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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 28

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

578 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 486▲ 110 vs year ago 468 · +23.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 106▼ 27 vs year ago 54 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 105▼ 26 vs year ago 53 · −49.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a light test.

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 $127.08/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$127.08

342 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$3.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

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	638	127.20	812	331
Medium and Large 2-3	442	123.48	546	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about $266 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 sale342 hd

127.08

—

KY average26 barns · 4,949 hd

123.71

+3.38

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	—	Average	1,705	84.25	1,436	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	58.16	828	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	56.76	836	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	51.51	622	6thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	395	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	152.28/cwt	150.50–156.00	716	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	775	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	138.18/cwt	135.00–141.50	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	141.44/cwt	139.00–143.00	795	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	132.10/cwt	128.50–133.50	807	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	124.90/cwt	124.50–127.00	789	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	123.25/cwt	122.00–123.50	902	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	119.94/cwt	118.00–120.50	925	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	134.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	143.94/cwt	142.00–146.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	139.88/cwt	137.00–141.00	512	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	131.83/cwt	130.00–134.50	577	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	625	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	126.86/cwt	123.50–132.00	684	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	124.09/cwt	119.50–126.00	699	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	117.24/cwt	116.50–118.00	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	882	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	108.84/cwt	106.00–110.00	808	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	164.03/cwt	162.00–165.00	623	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	143.74/cwt	143.00–145.50	701	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	549	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	767	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	761	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	74.34/cwt	73.50–75.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	96.48/cwt	95.00–98.00	2,016	2
Bulls	—	—	2,350	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	2,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	475	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	664	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	51.89/cwt	48.50–55.50	650	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	58.16/cwt	54.50–60.50	828	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	56.76/cwt	53.00–61.50	836	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,568.33/cwt	1,475.00–1,675.00	17,644	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,453.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,525.00	19,979	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	766.54/cwt	735.00–800.00	7,113	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,065.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	11,981	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	1,245.89/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	15,162	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,111	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 486Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 106Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 105Year ago 53

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
5	—	527	147.00	147.00
3	—	218	181.00	181.00
1	—	305	158.00	158.00
36	—	611	128.50–133.50	132.10
18	—	732	122.00–123.50	123.25
1	—	260	168.00	168.00
14	—	562	139.00–143.00	141.44
12	—	470	150.50–156.00	152.28
18	—	771	118.00–120.50	119.94
2	—	410	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
2	—	758	114.00	114.00
12	—	632	124.50–127.00	124.90
4	—	527	135.00–141.50	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	366	137.00–141.00	139.88
11	—	482	129.00–130.00	129.74
8	—	616	116.50–118.00	117.24
7	—	563	119.50–126.00	124.09
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
10	—	438	130.00–134.50	131.83
2	—	280	146.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	315	142.00–146.00	143.94
17	—	742	106.00–110.00	108.84
36	—	539	123.50–132.00	126.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	720	123.00	123.00
150	—	680	129.75	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	134.00	134.00
2	—	775	93.00	93.00
3	—	265	130.00–141.00	134.08
2	—	490	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	131.00	131.00
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	318	167.00	167.00
7	—	624	122.00	122.00
2	—	420	152.00	152.00
19	—	488	143.00–145.50	143.74
5	—	562	136.50	136.50
9	—	380	162.00–165.00	164.03

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	2	—	1,375	1,360.00–1,525.00	1,453.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,568.33

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)	2	—	1,125	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,065.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	735.00–800.00	766.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,245.89

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	—	850	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,155	57.50	57.50
4	—	1,252	48.50–55.50	51.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	53.00–61.50	56.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	54.50–60.50	58.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	89.50	89.50
3	—	1,233	73.50–75.00	74.34
2	—	2,090	95.00–98.00	96.48

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.