Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-07-18

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 18
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
43 vs last sale 813 856 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
6 vs last sale 75 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
4 vs last sale 34 30 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 traded 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.15/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$123.15
375 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.14
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568123.82703320
Medium and Large 2-3519119.2561955
One grade step is worth $4.57/cwt here — about $84 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 sale375 hd
123.15
KY average26 barns · 5,730 hd
128.29
−5.14
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
BullsAverage1,74083.461,4537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38059.2281710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21959.2172213
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12553.5560232

Every lot, as filed

68 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%1,12354.25/cwt51.50–57.5060925
CowsLean 85-90%1,14049.62/cwt48.50–51.505666
CowsLean 85-90%1,08559.50/cwt59.50–59.506461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38059.74/cwt56.50–62.508249
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38054.50/cwt54.50–54.507521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21959.21/cwt55.00–62.0072213
Bulls1,84886.91/cwt83.50–90.001,6064
Bulls1,59778.87/cwt74.50–81.501,2603
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3875590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,1631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,25011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2357161.00/cwt161.00–161.005753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491138.00/cwt138.00–138.006786
BullsMedium and Large 1-282495.00/cwt95.00–95.007836
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441146.50/cwt146.50–146.5064617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718114.00/cwt114.00–114.0081917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2548130.50/cwt130.50–130.5071520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625121.00/cwt121.00–121.0075621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375131.00/cwt131.00–131.004912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006882
BullsMedium and Large 2-374798.00/cwt98.00–98.007323
BullsMedium and Large 2-3472133.28/cwt132.00–137.006298
BullsMedium and Large 2-3563112.80/cwt111.00–115.0063511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300136.00/cwt136.00–136.004081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680112.00/cwt112.00–112.007624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371135.50/cwt135.50–135.5050312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707110.50/cwt110.50–110.5078124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445127.50/cwt127.50–127.5056726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505129.50/cwt129.50–129.5065450
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622118.64/cwt114.00–119.0073855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557126.50/cwt126.50–126.5070565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added614120.00/cwt120.00–120.007377
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added763114.00/cwt114.00–114.008708
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added473132.50/cwt132.50–132.5062713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662120.50/cwt120.50–120.5079823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540126.50/cwt126.50–126.5068329
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315132.77/cwt127.00–136.004184
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340874.87/cwt825.00–910.0011,7234
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,3541
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005302
SteersMedium and Large 2-3454143.36/cwt137.00–145.0065110
SteersMedium and Large 2-3673108.50/cwt108.50–108.507308
SteersMedium and Large 2-3552138.00/cwt138.00–138.007623
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525131.04/cwt129.00–135.006883
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008262
SteersMedium and Large 2-3745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660140.00/cwt140.00–140.0092433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567145.50/cwt145.50–145.5082519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471148.00/cwt148.00–148.0069719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added769130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630137.25/cwt130.50–138.0086539
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714125.50/cwt125.50–125.5089627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2556143.00/cwt143.00–143.0079525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480146.50/cwt146.50–146.5070318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2389159.00/cwt159.00–159.006199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2796122.00/cwt122.00–122.009718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2421151.00/cwt151.00–151.006367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685124.16/cwt120.00–127.008505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520141.00/cwt141.00–141.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528118.39/cwt115.00–120.0062517
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3464123.02/cwt119.00–126.0057111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3721102.00/cwt102.00–102.007358
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390131.98/cwt124.00–134.005158
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3637114.00/cwt114.00–114.007265

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.