Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-02-08

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 8
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 707▲ 366 vs year ago 498 · +73.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 94▲ 30 vs year ago 94 · +31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 37▲ 65 vs year ago 30 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder buyers continued to show good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.28/cwt on 386 head.
Average price
$232.28
386 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510236.611,207334
Medium and Large 2582205.061,19347
Medium and Large 2-3447198.508875thin
One grade step is worth $38.11/cwt here — about $320 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 sale386 hd
232.28
—
KY average26 barns · 11,282 hd
225.01
+7.26
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—High1,588117.021,85823
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,461106.581,55731
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19997.421,16830
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04588.7792727
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215161.001,9561thin

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)1,286$1,71133
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,209$1,5133thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,45121
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,287$1,4503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,2503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)753$1,0752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,5502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,3501thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2301295.00/cwt295.00–295.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,31613
Steers—Medium and Large 2495244.00/cwt240.00–248.001,2082
Steers—Medium and Large 2532240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,54413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 2623233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630247.59/cwt246.00–250.001,56030
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673226.29/cwt225.00–229.001,5233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736235.72/cwt235.50–236.001,7359
Steers—Medium 1-2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4252
Steers—Medium and Large 2780212.34/cwt212.00–213.001,6563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,180187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,2072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2261290.00/cwt290.00–290.007577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288240.00/cwt240.00–240.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308260.00/cwt260.00–260.0080111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318215.00/cwt215.00–215.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370249.00/cwt247.50–251.0092136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372233.79/cwt225.00–235.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420246.62/cwt232.50–248.501,03641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,15615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477244.90/cwt242.00–247.501,16880
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533218.76/cwt215.00–220.001,16610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533187.50/cwt187.50–187.509993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2547229.65/cwt225.00–235.001,25614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,30743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559210.00/cwt205.00–215.001,1744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563226.59/cwt226.00–227.001,27610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,39931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636192.38/cwt190.00–210.001,2248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682202.70/cwt200.00–211.001,38218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693193.84/cwt193.00–194.001,3436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714197.55/cwt190.00–203.001,41114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752197.49/cwt195.00–205.001,4855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823179.45/cwt179.00–181.001,4779
Heifers—Medium and Large 2930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,035137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281324.04/cwt315.00–330.0091113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,01710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,14426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383261.27/cwt260.00–262.501,0014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420201.75/cwt200.00–205.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422233.22/cwt225.00–245.009843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429292.00/cwt284.00–294.001,25357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465245.50/cwt236.00–248.001,14213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,33328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,40532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572218.18/cwt205.00–225.001,2483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy632233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,47323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633223.26/cwt220.00–225.001,41314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681212.92/cwt205.00–215.001,45010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725211.71/cwt211.00–212.001,53521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742200.75/cwt200.00–201.001,4904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745184.98/cwt182.50–190.001,3783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,55110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3873155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,030116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1952
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,075132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,215161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,561116.37/cwt112.00–122.001,81718
Bulls——1,590109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7332
Bulls——1,745126.25/cwt124.00–130.002,2033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009106.16/cwt101.00–112.001,0715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01067.48/cwt57.50–77.006824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03683.58/cwt81.00–86.008668
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08392.74/cwt89.00–97.001,00410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143110.56/cwt103.00–123.001,2648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21894.76/cwt90.00–100.001,15417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22385.45/cwt81.00–89.001,0455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39999.30/cwt94.00–102.001,3898
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480111.17/cwt105.00–124.001,64521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50587.54/cwt87.00–88.001,3172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2760875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Small 1-29001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed940825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0781,312.91/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2821,537.49/head1,200.00–1,700.001,53716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2871,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,618.93/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2911,584.59/head1,150.00–1,750.001,58514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3201,895.88/head1,800.00–2,100.001,89617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 1-27501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.