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

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 8
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
149 vs last sale 678 827 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
28 vs last sale 98 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
11 vs last sale 24 35 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 steers 2.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.58/cwt on 376 head.
Average price
$127.58
376 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.69
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559128.10717332
Medium and Large 2-3470123.5958144
One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $135 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 sale376 hd
127.58
KY average27 barns · 5,882 hd
132.27
−4.69
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
BullsAverage1,65988.001,46010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36760.9783339
CowsLean 85-90%High98254.365345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15750.0157918

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3285138.00/cwt138.00–138.0039312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3464122.21/cwt116.00–126.0056711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695106.50/cwt106.50–106.507405
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3584111.12/cwt108.00–124.006495
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3643108.00/cwt108.00–108.006943
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3542121.50/cwt121.50–121.506593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005183
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700109.00/cwt109.00–109.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400138.00/cwt138.00–138.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560132.75/cwt132.75–132.7574331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added436140.00/cwt140.00–140.0061026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added714113.50/cwt113.50–113.5081021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480136.03/cwt128.50–143.0065368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624120.45/cwt119.00–124.5075266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712112.81/cwt109.00–117.0080329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2548131.27/cwt124.00–134.5071926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373143.50/cwt143.50–143.5053522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828109.50/cwt109.50–109.5090713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278141.00/cwt141.00–141.0039213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314144.00/cwt144.00–144.004527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,06898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2851108.00/cwt108.00–108.009194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420131.00/cwt131.00–131.005502
BullsMedium and Large 2-3637123.96/cwt111.00–129.007907
BullsMedium and Large 2-3314139.00/cwt139.00–139.004365
BullsMedium and Large 2-3448124.00/cwt124.00–124.005562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added501143.50/cwt143.50–143.5071922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426145.96/cwt139.00–150.5062223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381151.42/cwt146.00–159.0057723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305178.55/cwt152.00–180.0054520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558137.47/cwt136.00–138.0076719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629128.50/cwt123.00–133.0080818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538135.50/cwt135.50–135.5072912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2707116.00/cwt116.00–116.008209
BullsMedium and Large 1-281596.00/cwt96.00–96.007825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463134.50/cwt134.50–134.506235
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy304180.00/cwt180.00–180.005479
CowsLean 85-90%98157.95/cwt55.00–60.005684
CowsLean 85-90%98540.00/cwt40.00–40.003941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39156.71/cwt50.00–66.0078921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33865.93/cwt62.50–70.5088218
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15750.01/cwt44.00–57.0057918
Bulls1,67585.39/cwt83.50–87.501,4304
Bulls1,84695.52/cwt92.50–99.501,7634
Bulls1,25578.16/cwt77.00–79.009812
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,0632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,7192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270981.77/cwt910.00–1,050.0012,4687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5901,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0018,2851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,4481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300799.39/cwt650.00–1,200.0010,39210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183892.82/cwt810.00–950.0010,5623
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0012,5881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0018,5251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3442125.44/cwt122.00–126.0055414
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008045
SteersMedium and Large 2-3682110.50/cwt110.50–110.507544
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006902
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006162
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added466154.00/cwt154.00–154.0071827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added709132.00/cwt132.00–132.0093620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2549150.50/cwt144.50–154.5082645
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623136.82/cwt133.00–138.0085236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575139.87/cwt137.00–142.5080436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719134.07/cwt122.00–135.0096414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,01311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2491145.50/cwt145.50–145.507147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378169.00/cwt169.00–169.006397
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419145.94/cwt142.00–150.006114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768128.00/cwt128.00–128.009833
SteersMedium and Large 1-299395.50/cwt95.50–95.509482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895109.00/cwt109.00–109.009762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161

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.