Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-03-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
141 vs last sale 486 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
26 vs last sale 85 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
69 vs last sale 31 100 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: due to a lower market overall, feeder cattle traded sharply lower. 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 $122.17/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$122.17
158 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.14
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500124.22621127
Medium and Large 2-3499113.7656731
One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $54 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 sale158 hd
122.17
KY average27 barns · 7,103 hd
125.30
−3.14
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
BullsAverage1,67685.051,42510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30565.498552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32165.138606thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13752.4659618

Every lot, as filed

75 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-283087.00/cwt87.00–87.007222
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370138.00/cwt138.00–138.005112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428149.00/cwt149.00–149.0063818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555135.50/cwt135.50–135.5075214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2503138.50/cwt138.50–138.5069710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364155.71/cwt154.00–160.005677
BullsMedium and Large 1-2686108.19/cwt108.00–109.007425
BullsMedium and Large 1-290382.00/cwt82.00–82.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1-279083.00/cwt83.00–83.006562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32165.13/cwt61.00–68.508606
Bulls1,82888.23/cwt85.00–92.001,6137
Bulls1,32077.62/cwt76.00–78.501,0253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639116.74/cwt116.00–117.507466
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423154.24/cwt153.00–155.506526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655122.26/cwt117.50–125.508015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2708113.00/cwt113.00–113.008004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288160.00/cwt160.00–160.004613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375159.00/cwt159.00–159.005962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780111.00/cwt111.00–111.008661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345159.00/cwt159.00–159.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3492123.00/cwt123.00–123.006058
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430118.74/cwt111.00–122.005116
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006165
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371382.00/cwt82.00–82.005853
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005993
HeifersMedium and Large 2-363597.00/cwt97.00–97.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3355115.00/cwt115.00–115.004082
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3235132.00/cwt132.00–132.003102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added648113.00/cwt113.00–113.0073217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432135.00/cwt135.00–135.0058326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562115.64/cwt115.00–117.0065019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459138.81/cwt137.00–139.5063718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366129.23/cwt128.00–131.0047317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2542120.00/cwt120.00–120.006508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2284133.53/cwt131.00–135.003798
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00057.00/cwt57.00–57.005705
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,1881
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2909765.87/cwt650.00–825.006,9625
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,2502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,144.03/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0012,7796
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,161.36/cwt900.00–1,250.0012,77510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1571,003.04/cwt775.00–1,200.0011,60517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,011.27/cwt750.00–1,150.0011,8028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,9701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248718.03/cwt680.00–750.008,9615
Bred CowsMedium 1-29501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,7381
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,010750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0013,8881
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,50090.27/cwt87.00–94.001,3542
BullsMedium and Large 1-299594.00/cwt94.00–94.009351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3431149.00/cwt149.00–149.006424
SteersMedium and Large 2-3593115.00/cwt115.00–115.006822
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485131.00/cwt131.00–131.006351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
CowsLean 85-90%1,20154.13/cwt49.00–59.0065014
CowsLean 85-90%91146.63/cwt44.00–48.004254
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30565.49/cwt65.00–66.008552
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250132.00/cwt132.00–132.003301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529140.67/cwt137.50–145.5074415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468147.00/cwt147.00–147.0068813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645104.00/cwt104.00–104.006716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-277894.00/cwt94.00–94.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-290585.00/cwt85.00–85.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280589.00/cwt89.00–89.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230132.00/cwt132.00–132.003041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533126.00/cwt126.00–126.006725
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006052

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.