Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-08-29

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 29
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▼ 438 vs last sale 720▼ 457 vs year ago 739 · −61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 145▼ 50 vs year ago 101 · −49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 23▼ 11 vs year ago 17 · −64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Lower receipts today because of the 100 degree weather limited comparisons. The better quality calves saw average demand and the plain and colored calves saw softer demand. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.73/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −159.95 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$230.73
20 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,241
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$25.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.90
vs KY average
−11.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554239.731,3288thin
Medium and Large 2-3510230.091,1738thin
Large 1-2561214.001,2014thin
One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about $128 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 sale20 hd
230.73
—
KY average25 barns · 700 hd
238.63
−7.90
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−11.15
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−159.95
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—High1,680165.412,7793thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,454148.562,16128
CowsLean 85-90%High1,025136.211,3978thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,230135.791,67011
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190167.371,9922thin

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)1,195$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,4751thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470256.06/cwt247.50–265.001,2032
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527235.28/cwt231.00–244.001,2403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5683
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5655
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,6375
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712239.17/cwt230.00–241.501,7035
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811217.62/cwt217.00–220.001,7655
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270283.00/cwt283.00–283.007641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290309.00/cwt309.00–309.008962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330289.00/cwt289.00–289.009541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,04211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375258.00/cwt258.00–258.009681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424232.88/cwt227.50–235.009875
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431267.85/cwt261.00–269.001,15413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493250.25/cwt250.25–250.251,23419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510230.09/cwt227.00–232.001,1738
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554239.73/cwt230.00–243.001,3288
Heifers550–600Large 1-2561214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618222.09/cwt217.50–224.001,37329
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,4312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3792
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,49112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4441
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250306.00/cwt306.00–306.007652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285261.00/cwt261.00–261.007441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2352305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,07414
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,0691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,1312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,27213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473246.46/cwt240.00–252.001,1666
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,30513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3529229.90/cwt227.50–231.001,2163
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530261.46/cwt256.00–262.501,3866
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2546248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3544
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3163
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615233.32/cwt230.00–234.001,43512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3618217.94/cwt215.00–221.001,3472
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5445
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2715194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3728190.93/cwt188.00–194.001,3902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3768192.16/cwt192.00–192.501,4763
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2829186.47/cwt185.00–188.001,5466
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,190167.37/cwt165.00–170.001,9922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,8721
Bulls——1,685162.12/cwt160.00–164.002,7322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017130.87/cwt129.00–134.001,3313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093147.02/cwt142.00–150.001,6073
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173123.55/cwt123.00–124.001,4492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240135.17/cwt129.00–139.001,6765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350139.03/cwt138.00–140.001,8773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350125.60/cwt124.00–127.001,6963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467149.70/cwt142.00–162.002,19625
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.