Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-01-09

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 9
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,196 head
786 vs last sale 410 1,196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
116 vs last sale 68 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
8 vs last sale 46 54 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

No trend due to Christmas and New Years holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.95/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$126.95
530 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.94
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545127.42695486
Medium and Large 2-3445121.7454144
One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $154 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 sale530 hd
126.95
KY average27 barns · 9,629 hd
125.01
+1.94
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
BullsLow1,87774.081,39118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35454.5873920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55453.3582933
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24546.1557545

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3628110.00/cwt110.00–110.006913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3367125.00/cwt125.00–125.004593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705101.00/cwt101.00–101.007122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2351163.00/cwt163.00–163.005729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0198
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418160.50/cwt160.50–160.5067117
SteersMedium and Large 2-3378157.00/cwt157.00–157.005933
SteersMedium and Large 2-3548136.00/cwt136.00–136.007452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788110.52/cwt107.00–111.008718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818105.00/cwt105.00–105.008597
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2272156.00/cwt156.00–156.004246
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270180.13/cwt173.00–184.004866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2933114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463144.00/cwt144.00–144.006674
SteersMedium and Large 2-3712121.00/cwt121.00–121.008623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633133.23/cwt132.50–135.5084348
SteersMedium and Large 1-2552144.50/cwt144.50–144.5079837
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,095850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230182.50/cwt182.50–182.504201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481159.00/cwt159.00–159.0076523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2708127.73/cwt125.00–129.5090418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681130.00/cwt130.00–130.0088510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,329866.90/cwt820.00–950.0011,5214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265943.03/cwt850.00–1,025.0011,9292
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2855850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,2681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,377735.41/cwt625.00–775.0010,1273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,478691.75/cwt575.00–775.0010,2242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325809.81/cwt800.00–825.0010,7306
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,250775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,6882
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,035787.78/cwt710.00–850.008,1542
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825480.00/cwt480.00–480.003,9601
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,010600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,0601
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2850675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,7381
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2965520.00/cwt520.00–520.005,0181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439150.51/cwt150.50–151.0066145
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630125.50/cwt125.50–125.5079142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2501142.50/cwt142.50–142.5071432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484140.50/cwt140.50–140.506808
BullsMedium and Large 1-283295.00/cwt95.00–95.007906
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added638153.50/cwt153.50–153.5097974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added529132.00/cwt132.00–132.0069816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660133.25/cwt133.25–133.2587979
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375157.00/cwt157.00–157.005894
Bulls1,79270.06/cwt66.00–73.501,2559
Bulls1,92977.49/cwt74.00–80.501,4958
Bulls2,23083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,8511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3328152.00/cwt152.00–152.004993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535124.20/cwt123.00–125.0066421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559132.50/cwt132.50–132.5074157
BullsMedium and Large 1-2329166.98/cwt164.00–172.0054918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2707116.25/cwt116.25–116.2582217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380163.00/cwt163.00–163.0061914
BullsMedium and Large 2-3412114.00/cwt114.00–114.004703
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460131.45/cwt129.00–134.006058
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56653.50/cwt48.50–56.0083831
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59046.00/cwt46.00–46.007311
CowsLean 85-90%1,25546.74/cwt43.00–51.5058731
CowsLean 85-90%1,27854.82/cwt53.00–56.507013
CowsLean 85-90%1,20842.11/cwt39.50–43.5050911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15556.00/cwt56.00–56.006471
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34353.93/cwt49.00–57.0072418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44860.45/cwt60.00–61.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370138.34/cwt136.00–139.0051241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713112.00/cwt112.00–112.0079921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318147.00/cwt147.00–147.004679
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3464121.20/cwt120.00–122.0056220
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3269136.41/cwt132.00–138.003677
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3416117.32/cwt115.00–121.004885
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310142.00/cwt142.00–142.004402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509123.29/cwt122.50–127.5062886
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439134.67/cwt133.00–135.0059174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552124.25/cwt124.25–124.2568671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627117.11/cwt116.50–119.5073467
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536146.50/cwt146.50–146.5078517
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610127.50/cwt126.00–129.007784

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.