Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-09-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 12
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
460 head
94 vs last sale 554 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
10 vs last sale 52 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
0 vs last sale 42 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

Due to extreme heat and lighter receipts feeder steers and heifers traded 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.13/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$117.13
151 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.17
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555119.67664109
Medium and Large 2-3552110.5661042
One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $54 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 sale151 hd
117.13
KY average28 barns · 5,066 hd
119.30
−2.17
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
BullsHigh1,80077.051,38713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49259.568898thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27158.6274513
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15750.7258714

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2362149.00/cwt149.00–149.005393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905106.00/cwt106.00–106.009591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800112.00/cwt112.00–112.008961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540143.00/cwt143.00–143.007721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250142.00/cwt142.00–142.003551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3457116.85/cwt116.00–117.5053414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560110.90/cwt106.00–114.5062111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672103.17/cwt101.00–105.006939
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372598.00/cwt98.00–98.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006303
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3293125.00/cwt125.00–125.003662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632114.23/cwt113.25–115.2572223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550120.50/cwt120.50–120.5066321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2506123.50/cwt123.50–123.5062516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376125.53/cwt123.00–128.0047216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431125.00/cwt125.00–125.0053910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2958108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0358
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2741113.25/cwt113.25–113.258395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469125.50/cwt125.50–125.505894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2312128.00/cwt128.00–128.003993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790107.50/cwt107.50–107.508492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
BullsSmall and Medium 1-269294.50/cwt94.50–94.506542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3428122.36/cwt121.50–123.0052411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3611111.39/cwt105.00–113.006815
BullsMedium and Large 2-3368132.00/cwt132.00–132.004862
BullsMedium and Large 2-386084.00/cwt84.00–84.007221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370142.00/cwt142.00–142.005255
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723107.50/cwt107.50–107.507776
BullsMedium and Large 1-2496125.00/cwt125.00–125.006207
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563124.24/cwt118.00–125.5069912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435135.00/cwt135.00–135.0058713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624121.50/cwt121.50–121.5075813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490109.00/cwt109.00–109.005341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12558.00/cwt58.00–58.006534
Bulls2,10090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8901
Bulls1,37569.28/cwt68.00–70.009535
Bulls2,06180.75/cwt78.00–85.501,6647
CowsBoner 80-85%1,53863.89/cwt63.00–65.009832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22357.66/cwt55.00–61.5070511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56564.01/cwt63.00–65.001,0022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46858.08/cwt54.00–61.508536
CowsLean 85-90%1,05344.90/cwt43.50–46.504732
CowsLean 85-90%1,17451.69/cwt47.00–55.5060712
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3695385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6761
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2990680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,7321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007803
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,015630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,3951
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3900460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,1402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3983660.71/cwt620.00–700.006,4952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,258827.11/cwt630.00–1,025.0010,4052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,1131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,173686.89/cwt670.00–700.008,0572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250670.00/cwt670.00–670.008,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,425850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,1131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183599.47/cwt550.00–640.007,0922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,198.09/cwt1,070.00–1,500.0014,0784
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,024.71/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0013,4754
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,25085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0631
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3744114.71/cwt113.00–115.008537
SteersMedium and Large 2-3434128.03/cwt127.00–129.005566
SteersMedium and Large 2-3773113.50/cwt113.50–113.508773
SteersMedium and Large 2-3619117.62/cwt116.00–121.007283
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505124.00/cwt124.00–124.006262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,05260
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564140.00/cwt140.00–140.0079016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626128.38/cwt123.00–130.0080413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2709121.49/cwt121.00–122.5086112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486144.50/cwt144.50–144.5070210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2789115.00/cwt115.00–115.009075

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.