Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-10-24

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 24
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 643▲ 39 vs year ago 631 · +6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 109▲ 15 vs year ago 92 · +16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 56▲ 3 vs year ago 18 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. The demand remained good today despite the buyers concerns for calf health due to dry weather and temperature swings. The price difference between weaned and unweaned calves is more evident now due to these concerns. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $277.93/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −159.70 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$277.93
74 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,491
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.81
vs KY average
−21.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535279.441,49572
Medium and Large 2-3588223.551,3142thin
One grade step is worth $55.89/cwt here — about $180 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 sale74 hd
277.93
—
KY average26 barns · 1,293 hd
273.13
+4.81
National average191 barns · 36,605 hd
299.04
−21.11
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−159.70
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

31 sales
499446392338median 437.6303/0504/2306/1809/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $352.00, median $437.64 across 31 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—Low1,644148.752,44511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,528126.921,93937
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202120.321,44627
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034109.431,13120

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,8536
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,277$1,8005
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,040$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,8513thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,8501thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331340.61/cwt325.00–350.001,1278
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2538
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2334
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,29721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483249.31/cwt237.50–254.001,2049
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516295.17/cwt289.00–298.751,52334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539266.93/cwt265.00–267.001,43927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583261.55/cwt255.00–267.001,52511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588223.55/cwt212.00–235.001,3142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,52326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5929
Steers600–650Medium 1-2620233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675229.90/cwt229.00–232.501,5524
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684244.92/cwt243.00–251.001,6754
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,80210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741238.99/cwt237.00–241.001,7716
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762258.75/cwt258.75–258.751,97266
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8586
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9876
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2886216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9144
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271287.50/cwt287.50–287.507794
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329287.34/cwt282.50–295.009456
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0905
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,16928
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476249.25/cwt240.00–250.501,18638
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542241.00/cwt231.00–245.001,30638
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560228.51/cwt227.00–231.001,2808
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619234.98/cwt224.00–239.501,45532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2687198.78/cwt198.00–199.001,3669
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697216.00/cwt210.00–218.001,5068
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775197.49/cwt197.00–198.001,5316
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785207.25/cwt205.00–208.001,6274
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5701
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8465
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,9651
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,002197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9746
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3303280.00/cwt280.00–280.008482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368312.17/cwt290.00–320.001,1498
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368250.00/cwt250.00–250.009202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,28312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0955
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2576
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,40010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3529239.99/cwt230.00–245.001,2703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,37312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2556253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,40718
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,49624
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3648223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665214.00/cwt209.00–219.001,4232
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3701209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4654
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,61312
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6321
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3620185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1474
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450144.69/cwt141.00–149.002,0984
Bulls——1,585138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1871
Bulls——1,783153.24/cwt150.00–155.002,7326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89292.31/cwt81.00–99.008235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069117.44/cwt115.00–119.001,2557
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070130.07/cwt129.00–131.001,3922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098107.46/cwt100.00–114.001,1806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113135.73/cwt130.00–145.001,5113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216109.10/cwt105.00–113.001,3274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217121.43/cwt115.00–127.001,47819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484124.13/cwt116.00–128.001,84223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,616133.32/cwt130.00–139.002,15413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,850.74/head2,250.00–3,200.002,8513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,852.92/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2771,800.10/head1,500.00–2,000.001,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.