Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-06-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 27
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
128 vs last sale 554 682 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
28 vs last sale 106 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
25 vs last sale 43 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls under 450 pounds traded unevenly steady, over 450 pounds traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifer traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.20/cwt on 260 head.
Average price
$128.20
260 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528130.34688193
Medium and Large 3445127.5056716thin
Medium and Large 2-3492120.3459251
One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $96 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 sale260 hd
128.20
KY average26 barns · 4,775 hd
126.34
+1.86
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
BullsAverage1,59183.061,32210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24358.7573025
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39758.2781420
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15452.0560156

Every lot, as filed

78 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,20053.89/cwt51.00–58.5064735
CowsLean 85-90%1,04747.33/cwt43.00–51.0049618
CowsLean 85-90%1,26858.94/cwt58.00–60.007473
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39758.27/cwt54.00–62.0081420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24859.54/cwt56.00–63.0074322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20452.96/cwt52.00–54.006383
Bulls1,69485.24/cwt81.00–89.501,4447
Bulls1,35277.97/cwt76.00–80.001,0543
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0671,196.81/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0012,7705
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,281674.20/cwt590.00–740.008,6374
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,295821.64/cwt720.00–850.0010,6404
SteersMedium and Large 2-3638120.00/cwt120.00–120.007668
SteersMedium and Large 2-3467131.61/cwt131.00–132.006155
SteersMedium and Large 2-3529132.38/cwt127.00–135.007003
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added818115.00/cwt115.00–115.0094120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added545157.85/cwt157.00–159.0086019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added631140.00/cwt140.00–140.0088317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2551148.00/cwt148.00–148.0081530
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469143.50/cwt143.50–143.5067325
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200780.00/cwt780.00–780.009,3605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,5251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2995510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,0751
Bred CowsLarge 11,485910.00/cwt910.00–910.0013,5141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995795.25/cwt760.00–825.007,9133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,3133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2261,121.84/cwt810.00–1,300.0013,75415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2452132.00/cwt132.00–132.005973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2316165.00/cwt165.00–165.005214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709108.00/cwt108.00–108.007664
BullsMedium and Large 1-283686.00/cwt86.00–86.007194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380157.00/cwt157.00–157.005978
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631120.00/cwt120.00–120.0075711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423140.50/cwt140.50–140.5059412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2502130.00/cwt130.00–130.0065313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563138.00/cwt138.00–138.0077714
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400142.00/cwt142.00–142.005681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640113.50/cwt113.50–113.507263
BullsMedium and Large 2-372098.00/cwt98.00–98.007063
BullsMedium and Large 2-3674109.22/cwt108.00–113.007364
BullsMedium and Large 2-3342144.57/cwt143.00–151.004945
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477131.31/cwt130.00–132.006269
BullsMedium and Large 2-3558119.70/cwt119.00–122.0066813
BullsSmall and Medium 1605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
BullsSmall and Medium 1460108.00/cwt108.00–108.004972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2263136.00/cwt136.00–136.003582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2701107.00/cwt107.00–107.007504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715122.90/cwt120.00–123.7587922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629129.75/cwt129.75–129.7581622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373161.00/cwt161.00–161.0060110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2421157.00/cwt157.00–157.006614
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,007104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0473
SteersMedium and Large 1-2878110.50/cwt110.50–110.509703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270167.50/cwt167.50–167.504521
HeifersMedium and Large 3445127.50/cwt127.50–127.5056716
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3564116.73/cwt116.50–117.5065813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3452123.88/cwt122.00–124.5056012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420126.13/cwt122.00–129.0053010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3621109.50/cwt109.50–109.506806
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3501118.00/cwt118.00–118.005914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3327130.66/cwt130.00–131.004273
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380123.00/cwt123.00–123.004672
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557135.80/cwt134.75–136.0075663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added446135.00/cwt135.00–135.0060217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added677115.68/cwt113.50–118.0078314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500130.75/cwt130.75–130.7565423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553126.50/cwt126.50–126.5070016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459125.50/cwt125.50–125.5057612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379141.00/cwt141.00–141.0053412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417138.00/cwt138.00–138.0057510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634115.00/cwt115.00–115.007298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318137.00/cwt137.00–137.004365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810103.50/cwt103.50–103.508384

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.