Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-08-01

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 1
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
23 vs last sale 655 678 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
30 vs last sale 68 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
0 vs last sale 24 24 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

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady with a premium being paid for preconditioned and groups. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Good demand throughout the sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.33/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$140.33
265 head · 764 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,073
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$433
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.38
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2777140.751,093253
Medium and Large 2-3502131.4266012thin
One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about $433 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 sale265 hd
140.33
KY average25 barns · 4,195 hd
141.71
−1.38
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
BullsAverage1,50985.081,28422
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48263.7394416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28859.9277238
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09152.2757035

Every lot, as filed

77 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
BullsMedium and Large 2-392885.71/cwt82.50–89.007952
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340128.66/cwt122.50–135.004372
BullsMedium and Large 2-3785103.00/cwt103.00–103.008091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558146.50/cwt146.50–146.5081724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630124.69/cwt122.00–125.0078619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705117.00/cwt117.00–117.0082511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433154.00/cwt154.00–154.0066710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552131.05/cwt128.00–133.507239
BullsMedium and Large 1-2357171.00/cwt171.00–171.006109
BullsMedium and Large 1-2493147.00/cwt147.00–147.007256
BullsMedium and Large 1-2302176.00/cwt176.00–176.005325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added839142.25/cwt142.25–142.251,19360
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623136.44/cwt130.00–140.0085015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478149.53/cwt141.00–153.0071513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2547151.00/cwt151.00–151.0082611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714131.00/cwt131.00–131.0093510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412161.00/cwt161.00–161.0066310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2822120.50/cwt120.50–120.509917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2784126.00/cwt126.00–126.009884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693127.00/cwt127.00–127.008803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568135.00/cwt135.00–135.007672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2228167.38/cwt163.00–172.503822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395156.00/cwt156.00–156.006161
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3525109.00/cwt109.00–109.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528122.14/cwt120.00–123.0064519
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3461123.57/cwt121.00–126.0057017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3318124.10/cwt121.00–129.0039510
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565120.05/cwt119.00–123.006788
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3427124.18/cwt122.50–125.005306
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3609105.36/cwt104.00–108.006423
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3258139.00/cwt139.00–139.003592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added446138.50/cwt138.50–138.5061822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement824110.00/cwt110.00–110.009064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556131.75/cwt131.75–131.7573335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622117.00/cwt110.00–121.0072827
BullsMedium and Large 2-3484122.17/cwt122.00–122.505913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578126.00/cwt126.00–126.007284
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007625
BullsMedium and Large 2-3431136.00/cwt136.00–136.005868
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2449132.00/cwt132.00–132.005934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315138.06/cwt133.00–142.004359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717114.98/cwt114.00–115.5082412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494135.50/cwt135.50–135.5066917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381138.32/cwt131.00–141.0052725
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56469.74/cwt67.50–72.001,0914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45461.73/cwt57.50–64.0089812
CowsLean 85-90%1,09347.34/cwt42.00–50.5051713
CowsLean 85-90%1,09055.18/cwt52.50–60.0060122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,518938.92/cwt625.00–1,140.0014,2532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added873139.25/cwt136.25–142.251,216115
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365139.97/cwt139.00–141.005112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535129.00/cwt129.00–129.006902
SteersMedium and Large 2-3561128.82/cwt127.00–130.007235
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,2881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,2631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2908718.72/cwt400.00–1,175.006,5263
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,5802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,166820.14/cwt800.00–850.009,5634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,1421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0019,1251
Bulls1,60085.33/cwt84.00–87.001,3654
Bulls1,22076.28/cwt69.00–82.009317
Bulls1,66090.58/cwt89.00–95.001,50411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39167.99/cwt66.00–72.009466
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31061.66/cwt59.50–64.0080811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24756.71/cwt53.00–59.5070721

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.