Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-03-14

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 14
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
766 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 618▼ 1 vs year ago 767 · −0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 91▲ 9 vs year ago 115 · +7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 higher and and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The demand for all classes of feeder calves was good. The buyers continue to discount calves that are carrying too much condition. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.71/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −129.97 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$260.71
115 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,411
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.18
vs KY average
−15.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541265.111,434102
Medium and Large 2547233.051,27510thin
Medium and Large 2-3537203.311,0923thin
One grade step is worth $61.80/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale115 hd
260.71
—
KY average26 barns · 2,056 hd
260.89
−0.18
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−15.46
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−129.97
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

33 sales
434390345301median 390.6803/0504/3006/2508/2710/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $314.93, median $390.68 across 33 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—Average1,837131.272,41121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,427119.981,71233
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,248112.321,40222
CowsLean 85-90%High1,028102.391,05330
SteersChoiceAverage1,401163.812,2956thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,5605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,4444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$1,4086
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,4752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)944$1,4636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,1694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,1632thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471318.01/cwt295.00–324.001,49814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534299.31/cwt280.00–300.001,59828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573278.99/cwt265.00–294.001,5994
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612272.50/cwt267.50–273.001,66811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7073
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708239.75/cwt232.50–242.001,6977
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,7538
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754228.67/cwt225.00–236.001,7243
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,88520
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838225.26/cwt225.00–228.001,88811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2925177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6421
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,024196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,0079
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,175165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2222310.00/cwt310.00–310.006882
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283319.60/cwt310.00–322.5090413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358294.54/cwt294.00–295.001,05431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371247.50/cwt247.50–247.509186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373217.50/cwt217.50–217.508113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431270.38/cwt260.00–272.501,16568
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450205.00/cwt205.00–205.009231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2372
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461304.50/cwt304.50–304.501,40423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,53413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525260.31/cwt257.00–265.001,36753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531237.99/cwt230.00–241.001,2647
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3537203.31/cwt195.00–207.501,0923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,39611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,53725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585221.52/cwt217.50–230.001,2963
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,56620
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626231.87/cwt226.00–235.001,45249
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715209.97/cwt208.00–213.001,50120
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,73325
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5915
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2798205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3891
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8213
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2923163.84/cwt160.00–167.501,5122
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,174137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6084
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2231385.00/cwt385.00–385.008894
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3262227.50/cwt227.50–227.505962
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2291299.10/cwt280.00–305.008709
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0257
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333280.00/cwt280.00–280.009322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,24611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2352298.36/cwt295.00–305.001,0503
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2078
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0141
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433321.75/cwt310.00–325.001,39318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,47012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469291.53/cwt280.00–297.501,3676
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,54418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505220.00/cwt210.00–230.001,1112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515261.98/cwt250.00–270.001,3495
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2542288.62/cwt288.00–290.001,56416
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5966
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620252.98/cwt240.00–256.001,56822
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2691239.31/cwt227.50–240.751,6549
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6902
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2826202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6699
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7001
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3521
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,175127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4981
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 21,200155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8601
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,401163.81/cwt160.00–172.002,2956
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4681
Bulls——1,762126.52/cwt119.00–132.002,22912
Bulls——2,022140.17/cwt134.00–149.002,8348
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89883.20/cwt80.00–86.007473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02799.36/cwt94.00–106.001,02016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066112.04/cwt107.00–119.001,19411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13898.54/cwt98.00–99.001,1212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189117.15/cwt113.00–125.001,39310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329110.25/cwt105.00–112.001,46510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421114.43/cwt104.00–121.001,62615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430127.81/cwt123.00–135.001,82816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44098.94/cwt97.00–101.001,4252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed875850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2975925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0571,607.61/head1,400.00–1,775.001,6083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2041,580.24/head1,425.00–1,675.001,5804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28631,140.22/head975.00–1,275.001,1402
Bred Heifers—Small 1-28901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,782.84/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7833

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.