Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-05-28

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 28
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
43 vs last sale 752 795 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
41 vs last sale 116 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
48 vs last sale 36 84 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 500 pounds traded 7.00-10.00 higher, over 500 pounds 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 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 $127.64/cwt on 313 head.
Average price
$127.64
313 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$51
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3508129.2765798
Medium and Large 1-2558126.90708215
One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale313 hd
127.64
KY average19 barns · 4,139 hd
126.45
+1.20
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
BullsHigh1,64895.621,57623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33264.0985419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45863.9393220
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27457.3073049

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2425161.00/cwt161.00–161.006848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added992110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,09610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279173.10/cwt171.00–177.504833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added784122.26/cwt121.00–122.5095932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2687125.61/cwt125.00–127.5086312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2233145.52/cwt145.00–146.003392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370144.00/cwt144.00–144.005333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added758113.50/cwt113.50–113.5086012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710108.50/cwt108.50–108.507705
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328155.00/cwt155.00–155.005082
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3633101.00/cwt101.00–101.006394
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675106.68/cwt104.00–110.0072013
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437131.31/cwt129.00–132.005748
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368148.73/cwt146.00–149.5054718
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3546120.94/cwt117.50–123.5066028
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2448141.50/cwt141.50–141.5063420
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490135.76/cwt129.50–137.5066553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627116.22/cwt116.00–116.2572949
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828103.00/cwt103.00–103.008532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2722114.50/cwt114.50–114.5082717
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535127.78/cwt123.00–132.5068412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2547141.00/cwt141.00–141.0077124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313184.00/cwt184.00–184.005764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2492142.65/cwt141.50–143.0070225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2581132.50/cwt132.50–132.507705
Bulls1,510102.88/cwt102.00–104.001,5532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2636125.25/cwt125.25–125.2579735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373175.00/cwt175.00–175.006536
Bulls1,45687.33/cwt80.00–90.001,2725
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380151.00/cwt151.00–151.005741
BullsMedium and Large 1-279098.49/cwt98.00–100.007788
Bulls1,72597.30/cwt91.50–101.501,67816
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438159.50/cwt159.50–159.5069917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,196.43/cwt1,125.00–1,250.0014,9557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,006.25/cwt950.00–1,025.0012,5784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,7253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,064964.74/cwt900.00–1,000.0010,26511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,301790.29/cwt650.00–825.0010,2827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,281997.71/cwt875.00–1,150.0012,78117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,375760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,4501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45963.87/cwt60.50–68.0093218
CowsLean 85-90%1,19851.24/cwt48.00–53.506146
CowsLean 85-90%1,28558.14/cwt54.00–65.0074743
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33264.09/cwt60.00–68.0085419
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29057.50/cwt57.50–57.507421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60071.50/cwt71.50–71.501,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270144.00/cwt144.00–144.003891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2542130.03/cwt127.00–136.0070588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477132.50/cwt132.50–132.506323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0016,8755
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,254730.00/cwt730.00–730.009,1541
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480133.00/cwt133.00–133.006381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875107.00/cwt107.00–107.009361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476158.70/cwt156.50–159.5075519
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,3001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,3881
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0017,2251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3368161.00/cwt161.00–161.005922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627131.11/cwt131.00–134.0082227
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715120.83/cwt120.50–122.0086428
SteersMedium and Large 2-3467148.00/cwt148.00–148.0069112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3567126.68/cwt115.00–136.007185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561144.22/cwt140.00–146.5080969
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813116.00/cwt116.00–116.009433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355176.00/cwt176.00–176.006252
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605126.43/cwt126.00–126.507657

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.