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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 6

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▼ 413 vs last sale 816▼ 525 vs year ago 928 · −56.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 90▼ 32 vs year ago 94 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 13▼ 52 vs year ago 92 · −56.5%

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 and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher and feeder heifers were 10.00-12.00 higher. In all classes of feeder cattle most of the fancy and value-added calves were sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 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 $190.18/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$190.18

170 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$51.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	528	192.62	1,017	162
Medium and Large 2-3	689	140.75	970	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.86/cwt here — about $47 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 sale170 hd

190.18

—

KY average22 barns · 6,431 hd

190.33

−0.16

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	1,665	115.64	1,925	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	93.60	1,357	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	92.89	1,145	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	80.51	792	28

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,164	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,134	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,623	11

Every lot

74 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	320	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	228.44/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,055	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	211.61/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,077	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	239.59/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,284	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	237.04/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,320	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	199.00/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,184	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	217.22/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,316	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	188.78/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,270	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,077	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,357	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	249	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	230.41/cwt	225.00–234.00	841	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	876	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	193.81/cwt	193.00–195.00	934	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	191.55/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,021	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	182.65/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,028	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	172.46/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,078	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	154.67/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,118	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	875	174.34/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,525	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,388	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	111.26/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,083	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,419	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	236.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	249.34/cwt	242.00–252.50	805	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	246.16/cwt	237.50–248.00	891	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,020	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	451	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,096	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	558	226.02/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,261	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,169	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,189	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,218	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,168	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	96.88/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,532	109.67/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,680	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	127.94/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,329	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	68.49/cwt	63.00–74.00	586	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	378	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	83.99/cwt	77.00–90.00	849	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	96.03/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,008	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	96.21/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,178	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	86.81/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,084	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	85.01/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,152	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	97.89/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,466	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	815	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	925	994.73/head	925.00–1,075.00	995	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	960	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	1,133.58/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	1,276.86/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,277	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	850	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	980	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,778.13/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778	8

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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 816Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 90Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 13Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	121.00	121.00
2	—	368	220.00	220.00
1	—	855	142.50	142.50
2	—	455	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	207.50	207.50
2	—	558	203.00	203.00
2	—	798	149.00	149.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
5	—	506	215.00	215.00
8	—	609	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	558	219.00–230.00	226.02
6	—	362	237.50–248.00	246.16
3	—	275	230.00–240.00	236.61
7	—	323	242.00–252.50	249.34
12	—	451	243.00	243.00
9	—	433	235.50	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	227.00	227.00
6	—	875	172.00–179.00	174.34
5	—	249	250.00	250.00
28	—	423	207.00	207.00
1	—	315	227.50	227.50
13	—	365	225.00–234.00	230.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	152.00–156.00	154.67
2	—	385	207.50	207.50
24	—	563	175.00–186.00	182.65
2	—	308	197.50	197.50
31	—	482	193.00–195.00	193.81
20	—	625	164.00–175.00	172.46
13	—	533	184.00–195.00	191.55
5	—	992	143.00	143.00
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
3	—	913	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	157.50	157.50
2	—	973	107.50–115.00	111.26
2	—	598	152.00	152.00
2	—	545	161.00	161.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	226.00	226.00
3	—	758	179.00	179.00
2	—	620	205.00	205.00
2	—	470	217.50	217.50
1	—	840	165.00	165.00
2	—	595	196.00–202.00	199.00
5	—	509	210.00–212.00	211.61
1	—	720	178.00	178.00
9	—	673	184.00–192.00	188.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
2	—	718	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	257.50	257.50
22	—	462	223.00–229.00	228.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	536	229.00–249.00	239.59
13	—	606	216.00–220.00	217.22
9	—	557	229.00–241.00	237.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	92.00–110.00	97.89
3	—	1,355	81.00–87.00	85.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,224	94.00–102.00	96.21
6	—	1,249	82.00–90.00	86.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	95.00–97.00	96.03
5	—	855	63.00–74.00	68.49
20	—	1,011	77.00–90.00	83.99
1	—	945	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,820	123.00–133.00	127.94
5	—	1,532	105.00–117.00	109.67
3	—	1,525	94.00–101.00	96.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	925.00–1,075.00	994.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,133.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,276.86

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	8	—	1,140	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.