Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-03-28

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 28
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 659▼ 97 vs year ago 816 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 140▲ 30 vs year ago 90 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 13 · +130.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold variably steady. The 400-600 lb. calves in both classes sold 6.00-8.00 lower with the remainder selling higher when compared to last week. Feeder buyers were showing concerns with the recent volatility in the futures market. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.53/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.16 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$258.53
72 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,429
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$29.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs KY average
−8.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552260.561,43767
Medium and Large 2568231.311,3135thin
One grade step is worth $29.25/cwt here — about $124 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 sale72 hd
258.53
—
KY average26 barns · 1,618 hd
255.32
+3.20
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−8.34
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−132.16
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—Low1,813149.472,71020
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,426135.491,93241
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181128.991,52322
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low996112.201,11726
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,513134.572,0362thin

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)1,366$1,9765
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,7382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,5882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$2,1018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,318$1,8783thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,5501thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220335.00/cwt335.00–335.007371
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2298372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,1106
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365311.15/cwt300.00–315.001,1364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382225.48/cwt212.50–255.008613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3807
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431306.46/cwt275.00–315.001,3215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3448220.00/cwt220.00–220.009862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467315.02/cwt305.00–316.001,47123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480278.49/cwt250.00–292.501,3373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505288.76/cwt287.50–290.001,4582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6338
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,67545
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565285.56/cwt284.50–289.001,61316
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625281.01/cwt270.00–284.001,75636
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627252.26/cwt232.50–260.001,5829
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,55710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8144
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685255.74/cwt248.00–262.501,75210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701257.03/cwt254.00–257.751,80221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8052
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8284
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273336.64/cwt325.00–345.0091911
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343245.00/cwt245.00–245.008403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2344312.12/cwt310.00–332.501,07437
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363279.53/cwt265.00–282.501,0156
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380232.50/cwt215.00–250.008842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,16221
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410202.53/cwt200.00–205.008302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431279.17/cwt270.00–281.001,20318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465240.33/cwt235.00–242.501,1187
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474276.36/cwt270.00–280.001,31050
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,36323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557265.03/cwt249.00–268.001,47644
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577234.14/cwt220.00–239.001,3514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617239.28/cwt238.00–240.001,47631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,55211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681216.76/cwt210.00–226.001,47612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715218.36/cwt216.00–220.001,5615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2382
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6029
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2879179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5739
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4351
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2253366.00/cwt362.50–375.009268
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308339.96/cwt335.00–345.001,0472
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0392
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363361.10/cwt355.00–362.501,31116
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419281.78/cwt280.00–285.001,1816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,38515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470274.98/cwt270.00–277.501,2923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486311.15/cwt307.00–313.001,51241
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521263.65/cwt255.00–267.501,3748
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,53712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy552291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,60622
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4485
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,61315
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2652245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5975
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727229.23/cwt226.00–234.001,66714
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3781
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2806208.99/cwt203.00–210.001,6847
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3863153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3203
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6471
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,513134.57/cwt134.00–135.002,0362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,622128.89/cwt126.00–133.002,0913
Bulls——1,718160.45/cwt152.00–168.002,7579
Bulls——1,991144.83/cwt139.00–150.002,8848
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91599.22/cwt97.50–101.009085
Cows—Lean 85-90%982112.58/cwt110.00–115.001,1066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011121.77/cwt117.00–130.001,23113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13881.26/cwt77.50–85.009252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169138.97/cwt134.00–146.001,6257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183126.30/cwt117.00–132.001,49413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208111.52/cwt109.00–114.001,3472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422128.58/cwt118.00–132.001,82813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428138.70/cwt135.00–146.001,98128
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,738.37/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3661,975.99/head1,900.00–2,075.001,9765
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,251.34/head1,800.00–2,400.002,2515
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3181,877.91/head1,825.00–1,950.001,8783
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-21,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.