Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-10-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 17
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,033 head
257 vs last sale 1,290 1,033 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
12 vs last sale 133 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
4 vs last sale 64 68 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 and bulls under 500 pounds traded 6.00-10.00 lower, over 500 traded steady. Feeder heifer traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.94/cwt on 346 head.
Average price
$115.94
346 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.50
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537117.33630267
Medium and Large 2-3504111.2356179
One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $69 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 sale346 hd
115.94
KY average28 barns · 6,705 hd
120.44
−4.50
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
BullsLow1,81367.611,2256thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45650.407349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26448.4561313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16541.8148758

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2792119.00/cwt119.00–119.009423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2258138.00/cwt138.00–138.003562
SteersMedium and Large 2-3643120.51/cwt119.00–122.007756
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375131.00/cwt131.00–131.004913
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285128.00/cwt128.00–128.003652
CowsLean 85-90%1,13337.70/cwt32.50–41.0042721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25348.70/cwt45.00–54.0061012
CowsLean 85-90%1,18344.15/cwt40.50–50.0052237
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50059.00/cwt59.00–59.008851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40045.50/cwt45.50–45.506371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34044.50/cwt44.50–44.505961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46650.01/cwt47.00–53.007337
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538116.56/cwt110.00–117.0062715
BullsMedium and Large 2-3434110.39/cwt110.00–111.004795
BullsMedium and Large 1-2496132.05/cwt131.50–140.0065558
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368147.50/cwt147.50–147.5054332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.0070910
BullsMedium and Large 2-368899.63/cwt98.00–108.006856
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629112.84/cwt107.50–113.7571063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558125.00/cwt125.00–125.0069836
BullsMedium and Large 1-280890.00/cwt90.00–90.0072712
Bulls1,61062.07/cwt57.50–66.509993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3627110.00/cwt110.00–110.006907
BullsMedium and Large 2-374389.00/cwt89.00–89.006612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437138.52/cwt133.00–140.5060539
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705102.36/cwt98.00–104.0072226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2306142.50/cwt142.50–142.504366
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3377114.99/cwt114.00–116.004348
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3626105.25/cwt105.00–106.0065920
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3208120.00/cwt120.00–120.002505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added773110.00/cwt110.00–110.008505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445125.50/cwt125.50–125.5055840
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375122.37/cwt121.00–124.0045924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671109.61/cwt109.00–110.007355
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465116.93/cwt112.00–119.5054426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627113.52/cwt113.25–115.5071250
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537117.90/cwt115.00–122.0063326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314124.00/cwt124.00–124.003897
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3449113.00/cwt113.00–113.005077
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371398.50/cwt98.50–98.5070210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,1902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245581.32/cwt550.00–620.007,2373
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2755590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,4551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,490828.69/cwt800.00–860.0012,3472
Bulls2,01573.15/cwt69.50–77.001,4743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,149711.32/cwt575.00–900.008,17313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,480670.00/cwt670.00–670.009,9161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471146.74/cwt146.50–147.5069130
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2900910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,1901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,7701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,1601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950870.00/cwt870.00–870.008,2652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,187935.23/cwt810.00–1,000.0011,1015
BullsMedium and Large 2-3368135.12/cwt120.00–138.0049716
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,40065.50/cwt65.50–65.509171
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2935800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4801
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,025724.56/cwt590.00–850.007,4274
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800540.00/cwt540.00–540.004,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3302118.00/cwt118.00–118.003562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552117.02/cwt112.50–118.2564656
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493120.50/cwt120.50–120.5059433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-270499.76/cwt99.00–100.0070217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825106.00/cwt106.00–106.008753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670130.50/cwt130.50–130.5087411
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2210138.00/cwt138.00–138.002901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added614125.00/cwt125.00–125.007685
SteersMedium and Large 2-3548130.00/cwt130.00–130.007124
SteersMedium and Large 2-3693114.00/cwt114.00–114.007902
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716128.23/cwt125.00–130.0091817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419149.00/cwt149.00–149.006246
SteersMedium and Large 1-2338144.00/cwt144.00–144.004872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553137.50/cwt137.50–137.5076036
SteersMedium and Large 2-3464135.65/cwt134.00–136.506299
SteersMedium and Large 2-3562124.50/cwt124.50–124.507003
SteersMedium and Large 2-3448144.00/cwt144.00–144.006452
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631132.50/cwt132.50–132.5083630
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534141.36/cwt139.00–142.0075514

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.