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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 596▲ 352 vs year ago 279 · +126.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 109▲ 34 vs year ago 85 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 141▲ 9 vs year ago 28 · +32.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $126.28/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$126.28

228 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

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	541	128.56	696	176
Medium and Large 2-3	542	118.54	642	52

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $53 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 sale228 hd

126.28

—

KY average26 barns · 5,182 hd

128.56

−2.29

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	1,774	87.46	1,551	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	66.43	1,006	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	65.68	867	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,258	56.58	712	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	100.00	1,460	1thin

Every lot

72 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 1-2	208	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	385	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	738	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	801	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	148.25/cwt	148.00–149.00	821	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	140.54/cwt	140.00–141.00	864	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	116.69/cwt	114.00–122.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	129.45/cwt	129.00–133.00	898	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	979	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	933	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,028	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,171	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	128.07/cwt	119.00–132.00	464	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	135.83/cwt	135.00–136.00	498	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	612	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	117.62/cwt	107.00–126.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	131.90/cwt	130.50–143.00	650	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	116.99/cwt	112.00–117.50	626	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	556	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	673	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	719	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	117.48/cwt	115.50–119.00	742	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	767	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	681	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	732	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	109.18/cwt	109.00–111.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	810	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	909	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	905	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	535	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	617	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.60/cwt	139.00–144.00	541	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	689	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	136.29/cwt	122.00–141.50	630	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	136.58/cwt	136.50–140.00	742	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	712	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	118.09/cwt	114.50–122.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	798	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	109.20/cwt	109.00–109.50	729	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	12
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,460	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,649	85.10/cwt	82.50–88.00	1,403	7
Bulls	—	—	1,948	90.76/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,768	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	49.71/cwt	47.00–51.50	531	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	57.44/cwt	52.00–64.00	736	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	65.68/cwt	64.00–70.00	867	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,005	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	65.82/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,005	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	18,681	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	737.91/cwt	650.00–800.00	9,003	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,006.84/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	12,757	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	962.10/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	12,584	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,735	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,598	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,775	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 Sep 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 596Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 109Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 141Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,948	88.00–95.50	90.76
7	—	1,649	82.50–88.00	85.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,320	64.00–70.00	65.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	75.00	75.00
14	—	1,527	64.00–68.00	65.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	47.00–51.50	49.71
32	—	1,282	52.00–64.00	57.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	970	106.00	106.00
2	—	478	130.00	130.00
3	—	557	136.00	136.00
3	—	678	114.00–122.00	116.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	554	148.00–149.00	148.25
2	—	208	185.00	185.00
10	—	476	155.00	155.00
2	—	257	172.00	172.00
20	—	694	129.00–133.00	129.45
2	—	775	129.00	129.00
22	—	615	140.00–141.00	140.54
2	—	1,055	111.00	111.00
24	—	541	148.00	148.00
4	—	396	163.00	163.00
7	—	804	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	733	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	434	141.00	141.00
4	—	846	107.00	107.00
32	—	557	129.00	129.00
6	—	757	107.00	107.00
42	—	493	130.50–143.00	131.90
11	—	698	109.00–111.00	109.18
13	—	367	135.00–136.00	135.83
19	—	634	121.00	121.00
4	—	250	152.00	152.00
4	—	314	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	107.50	107.50
9	—	632	115.50–119.00	117.48
11	—	535	112.00–117.50	116.99
11	—	556	121.00	121.00
2	—	295	131.00	131.00
4	—	478	107.00–126.00	117.62
7	—	362	119.00–132.00	128.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	787	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	626	127.50	127.50
4	—	730	115.00	115.00
29	—	435	158.50	158.50
7	—	556	128.00	128.00
38	—	543	136.50–140.00	136.58
8	—	309	173.00	173.00
9	—	372	165.75	165.75
12	—	825	103.00	103.00
16	—	490	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	116.00	116.00
5	—	668	109.00–109.50	109.20
8	—	575	114.50–122.00	118.09
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
18	—	462	122.00–141.50	136.29
2	—	343	153.00	153.00
2	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	139.00–144.00	140.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	900.00–1,000.00	962.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,267	950.00–1,125.00	1,006.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	650.00–800.00	737.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00

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	—	900	975.00	975.00

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.