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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 14

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 584▼ 371 vs year ago 751 · −49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 67▼ 82 vs year ago 186 · −44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 27▼ 36 vs year ago 60 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. The demand for all classes of feeders remained good especially for the male calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.85/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −151.83 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$238.85

33 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs KY average

−26.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	240.35	1,335	29
Medium and Large 2	561	228.00	1,279	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd

238.85

—

KY average25 barns · 1,299 hd

238.55

+0.31

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−26.25

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

−151.83

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,798	142.27	2,558	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	115.79	1,672	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	109.47	1,306	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	99.21	1,062	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,450	145.00	2,103	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,839	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,520	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,325	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,374	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	255.01/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,201	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	232.75/cwt	232.50–233.00	1,194	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,537	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,579	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	254.41/cwt	240.00–255.50	1,669	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	243.52/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,775	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,828	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,900	7
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,964	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	777	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	238.13/cwt	230.00–242.50	898	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	262.69/cwt	257.50–272.50	998	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,112	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	439	242.63/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,065	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	248.61/cwt	238.00–251.50	1,216	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	238.73/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,268	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,279	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	595	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,446	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,452	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	763	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,663	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	829	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,509	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,031	142.78/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,472	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,923	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,086	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	282.88/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,222	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	267.06/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,285	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	265.75/cwt	265.75–265.75	1,470	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	231.80/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,321	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	233.17/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,450	18
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,568	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	763	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,495	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,637	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	143.18/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,675	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	94.49/cwt	86.00–98.00	983	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	129.72/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,417	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	114.51/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,271	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	102.82/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,186	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	105.29/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,221	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	114.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,394	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	98.10/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,298	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	115.00/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,649	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	125.63/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,824	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	107.68/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,623	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,030	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,240	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	1,889.37/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,889	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	935	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Nov 14, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 584Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 67Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 27Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	272.50	272.50
3	350–400	380	257.50–272.50	262.69
11	400–450	423	263.00	263.00
24	450–500	489	238.00–251.50	248.61
18	500–550	531	235.00–241.00	238.73
23	600–650	634	229.00	229.00
4	700–750	705	221.00	221.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	315	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	377	230.00–242.50	238.13
8	400–450	439	232.50–246.00	242.63
3	450–500	488	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	600	206.00	206.00
4	800–850	829	182.00	182.00
5	1000–1050	1,031	141.00–150.00	142.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	595	243.00	243.00
12	750–800	763	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
12	550–600	563	273.00	273.00
7	600–650	624	253.00	253.00
15	650–700	656	240.00–255.50	254.41
12	700–750	729	238.00–246.00	243.52
2	750–800	778	235.00	235.00
7	800–850	819	232.00	232.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	471	230.00–261.00	255.01
2	500–550	513	232.50–233.00	232.75
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	570	231.00–235.00	231.80
1	700–750	745	206.00	206.00
2	750–800	763	196.00	196.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	930	176.00	176.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
4	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
20	350–400	367	296.00	296.00
22	400–450	432	277.00–289.00	282.88
11	450–500	481	266.00–270.00	267.06
25	550–600	553	265.75	265.75
18	600–650	622	226.00–236.00	233.17
3	700–750	703	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	102.00–110.00	107.68
7	—	1,452	122.00–134.00	125.63
36	—	1,434	112.00–119.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,160	101.00–109.00	105.29
3	—	1,092	125.00–138.00	129.72
4	—	1,323	96.00–99.00	98.10
7	—	1,218	112.00–118.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	111.00–120.00	114.51
12	—	1,040	86.00–98.00	94.49
3	—	1,153	100.00–105.00	102.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,868	139.00–147.00	143.18
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,775	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,327	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,889.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.