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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 20

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

619 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 575▼ 133 vs year ago 752 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 159▼ 22 vs year ago 116 · −19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 36 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 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 $135.76/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$135.76

254 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

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	519	137.86	715	214
Medium and Large 2-3	471	124.54	587	40

One grade step is worth $13.32/cwt here — about $128 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 sale254 hd

135.76

—

KY average25 barns · 4,958 hd

129.34

+6.43

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	1,802	92.69	1,670	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	73.40	939	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	69.23	1,051	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	63.16	745	34

Every lot

65 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	179.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	529	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	689	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	150.64/cwt	143.00–151.50	819	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	142.04/cwt	141.00–144.50	888	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	128.22/cwt	119.00–130.00	801	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	915	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	981	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,078	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	243	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	298	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	158.79/cwt	157.50–159.00	460	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	148.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	532	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	139.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	147.50/cwt	147.00–149.00	643	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	145.39/cwt	145.00–146.50	705	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	125.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	663	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	133.64/cwt	133.00–134.00	716	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	138.68/cwt	136.00–139.00	766	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	121.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	764	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	114.33/cwt	111.00–115.00	873	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	173.87/cwt	173.00–174.00	629	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	143.06/cwt	141.00–146.00	625	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	722	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	792	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	122.87/cwt	122.50–123.50	790	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	816	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	88.09/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,998	98.21/cwt	94.50–101.50	1,962	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	55.84/cwt	55.00–57.00	597	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	72.12/cwt	70.00–74.00	821	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	68.04/cwt	67.00–69.00	782	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	63.57/cwt	58.00–68.50	762	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	73.79/cwt	70.00–78.00	941	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	70.25/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,068	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	120.16/cwt	102.00–142.50	1,556	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,385.50/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	17,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	1,260.98/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	17,238	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	865.73/cwt	780.00–980.00	10,822	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	864.70/cwt	785.00–935.00	11,397	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	4

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 May 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 575Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 159Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	362	173.00–174.00	173.87
6	—	820	99.50	99.50
2	—	308	165.00	165.00
23	—	487	148.25	148.25
16	—	622	135.00	135.00
18	—	547	144.75	144.75
12	—	700	127.00	127.00
26	—	423	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	147.50	147.50
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
4	—	540	138.50	138.50
2	—	373	161.00	161.00
11	—	437	141.00–146.00	143.06
8	—	643	122.50–123.50	122.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	764	111.00–115.00	114.33
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
4	—	722	109.00–111.00	109.98
38	—	485	145.00–146.50	145.39
39	—	627	121.00–125.00	121.80
32	—	436	147.00–149.00	147.50
8	—	536	133.00–134.00	133.64
7	—	290	157.50–159.00	158.79
25	—	358	146.00–149.00	148.51
48	—	552	136.00–139.00	138.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	131.00	131.00
6	—	368	130.00–141.00	139.13
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
3	—	255	135.00	135.00
6	—	422	115.00–118.00	117.02
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
11	—	527	120.00–131.00	125.87
5	—	680	107.00	107.00
2	—	243	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	295	175.00–180.00	179.33
17	—	625	141.00–144.50	142.04
8	—	994	108.50	108.50
2	—	375	167.00	167.00
11	—	480	153.00	153.00
4	—	804	122.00	122.00
49	—	544	143.00–151.50	150.64
4	—	418	163.00	163.00
3	—	693	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	119.00–130.00	128.22
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
4	—	469	147.00	147.00
2	—	443	138.00	138.00

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	3	—	1,367	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,260.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,385.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	785.00–935.00	864.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	780.00–980.00	865.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	750.00	750.00

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	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	3	—	1,295	102.00–142.50	120.16

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)	4	—	950	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	55.00–57.00	55.84
2	—	1,138	70.00–74.00	72.12
28	—	1,199	58.00–68.50	63.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	58.00	58.00
11	—	1,520	68.00–73.50	70.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	67.00–69.00	68.04
1	—	1,600	79.00	79.00
13	—	1,275	70.00–78.00	73.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	84.00–91.00	88.09
5	—	1,998	94.50–101.50	98.21

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.