Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-08-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 22
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 774▲ 600 vs year ago 120 · +500.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 106▲ 113 vs year ago 32 · +353.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 21▲ 19 vs year ago 4 · +475.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold unevenly with better demand for the yearlings. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.99/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.69 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$240.99
59 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$28.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.34
vs KY average
−3.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538241.481,29958
Medium 1-2515212.501,0941thin
One grade step is worth $28.98/cwt here — about $205 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 sale59 hd
240.99
—
KY average26 barns · 1,112 hd
242.33
−1.34
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−3.42
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−149.69
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—Low1,751164.932,88724
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,436143.322,05951
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,160136.561,58423
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low975122.061,19050
HeifersSelectAverage1,435163.002,3391thin

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)1,320$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,7601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,3382thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,080$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,2754thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2338
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,36019
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533288.55/cwt288.00–291.001,53821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538267.30/cwt263.00–268.001,4387
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,56128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3634234.65/cwt232.00–236.001,4886
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6705
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,73511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720232.18/cwt224.50–235.001,67216
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3738207.53/cwt200.00–215.001,5322
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771234.12/cwt234.00–234.501,80513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788217.00/cwt216.00–218.001,7102
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9352
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2889224.87/cwt220.00–228.001,99934
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,000198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,9802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200310.00/cwt310.00–310.006202
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240285.00/cwt285.00–285.006841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290300.98/cwt292.50–305.008736
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295282.50/cwt282.50–282.508331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2356298.20/cwt295.00–299.001,06215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,15736
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431242.28/cwt241.50–247.501,04415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,26920
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2515212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0941
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538241.48/cwt231.00–246.001,29958
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624222.56/cwt217.50–223.501,38945
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657219.07/cwt218.00–219.501,43914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3694202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,40210
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3793193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5304
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5662
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6671
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,125172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210316.07/cwt312.50–317.506644
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285327.55/cwt322.50–332.509346
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310270.00/cwt270.00–270.008371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,1247
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415285.50/cwt285.50–285.501,18525
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1527
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2499283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,41217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3531257.30/cwt257.00–260.001,36610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3552250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3808
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,52623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615233.03/cwt227.00–234.001,43322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2694218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,51315
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4482
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2804201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6169
Bulls800–850Large 1-2817188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5363
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7631
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,435163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,3391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,667151.29/cwt146.00–155.002,5223
Bulls——1,757164.86/cwt158.00–171.002,89718
Bulls——1,797178.98/cwt178.00–180.003,2163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865145.81/cwt143.00–150.001,2613
Cows—Lean 85-90%951119.65/cwt112.50–126.001,13829
Cows—Lean 85-90%968104.92/cwt99.00–111.001,0167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071132.84/cwt128.00–138.001,42311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136147.06/cwt140.00–157.501,6718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167131.38/cwt126.00–139.001,53314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407124.59/cwt118.00–128.001,7535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419136.63/cwt130.00–143.001,93918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453150.96/cwt144.00–165.002,19328
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,299.33/head2,250.00–2,350.002,2992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.