Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-09-26

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 26
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
598 vs last sale 279 877 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
49 vs last sale 85 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
19 vs last sale 28 47 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 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls mostly 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 $118.20/cwt on 359 head.
Average price
$118.20
359 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.25
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542119.13645283
Medium and Large 2-3496114.7356976
One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $76 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 sale359 hd
118.20
KY average29 barns · 6,884 hd
120.45
−2.25
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
BullsAverage1,73069.321,19914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30155.1771810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47153.1778228
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20546.8056436

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3529113.28/cwt109.00–114.0059927
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3461117.61/cwt114.00–118.2554220
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3636106.76/cwt106.00–108.006798
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582102.00/cwt102.00–102.005945
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3321117.45/cwt114.00–122.003775
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3729105.00/cwt105.00–105.007654
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3188145.00/cwt145.00–145.002733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370112.50/cwt112.50–112.504161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555118.78/cwt118.50–120.0065970
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632114.72/cwt114.25–116.2572561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494120.80/cwt120.50–125.0059742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436124.50/cwt124.50–124.5054336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373127.91/cwt125.00–129.0047734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2699108.50/cwt108.50–108.5075818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2764112.75/cwt112.75–112.758617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303135.00/cwt135.00–135.004095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,03597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2252122.50/cwt122.50–122.503093
BullsMedium and Large 2-3452130.14/cwt124.50–132.5058817
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526128.51/cwt128.00–130.0067612
BullsMedium and Large 2-3366127.95/cwt125.00–136.004689
BullsMedium and Large 2-3725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007836
BullsMedium and Large 2-3408127.00/cwt127.00–127.005183
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007442
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522134.73/cwt134.50–135.0070336
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625127.50/cwt127.50–127.5079723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709114.50/cwt114.50–114.5081222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2442139.00/cwt139.00–139.0061422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374142.00/cwt142.00–142.0053110
BullsMedium and Large 1-287085.50/cwt85.50–85.507445
BullsMedium and Large 1-2309146.00/cwt146.00–146.004514
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,300710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,2301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371144.00/cwt144.00–144.005344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2982109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288143.53/cwt141.00–145.004138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420151.50/cwt151.50–151.506368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2653138.00/cwt138.00–138.0090111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476146.50/cwt146.50–146.5069720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728122.00/cwt122.00–122.0088824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555146.43/cwt140.00–147.0081339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632135.72/cwt135.50–135.7585842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added836129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,07815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added730135.78/cwt130.00–136.2599121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558124.00/cwt124.00–124.006922
SteersMedium and Large 2-3528135.00/cwt135.00–135.007134
SteersMedium and Large 2-3292135.00/cwt135.00–135.003946
SteersMedium and Large 2-3656125.00/cwt125.00–125.008206
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465131.68/cwt128.00–134.506127
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,29074.00/cwt74.00–74.009551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,097.85/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0012,1312
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,1101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400690.00/cwt690.00–690.009,6601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280630.00/cwt630.00–630.008,0641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,278841.16/cwt810.00–875.0010,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340786.57/cwt620.00–900.0010,5403
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,040770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,0081
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,245750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,3381
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,120920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,3041
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,105894.62/cwt830.00–950.009,8862
Bulls2,03674.04/cwt72.50–74.501,5075
Bulls1,56066.69/cwt61.00–72.501,0409
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30155.17/cwt53.50–59.5071810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47153.17/cwt49.00–57.5078228
CowsLean 85-90%1,13043.22/cwt40.00–45.0048813
CowsLean 85-90%1,24748.82/cwt46.00–53.0060923

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.