Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-02-06

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 6
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
247 head
221 vs last sale 468 247 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
1 vs last sale 54 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
30 vs last sale 53 23 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 trends available on feeders due to a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.21/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$130.21
87 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.52
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469132.0461974
Medium and Large 2-3451119.8154013thin
One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $79 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 sale87 hd
130.21
KY average27 barns · 4,550 hd
126.69
+3.52
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
BullsAverage1,52680.461,22816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44363.569173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16152.2360627
CowsLean 85-90%Average92036.883397thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2290155.51/cwt146.00–157.004517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553123.00/cwt123.00–123.006806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715113.00/cwt113.00–113.008085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624116.00/cwt116.00–116.007245
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581139.00/cwt139.00–139.008088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2222192.00/cwt192.00–192.004263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009841
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,0202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2900925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2356174.00/cwt174.00–174.006195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2492149.00/cwt149.00–149.007333
SteersMedium and Large 2-3482131.99/cwt130.00–133.006366
SteersMedium and Large 2-3531133.12/cwt130.00–138.007075
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,4052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115890.70/cwt875.00–900.009,9313
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,000660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,2061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,311.57/cwt1,125.00–1,375.0014,6506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,043777.42/cwt725.00–950.008,1085
Dairy SteersLarge 354075.00/cwt75.00–75.004053
Dairy SteersLarge 388076.00/cwt76.00–76.006692
Dairy SteersLarge 369280.00/cwt80.00–80.005545
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2915630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,7651
Bulls1,55381.29/cwt71.50–95.001,26215
Bulls1,12568.00/cwt68.00–68.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2222192.00/cwt192.00–192.004263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632120.00/cwt120.00–120.007582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2268182.50/cwt182.50–182.504892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860111.00/cwt111.00–111.009551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370173.58/cwt160.00–175.0064211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2499147.00/cwt147.00–147.007344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008453
BullsMedium and Large 2-3704107.00/cwt107.00–107.007532
BullsMedium and Large 2-3323149.16/cwt145.00–153.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645101.00/cwt101.00–101.006511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438153.00/cwt153.00–153.0067010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2544136.17/cwt134.00–137.257419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2314181.00/cwt181.00–181.005687
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725118.00/cwt118.00–118.008564
CowsLean 85-90%92036.88/cwt32.00–42.003397
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35062.34/cwt61.00–63.508422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16251.64/cwt45.00–59.5060022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27761.97/cwt61.00–63.007913
CowsBoner 80-85%97044.07/cwt43.00–45.004272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365141.36/cwt140.00–143.005169
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2496128.00/cwt128.00–128.006357
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358124.00/cwt124.00–124.004442
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3332133.00/cwt133.00–133.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518120.00/cwt120.00–120.006223
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-370083.00/cwt83.00–83.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630108.00/cwt108.00–108.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323147.00/cwt147.00–147.004753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2242143.00/cwt143.00–143.003462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465122.50/cwt122.50–122.505701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443134.29/cwt132.00–135.5059517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2533124.69/cwt124.00–125.0066513

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.