Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-03-07

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 7
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
618 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 669▼ 45 vs year ago 663 · −6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 78▲ 20 vs year ago 71 · +28.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 27 · −7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Today's feeder offering lacked the quality of last week's but the buyers showed good demand for the better calves that were in favorable condition. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $285.38/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.25 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$285.38
52 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.91
vs KY average
−27.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538294.701,58641
Medium and Large 2568250.661,42411thin
One grade step is worth $44.04/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale52 hd
285.38
—
KY average24 barns · 959 hd
289.30
−3.91
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
−27.62
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−152.25
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
499446392338median 437.6303/0504/2306/1809/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $352.00, median $437.64 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,762125.042,20318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481116.991,73221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,218106.921,30222
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03396.4399625

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,7275
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,6382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,5382thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,5262thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,095$2,3551thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$1,9673thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245335.00/cwt335.00–335.008211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268307.50/cwt307.50–307.508242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413240.00/cwt240.00–240.009912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418205.00/cwt205.00–205.008572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446313.13/cwt295.00–315.001,39720
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,52722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538306.04/cwt305.00–306.501,64613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6736
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568250.66/cwt250.00–252.501,42411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623266.84/cwt252.00–269.001,66223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2684214.24/cwt213.00–220.001,4657
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6847
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720240.78/cwt239.00–242.001,73410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735213.89/cwt205.00–225.001,57217
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790229.60/cwt225.00–233.001,8147
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,94464
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811229.83/cwt224.00–231.001,86411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883218.41/cwt214.00–220.001,9295
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3947142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3495
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,0791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2264279.56/cwt270.00–290.0073810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333247.50/cwt247.50–247.508242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367240.00/cwt240.00–240.008813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372292.62/cwt287.50–295.001,08922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432258.00/cwt250.00–260.001,11531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,14916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465233.63/cwt231.00–240.001,0867
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,22726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521240.30/cwt237.50–243.001,2528
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3536175.00/cwt170.00–185.009384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,35329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614233.46/cwt225.00–236.001,43330
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673202.05/cwt201.00–207.501,3606
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2696190.92/cwt190.00–191.001,32913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6104
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1671
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3611
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6561
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,055137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy306357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,09411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323314.83/cwt300.00–330.001,0174
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,30013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424264.08/cwt235.00–270.001,12010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,32923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2453240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0872
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,46012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524268.90/cwt260.00–277.501,4096
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,54314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,61514
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685237.22/cwt237.00–238.001,6259
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4961
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,677121.72/cwt116.00–127.002,04112
Bulls——1,932131.68/cwt129.00–137.002,5446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82073.80/cwt72.50–75.006052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01083.08/cwt80.00–85.008393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03797.26/cwt91.00–101.001,00912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088105.84/cwt103.00–113.001,1528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165114.51/cwt109.00–120.001,3346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238104.07/cwt96.00–108.001,28816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455107.58/cwt101.00–112.001,5656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491120.75/cwt115.00–127.001,80015
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,355.00/head2,355.00–2,355.002,3551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fancy1,0401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,886.58/head1,800.00–2,025.001,8873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,525.50/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5262
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.