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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 9

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 384 vs last sale 114▼ 343 vs year ago 841 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 12▼ 58 vs year ago 152 · −38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 3▼ 59 vs year ago 89 · −66.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher and the feeder heifers were sharply higher. No trend on bull calves. The fancy and value-added calves sold extremely well on good demand. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts last week.

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 $165.46/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$165.46

186 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$367

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	284	169.89	482	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	165.37	850	182

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about −$367 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 sale186 hd

165.46

—

KY average25 barns · 7,330 hd

165.92

−0.46

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	—	High	1,547	98.59	1,525	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	83.93	1,251	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	77.08	927	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	66.98	672	29

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$1,431	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,735	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,471	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,414	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	772	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	917	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	213.11/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,004	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	937	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	171.45/cwt	163.00–177.00	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	179.53/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,125	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,154	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,009	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,285	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	284	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	691	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	173.48/cwt	167.50–180.00	651	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	169.42/cwt	169.00–170.00	744	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	169.23/cwt	168.50–172.00	828	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	157.26/cwt	155.50–160.00	851	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	165.65/cwt	165.50–167.00	914	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	152.79/cwt	148.00–159.00	967	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	148.19/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,094	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	139.95/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,092	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,245	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	329	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	683	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	189.50/cwt	187.50–190.00	675	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	862	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	160.93/cwt	157.00–165.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	163.72/cwt	157.50–165.00	783	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	897	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	154.61/cwt	153.00–159.00	829	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	157.79/cwt	149.00–160.00	986	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	880	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,022	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	146.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,060	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	998	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	141.82/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,169	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,046	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	88.70/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	108.57/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,594	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	101.85/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,696	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	43.86/cwt	36.00–49.00	409	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	76.85/cwt	72.00–83.00	761	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	55.81/cwt	50.00–60.00	555	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	66.60/cwt	62.00–70.00	705	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	68.46/cwt	62.00–73.00	818	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	81.84/cwt	76.00–88.00	982	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	563	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	875	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	86.70/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,275	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	76.89/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,216	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	930	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,470.93/head	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,471	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	1,431.19/head	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,431	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,735	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,373.74/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,440.93/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,441	3

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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 114Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 12Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 3Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	489	168.50–172.00	169.23
39	—	439	169.00–170.00	169.42
12	—	738	144.00–154.00	148.19
31	—	552	165.50–167.00	165.65
4	—	308	175.00	175.00
15	—	541	155.50–160.00	157.26
2	—	260	190.00	190.00
21	—	633	148.00–159.00	152.79
5	—	780	133.00–147.00	139.95
1	—	980	127.00	127.00
15	—	375	167.50–180.00	173.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	165.00–175.00	169.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	358	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
11	—	824	140.00–142.00	141.82
3	—	677	151.00	151.00
15	—	722	140.00–152.00	146.80
1	—	865	129.00	129.00
5	—	356	187.50–190.00	189.50
6	—	501	179.00	179.00
29	—	625	149.00–160.00	157.79
18	—	550	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	380	210.00	210.00
24	—	485	195.00	195.00
16	—	429	201.00	201.00
6	—	329	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
15	—	536	153.00–159.00	154.61
2	—	775	127.50–130.00	128.77
2	—	433	157.00–165.00	160.93
1	—	255	172.50	172.50
2	—	362	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,020	102.50	102.50
6	—	478	157.50–165.00	163.72
3	—	633	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	211.00–216.00	213.11
9	—	402	228.00	228.00
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
4	—	386	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
2	—	410	165.00–185.00	175.00
2	—	708	142.50	142.50
1	—	550	161.00	161.00
1	—	600	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	189.00	189.00
2	—	483	194.00	194.00
7	—	567	176.00–181.00	179.53
5	—	525	163.00–177.00	171.45
1	—	840	153.00	153.00
1	—	325	197.50	197.50
1	—	930	145.00	145.00
3	—	703	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	188.00	188.00
4	—	586	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	73.00–79.00	76.89
1	—	1,435	61.00	61.00
21	—	1,471	81.00–97.00	86.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	36.00–49.00	43.86
5	—	994	50.00–60.00	55.81
13	—	990	72.00–83.00	76.85
8	—	1,059	62.00–70.00	66.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,200	76.00–88.00	81.84
6	—	1,195	62.00–73.00	68.46
1	—	1,310	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	108.00–109.00	108.57
6	—	1,665	96.00–105.00	101.85
4	—	1,410	86.00–93.00	88.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,470.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,418	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,431.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,735	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,373.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,440.93

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.