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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

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

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

542 head

▼ 293 vs last sale 835▲ 132 vs year ago 410 · +32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 125▲ 41 vs year ago 68 · +60.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 60▲ 61 vs year ago 46 · +132.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 8.00 higher with strong bidder participation. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady and slaughter bulls traded 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 $122.52/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$122.52

240 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

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	567	122.92	697	223
Medium and Large 2-3	485	117.66	571	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	315	110.00	347	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $351 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 sale240 hd

122.52

—

KY average27 barns · 5,384 hd

120.64

+1.88

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	1,816	76.16	1,383	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	50.30	738	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	48.24	662	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,252	44.20	554	19

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.00	319	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	492	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	155.55/cwt	152.25–158.50	737	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.75	771	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	127.17/cwt	127.00–128.00	708	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	135.47/cwt	133.00–139.50	830	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	124.93/cwt	122.50–128.50	908	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	950	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	487	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	554	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	655	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	128.95/cwt	127.00–129.25	632	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	670	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	706	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	742	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	764	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	108.52/cwt	107.75–111.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	772	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	763	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	844	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	546	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	153.62/cwt	151.00–161.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	157.30/cwt	151.00–159.50	687	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	137.95/cwt	134.00–139.75	749	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	114.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	791	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	833	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	820	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	71.44/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,187	6
Bulls	—	—	2,048	83.23/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,705	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	40.75/cwt	37.00–44.50	462	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	832	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,322	46.22/cwt	43.50–51.00	611	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	48.24/cwt	45.00–50.00	662	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	49.62/cwt	45.50–55.00	732	20
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	125.42/cwt	108.00–140.00	1,499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,769	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,863	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,563	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,359.92/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	17,584	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	1,224.38/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	16,431	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	687.50/cwt	575.00–725.00	5,500	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,143.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,042	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 835Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 125Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 60Year ago 46

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 8.00 higher with strong bidder participation. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady and slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,133	37.00–44.50	40.75
12	—	1,322	43.50–51.00	46.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	45.00–50.00	48.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,476	45.50–55.00	49.62
1	—	1,300	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,048	80.00–87.50	83.23
6	—	1,661	68.00–74.50	71.44

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,342	925.00–1,300.00	1,224.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,293	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,359.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	800	575.00–725.00	687.50

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)	19	—	1,053	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,143.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	1,375.00	1,375.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,195	108.00–140.00	125.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	697	110.75	110.75
13	—	564	131.50	131.50
15	—	614	124.50	124.50
10	—	473	138.50	138.50
10	—	720	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	112.50	112.50
23	—	433	128.00	128.00
7	—	358	136.00	136.00
30	—	556	127.00	127.00
19	—	716	106.50	106.50
10	—	546	122.75	122.75
7	—	812	104.00	104.00
6	—	300	145.00	145.00
4	—	751	108.50	108.50
37	—	490	127.00–129.25	128.95
12	—	685	107.75–111.00	108.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	137.50	137.50
2	—	538	112.00–118.00	115.01
4	—	628	104.00	104.00
6	—	462	122.50	122.50
1	—	340	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	618	120.00	120.00
4	—	359	151.00–161.00	153.62
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	863	95.00	95.00
7	—	719	110.00	110.00
21	—	490	152.00	152.00
25	—	543	134.00–139.75	137.95
4	—	323	169.00	169.00
6	—	813	102.50	102.50
35	—	437	151.00–159.50	157.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	146.00	146.00
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
3	—	450	132.00	132.00
3	—	633	110.00–117.00	114.68
3	—	425	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	125.50	125.50
3	—	298	165.00	165.00
16	—	727	122.50–128.50	124.93
21	—	613	133.00–139.50	135.47
32	—	544	140.00–143.75	141.75
3	—	433	154.00	154.00
3	—	802	118.50	118.50
13	—	474	152.25–158.50	155.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	126.00	126.00
2	—	525	128.50	128.50
6	—	557	127.00–128.00	127.17
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
2	—	230	137.50–140.00	138.78
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

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.