Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-07-25

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 25
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 594▲ 271 vs year ago 314 · +86.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 72▲ 85 vs year ago 54 · +157.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 11▲ 43 vs year ago 9 · +477.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady with a cheaper undertone. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder buyers are expressing concerns with calf health and the warm temperatures. Today's quality varied greatly across the offering and the buyers discounted the lower quality calves heavily. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.73/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −131.95 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$258.73
39 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,412
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.07
vs KY average
−5.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544262.591,42834
Medium and Large 2558234.971,3114thin
Medium and Large 2-3555222.501,2351thin
One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $193 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
258.73
—
KY average25 barns · 2,074 hd
271.81
−13.07
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−5.90
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−131.95
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—High1,781159.912,84815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,452137.271,99357
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196129.881,55321
CowsLean 85-90%High1,045123.341,28941
HeifersChoiceAverage1,145167.501,9181thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,218185.002,2534thin

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)1,250$2,0152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$1,7763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,259$1,77520
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,5632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,47412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,4217

Every lot

97 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360265.00/cwt265.00–265.009541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2843
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,43620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527258.34/cwt255.00–260.001,3613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6417
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3551255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4055
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,62613
Steers550–600Large 1-2553252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3963
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,63829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3629233.52/cwt220.00–239.001,4695
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7376
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,81112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7164
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3766213.20/cwt207.50–220.001,6334
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9071
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,97411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8251
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2891229.87/cwt225.00–231.502,0488
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2237278.35/cwt275.00–280.006603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297310.00/cwt310.00–310.009216
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2347275.00/cwt275.00–275.009546
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,07720
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,19018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463253.47/cwt252.00–262.501,17414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,37318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518234.93/cwt230.00–240.001,2172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542265.86/cwt258.50–271.001,44127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3787
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630235.50/cwt230.00–240.001,48443
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691218.36/cwt215.00–220.001,5099
Heifers650–700Large 1-2694206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4304
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721209.28/cwt205.00–210.001,5097
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy804212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7048
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6611
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fancy952206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2294340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0007
Bulls300–350Large 1-2335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2354332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,1778
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418302.91/cwt297.50–303.501,26620
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,1397
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472263.01/cwt261.00–265.001,2414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,41427
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521254.40/cwt250.00–257.001,32511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553274.50/cwt274.50–274.501,51817
Bulls550–600Large 1-2580222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,52620
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628223.37/cwt220.00–230.001,4033
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2659228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5034
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2693233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,61510
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2743218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6202
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6281
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7551
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,218185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2534
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,145167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,9181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,3081
Bulls——1,782160.05/cwt154.00–164.002,85213
Bulls——1,975171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,3771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%983111.57/cwt100.00–116.001,09710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001136.73/cwt133.00–144.001,3698
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087123.80/cwt118.00–130.001,34623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185137.47/cwt136.00–139.001,6294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198128.10/cwt122.00–134.001,53517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399131.08/cwt123.00–135.001,83422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485141.16/cwt136.00–153.002,09635
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0472,570.70/head2,300.00–2,725.002,5713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,583.33/head2,575.00–2,625.002,5836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2502,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,889.55/head1,775.00–2,000.001,8902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,015.00/head1,950.00–2,075.002,0152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,815.83/head1,575.00–1,925.001,81619
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.