Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-03-05

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 5
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
486 head
160 vs last sale 326 486 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
33 vs last sale 52 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
0 vs last sale 31 31 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 steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 pounds 5.00-8.00 higher and over 600 pounds steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $130.91/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$130.91
192 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$153
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.55
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3409131.7753928
Medium and Large 1-2529130.77691164
One grade step is worth $1.00/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale192 hd
130.91
KY average27 barns · 3,982 hd
130.37
+0.55
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
BullsLow1,55483.751,30115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41065.0991812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27063.5580711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19756.6767823

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2360143.00/cwt143.00–143.0051518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215147.50/cwt147.50–147.503171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443142.00/cwt142.00–142.006297
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3279146.45/cwt140.00–148.004095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630115.12/cwt113.50–116.0072520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-289795.00/cwt95.00–95.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382178.40/cwt168.00–179.5068121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714116.50/cwt116.50–116.508328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2321175.00/cwt175.00–175.005624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523139.00/cwt139.00–139.007272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560141.67/cwt135.00–144.0079326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433168.00/cwt168.00–168.0072711
BullsMedium and Large 1-284897.00/cwt97.00–97.008234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2798100.00/cwt100.00–100.007982
BullsMedium and Large 2-3745103.00/cwt103.00–103.007672
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2503149.86/cwt148.00–150.0075415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629126.00/cwt126.00–126.007936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478155.00/cwt155.00–155.007413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465164.71/cwt164.00–165.0076620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383173.00/cwt173.00–173.006635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2303177.00/cwt177.00–177.005362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420167.50/cwt167.50–167.507046
SteersMedium and Large 2-3288129.00/cwt129.00–129.003722
SteersMedium and Large 2-3630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added712129.50/cwt129.50–129.509229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2699129.00/cwt129.00–129.009025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538147.43/cwt145.00–148.0079310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41065.09/cwt60.50–68.0091812
CowsLean 85-90%1,20256.31/cwt52.00–60.5067722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27063.55/cwt58.00–67.0080711
CowsLean 85-90%1,08064.50/cwt64.50–64.506971
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539125.00/cwt125.00–125.006748
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3368138.88/cwt137.00–140.005118
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371895.00/cwt95.00–95.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added788107.50/cwt107.50–107.508478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2499141.25/cwt141.25–141.2570523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333143.49/cwt143.00–145.0047811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273156.00/cwt156.00–156.004262
Dairy SteersLarge 360369.00/cwt69.00–69.004163
Dairy SteersLarge 340566.00/cwt66.00–66.002672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,223940.21/cwt885.00–975.0011,4992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210732.19/cwt635.00–885.008,8595
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3870650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,6551
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,010825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,3331
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3331,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,6631
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,025103.80/cwt86.00–122.501,0642
Bulls1,34275.16/cwt70.00–78.501,0095
Bulls1,93393.94/cwt93.00–95.001,8162
Bulls1,59186.58/cwt81.00–89.501,3778
BullsMedium and Large 2-3452149.00/cwt149.00–149.006735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2895650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8181
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2950500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210894.63/cwt600.00–1,060.0010,8253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,9801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added607142.50/cwt142.50–142.5086510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2909108.00/cwt108.00–108.009825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270166.51/cwt165.00–169.004505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790112.00/cwt112.00–112.008851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618135.33/cwt134.50–138.5083619
SteersMedium and Large 2-3805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540154.25/cwt154.25–154.2583314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2769103.00/cwt103.00–103.007924
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3463131.78/cwt117.00–134.006109
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3239124.04/cwt122.50–127.502963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added454142.25/cwt142.25–142.2564615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554130.90/cwt130.50–131.5072537

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.