Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-10-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 17
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 611▲ 23 vs year ago 620 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 100▼ 7 vs year ago 116 · −6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 48▲ 15 vs year ago 41 · +36.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. traded 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 450 lbs. were 10.00-12.00 lower. The demand for male calves remained strong while the demand for heifers wasn't nearly as good as in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.59/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.09 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$248.59
54 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,357
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$16.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.93
vs KY average
−9.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549251.001,37846
Medium and Large 2529234.741,2428thin
One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $136 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 sale54 hd
248.59
—
KY average24 barns · 1,554 hd
239.66
+8.93
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−9.22
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−142.09
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—Low1,611152.852,46215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480125.171,85243
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199118.481,42028
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,043114.531,19519
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200171.002,0521thin
SteersSelectAverage1,157142.501,6494thin

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)1,358$2,2725
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$2,0833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,8747
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,7428
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,182$1,6807
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$2,23814

Every lot

93 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1475
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463281.20/cwt280.00–286.001,30225
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485256.34/cwt245.00–265.001,2437
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539251.70/cwt242.50–253.001,3578
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,46117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,64780
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4944
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570245.16/cwt234.00–256.001,3973
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,63512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620256.01/cwt252.00–266.501,58725
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685232.54/cwt230.00–235.001,5932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692246.29/cwt242.00–256.001,70413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728244.87/cwt240.00–247.501,78312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8385
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3263267.50/cwt267.50–267.507042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308285.00/cwt285.00–285.008786
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3334263.26/cwt262.50–265.008793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364275.43/cwt270.00–278.001,00312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,14816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,16927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0677
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,19338
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529234.74/cwt231.00–236.001,2428
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2549251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,37846
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620238.95/cwt235.00–240.001,48139
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678216.77/cwt213.00–218.001,4704
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4282
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,55013
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7184
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8333
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,8961
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,103163.50/cwt162.00–165.001,8032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2271307.40/cwt302.50–311.008337
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320267.97/cwt260.00–275.008582
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368273.57/cwt265.00–282.501,0072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427291.37/cwt282.50–292.001,24415
Bulls450–500Large 1-2455232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486269.81/cwt267.00–275.001,31119
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3516247.76/cwt247.00–248.001,2786
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4628
Bulls600–650Large 1-2610198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620242.59/cwt237.00–243.001,50414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5024
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3677206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3955
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737220.84/cwt220.00–225.001,6286
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3762196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4942
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2789219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7284
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3535167.50/cwt167.50–167.508961
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,157142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,6494
Steers—Select and Choice1,200171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,516159.73/cwt159.00–162.002,4224
Bulls——1,575139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,1891
Bulls——1,652151.49/cwt145.00–157.002,50310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92597.50/cwt97.50–97.509021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002137.63/cwt135.00–140.001,3793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033117.64/cwt114.00–122.001,2155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065141.50/cwt137.00–146.001,5072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073107.75/cwt102.00–112.501,15610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207119.64/cwt114.00–129.001,44420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215106.95/cwt102.00–112.001,2996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411136.08/cwt130.00–149.001,92010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500122.39/cwt115.00–129.001,83632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,330.29/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4003,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,801.61/head1,475.00–1,975.001,8025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,752.25/head1,450.00–1,975.001,7526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,780.82/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,969.76/head1,850.00–2,025.001,9706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3302,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003

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.