Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-10-31

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 31
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 670▲ 261 vs year ago 622 · +42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 107▲ 55 vs year ago 145 · +37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 18 vs year ago 48 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 higher. The feeder buyers in all classes are still discounting the bawling and soft calves due to health concerns. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.10/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −150.58 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$240.10
67 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,322
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.78
vs KY average
−20.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552244.831,35148
Medium and Large 2543231.001,25410thin
Medium and Large 2-3552225.001,2429thin
One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $109 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 sale67 hd
240.10
—
KY average25 barns · 1,689 hd
238.32
+1.78
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−20.36
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−150.58
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—High1,787144.482,58211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,408120.381,69545
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216115.801,40849
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,054111.971,18062

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,8282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$1,7673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,213$1,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$1,5345
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,3132thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,1634thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$2,0501thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1044
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377249.96/cwt247.50–255.009423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1934
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1585
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2739
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484241.49/cwt227.00–249.001,1693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541260.01/cwt254.00–261.001,40727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2552249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3746
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5424
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,51746
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644260.01/cwt255.00–261.001,6746
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2647236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5279
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6243
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5483
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added699255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7828
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702236.81/cwt236.75–238.001,66223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759261.75/cwt261.75–261.751,98764
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8668
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270255.00/cwt255.00–255.006891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275274.68/cwt267.50–277.5075516
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3349262.50/cwt262.50–262.509164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370268.73/cwt263.00–275.0099448
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425223.28/cwt210.00–236.0094910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430248.83/cwt247.00–262.501,07034
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3461231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0657
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484250.28/cwt250.00–251.501,21142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,25410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3552225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2429
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553244.75/cwt244.75–244.751,35345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617234.25/cwt234.25–234.251,44557
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619213.44/cwt200.00–218.001,32114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4891
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,64910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3698210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6039
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716231.69/cwt231.00–233.001,65926
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,71814
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788194.51/cwt190.00–196.001,5334
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2798212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6925
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818205.88/cwt204.00–209.001,6848
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9481
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9345
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,188172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2238287.50/cwt287.50–287.506842
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2284290.00/cwt290.00–290.008245
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2352300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,05615
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3371260.42/cwt247.00–270.009668
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429275.41/cwt267.50–276.001,18227
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483259.62/cwt259.00–262.001,25428
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560242.79/cwt232.00–245.001,36024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3518
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620236.75/cwt236.75–236.751,46840
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4226
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5615
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3703188.24/cwt183.00–190.001,3234
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3782185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4472
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2799199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5905
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533135.04/cwt131.00–139.002,0703
Bulls——1,855145.84/cwt141.00–149.002,7056
Bulls——1,963154.54/cwt153.00–156.003,0342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918135.53/cwt130.00–140.001,2446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02097.57/cwt96.00–99.009956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035119.40/cwt115.00–129.001,23617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095106.48/cwt100.00–113.001,16633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192120.24/cwt115.00–129.001,43324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213134.56/cwt134.00–135.001,6322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242109.53/cwt100.00–114.001,36023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392121.78/cwt115.00–129.001,69531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410108.48/cwt101.00–113.001,5309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505133.12/cwt132.00–135.002,0035
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,828.04/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,686.22/head1,475.00–1,850.001,6862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2201,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.