Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-08-15

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 15
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
356 vs last sale 827 471 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
20 vs last sale 70 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
30 vs last sale 35 5 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 unevenly steady. Feeder heifer traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.70/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$124.70
152 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$12.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.44
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552126.01696125
Medium and Large 2-3451119.0253725
Small and Medium 1-2455114.005192thin
One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $177 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 sale152 hd
124.70
KY average26 barns · 3,778 hd
124.26
+0.44
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
BullsAverage1,60083.131,3308thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38964.628985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54260.9894014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12054.7461319

Every lot, as filed

64 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275147.50/cwt147.50–147.504061
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2455114.00/cwt114.00–114.005192
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3471122.60/cwt121.00–125.0057710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371120.00/cwt120.00–120.004455
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585109.13/cwt107.00–116.006384
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3334122.00/cwt122.00–122.004074
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518112.50/cwt112.50–112.505832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632120.07/cwt119.50–122.0075917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added741107.00/cwt107.00–107.007934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2496136.83/cwt133.50–137.5067924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622114.40/cwt111.50–115.0071223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557130.50/cwt130.50–130.5072716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534124.19/cwt123.00–127.5066315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438140.00/cwt140.00–140.0061312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368136.00/cwt136.00–136.005009
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740101.00/cwt101.00–101.007472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2503101.00/cwt101.00–101.005082
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440118.00/cwt118.00–118.0051910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3554114.00/cwt114.00–114.006329
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535112.65/cwt109.00–116.006038
BullsMedium and Large 2-3387117.16/cwt116.00–119.004535
BullsMedium and Large 2-3626110.00/cwt110.00–110.006894
BullsMedium and Large 2-3328135.00/cwt135.00–135.004433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505143.00/cwt143.00–143.0072218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618132.00/cwt132.00–132.0081616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.0074312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439146.00/cwt146.00–146.0064112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008198
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313164.00/cwt164.00–164.005134
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368151.98/cwt149.00–155.005592
CowsLean 85-90%1,15355.45/cwt52.00–60.0063917
CowsLean 85-90%84048.71/cwt48.50–49.004092
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53361.67/cwt56.50–64.5094513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66052.00/cwt52.00–52.008631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38964.62/cwt63.50–66.008985
Bulls1,67187.70/cwt84.50–89.501,4654
Bulls1,36874.57/cwt70.00–79.501,0203
Bulls2,01590.50/cwt90.50–90.501,8241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,7321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0013,1811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,3641
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Dairy SteersLarge 31,22063.00/cwt63.00–63.007691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3553126.00/cwt126.00–126.006977
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410129.00/cwt129.00–129.005297
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518129.01/cwt126.00–132.006684
SteersMedium and Large 2-3647113.00/cwt113.00–113.007313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3452117.00/cwt117.00–117.005293
SteersMedium and Large 2-3390144.00/cwt144.00–144.005621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added744122.23/cwt120.50–124.2590913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added635137.50/cwt137.50–137.5087310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added684130.50/cwt130.50–130.508937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added554148.00/cwt148.00–148.008207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478152.50/cwt152.50–152.5072929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377158.39/cwt155.00–165.0059712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2557142.50/cwt142.50–142.5079410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2879113.73/cwt113.00–116.001,0008
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728120.00/cwt120.00–120.008746
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617137.00/cwt137.00–137.008456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432144.52/cwt140.00–149.006244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2503146.00/cwt146.00–146.007342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0661

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.