Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-09-19

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 19
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 721▼ 342 vs year ago 910 · −37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 115▼ 7 vs year ago 123 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 36▲ 7 vs year ago 23 · +30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with a few higher quality calves selling 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher except the 400-600 lb. calves and they were 3.00-4.00 lower on lighter demand than last week. The feeder calf buyers showed good demand for the better quality calves especially those in favorable condition. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.48/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.20 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$233.48
57 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,278
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.46
vs KY average
−3.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548235.551,29253
Medium and Large 2-3537206.141,1064thin
One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale57 hd
233.48
—
KY average25 barns · 1,214 hd
232.02
+1.46
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−3.53
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−157.20
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—Average1,826150.262,74315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,431131.311,87836
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208121.381,46631
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028109.631,12627

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$1,71713
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,6694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,5673thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)655$1,1501thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,1933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1672
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2727
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534265.04/cwt255.00–267.001,41518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590230.36/cwt225.00–233.001,3593
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,51922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4434
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632259.50/cwt259.50–259.501,6408
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2698230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,60917
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2706217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5327
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793217.09/cwt217.00–218.001,72211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2868204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7712
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235292.50/cwt292.50–292.506872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290285.00/cwt285.00–285.008275
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325242.50/cwt242.50–242.507881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328270.00/cwt270.00–270.008862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355251.00/cwt251.00–251.008918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385233.25/cwt225.00–237.508986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,02518
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483233.98/cwt230.00–234.501,13030
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532204.85/cwt202.50–206.001,0903
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,31146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617224.71/cwt224.50–226.001,38636
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633205.43/cwt205.00–205.501,3007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3634
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702216.67/cwt213.00–224.001,5216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,45913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3821
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3762
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3926163.57/cwt160.00–167.501,5154
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2238297.50/cwt297.50–297.507082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2299310.00/cwt310.00–310.009279
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362291.77/cwt282.50–295.001,05616
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0123
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0975
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,14915
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3464240.77/cwt230.00–246.001,1176
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2494272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,34417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3537216.66/cwt212.50–225.501,1633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,33712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555247.25/cwt232.50–249.001,37225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618226.33/cwt215.00–229.001,39940
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2651220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4329
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674210.99/cwt210.00–213.001,4223
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3161
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,53316
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3995
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5184
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3818177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4484
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,759142.30/cwt138.00–146.002,5035
Bulls——1,793159.65/cwt159.00–160.002,8633
Bulls——1,887151.93/cwt148.00–156.002,8677
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943126.35/cwt125.00–127.501,1912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03398.81/cwt88.00–105.001,0219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035113.63/cwt106.00–120.001,17616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184142.36/cwt136.00–147.001,6864
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191124.99/cwt121.00–133.001,4897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218115.92/cwt106.00–120.001,41220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,303115.93/cwt114.00–118.001,5112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404128.12/cwt122.00–134.001,79921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493138.82/cwt135.00–145.002,07313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3691,772.80/head1,400.00–2,000.001,77311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 1-26551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9252

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.