Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-08-01

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 1
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 585▲ 27 vs year ago 321 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 139▼ 37 vs year ago 102 · −36.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 52▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower. With very warm temperatures set in place feeder buyers are expressing concerns about calf health and their demand for feeder calves is reflecting those concerns. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher 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 $253.56/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.12 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$253.56
30 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,411
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.25
vs KY average
−4.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560258.701,44823
Medium and Large 2-3546236.691,2937thin
One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale30 hd
253.56
—
KY average25 barns · 1,611 hd
267.81
−14.25
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−4.90
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−137.12
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—Low1,618155.762,52118
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415139.411,97317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169136.461,59514
CowsLean 85-90%High1,077124.761,34412

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)1,500$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,4132thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0893
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3447257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,4391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3261
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3552265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6304
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621254.43/cwt254.00–255.001,5807
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5482
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722242.49/cwt241.00–246.001,75110
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842228.98/cwt227.50–236.001,92815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300295.00/cwt295.00–295.008852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2351290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,01814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,15326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3459250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,33418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538238.64/cwt236.00–244.001,2846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,42814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4779
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611226.54/cwt220.00–230.001,38419
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5376
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5275
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768208.83/cwt204.00–210.001,6045
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6122
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7061
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371314.26/cwt305.00–315.001,16614
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,33514
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3436251.73/cwt251.00–255.001,0985
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2492300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,47613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515256.31/cwt250.00–262.501,3202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2549282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5489
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582235.77/cwt230.00–247.501,3723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615252.65/cwt245.00–253.501,55420
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662239.17/cwt230.00–244.001,5833
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725222.28/cwt217.00–225.001,6123
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5491
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2809208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6834
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5681
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480147.69/cwt143.00–150.002,1865
Bulls——1,631157.00/cwt152.00–162.002,56111
Bulls——1,895169.15/cwt167.00–171.003,2052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071125.46/cwt120.00–130.001,3449
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105117.48/cwt117.00–118.001,2982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108139.85/cwt136.00–151.001,5508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250131.93/cwt129.00–135.001,6496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356133.54/cwt128.00–137.001,8117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457143.52/cwt138.00–154.002,09110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0551,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251

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.