Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-04-20

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 20
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
▼ 262 vs last sale 863▲ 259 vs year ago 342 · +75.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 115▲ 18 vs year ago 63 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 32▲ 70 vs year ago 24 · +291.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The feeder calf buyers showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.01/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$198.01
241 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542199.911,084224
Medium and Large 1505175.008841thin
Medium and Large 2-3572172.9099016thin
One grade step is worth $27.01/cwt here — about $95 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 sale241 hd
198.01
—
KY average22 barns · 6,168 hd
196.37
+1.64
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,742117.992,05513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44393.531,35035
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19787.091,04223
CowsLean 85-90%Low98476.5675326

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,243$1,5376
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,40015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,38012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$1,2753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,1382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$9632thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)865$1,0483thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,97210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,6001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,0502thin

Every lot

96 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465244.27/cwt243.50–248.001,13617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535241.66/cwt241.50–243.001,29336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2547214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609200.24/cwt195.00–204.001,2194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,32915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,37913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318237.50/cwt237.50–237.5075510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358207.50/cwt207.50–207.507432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363193.39/cwt190.00–195.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365236.00/cwt236.00–236.008618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431225.00/cwt225.00–225.0097030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431196.00/cwt196.00–196.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450190.00/cwt190.00–190.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481207.71/cwt206.00–213.0099950
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544197.30/cwt192.00–198.751,07345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608172.02/cwt164.00–176.001,0466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622194.42/cwt194.00–194.501,20926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,22128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713164.67/cwt161.00–167.001,17411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3737151.35/cwt150.00–152.001,1153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2988145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,150147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230226.81/cwt220.00–230.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy264238.18/cwt235.00–242.506295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300207.50/cwt207.50–207.506231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315272.50/cwt272.50–272.508588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371258.39/cwt243.00–267.5095921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405177.50/cwt177.50–177.507192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,05315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460175.31/cwt172.50–178.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464212.98/cwt207.00–215.0098812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy492227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,11727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526188.00/cwt188.00–188.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy551217.82/cwt215.00–218.001,20034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558152.50/cwt152.50–152.508512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy634201.80/cwt201.50–204.501,27939
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,2866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3865140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,646116.98/cwt114.00–123.001,9258
Bulls——1,693100.35/cwt94.00–108.001,6992
Bulls——2,030132.43/cwt130.00–135.002,6883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93072.64/cwt65.00–77.0067611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00481.51/cwt79.00–87.0081811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06095.01/cwt93.00–97.001,0072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09552.48/cwt49.00–56.005752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15375.52/cwt75.00–76.008712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17594.85/cwt91.00–101.001,1147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21484.86/cwt78.00–89.001,03014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34987.43/cwt86.00–89.001,1797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46795.06/cwt91.00–110.001,39528
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed965825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fancy9801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2980875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29831,065.93/head900.00–1,200.001,0663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,151.39/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155962.55/head950.00–975.009632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2421,642.45/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,373.88/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2631,676.24/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,334.57/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3357
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Fancy9251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,622.22/head1,400.00–1,775.001,6223
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2502,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28401,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0102
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.