Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-05-09

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 9
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▼ 305 vs last sale 672▼ 343 vs year ago 710 · −48.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 95▼ 116 vs year ago 190 · −61.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 32▼ 24 vs year ago 47 · −51.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady and feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Due to severe storms and very heavy rainfall during the previous 24 hours receipts of feeder cattle were much lower which limited comparisons. The better quality calves saw good demand. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 9.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.56/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −127.13 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$263.56
44 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,414
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.72
vs KY average
−4.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536264.571,41743
Medium and Large 2570220.001,2541thin
One grade step is worth $44.57/cwt here — about $163 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 sale44 hd
263.56
—
KY average27 barns · 1,284 hd
262.84
+0.72
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−4.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−127.13
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—Average1,697156.732,65921
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485134.401,99515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,159129.741,50313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,038116.191,20616

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$1,8866
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,358$1,8343thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$1,7892thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,143$1,6372thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$1,5173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,8351thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3216
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,5308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519277.85/cwt277.50–278.001,4427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6327
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628259.45/cwt255.00–263.001,6299
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8015
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845235.75/cwt235.75–235.751,99261
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320240.00/cwt240.00–240.007681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334311.82/cwt310.00–312.001,04110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418288.27/cwt286.00–290.001,2059
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,41410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541262.45/cwt255.00–268.501,42030
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3933
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4833
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6278
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682223.82/cwt220.00–237.001,52627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5486
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836202.82/cwt201.00–207.001,69610
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965177.50/cwt170.00–180.001,7134
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,8782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250375.00/cwt375.00–375.009381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2759
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2446277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2384
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468308.71/cwt305.00–312.501,4454
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475275.00/cwt265.00–285.001,3062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5578
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608256.55/cwt245.00–259.001,5606
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687238.71/cwt237.50–239.001,6405
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658152.35/cwt145.00–158.002,52615
Bulls——1,794167.68/cwt160.00–175.003,0086
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973107.69/cwt104.00–111.001,0482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041119.32/cwt114.00–125.001,24213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123135.37/cwt130.00–140.001,5206
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189124.91/cwt120.00–128.001,4857
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444138.03/cwt135.00–143.001,99310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,566127.15/cwt125.00–130.001,9915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed7601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,637.20/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,886.14/head1,475.00–2,025.001,8866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,788.96/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3581,834.39/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,8351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.