Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-11-21

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,535 head
616 vs last sale 919 1,535 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
31 vs last sale 155 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
36 vs last sale 78 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

Feeder steers under 500 pounds steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 pounds 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder bulls under 400 pounds 2.00-5.00 higher, over 400 pounds 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.86/cwt on 715 head.
Average price
$116.86
715 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.13
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566117.30663660
Medium and Large 2-3536111.5259855
One grade step is worth $5.79/cwt here — about $66 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 sale715 hd
116.86
KY average26 barns · 8,615 hd
118.98
−2.13
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
BullsAverage1,78172.951,29919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34153.1071218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48951.0976132
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20145.8555163

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2-3394137.00/cwt137.00–137.005404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636124.55/cwt123.50–130.0079271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2361159.50/cwt159.00–160.005768
SteersMedium and Large 1-2928110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50251.09/cwt47.50–54.0076729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34153.10/cwt50.00–57.5071218
CowsLean 85-90%1,09441.25/cwt37.00–44.5045120
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32060.00/cwt60.00–60.007921
CowsLean 85-90%1,25147.99/cwt43.00–54.0060043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38846.70/cwt46.00–47.506482
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625104.53/cwt93.00–107.5065310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380137.00/cwt137.00–137.005213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631119.05/cwt115.00–119.7575170
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439136.00/cwt136.00–136.0059728
BullsMedium and Large 1-2317165.00/cwt165.00–165.005237
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2485101.00/cwt101.00–101.004901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3439126.43/cwt126.00–126.5055513
Bulls1,90676.28/cwt72.00–83.501,45412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3548119.50/cwt119.50–119.5065512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3716100.00/cwt100.00–100.007166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2557123.00/cwt123.00–123.0068575
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703113.18/cwt106.00–114.0079630
BullsMedium and Large 1-280399.50/cwt99.50–99.5079910
BullsSmall and Medium 2-3490112.00/cwt112.00–112.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-362799.54/cwt97.00–100.0062413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-374891.00/cwt91.00–91.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added714130.50/cwt130.50–130.5093273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2441121.57/cwt118.00–123.5053694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2541111.39/cwt108.50–113.5060357
HeifersMedium and Large 1-270396.00/cwt96.00–96.0067528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2826106.50/cwt106.50–106.508807
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433135.00/cwt135.00–135.0058514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498118.00/cwt118.00–118.0058865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360139.14/cwt138.00–141.0050134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755106.50/cwt106.50–106.5080411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3366130.80/cwt129.00–132.0047918
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378598.00/cwt98.00–98.007697
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3198130.00/cwt130.00–130.002571
Dairy SteersLarge 330537.50/cwt37.50–37.501144
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250835.00/cwt835.00–835.0010,4381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,329799.30/cwt760.00–875.0010,6238
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,2391
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2952580.17/cwt550.00–620.005,5233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628111.87/cwt110.00–112.0070390
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676104.57/cwt103.75–105.5070734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274139.91/cwt136.00–144.0038312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,00089.00/cwt89.00–89.008906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562113.60/cwt112.00–114.00638115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485111.33/cwt111.00–112.005409
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3562101.00/cwt101.00–101.005683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added549116.00/cwt116.00–116.0063720
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,17381.30/cwt79.00–84.009542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3462125.00/cwt125.00–125.0057813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3556110.00/cwt110.00–110.0061210
BullsMedium and Large 2-3334144.57/cwt140.00–155.004833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495132.00/cwt132.00–132.0065331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376147.50/cwt147.50–147.5055524
BullsMedium and Large 364892.00/cwt92.00–92.005962
Bulls1,56667.24/cwt65.00–71.001,0537
Bred CowsSmall 1-2760430.00/cwt430.00–430.003,2681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,450683.97/cwt670.00–700.009,9182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,336689.57/cwt660.00–825.009,2137
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175611.91/cwt460.00–740.007,1902
SteersMedium and Large 2-3636117.73/cwt112.00–120.007497
SteersMedium and Large 2-3243142.50/cwt142.50–142.503462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726118.00/cwt117.00–124.0085750
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423146.96/cwt143.00–150.0062220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279167.83/cwt166.00–171.004688
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468140.00/cwt140.00–140.0065513
SteersMedium and Large 2-3511117.82/cwt114.50–124.0060226
SteersMedium and Large 2-3431118.81/cwt116.00–135.005127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added657136.00/cwt136.00–136.0089413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536133.60/cwt132.25–138.5071646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693129.50/cwt129.50–129.508978
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823115.00/cwt115.00–115.009467
SteersMedium and Large 1-2757112.45/cwt112.00–114.008519
SteersMedium and Large 2-3472131.29/cwt128.00–133.5062016

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.