125.00–126.00	686	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	129.98/cwt	129.00–130.50	733	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	121.83/cwt	121.00–125.50	776	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	868	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	689	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	136.28/cwt	132.00–138.00	617	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	768	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	822	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	824	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	87.54/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,110	2
Bulls	—	—	2,011	96.33/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,937	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	51.58/cwt	49.00–53.00	539	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	68.20/cwt	64.00–74.00	877	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,299	59.09/cwt	55.00–64.00	768	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	67.96/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,032	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	961	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,189	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	1,152.33/cwt	935.00–1,300.00	13,759	7

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 511Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 79Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	588	135.00	135.00
5	—	477	141.00	141.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
1	—	400	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	162.00	162.00
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
5	—	710	125.00–129.50	126.78
1	—	265	157.50	157.50
18	—	465	159.00	159.00
1	—	675	132.00	132.00
33	—	559	149.00–150.00	149.24
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
4	—	623	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	153.00	153.00
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
11	—	547	125.00–126.00	125.45
2	—	270	145.00	145.00
18	—	564	129.00–130.50	129.98
2	—	650	116.00	116.00
19	—	490	132.50–140.00	133.65
3	—	705	110.00	110.00
23	—	433	143.50	143.50
4	—	789	110.00	110.00
38	—	637	121.00–125.50	121.83
6	—	320	154.00	154.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	746	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
2	—	733	106.00–108.00	107.01
3	—	395	131.00	131.00
6	—	463	129.00–131.00	130.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	627	133.00	133.00
9	—	492	156.00	156.00
11	—	424	162.50	162.50
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
21	—	567	145.00	145.00
3	—	305	161.00	161.00
3	—	700	116.00	116.00
6	—	808	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	132.00–138.00	136.28
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
1	—	555	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	86.50–88.50	87.54
4	—	2,011	94.50–99.00	96.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,286	64.00–74.00	68.20
1	—	1,550	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	76.00	76.00
18	—	1,518	64.00–74.00	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	49.00–53.00	51.58
20	—	1,299	55.00–64.00	59.09

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	935.00–1,300.00	1,152.33

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.