Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-09-19

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 19
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
181 vs last sale 460 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
23 vs last sale 62 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
14 vs last sale 42 28 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 cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.94/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$116.94
117 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.46
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539118.8164085
Medium and Large 2-3524111.9958732
One grade step is worth $6.82/cwt here — about $53 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 sale117 hd
116.94
KY average27 barns · 5,264 hd
120.40
−3.46
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
BullsLow1,61671.161,15012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36754.937519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46554.9380520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20748.5458633

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2494119.00/cwt119.00–119.0058817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439124.00/cwt124.00–124.0054410
CowsLean 85-90%1,22550.10/cwt46.50–55.0061424
CowsLean 85-90%1,16044.38/cwt40.50–48.005159
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44654.66/cwt51.50–57.0079017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49058.94/cwt58.50–59.508782
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74551.50/cwt51.50–51.508991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36754.93/cwt52.00–57.007519
Bulls1,42869.10/cwt65.00–74.009878
Bulls1,99375.27/cwt74.00–77.001,5004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-282095.00/cwt95.00–95.007794
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0017,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,3382
SteersSmall and Medium 1-269087.50/cwt87.50–87.506041
SteersMedium and Large 2-392087.00/cwt87.00–87.008002
SteersMedium and Large 2-3618119.00/cwt119.00–119.007352
SteersMedium and Large 2-3488121.01/cwt119.00–123.005912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462145.00/cwt145.00–145.0067014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615129.83/cwt129.00–130.0079812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819118.50/cwt118.50–118.509715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534141.00/cwt141.00–141.007535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410139.03/cwt135.00–140.005705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765121.50/cwt121.50–121.509291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735120.50/cwt120.50–120.508861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475112.10/cwt107.00–114.5053211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545112.50/cwt112.50–112.506135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3707106.00/cwt106.00–106.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572112.00/cwt112.00–112.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005193
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3367116.68/cwt114.00–121.004283
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3663105.00/cwt105.00–105.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570118.00/cwt118.00–118.0067320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362130.00/cwt130.00–130.004719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400738.39/cwt725.00–750.0010,3372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,490660.00/cwt660.00–660.009,8341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170764.27/cwt690.00–800.008,9425
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,100725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383138.00/cwt138.00–138.005292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2788106.00/cwt106.00–106.008352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720113.50/cwt113.50–113.508173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614127.75/cwt127.75–127.757847
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441138.00/cwt138.00–138.006098
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488134.00/cwt134.00–134.0065410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2537134.90/cwt132.00–136.5072411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385129.00/cwt129.00–129.004971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520107.00/cwt107.00–107.005561
BullsMedium and Large 2-378098.00/cwt98.00–98.007642
BullsMedium and Large 2-3469115.92/cwt114.00–122.005444
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620116.48/cwt115.00–119.007224
BullsMedium and Large 2-389273.00/cwt73.00–73.006515
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,02160.00/cwt60.00–60.006135
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2525124.00/cwt124.00–124.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295122.50/cwt122.50–122.503611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727110.00/cwt110.00–110.008004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537121.00/cwt121.00–121.006505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623117.00/cwt117.00–117.007298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650110.50/cwt110.50–110.507188

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.