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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 21

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

910 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 804▲ 51 vs year ago 859 · +5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 131▲ 74 vs year ago 49 · +151.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 7 vs year ago 16 · +43.8%

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 heifers sold sharply lower with bull calves being 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded full steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

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 $222.00/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$222.00

328 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$66.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

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	527	231.12	1,218	247
Medium and Large 2	493	207.01	1,021	48
Medium and Large 2-3	622	176.20	1,096	31
Large 1-2	558	165.00	921	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.12/cwt here — about $297 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 sale328 hd

222.00

—

KY average25 barns · 7,250 hd

225.00

−3.00

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	—	Average	1,432	114.34	1,637	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	101.61	1,479	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	93.13	1,131	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	86.74	913	27

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)	1,347	$1,669	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,535	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,231	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,223	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$1,870	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,550	$1,815	1thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	248	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,035	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,146	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	230.30/cwt	220.00–240.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	191.25/cwt	180.00–202.50	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	268.52/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,265	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,178	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	261.56/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,423	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,165	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	259.06/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,495	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	236.53/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,493	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,262	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	234.28/cwt	233.50–235.00	1,605	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	226.13/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,583	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	206.37/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,476	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,724	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,758	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,204	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,686	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	261	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	646	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	296	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	245.40/cwt	232.50–247.50	913	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	214.96/cwt	200.00–222.50	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	194.88/cwt	190.00–197.50	809	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	987	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	203.50/cwt	203.00–205.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	451	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	988	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,156	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,077	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,055	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,292	32
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	217.21/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,353	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	192.87/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,225	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	167.23/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,100	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,396	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,631	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,322	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,398	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	252	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	289	239.99/cwt	237.50–242.50	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	261.54/cwt	247.50–265.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	213.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	361	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,029	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	208.80/cwt	205.00–212.50	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	256.65/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,104	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	487	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,256	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	191.30/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,000	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	206.35/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,085	11
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	546	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,097	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,377	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	172.29/cwt	165.00–192.50	967	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	211.25/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,268	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	1,417	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	181.21/cwt	162.50–184.00	1,158	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,474	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	736	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,317	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	763	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,274	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,283	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	905	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,361	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	116.93/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	125.57/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	108.59/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,632	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	546	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	81.37/cwt	74.00–84.00	837	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	103.52/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,079	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	90.87/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,005	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	96.66/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,169	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	105.94/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,286	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	84.15/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,027	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,208	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	98.80/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,441	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	110.69/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,624	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,815.00/head	1,815.00–1,815.00	1,815	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	672	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	1,364.05/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,364	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,505.01/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,505	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,384	1,737.92/head	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,738	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	815	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,222.70/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,223	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 Sep 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 804Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 131Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 16

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower with bull calves being 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded full steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	164.00	164.00
5	—	546	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	702	210.00	210.00
5	—	303	247.50–265.00	261.54
3	—	252	265.00	265.00
21	—	430	242.50–260.00	256.65
29	—	553	249.00	249.00
34	—	610	232.25	232.25
1	—	470	235.00	235.00
2	—	385	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	487	258.00	258.00
20	—	361	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	206.00–210.00	206.35
2	—	600	205.00–217.50	211.25
4	—	289	237.50–242.50	239.99
6	—	339	210.00–216.00	213.03
10	—	428	220.00	220.00
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
4	—	736	179.00	179.00
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
2	—	380	205.00–212.50	208.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	142.50	142.50
3	—	763	167.00	167.00
8	—	561	165.00–192.50	172.29
1	—	870	147.50	147.50
5	—	523	180.00–194.00	191.30
19	—	639	162.50–184.00	181.21
2	—	730	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	200.00–222.50	214.96
4	—	296	215.00	215.00
4	—	425	203.00–205.00	203.50
11	—	536	201.00	201.00
15	—	451	219.00	219.00
11	—	635	191.00–202.50	192.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	160.00–162.50	161.22
12	—	658	165.00–168.00	167.23
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
9	—	541	195.00	195.00
2	—	855	153.00	153.00
3	—	415	190.00–197.50	194.88
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,055	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	698	200.00	200.00
32	—	552	234.00	234.00
43	—	623	215.00–232.00	217.21
38	—	422	234.00	234.00
30	—	372	232.50–247.50	245.40
3	—	310	245.00	245.00
6	—	261	247.50	247.50
52	—	490	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	714	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,204	140.00	140.00
2	—	935	186.00	186.00
2	—	435	180.00–202.50	191.25
2	—	248	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	202.00	202.00
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
7	—	631	200.00	200.00
3	—	564	200.00–210.00	206.60
2	—	423	220.00–240.00	230.30
8	—	533	221.00	221.00
2	—	715	197.50–215.00	206.37
1	—	670	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	700	226.00–227.50	226.13
44	—	631	225.00–250.00	236.53
43	—	544	252.50–262.00	261.56
41	—	471	250.00–269.00	268.52
6	—	835	210.50	210.50
6	—	751	229.50	229.50
12	—	363	285.00	285.00
3	—	408	281.00	281.00
1	—	880	216.00	216.00
28	—	577	250.00–262.50	259.06
27	—	685	233.50–235.00	234.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	100.00–111.00	103.52
10	—	1,106	87.00–97.00	90.87
1	—	840	65.00	65.00
13	—	1,029	74.00–84.00	81.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	88.00–89.00	88.49
10	—	1,467	105.00–121.00	110.69
23	—	1,459	93.00–104.00	98.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,209	90.00–102.00	96.66
5	—	1,214	103.00–108.00	105.94
15	—	1,221	74.00–89.00	84.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,438	124.00–127.00	125.57
2	—	1,503	108.00–109.00	108.59
4	—	1,378	112.00–119.00	116.93

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,535.00	1,535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,505.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,384	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,737.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	672	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,364.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,222.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	1,870.00	1,870.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	1,815.00	1,815.00

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.