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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 30

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Nov 16Nov 30Dec 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

804 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 751▼ 219 vs year ago 1,023 · −21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 186▼ 77 vs year ago 222 · −34.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 60▲ 11 vs year ago 25 · +44.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure 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 $195.81/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$195.81

292 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$25.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	520	200.72	1,043	230
Medium and Large 2-3	518	177.65	920	61
Medium 1-2	470	175.00	823	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about $221 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 sale292 hd

195.81

—

KY average23 barns · 6,057 hd

196.90

−1.08

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	1,623	109.23	1,773	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	91.55	1,363	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	85.59	1,044	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	78.59	804	29
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,680	117.00	1,966	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,267	$1,673	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,646	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$1,445	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,122	$1,192	3thin

Every lot

97 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	262	240.91/cwt	240.00–242.50	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	860	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	243.06/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,043	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	204.32/cwt	203.50–206.00	938	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,136	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	189.52/cwt	189.00–190.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	234.46/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,266	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	185.06/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,009	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,140	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	180.20/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,141	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,361	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,261	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,379	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	189.98/cwt	182.50–191.00	1,564	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	876	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,410	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,622	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	221	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	233.63/cwt	232.50–235.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	208.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	604	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	704	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	185.31/cwt	177.50–200.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	227.46/cwt	227.00–228.00	826	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	909	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	187.83/cwt	172.50–195.00	819	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	210.51/cwt	202.50–215.00	924	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	935	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	172.90/cwt	172.00–177.50	795	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	200.78/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,026	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	176.39/cwt	174.00–180.00	945	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	192.78/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,066	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,065	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	187.87/cwt	187.50–189.50	1,161	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	163.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,153	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,069	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,223	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	861	129.41/cwt	126.00–142.50	1,114	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	222	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	263	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	228.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	184.86/cwt	175.00–195.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	214.80/cwt	205.00–217.50	784	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	245.67/cwt	245.00–246.00	911	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	238.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,004	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	193.48/cwt	187.50–195.00	892	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	816	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	220.59/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,088	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	171.06/cwt	163.00–175.00	905	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	213.03/cwt	200.00–213.50	1,150	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	546	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,016	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,143	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,159	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	172.46/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,085	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,289	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,243	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,323	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,966	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	103.50/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,646	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,869	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	76.16/cwt	73.00–79.00	738	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	64.33/cwt	60.00–67.00	647	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	83.34/cwt	80.00–89.00	875	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	978	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	94.85/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,146	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	83.01/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,010	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	76.20/cwt	70.00–79.00	942	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	64.48/cwt	63.00–66.00	819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	85.16/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,219	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	95.57/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,443	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	74.44/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,152	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	755	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,672.59/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,673	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,259.75/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,350	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,191.94/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,192	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 Nov 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 751Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 186Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 60Year ago 25

No trends available due to the market closure last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	232.50	232.50
37	—	540	230.00–244.00	234.46
7	—	429	236.00–248.00	243.06
6	—	354	243.00	243.00
4	—	1,014	160.00	160.00
3	—	262	240.00–242.50	240.91
12	—	636	214.00	214.00
14	—	823	182.50–191.00	189.98
26	—	707	195.00	195.00
15	—	460	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	189.00–190.00	189.52
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
2	—	593	165.00	165.00
11	—	545	175.00–186.00	185.06
6	—	633	171.00–182.00	180.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	876	161.00	161.00
6	—	459	203.50–206.00	204.32
1	—	650	194.00	194.00
2	—	548	208.00	208.00
1	—	765	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	172.00–177.50	172.90
5	—	582	183.00	183.00
4	—	221	217.50	217.50
2	—	650	152.50	152.50
2	—	785	140.00	140.00
3	—	322	177.50–200.00	185.31
11	—	436	172.50–195.00	187.83
5	—	810	151.00	151.00
5	—	861	126.00–142.50	129.41
6	—	290	200.00–210.00	208.36
5	—	536	174.00–180.00	176.39
3	—	708	151.00	151.00
4	—	380	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	306	230.00	230.00
28	—	439	202.50–215.00	210.51
7	—	675	175.00	175.00
3	—	296	227.50	227.50
13	—	755	171.00	171.00
14	—	454	206.00	206.00
37	—	618	187.50–189.50	187.87
4	—	224	232.50–235.00	233.63
11	—	363	227.00–228.00	227.46
8	—	704	160.00–165.00	163.73
38	—	511	198.00–202.00	200.78
45	—	553	191.00–193.00	192.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	175.00	175.00
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
2	—	355	175.00–195.00	184.86
11	—	529	163.00–175.00	171.06
2	—	340	187.50	187.50
7	—	629	167.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
7	—	466	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	222	215.00	215.00
1	—	330	212.50	212.50
3	—	740	168.00	168.00
5	—	365	205.00–217.50	214.80
1	—	295	215.00	215.00
10	—	461	187.50–195.00	193.48
4	—	546	186.00	186.00
3	—	780	169.00–170.00	169.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	203.00	203.00
37	—	493	210.00–223.00	220.59
18	—	714	180.50	180.50
26	—	421	230.00–240.00	238.54
42	—	618	187.50	187.50
4	—	305	257.50	257.50
28	—	540	200.00–213.50	213.03
5	—	274	220.00–240.00	228.61
27	—	371	245.00–246.00	245.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	70.00–79.00	76.20
15	—	1,208	90.00–103.00	94.85
12	—	1,217	80.00–86.00	83.01
2	—	1,270	63.00–66.00	64.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	73.00–79.00	76.16
16	—	1,050	80.00–89.00	83.34
5	—	1,005	60.00–67.00	64.33
1	—	1,075	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	72.00–78.00	74.44
19	—	1,432	80.00–89.00	85.16
43	—	1,510	90.00–104.00	95.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	100.00–109.00	103.50
4	—	1,646	111.00–116.00	113.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	825.00	825.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,375	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,267	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,672.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,259.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,350	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,191.94

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.