Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-09-05

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 5
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
297 vs last sale 851 554 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
44 vs last sale 96 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
64 vs last sale 106 42 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 traded 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls unevenly 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 $124.25/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$124.25
263 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.76
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2607124.92758203
Medium and Large 2-3500121.9961060
One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about $148 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 sale263 hd
124.25
KY average18 barns · 4,036 hd
126.02
−1.76
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
BullsAverage1,42376.781,0924thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34062.3083516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37860.2483011
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16754.5663726

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3723105.00/cwt105.00–105.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3308128.02/cwt126.00–130.003942
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275123.00/cwt123.00–123.003382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460124.00/cwt124.00–124.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added769117.03/cwt116.75–119.5090038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565132.68/cwt132.00–134.0075035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added745118.67/cwt117.50–119.008849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556126.50/cwt126.50–126.5070327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712109.70/cwt107.50–111.2578122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630118.50/cwt118.50–118.5074721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515134.50/cwt134.50–134.5069313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440136.00/cwt136.00–136.0059812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468137.57/cwt132.50–139.006449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365140.50/cwt140.50–140.505139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278136.48/cwt136.00–137.003794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2878108.00/cwt108.00–108.009482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,00098.00/cwt98.00–98.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
BullsMedium and Large 2-3631122.69/cwt118.00–124.007747
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465128.61/cwt128.00–129.005985
BullsMedium and Large 2-3731102.83/cwt96.00–110.007524
BullsMedium and Large 2-3546128.00/cwt128.00–128.006994
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008183
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390149.00/cwt149.00–149.005813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3337141.00/cwt141.00–141.004753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559132.00/cwt132.00–132.0073828
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631133.50/cwt133.50–133.5084217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430153.00/cwt153.00–153.0065810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723114.50/cwt114.50–114.508289
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491136.50/cwt136.50–136.506709
BullsMedium and Large 1-2543128.00/cwt128.00–128.006958
BullsMedium and Large 1-2316156.84/cwt153.00–161.004966
BullsMedium and Large 1-282190.00/cwt90.00–90.007395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2362160.00/cwt160.00–160.005793
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,288.00/cwt1,275.00–1,300.0016,1002
CowsLean 85-90%1,15755.91/cwt52.00–61.5064720
CowsLean 85-90%1,20250.04/cwt44.50–51.506016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29059.85/cwt55.50–64.007729
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,85068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,2581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69556.00/cwt56.00–56.009491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34062.30/cwt58.00–66.0083516
Bulls1,58084.78/cwt80.50–88.501,3402
Bulls1,26568.77/cwt68.50–69.008702
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7504
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910719.23/cwt670.00–740.006,5453
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,3431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,324890.29/cwt775.00–1,025.0011,7877
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270839.37/cwt800.00–850.0010,6605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050722.62/cwt700.00–750.007,5882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2965840.00/cwt840.00–840.008,1061
Dairy SteersLarge 358050.00/cwt50.00–50.002902
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2288126.00/cwt126.00–126.003632
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2370126.00/cwt126.00–126.004661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3456132.98/cwt131.50–136.006066
SteersMedium and Large 2-3544136.00/cwt136.00–136.007404
SteersMedium and Large 2-3583134.00/cwt134.00–134.007812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619140.17/cwt138.00–140.5086822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564143.50/cwt143.50–143.5080922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534147.00/cwt147.00–147.0078514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731125.48/cwt125.00–129.009178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473149.55/cwt147.00–153.007077
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795122.50/cwt122.50–122.509745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2278142.50/cwt142.50–142.503964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2812120.00/cwt120.00–120.009743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658134.49/cwt132.00–137.008852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383161.00/cwt161.00–161.006172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245144.00/cwt144.00–144.003531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540123.89/cwt122.50–125.5066926
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430125.51/cwt123.00–128.005409
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370128.07/cwt125.00–131.004748
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3604109.86/cwt107.00–114.006647

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.