Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2019-12-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
979 head
259 vs last sale 1,238 979 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
58 vs last sale 171 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
82 vs last sale 107 25 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

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.81/cwt on 372 head.
Average price
$122.81
372 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.84
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543123.18669346
Medium and Large 2-3445117.8652426
One grade step is worth $5.32/cwt here — about $144 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 sale372 hd
122.81
KY average29 barns · 9,848 hd
119.96
+2.84
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
BullsLow1,73567.511,1717thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27952.3366916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52950.7277621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21445.4655233

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2-3363127.33/cwt107.00–132.0046211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726121.57/cwt120.50–127.0088312
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007253
SteersMedium and Large 2-3288162.92/cwt162.50–163.004696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490119.67/cwt118.50–126.0058636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431127.72/cwt126.00–128.0055036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702101.00/cwt101.00–101.0070910
SteersMedium and Large 2-3318155.00/cwt155.00–155.004933
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735106.53/cwt104.00–109.007832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3503111.00/cwt111.00–111.005582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355166.00/cwt166.00–166.005893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675128.50/cwt128.50–128.508672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489145.60/cwt143.50–146.5071213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2849119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0105
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006324
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561133.60/cwt131.50–135.0074928
SteersMedium and Large 1-2276171.08/cwt170.00–172.5047215
SteersMedium and Large 2-3417144.00/cwt144.00–144.006003
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3618116.47/cwt115.00–119.007204
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,10594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0391
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2753119.50/cwt119.50–119.509007
SteersMedium and Large 1-2616128.29/cwt127.00–130.007907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080360.00/cwt360.00–360.003,8881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,5301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,308540.82/cwt500.00–580.007,0743
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2885400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,5401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,198867.64/cwt800.00–950.0010,3942
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-2900675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,0751
Dairy SteersLarge 344060.00/cwt60.00–60.002641
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2932
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,3011
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,095825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0342
BullsMedium and Large 1-2502133.00/cwt133.00–133.0066832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433140.00/cwt140.00–140.0060627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2712109.50/cwt109.50–109.5078016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2362162.00/cwt162.00–162.0058613
BullsMedium and Large 1-282098.00/cwt98.00–98.008045
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310163.00/cwt163.00–163.005051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576148.18/cwt141.00–148.7585493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added651127.25/cwt127.25–127.2582878
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520122.16/cwt121.00–123.0063530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added733115.00/cwt115.00–115.008435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added562122.75/cwt122.75–122.7569017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added460133.00/cwt133.00–133.0061211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735103.50/cwt103.50–103.5076111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561135.25/cwt135.25–135.2575940
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628123.75/cwt123.75–123.7577733
BullsSmall and Medium 1-270396.00/cwt96.00–96.006753
Bulls1,65764.71/cwt63.00–67.501,0725
Bulls1,93074.50/cwt74.50–74.501,4382
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375127.11/cwt125.00–130.004777
BullsMedium and Large 2-3557116.00/cwt116.00–116.006466
BullsMedium and Large 2-387590.00/cwt90.00–90.007882
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1-294571.00/cwt71.00–71.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538123.36/cwt121.00–124.0066414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52250.81/cwt49.00–53.5077318
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38848.24/cwt48.00–48.506702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557115.54/cwt114.50–115.7564442
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415101.00/cwt101.00–101.004192
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2653114.43/cwt113.00–115.507477
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2538114.50/cwt114.50–114.506168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2301134.00/cwt134.00–134.004034
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3282126.00/cwt126.00–126.003553
HeifersMedium and Large 2-382899.00/cwt99.00–99.008203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625113.15/cwt112.50–113.5070723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363138.19/cwt133.00–140.0050230
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468113.27/cwt110.00–115.005306
CowsLean 85-90%1,23846.72/cwt43.00–50.0057824
CowsLean 85-90%1,32054.50/cwt54.50–54.507191
CowsLean 85-90%1,12740.54/cwt35.50–44.504578
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268142.53/cwt141.00–144.003826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-293588.00/cwt88.00–88.008232
BullsMedium and Large 2-3639113.38/cwt112.50–115.0072417
BullsMedium and Large 2-3453124.33/cwt122.00–125.5056318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27952.33/cwt49.00–58.0066916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,94554.00/cwt54.00–54.001,0501

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.