Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-12-07

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 7
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 804▲ 151 vs year ago 501 · +30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 145▲ 45 vs year ago 100 · +45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 36▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady and feeder heifers were 8.00-10.00 lower. The feeder calf prices are still reflecting the downward trend on the futures market. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.69/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$186.69
256 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544187.871,023238
Medium and Large 2-3508171.0986918thin
One grade step is worth $16.78/cwt here — about $154 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 sale256 hd
186.69
—
KY average28 barns · 8,388 hd
190.88
−4.19
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—High1,779109.981,95618
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49286.951,29768
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23084.421,03926
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01774.0175223

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,371$1,4054thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$1,4005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)760$9752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,032$1,2253thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355230.00/cwt230.00–230.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,31110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,31110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583218.56/cwt214.00–220.001,2748
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638219.64/cwt216.00–220.001,40122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3733171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741190.05/cwt189.00–194.001,40819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3930172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268235.86/cwt227.50–240.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280217.50/cwt217.50–217.506092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308252.50/cwt252.50–252.507787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322198.96/cwt180.00–207.506413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361235.65/cwt227.50–238.0085123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424200.00/cwt200.00–200.0084819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441170.00/cwt170.00–170.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455207.00/cwt207.00–207.009427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455162.50/cwt162.50–162.507391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486189.87/cwt189.00–190.0092336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2547186.38/cwt182.00–187.001,01939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570180.81/cwt179.00–182.001,03113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613153.00/cwt153.00–153.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622169.22/cwt168.00–174.001,05345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695149.86/cwt139.00–152.001,0426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2699171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,13219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2804136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2891140.50/cwt137.50–141.001,2527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250252.50/cwt252.50–252.506312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2304241.66/cwt240.00–242.507356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333210.00/cwt210.00–210.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367259.00/cwt259.00–259.0095113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375192.50/cwt190.00–195.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385233.79/cwt230.00–240.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436250.25/cwt250.25–250.251,09121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2447212.50/cwt212.50–212.509503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453189.00/cwt189.00–189.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470208.00/cwt208.00–208.009785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,13728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530174.37/cwt167.00–185.009248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,20928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589170.90/cwt165.00–172.001,0076
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629175.01/cwt170.00–176.001,10136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707165.50/cwt163.00–166.001,17024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3823138.78/cwt137.50–140.001,1422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888145.18/cwt144.00–150.001,2896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,656109.05/cwt107.00–113.001,8067
Bulls——1,75999.86/cwt95.00–105.001,7575
Bulls——1,938119.51/cwt117.00–124.002,3166
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83595.00/cwt95.00–95.007931
Cows—Lean 85-90%97762.59/cwt56.00–66.006126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01385.70/cwt85.00–87.008683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05074.96/cwt69.00–79.0078713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19393.27/cwt90.00–108.001,1138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21983.55/cwt80.00–88.001,01811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23065.00/cwt65.00–65.008001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30077.47/cwt75.00–79.001,0076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37359.14/cwt52.00–66.008122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45377.00/cwt75.00–79.001,1196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47985.33/cwt80.00–89.001,26232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52492.92/cwt90.00–101.001,41628
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0181,489.43/head1,375.00–1,600.001,4892
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2921,340.39/head1,025.00–1,550.001,3403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3711,405.29/head1,275.00–1,550.001,4054
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed920950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2750887.50/head875.00–900.008882
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2760975.33/head925.00–1,025.009752
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.