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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 11

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 520▼ 468 vs year ago 863 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 126▼ 44 vs year ago 115 · −38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 22 vs year ago 32 · −68.8%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Today's feeder quality varied greatly and buyers were showing stronger preference for the higher quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.31/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −148.37 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$242.31

39 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$53.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.97

vs KY average

−21.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	253.03	1,369	29
Medium and Large 2	549	218.72	1,202	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	526	199.94	1,052	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.09/cwt here — about $317 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 sale39 hd

242.31

—

KY average26 barns · 1,447 hd

253.27

−10.97

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−21.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

−148.37

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,584	141.39	2,239	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	133.99	1,940	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	126.22	1,499	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	101.50	1,016	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,736	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,850	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,725	1thin

Every lot

78 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	303	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	712	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	720	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	304.80/cwt	293.00–307.00	1,436	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,130	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,148	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	294.83/cwt	282.50–296.00	1,577	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	286.00/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,659	6
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	600	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,305	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,387	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,640	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,768	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	211.80/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,402	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	223.75/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,600	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,808	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,844	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,838	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	261.88/cwt	250.00–275.00	720	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	902	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	214.21/cwt	212.50–217.50	778	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	289.11/cwt	282.00–297.50	1,110	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	278.40/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,197	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	252.56/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,106	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,006	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,266	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,311	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,209	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	199.94/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,052	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,381	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	211.83/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,195	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	236.25/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,462	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,247	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,513	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,387	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,208	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,518	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,194	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,637	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	316.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,169	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	307.81/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,265	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	303.51/cwt	287.50–306.00	1,469	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	289.55/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,566	26
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	253.26/cwt	242.50–256.00	1,585	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	225.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,414	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	214.92/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,655	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,070	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	125.66/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,597	140.73/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,247	13
Bulls	—	—	1,746	155.31/cwt	148.00–169.00	2,712	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	85.02/cwt	82.50–87.50	780	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	105.38/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,045	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	94.68/cwt	90.00–97.00	952	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	123.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,357	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	118.72/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,389	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	133.72/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,613	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	127.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,848	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	138.87/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,016	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	1,889.63/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,890	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Apr 11, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 520Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 126Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	250.00–275.00	261.88
10	400–450	438	251.00–255.00	252.56
2	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	520	232.50	232.50
4	550–600	564	205.00–232.50	211.83
7	600–650	646	193.00	193.00
2	650–700	690	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	215.00	215.00
6	350–400	363	212.50–217.50	214.21
3	450–500	468	215.00	215.00
4	500–550	526	195.00–215.00	199.94
2	650–700	690	165.00–185.00	175.00
2	800–850	835	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	277.50	277.50
13	350–400	384	282.00–297.50	289.11
26	400–450	430	270.00–283.00	278.40
14	450–500	487	260.00	260.00
24	500–550	548	252.00	252.00
24	600–650	619	236.00–238.00	236.25
1	650–700	655	231.00	231.00
3	700–750	737	206.00	206.00
2	950–1000	963	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	235.00	235.00
4	350–400	389	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	405	185.00	185.00
4	500–550	525	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
19	450–500	471	293.00–307.00	304.80
28	500–550	535	282.50–296.00	294.83
6	550–600	580	284.00–287.00	286.00
18	600–650	619	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	650	272.00	272.00
2	700–750	738	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	840	215.00	215.00
2	950–1000	980	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	479	236.00	236.00
2	500–550	528	217.50	217.50
2	600–650	603	225.00–235.00	230.02
6	650–700	662	209.00–225.00	211.80
2	700–750	715	222.50–225.00	223.75
1	750–800	750	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	370	305.00–325.00	316.00
7	400–450	411	295.00–310.00	307.81
25	450–500	484	287.50–306.00	303.51
26	500–550	541	288.00–290.00	289.55
10	600–650	626	242.50–256.00	253.26
3	750–800	770	210.00–217.50	214.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	225.14
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,452	134.00–152.00	138.87
4	—	1,449	126.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	1,400	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	129.00–138.00	133.72
5	—	1,170	113.00–124.00	118.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	90.00–97.00	94.68
2	—	1,100	120.00–128.00	123.40
6	—	992	101.00–110.00	105.38
2	—	918	82.50–87.50	85.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	124.00–128.00	125.66
4	—	1,746	148.00–169.00	155.31
13	—	1,597	130.00–145.00	140.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,367	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,889.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,850	2,500.00	2,500.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.