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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 31

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

739 head

▲ 619 vs last sale 120▲ 195 vs year ago 544 · +35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 32▲ 24 vs year ago 77 · +31.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 4▼ 33 vs year ago 50 · −66.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available 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 $229.73/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$229.73

289 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$48.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

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	517	233.52	1,208	252
Medium and Large 2	556	206.80	1,150	32
Medium and Large 2-3	530	185.49	983	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.03/cwt here — about $225 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 sale289 hd

229.73

—

KY average25 barns · 6,807 hd

232.25

−2.52

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	1,678	122.37	2,053	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	108.68	1,660	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	99.13	1,224	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	86.25	868	22

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)	1,210	$1,346	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,320	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,040	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	252.94/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,184	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	252.29/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,367	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,362	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	208.85/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,193	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	246.46/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,526	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	208.97/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,317	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,654	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	209.51/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,414	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	242.22/cwt	238.00–248.25	1,749	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,314	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,934	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	292	218.21/cwt	205.00–225.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	249.06/cwt	230.00–255.00	795	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	240.74/cwt	230.00–247.00	903	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	394	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,024	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,013	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	216.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	990	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	235.15/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,145	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,057	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	218.76/cwt	216.50–222.00	1,194	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	241.13/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,324	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	212.15/cwt	207.50–216.00	1,203	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	181.23/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,029	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,265	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	231.42/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,439	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	195.19/cwt	192.50–197.00	1,323	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	207.54/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,413	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,461	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	226	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	622	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	258.19/cwt	245.00–260.00	806	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	947	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	234.71/cwt	232.50–242.50	899	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	241.07/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,039	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	203.10/cwt	202.50–205.00	944	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	240.87/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,166	47
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	232.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,255	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	184.91/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,145	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	226.90/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,407	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,367	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,523	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,178	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,367	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,375	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,274	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	111.85/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	122.66/cwt	116.00–128.00	2,099	7
Bulls	—	—	1,853	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,450	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	982	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	60.89/cwt	60.00–62.00	580	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	79.33/cwt	73.00–86.00	800	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	93.35/cwt	87.00–99.00	975	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	109.92/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,332	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	96.93/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,199	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	86.84/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,098	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	112.35/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,705	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	100.71/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,535	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,436	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	780	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	942	1,199.82/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,346.42/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,346	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,339.75/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,340	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 Aug 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 120Year ago 544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 32Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 50

No trends available due to low receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	192.50	192.50
2	—	755	174.00	174.00
1	—	805	197.00	197.00
1	—	390	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	205.00–213.00	208.97
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
2	—	571	205.00–212.50	208.85
2	—	505	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,080	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
1	—	435	212.50	212.50
2	—	835	213.00	213.00
3	—	675	200.00–214.00	209.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	659	251.00	251.00
30	—	823	235.00	235.00
25	—	468	230.00–256.00	252.94
27	—	619	244.00–255.00	246.46
43	—	542	242.50–263.00	252.29
5	—	420	247.50	247.50
17	—	722	238.00–248.25	242.22
4	—	358	247.50	247.50
6	—	556	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	207.50	207.50
8	—	319	230.00–255.00	249.06
53	—	487	228.00–236.50	235.15
17	—	546	216.50–222.00	218.76
14	—	681	205.00–214.00	207.54
1	—	585	230.00	230.00
42	—	622	231.00–233.00	231.42
37	—	431	235.00	235.00
22	—	375	230.00–247.00	240.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	167.50	167.50
4	—	292	205.00–225.00	218.21
8	—	458	200.00–220.00	216.14
7	—	567	207.50–216.00	212.15
5	—	678	192.50–197.00	195.19
2	—	855	181.00	181.00
5	—	617	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	394	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	197.50	197.50
2	—	568	177.50–185.00	181.23
1	—	445	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	549	241.00–242.00	241.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	260.00	260.00
11	—	683	223.00	223.00
31	—	431	227.50–243.00	241.07
47	—	484	225.00–242.50	240.87
9	—	383	232.50–242.50	234.71
43	—	541	225.00–235.00	232.05
9	—	312	245.00–260.00	258.19
7	—	226	275.00	275.00
25	—	620	212.50–227.50	226.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	363	261.00	261.00
1	—	285	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
3	—	619	175.00–190.00	184.91
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
2	—	575	147.50	147.50
1	—	980	148.00	148.00
2	—	935	135.00–137.50	136.25
4	—	693	170.00	170.00
1	—	870	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
2	—	710	190.00–195.00	192.54
3	—	268	222.50	222.50
6	—	795	173.00	173.00
4	—	613	205.00	205.00
1	—	675	202.50	202.50
1	—	830	185.00	185.00
4	—	465	202.50–205.00	203.10
1	—	365	225.00	225.00
1	—	225	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,009	73.00–86.00	79.33
3	—	935	104.00–106.00	105.00
2	—	953	60.00–62.00	60.89
8	—	1,044	87.00–99.00	93.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	83.00	83.00
20	—	1,518	107.00–123.00	112.35
6	—	1,524	94.00–104.00	100.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	93.00–104.00	96.93
7	—	1,264	85.00–89.00	86.84
10	—	1,212	106.00–117.00	109.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	109.00–114.00	111.85
3	—	1,853	130.00–135.00	132.23
7	—	1,711	116.00–128.00	122.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,346.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,339.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,199.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,260.00	1,260.00

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.