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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

486 head

▼ 396 vs last sale 882▼ 125 vs year ago 611 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 120▲ 46 vs year ago 60 · +76.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 58▲ 80 vs year ago 25 · +320.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.75/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −73.38 against this barn's trailing median of $210.13.

Average price

$136.75

143 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$38.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.03

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	530	139.47	740	128
Medium and Large 2-3	584	120.00	701	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	561	100.60	564	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.87/cwt here — about $175 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 sale143 hd

136.75

—

KY average27 barns · 2,060 hd

124.72

+12.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

210.13

−73.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

28 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $227.14, low $172.58, median $210.13 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,668	83.68	1,395	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	57.27	778	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	51.61	771	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	45.77	531	31

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	158.19/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	719	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	136.38/cwt	134.00–138.00	716	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	795	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	131.60/cwt	129.00–132.00	850	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	853	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	979	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,012	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	139.46/cwt	138.00–140.00	421	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	137.67/cwt	135.00–139.50	514	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	135.13/cwt	135.00–135.50	584	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	122.13/cwt	121.00–122.50	580	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	606	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	111.43/cwt	106.00–114.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	118.40/cwt	117.50–121.00	655	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	113.81/cwt	113.00–117.00	707	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	102.16/cwt	101.00–103.00	745	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	833	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	574	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	158.12/cwt	157.00–161.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	683	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	150.51/cwt	149.50–151.25	713	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	741	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	731	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	122.53/cwt	118.50–124.75	773	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	93.58/cwt	89.00–98.00	780	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	597	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	501	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	738	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	561	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	84.89/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,419	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	41.27/cwt	34.00–45.50	457	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	47.34/cwt	44.50–51.50	558	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	840	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	55.45/cwt	52.00–60.00	766	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	51.32/cwt	47.00–55.00	756	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	736	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,012	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,085.37/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,447.29/cwt	1,375.00–1,575.00	18,019	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,363.83/cwt	1,275.00–1,450.00	17,566	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,248	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,040.06/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,928	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,173.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	14,667	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,289.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	16,197	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,212.21/cwt	950.00–1,375.00	15,916	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 882Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 120Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 58Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	553	117.50–121.00	118.40
17	—	621	113.00–117.00	113.81
12	—	475	121.00–122.50	122.13
15	—	501	121.00	121.00
13	—	373	135.00–139.50	137.67
11	—	302	138.00–140.00	139.46
3	—	850	98.00	98.00
12	—	729	101.00–103.00	102.16
27	—	432	135.00–135.50	135.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	127.00	127.00
4	—	419	128.00	128.00
2	—	650	111.00	111.00
6	—	519	106.00–114.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
5	—	525	134.00–138.00	136.38
2	—	718	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	118.50	118.50
15	—	646	129.00–132.00	131.60
2	—	925	105.00	105.00
23	—	472	152.25	152.25
28	—	557	142.75	142.75
2	—	248	183.00	183.00
11	—	411	155.00–160.00	158.19
5	—	365	174.00	174.00
5	—	859	114.00	114.00
4	—	755	114.00	114.00
2	—	955	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	115.00	115.00
2	—	753	102.00	102.00
2	—	393	140.00	140.00
2	—	490	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	631	118.50–124.75	122.53
17	—	432	158.00	158.00
7	—	371	157.00–161.00	158.12
4	—	834	89.00–98.00	93.58
12	—	556	131.50	131.50
10	—	326	176.00	176.00
18	—	549	135.00	135.00
28	—	474	149.50–151.25	150.51
15	—	720	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	103.00	103.00
3	—	525	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	597	84.00	84.00
2	—	738	76.00	76.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,085.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,245	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,447.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,363.83

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	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	735.00	735.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,313	950.00–1,375.00	1,212.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,256	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,289.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,243	850.00–1,100.00	1,040.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,173.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,672	78.00–89.50	84.89
1	—	1,610	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	47.50	47.50
1	—	1,700	59.50	59.50
13	—	1,474	47.00–55.00	51.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,382	52.00–60.00	55.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,107	34.00–45.50	41.27
23	—	1,179	44.50–51.50	47.34

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.