Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-11-07

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 7
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
▼ 299 vs last sale 883▼ 108 vs year ago 692 · −15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 200▼ 62 vs year ago 129 · −48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 30▼ 24 vs year ago 51 · −47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. The demand for feeder calves was good today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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 $260.33/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −177.30 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$260.33
21 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,404
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.01
vs KY average
−41.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529269.151,42414thin
Medium and Large 2-3559242.701,3587thin
One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $66 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 sale21 hd
260.33
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KY average23 barns · 809 hd
266.34
−6.01
National average187 barns · 26,509 hd
301.85
−41.52
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−177.30
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

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—Average1,633137.982,2536thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,405116.471,63723
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,176116.161,36525
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004100.451,00911

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,291$1,96111
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,370$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,323$1,8046
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,203$1,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,3564thin

Every lot

73 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300305.00/cwt305.00–305.009151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343287.50/cwt287.50–287.509862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3403255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2404285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2886
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3457245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529269.15/cwt257.50–270.001,42414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3548250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3703
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568237.22/cwt233.00–246.001,3474
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624250.77/cwt248.00–256.001,56514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693243.59/cwt242.00–250.001,68810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6382
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760259.78/cwt258.75–260.751,974129
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772230.70/cwt223.00–233.501,78111
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,9295
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225260.00/cwt260.00–260.005852
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255235.00/cwt235.00–235.005991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329266.96/cwt260.00–272.5087814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367280.11/cwt279.00–285.001,02822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375252.50/cwt252.50–252.509472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,09915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3457230.33/cwt229.00–231.001,0533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,20827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1527
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,32538
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570212.56/cwt201.00–222.001,2123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621208.79/cwt207.50–209.001,2977
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625232.75/cwt232.75–232.751,45530
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4817
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2709209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4824
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2793201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5942
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6773
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5922
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,148175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0096
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3230245.00/cwt245.00–245.005642
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2234300.00/cwt300.00–300.007023
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3338280.62/cwt270.00–282.509486
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,12515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,17714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430236.65/cwt236.00–240.001,0186
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2492269.73/cwt268.00–270.001,32729
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3543240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3032
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,40217
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3563218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2274
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,45524
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681217.64/cwt217.00–221.001,4826
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4111
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2786206.37/cwt205.00–212.001,6225
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485133.47/cwt127.00–138.001,9824
Bulls——1,665150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4981
Bulls——2,190144.00/cwt144.00–144.003,1541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99089.47/cwt82.50–97.008865
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008107.15/cwt104.00–109.001,0804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033114.51/cwt114.00–115.001,1832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063134.26/cwt129.00–137.501,4273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188116.28/cwt112.00–120.001,38115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197108.14/cwt106.00–110.001,2947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389119.22/cwt113.00–124.001,65617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441107.51/cwt104.00–110.001,5494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,0641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,356.32/head2,300.00–2,425.002,3564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1551,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2911,961.09/head1,875.00–2,025.001,96111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,910.15/head1,675.00–2,000.001,9105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252

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.