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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 12

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

656 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 636▼ 18 vs year ago 674 · −2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 94▲ 4 vs year ago 101 · +4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 26▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%

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 7.00-9.00 higher and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Bull calves under 500 lb. traded sharply higher and those over 500 lb. were 5.00-7.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves saw much better demand from the buyers today. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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 $211.01/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$211.01

232 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$49.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	510	219.57	1,120	178
Medium and Large 2	646	186.77	1,206	41
Medium and Large 2-3	520	170.36	887	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.20/cwt here — about $233 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 sale232 hd

211.01

—

KY average26 barns · 5,202 hd

209.27

+1.74

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	1,608	112.65	1,811	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	88.05	1,250	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	83.44	1,012	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	76.08	762	39

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)	1,215	$1,471	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,248	$1,452	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,462	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,035	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,175	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,315	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,202	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,443	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	216.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,529	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,595	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	311	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	847	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	247.96/cwt	225.00–250.00	848	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	221.02/cwt	207.00–227.50	964	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,042	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	173.68/cwt	162.50–185.00	933	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	217.87/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,183	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,128	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	941	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,299	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	191.66/cwt	187.00–195.50	1,213	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,042	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	696	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,295	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,442	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	823	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,448	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	137.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,624	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	240.50/cwt	230.00–252.50	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	829	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	217.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	976	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	234.41/cwt	230.00–237.50	872	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,055	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	903	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	209.17/cwt	209.00–210.00	968	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	232.95/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,144	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	915	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	203.49/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,070	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,254	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	176.70/cwt	172.50–185.00	998	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,165	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,322	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	176.35/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,111	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,351	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	717	173.05/cwt	157.50–177.50	1,241	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,076	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	156.51/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,225	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,256	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,086	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,271	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	366	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	586	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	97.12/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	114.31/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,755	6
Bulls	—	—	1,988	123.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,449	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	62.20/cwt	54.00–69.00	581	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	74.50/cwt	70.00–79.00	757	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	83.57/cwt	80.00–89.00	854	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	95.69/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,012	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,091	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	86.62/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,026	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	78.25/cwt	76.00–79.00	966	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	93.37/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,299	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	84.46/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,214	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,162	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,010	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	755	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	905	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,471.40/head	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,471	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,451.75/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,452	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,462.36/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 636Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 94Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 26Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	705	210.00–220.00	216.89
17	—	529	248.50	248.50
5	—	472	249.00	249.00
4	—	398	260.00	260.00
12	—	622	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	145.00	145.00
1	—	825	165.00	165.00
2	—	508	187.00	187.00
3	—	457	197.50	197.50
2	—	360	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	222.50	222.50
1	—	440	222.50	222.50
1	—	840	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	201.00	201.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,160	140.00	140.00
3	—	823	176.00	176.00
6	—	696	186.00	186.00
3	—	282	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,015	130.00–141.00	137.29
1	—	390	205.00	205.00
11	—	633	187.00–195.50	191.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	152.50	152.50
4	—	537	162.50–185.00	173.68
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
2	—	468	172.50	172.50
2	—	588	160.00	160.00
2	—	412	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	543	216.00–218.00	217.87
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
41	—	617	210.50	210.50
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
24	—	487	214.00	214.00
12	—	342	225.00–250.00	247.96
42	—	436	207.00–227.50	221.02
2	—	790	186.00	186.00
5	—	747	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	209.00–210.00	209.17
9	—	526	191.00–205.00	203.49
6	—	783	154.00–157.00	156.51
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
2	—	430	205.00–215.00	210.00
4	—	1,086	117.00	117.00
2	—	320	215.00–220.00	217.34
4	—	610	194.00	194.00
2	—	590	197.50	197.50
2	—	910	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	215.00	215.00
5	—	372	230.00–237.50	234.41
1	—	315	255.00	255.00
4	—	277	230.00–252.50	240.50
16	—	700	193.00	193.00
25	—	625	211.50	211.50
20	—	551	227.50	227.50
31	—	491	217.50–235.00	232.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	267.50	267.50
23	—	423	249.50	249.50
11	—	310	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	172.50–185.00	176.70
4	—	520	176.00	176.00
1	—	485	172.50	172.50
9	—	717	157.50–177.50	173.05
1	—	755	142.50	142.50
2	—	630	170.00–182.50	176.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,022	80.00–89.00	83.57
10	—	934	54.00–69.00	62.20
14	—	1,016	70.00–79.00	74.50
4	—	1,058	91.00–102.50	95.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,437	80.00–87.00	84.46
2	—	1,480	78.00–79.00	78.51
11	—	1,391	90.00–102.50	93.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,185	82.00–90.00	86.62
1	—	1,485	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,235	76.00–79.00	78.25
1	—	1,125	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,988	121.00–125.00	123.18
6	—	1,535	108.00–118.00	114.31
2	—	1,445	91.00–104.00	97.12

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	755	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,451.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,471.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.36

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.