Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-01-11

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 11
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
806 head
▲ 278 vs last sale 528▲ 144 vs year ago 662 · +21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 112▲ 3 vs year ago 152 · +2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 8▲ 63 vs year ago 25 · +252.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. The demand for feeder calves was very uneven with the cold temperatures and snow out west and what is forecasted locally buyers were very specific on their purchases. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.24/cwt on 361 head.
Average price
$204.24
361 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,141
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$323
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.49
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566207.861,176309
Medium and Large 2515183.8094649
Medium and Large 2-3515165.678533thin
One grade step is worth $42.19/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale361 hd
204.24
—
KY average26 barns · 8,572 hd
204.73
−0.49
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,670111.441,8618thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47496.981,42956
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21488.111,07052
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04280.7584229
HeifersChoiceAverage1,575134.002,1111thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,409145.072,0445thin
SteersSelectAverage1,420120.001,7041thin

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)1,258$1,49319
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$1,3252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,2756
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$1,26523
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,027$1,0507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$9583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$9355
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,2163thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,5934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$9632thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2—531182.04/cwt175.00–183.009678
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690162.48/cwt160.00–167.501,1219
HeifersMedium and Large 2—592174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—429246.89/cwt235.00–265.001,05910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—436219.76/cwt210.00–221.0095813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,160136.33/cwt135.00–137.001,5813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—985144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4185
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—635157.00/cwt157.00–157.009971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,115142.83/cwt142.50–143.001,5933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—913183.02/cwt180.00–186.001,6712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—304224.54/cwt223.00–227.506839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—626201.44/cwt194.00–203.001,26157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—238229.89/cwt220.00–240.005472
HeifersMedium and Large 2—491188.74/cwt187.50–189.0092711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—491221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,08534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—543209.86/cwt200.00–212.001,14046
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—727193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,40321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—579206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,19313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—721171.42/cwt171.00–177.001,23628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—358234.30/cwt227.50–242.5083911
BullsMedium and Large 2—690177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 2—910138.78/cwt132.50–145.001,2632
BullsMedium and Large 2—623187.70/cwt182.00–191.001,1698
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—431232.00/cwt230.00–233.001,00033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—659203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,33815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—365242.13/cwt240.00–245.0088416
HeifersMedium and Large 2—319209.03/cwt200.00–216.006678
HeifersMedium and Large 2—609170.70/cwt165.00–180.001,0407
SteersMedium and Large 2—625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—555241.26/cwt240.00–241.501,33913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—359295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0597
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
HeifersMedium and Large 2—243203.74/cwt202.50–205.004952
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—385205.00/cwt205.00–205.007891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—786200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—627221.18/cwt214.00–225.001,38729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—470244.03/cwt235.00–247.501,14717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—557223.27/cwt220.00–231.001,24410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—724208.97/cwt201.00–211.001,5135
SteersMedium and Large 2—303240.00/cwt240.00–240.007272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—1,130162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,8361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—664213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—546234.52/cwt231.00–235.001,28025
SteersMedium and Large 2—580216.71/cwt216.00–219.001,2574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—832206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7143
Dairy SteersLarge 3—433150.00/cwt150.00–150.0065013
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—737173.84/cwt172.00–177.501,2813
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—433255.00/cwt246.00–260.001,10417
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—630147.50/cwt147.50–147.509291
BullsMedium and Large 2—375238.87/cwt235.00–245.008965
BullsMedium and Large 2—790166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3114
BullsMedium and Large 2—283231.42/cwt225.00–237.506552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—860142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20884.91/cwt80.00–89.001,02622
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24875.49/cwt72.00–79.009425
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20894.47/cwt90.00–102.001,14124
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04182.94/cwt80.00–88.008638
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49499.52/cwt90.00–113.001,48745
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33569.00/cwt69.00–69.009211
SteersChoice—1,409145.07/cwt144.00–146.002,0445
SteersSelect—1,420120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7041
HeifersChoice—1,575134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,1111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39286.59/cwt82.00–89.001,20511
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08474.82/cwt70.00–78.008118
CowsLean 85-90%—98996.32/cwt90.00–108.009538
Bulls——1,928113.81/cwt113.00–117.002,1944
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06361.82/cwt56.00–67.006575
Bulls——1,520104.76/cwt100.00–109.001,5923
Bulls——1,085122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3241
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—825975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,000800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,190975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,2901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—8931,079.83/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2511,339.20/head1,050.00–1,525.001,33919
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—805675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0151,044.58/head875.00–1,100.001,0454
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0321,215.51/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2163
BullsMedium and Large 2—545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
BullsMedium and Large 2—318237.36/cwt235.00–240.007552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—258202.50/cwt202.50–202.505222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—618217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,34112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—332271.08/cwt265.00–275.009008
BullsMedium and Large 2—435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
BullsMedium and Large 2—1,078127.52/cwt125.00–130.001,3752
BullsMedium and Large 2—478212.30/cwt205.00–220.001,0152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—524237.31/cwt225.00–241.001,24418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—486240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,16622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—569231.69/cwt224.00–236.501,31827
BullsMedium and Large 2—593201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—703181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,27222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—377282.76/cwt277.50–287.501,06623
BullsMedium 1-2—310205.00/cwt205.00–205.006361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—575183.76/cwt182.50–185.001,0572
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
BullsMedium and Large 2—733170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2465
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,0601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,200935.00/head935.00–935.009355
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,000875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1131,810.39/head1,625.00–2,000.001,8102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2471,383.43/head1,125.00–1,500.001,38314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2331,325.15/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3252
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3401,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

How this sale compares

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.