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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▼ 953 vs last sale 1,327▲ 299 vs year ago 75 · +398.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 151▲ 57 vs year ago 31 · +183.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 105▼ 60 vs year ago 91 · −65.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded 3.00-6.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 pounds traded 5.00-10.00 higher, over 600 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly 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 $140.07/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$140.07

141 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$0.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.37

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	508	140.14	712	129
Medium and Large 2-3	413	139.33	575	12thin

One grade step is worth $0.81/cwt here — about $137 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 sale141 hd

140.07

—

KY average26 barns · 6,255 hd

128.70

+11.37

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	1,904	84.61	1,611	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	61.65	797	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	61.42	934	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,247	55.88	697	20

Every lot

60 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	394	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	182.78/cwt	182.00–187.50	526	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	175.71/cwt	175.00–176.00	666	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	154.70/cwt	143.00–157.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	809	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	150.83/cwt	149.50–151.50	864	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	145.29/cwt	144.00–145.50	889	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	130.40/cwt	124.00–137.00	815	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	125.17/cwt	121.50–125.75	905	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	977	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	239	164.24/cwt	164.00–165.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	261	166.40/cwt	164.00–175.00	434	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	159.52/cwt	155.00–162.00	590	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	147.53/cwt	146.00–148.00	652	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	757	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	134.58/cwt	133.00–136.00	756	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	120.16/cwt	119.00–122.00	795	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	112.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	176.45/cwt	176.00–180.00	651	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	707	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	748	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	844	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,409	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	85.83/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,653	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	495	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	734	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	55.52/cwt	52.00–59.00	689	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	60.94/cwt	58.00–65.50	803	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,408	62.67/cwt	61.50–64.00	882	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	60.48/cwt	58.00–64.50	910	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,112	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,560.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,700.00	14,633	4
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,666.22/cwt	1,650.00–1,700.00	20,544	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,488	1,012.04/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	15,059	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	13,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	818.60/cwt	725.00–900.00	7,040	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,498	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,109	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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 1,327Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 151Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 105Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	124.50	124.50
26	—	723	121.50–125.75	125.17
21	—	573	149.50–151.50	150.83
2	—	210	187.50	187.50
7	—	379	175.00–176.00	175.71
10	—	496	162.00–164.00	163.01
8	—	531	154.00	154.00
8	—	821	119.00	119.00
10	—	288	182.00–187.50	182.78
14	—	612	144.00–145.50	145.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	124.00–137.00	130.40
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
6	—	477	143.00–157.00	154.70
3	—	280	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	439	161.00	161.00
10	—	550	144.00	144.00
9	—	369	176.00–180.00	176.45
4	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
3	—	822	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	157.50	157.50
8	—	500	149.50	149.50
6	—	718	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	122.00	122.00
24	—	662	119.00–122.00	120.16
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
14	—	370	155.00–162.00	159.52
26	—	442	146.00–148.00	147.53
3	—	720	110.00–113.00	112.00
4	—	239	164.00–165.00	164.24
15	—	562	133.00–136.00	134.58
11	—	511	135.00–140.00	138.56
5	—	261	164.00–175.00	166.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	531	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
4	—	281	156.00	156.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
4	—	370	144.00	144.00
1	—	520	129.00	129.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,233	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,666.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,560.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,488	975.00–1,050.00	1,012.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	725.00–900.00	818.60
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	78.50	78.50
5	—	1,926	81.00–89.00	85.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	48.50	48.50
2	—	1,408	61.50–64.00	62.67
17	—	1,241	52.00–59.00	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,504	58.00–64.50	60.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,317	58.00–65.50	60.94
1	—	1,080	68.00	68.00

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.