Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-10-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 3
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
653 head
224 vs last sale 877 653 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
84 vs last sale 134 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
16 vs last sale 47 31 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 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.84/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$124.84
290 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.05
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533129.15689217
Medium and Large 2-3483112.0354273
One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about $147 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 sale290 hd
124.84
KY average27 barns · 4,742 hd
116.79
+8.05
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
BullsAverage1,73973.991,2874thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43750.787309thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28450.376474thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11244.6849720

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2860108.00/cwt108.00–108.009293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627117.75/cwt117.75–117.7573825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426122.00/cwt122.00–122.0052016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374131.00/cwt131.00–131.0049013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2263130.00/cwt130.00–130.003424
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437113.41/cwt109.00–117.0049618
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3377117.16/cwt113.00–121.0044210
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638109.65/cwt107.00–110.507008
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3471111.59/cwt110.00–115.005266
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3532107.00/cwt107.00–107.005695
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272111.81/cwt111.00–113.003045
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330123.00/cwt123.00–123.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550141.75/cwt141.75–141.7578090
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557118.00/cwt118.00–118.0065733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494121.00/cwt121.00–121.0059827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702106.00/cwt106.00–106.007443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303121.00/cwt121.00–121.003672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2532113.00/cwt113.00–113.006014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520117.41/cwt114.00–120.006119
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625110.73/cwt107.00–112.006928
BullsMedium and Large 2-376695.07/cwt93.00–95.507286
BullsMedium and Large 2-372593.50/cwt93.50–93.506785
BullsMedium and Large 2-3553120.00/cwt120.00–120.006645
BullsMedium and Large 2-3449128.50/cwt128.50–128.505774
BullsMedium and Large 2-3368123.15/cwt116.00–136.004533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617121.50/cwt121.50–121.5075025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552127.00/cwt127.00–127.0070125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440139.76/cwt139.00–140.0061525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2497130.00/cwt130.00–130.0064622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2312146.44/cwt142.00–149.0045711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2711111.00/cwt111.00–111.0078910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380148.98/cwt148.00–150.005666
CowsLean 85-90%1,18346.63/cwt44.00–49.5055213
CowsLean 85-90%97941.07/cwt37.00–43.504027
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43152.16/cwt50.00–54.007467
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46045.95/cwt45.50–46.506712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28450.37/cwt48.00–52.506474
Bulls1,73973.99/cwt71.00–78.001,2874
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2903673.32/cwt520.00–790.006,0802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300689.23/cwt630.00–740.008,9602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,6451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,6451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,426580.32/cwt520.00–610.008,2754
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,200590.00/cwt590.00–590.007,0801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2980720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,0561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,1651
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,41069.00/cwt69.00–69.009731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633120.65/cwt111.00–122.507646
SteersMedium and Large 2-3456138.50/cwt138.50–138.506325
SteersMedium and Large 2-3423130.00/cwt130.00–130.005503
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3258132.50/cwt132.50–132.503422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581141.00/cwt141.00–141.0081921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added673129.00/cwt129.00–129.008686
SteersMedium and Large 1-2542140.00/cwt140.00–140.0075920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629130.00/cwt130.00–130.0081816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472142.50/cwt142.50–142.5067316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2709123.00/cwt123.00–123.0087211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369152.00/cwt152.00–152.005614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2266141.57/cwt140.00–143.003774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2948110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768127.00/cwt127.00–127.009752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573130.50/cwt130.50–130.507482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320152.00/cwt152.00–152.004861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560110.61/cwt104.50–115.0061919

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.