Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-06-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 4
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
326 vs last sale 795 469 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
110 vs last sale 157 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
57 vs last sale 84 27 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 3.00 lower, over 500 pounds steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder bulls 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 $124.11/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$124.11
178 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.65
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559125.60702146
Medium and Large 2-3508117.3259632
One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $106 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 sale178 hd
124.11
KY average28 barns · 5,727 hd
128.77
−4.65
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
BullsLow1,55591.161,4183thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30265.598546thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54663.3798010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23459.0872917

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added752119.00/cwt119.00–119.0089511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2794115.50/cwt115.50–115.509175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360167.00/cwt167.00–167.0060110
BullsMedium and Large 2-3627115.57/cwt104.00–123.007255
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624129.50/cwt129.50–129.5080813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3486135.46/cwt132.00–140.006587
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417161.50/cwt161.50–161.5067315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552140.50/cwt140.50–140.5077615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718118.00/cwt118.00–118.008472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487144.89/cwt141.00–146.0070617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2784104.93/cwt104.25–106.008235
Bulls1,16082.50/cwt82.50–82.509571
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,455113.61/cwt108.00–117.001,6533
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2814102.00/cwt102.00–102.008308
Bulls1,75395.49/cwt88.00–100.501,6742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708104.19/cwt104.00–105.0073811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439142.50/cwt142.50–142.5062612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885107.00/cwt107.00–107.009471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-373599.00/cwt99.00–99.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539125.16/cwt122.50–130.5067512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423125.00/cwt125.00–125.005292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628116.07/cwt116.00–116.5072929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566121.50/cwt121.50–121.5068816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815107.00/cwt107.00–107.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582107.51/cwt107.00–108.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481139.24/cwt138.50–139.5067033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664111.80/cwt111.50–113.0074210
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581144.25/cwt144.25–144.2583817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423157.00/cwt157.00–157.006646
SteersMedium and Large 2-3511122.50/cwt122.50–122.506265
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3604111.50/cwt111.50–111.506734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added754108.50/cwt108.50–108.508187
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360145.09/cwt144.00–146.0052211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468119.86/cwt115.00–128.0056112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528118.00/cwt118.00–118.006237
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200940.00/cwt940.00–940.0011,2801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,4254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,5481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,5801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10577.00/cwt77.00–77.008511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34163.31/cwt61.50–65.508495
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54663.37/cwt59.50–67.5098010
CowsLean 85-90%1,23459.08/cwt55.00–65.0072917
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2464152.50/cwt152.50–152.507088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1191
SteersMedium and Large 2-3725111.20/cwt110.00–113.008065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2837116.12/cwt112.00–118.009728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385166.00/cwt166.00–166.006392
SteersMedium and Large 2-3668113.00/cwt113.00–113.007556
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639131.21/cwt131.00–132.0083814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2277176.49/cwt173.00–178.004893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540144.30/cwt143.00–148.0077925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713120.50/cwt120.50–120.508593

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.