Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-10-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 3
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 751▲ 160 vs year ago 636 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 132▲ 38 vs year ago 94 · +40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 88▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. were 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 higher with the 400-500 lb. heifers selling sharply higher. The demand for the feeder calves was strong again this week for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 lower on a plain quality offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.39/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.30 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$248.39
64 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,359
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$29.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.56
vs KY average
+1.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548251.011,37658
Medium and Large 2-3515225.001,1592thin
Medium 1-2548222.001,2174thin
One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale64 hd
248.39
—
KY average25 barns · 924 hd
234.83
+13.56
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
+1.61
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−142.30
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—Low1,653144.202,38414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,438126.631,82149
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,224119.631,46423
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,057110.661,17037
SteersChoiceAverage1,335175.002,3361thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$1,73212
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,7132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,6206
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$1,4642thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,563$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,3501thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363281.40/cwt280.00–282.501,0219
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0884
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1574
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410232.50/cwt232.50–232.509531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,24715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475234.19/cwt228.00–250.001,1127
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527278.85/cwt271.00–280.001,47024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533252.89/cwt252.00–257.501,3486
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,55713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617230.61/cwt230.00–232.501,4234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,56516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6947
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712223.27/cwt219.00–224.001,59014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,91968
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731248.83/cwt240.00–250.001,81917
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7042
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802225.53/cwt221.00–226.001,80911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862212.74/cwt207.50–216.001,8347
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295287.50/cwt287.50–287.508484
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323282.50/cwt282.50–282.509124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363267.50/cwt267.50–267.509713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371284.07/cwt274.00–289.001,05424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,15321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3441245.14/cwt243.00–246.001,08121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,24619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1592
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534249.91/cwt240.00–255.001,33536
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2548222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,45419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3933
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627239.36/cwt231.00–245.001,50156
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,59910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711213.13/cwt210.00–220.001,51513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,65811
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7055
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3819198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6221
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8633
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,7601
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,039200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0786
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,186179.50/cwt179.50–179.502,1296
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273289.64/cwt285.00–292.507915
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308309.00/cwt309.00–309.0095212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382273.29/cwt270.00–275.001,0449
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,16314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435259.59/cwt257.50–260.001,12917
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475219.89/cwt215.00–225.001,0444
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,24719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3536221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1858
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2546245.35/cwt242.50–245.501,34038
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561229.97/cwt227.50–232.501,2906
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2593207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616228.39/cwt218.00–229.751,40734
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3275
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2699223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,55916
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4204
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4852
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5944
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,335175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0791
Bulls——1,662144.91/cwt140.00–150.002,40813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047109.12/cwt102.00–115.001,14219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05693.64/cwt85.00–100.009897
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105121.74/cwt117.00–127.001,3459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199133.77/cwt132.50–136.001,6046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207124.64/cwt117.00–130.001,5047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242108.93/cwt100.00–115.001,3539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365112.26/cwt109.00–115.001,5325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448133.39/cwt131.00–135.001,93121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448124.87/cwt116.00–130.001,80822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,711.49/head1,550.00–1,950.001,7114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,833.45/head1,525.00–2,175.001,83310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,463.74/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed7001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.