Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-04-30

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 30
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
165 vs last sale 793 628 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
27 vs last sale 93 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
48 vs last sale 30 78 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 under 600 pounds traded 2.00-4.00 lower, over 600 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.37/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$123.37
290 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$100
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3400130.0552031
Medium and Large 1-2506122.56620259
One grade step is worth $7.49/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale290 hd
123.37
KY average27 barns · 4,879 hd
117.77
+5.60
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
BullsLow1,90783.881,5994thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27257.3773019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43555.7980116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13350.2456955

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608128.89/cwt128.00–129.0078418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674116.15/cwt115.50–117.007837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2253167.00/cwt167.00–167.004232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006754
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705117.25/cwt117.25–117.2582710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571131.65/cwt127.50–134.2575213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384163.00/cwt163.00–163.006265
SteersMedium and Large 2-3488126.51/cwt125.00–130.006174
SteersMedium and Large 2-383081.00/cwt81.00–81.006721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364163.96/cwt161.00–167.0059712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527126.50/cwt126.50–126.506678
BullsMedium and Large 1-286683.50/cwt83.50–83.507234
BullsMedium and Large 2-3313158.70/cwt153.00–162.004977
BullsMedium and Large 2-373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425145.19/cwt143.00–145.2561734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630113.50/cwt113.50–113.5071511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475146.50/cwt146.50–146.5069619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539137.75/cwt137.75–137.7574210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2807100.99/cwt98.00–104.008154
CowsLean 85-90%1,19652.70/cwt50.00–56.0063026
CowsLean 85-90%1,07748.04/cwt45.00–51.5051729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27257.37/cwt54.00–61.5073019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43555.79/cwt53.00–59.0080116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708105.00/cwt105.00–105.007436
BullsMedium and Large 2-3623105.62/cwt105.00–107.506584
BullsMedium and Large 2-367592.00/cwt92.00–92.006211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555129.00/cwt129.00–129.0071625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2312176.00/cwt176.00–176.005499
BullsMedium and Large 1-2659108.00/cwt108.00–108.007126
Bulls1,68070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3331,123.54/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0014,9772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,071.14/cwt900.00–1,180.0012,73623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,257801.76/cwt600.00–1,085.0010,07811
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780735.00/cwt735.00–735.005,7331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2356146.25/cwt145.00–148.0052124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-268995.50/cwt95.50–95.506588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-283589.00/cwt89.00–89.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328137.40/cwt135.00–138.004519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added537119.66/cwt119.25–120.2564333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431128.00/cwt128.00–128.0055236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-272494.49/cwt93.00–96.006848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2258155.00/cwt155.00–155.004004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245146.00/cwt146.00–146.003581
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3448121.94/cwt115.00–124.0054613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481125.52/cwt123.75–129.0060442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563116.52/cwt115.00–117.0065630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539117.24/cwt117.00–117.2563221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309151.00/cwt151.00–151.004677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-277085.00/cwt85.00–85.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3377138.47/cwt137.00–140.005228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added437135.00/cwt135.00–135.0059013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629105.87/cwt105.00–106.0066630
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-279887.00/cwt87.00–87.006946
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3041,208.84/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0015,7634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2261,029.96/cwt975.00–1,075.0012,6274
Bulls1,98288.50/cwt87.00–89.501,7543
BullsMedium and Large 2-3442137.00/cwt137.00–137.006063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477137.62/cwt137.00–139.0065653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1121,127.88/cwt1,075.00–1,180.0012,5425
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,310950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,4451
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665103.00/cwt103.00–103.006852

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.