Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-04-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 4
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 199 vs last sale 719▲ 117 vs year ago 403 · +29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 120▲ 64 vs year ago 62 · +103.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 30▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.86/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −144.82 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$245.86
40 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,327
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.99
vs KY average
−24.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542251.891,36535
Medium and Large 2-3525203.671,0695thin
One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $296 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 sale40 hd
245.86
—
KY average24 barns · 1,207 hd
252.85
−6.99
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−24.73
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−144.82
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—High1,717147.062,52516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565135.662,12214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,240128.911,59867
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low900105.1094622
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175152.501,7921thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270138.001,7531thin

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)1,050$1,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,5269
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)974$1,3745
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)685$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$2,3646
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,6262thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)950$2,3501thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2252365.00/cwt365.00–365.009202
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290265.00/cwt265.00–265.007691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308351.05/cwt345.00–357.001,0816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fancy395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413336.20/cwt325.00–340.001,38912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2391
Steers400–450Medium 1-2430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468319.22/cwt314.00–324.001,49419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471285.77/cwt282.50–287.501,3463
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525304.53/cwt301.00–307.001,59922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540282.62/cwt281.00–290.001,5267
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,70213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666236.81/cwt232.50–245.001,5774
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674265.60/cwt265.00–267.501,7904
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7114
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785225.82/cwt225.00–227.501,7733
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2792215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7032
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9131
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242290.00/cwt290.00–290.007022
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260305.00/cwt305.00–305.007931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332277.50/cwt277.50–277.509214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3353230.00/cwt230.00–230.008122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376294.54/cwt290.00–300.001,10721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,14817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484272.19/cwt270.50–276.001,31738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515204.59/cwt185.00–220.001,0544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540250.83/cwt249.00–251.501,35429
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4196
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623235.70/cwt222.50–240.001,46823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660183.66/cwt177.50–190.001,2122
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3513
Heifers700–750Large 1-2726176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,2815
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5016
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4355
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2916162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,48411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355343.02/cwt330.00–350.001,21815
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425318.50/cwt305.00–320.001,35410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482304.16/cwt300.00–314.001,46633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,54912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543278.68/cwt270.00–281.001,51326
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4043
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3541
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,65918
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6074
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685242.51/cwt235.00–244.001,66112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy701226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5844
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7093
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5151
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910168.74/cwt167.50–170.001,5362
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2963165.37/cwt160.00–168.001,5933
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,085167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,8171
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,270138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,175152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595142.02/cwt135.00–148.002,26511
Bulls——1,986158.16/cwt153.00–165.003,1415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82784.01/cwt80.00–88.006956
Cows—Lean 85-90%89290.60/cwt90.00–92.008083
Cows—Lean 85-90%899122.97/cwt116.00–140.001,1068
Cows—Lean 85-90%995110.50/cwt104.00–114.001,0995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159110.85/cwt100.00–114.001,2859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228125.54/cwt115.00–133.001,54234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286140.46/cwt134.00–148.001,80624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515142.19/cwt138.00–146.002,1547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614129.12/cwt126.00–133.002,0847
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2770900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29031,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,492.23/head1,400.00–1,725.001,4924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,566.90/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5678
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,633.33/head2,350.00–2,775.002,6333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,967.39/head1,750.00–2,150.001,9672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,626.19/head2,325.00–2,900.002,6262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2685825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.