Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-06-11

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 11
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
220 vs last sale 469 136 vs year ago 553 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
34 vs last sale 47 15 vs year ago 96 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
8 vs last sale 27 21 vs year ago 56 · 37.5%
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 heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. A very hot slaughter market with heated bidder participation was noted with cows trading 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.67/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$129.67
255 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536130.78701233
Medium and Large 2-3539117.9163622
One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $66 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 sale255 hd
129.67
KY average27 barns · 5,416 hd
128.75
+0.93
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
BullsAverage1,56690.001,41011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44568.3198719
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28167.9187016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20357.4869221

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40073.50/cwt73.50–73.501,0291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28167.91/cwt65.00–71.5087016
Bulls1,75595.20/cwt89.00–99.001,6716
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3462125.33/cwt125.00–126.005796
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615109.97/cwt108.00–112.006764
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316152.20/cwt150.00–153.004815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2873104.50/cwt104.50–104.509124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235149.00/cwt149.00–149.003501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3453126.00/cwt126.00–126.005713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3368158.00/cwt158.00–158.005812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2635124.00/cwt124.00–124.0078728
BullsMedium and Large 1-2549135.50/cwt135.50–135.5074428
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428157.36/cwt153.00–158.0067424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2497142.50/cwt142.50–142.5070819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382165.63/cwt160.50–170.0063311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703115.50/cwt115.50–115.508129
BullsMedium and Large 1-283796.00/cwt96.00–96.008046
BullsMedium and Large 1-2312171.04/cwt170.00–174.005346
Bulls1,34083.77/cwt80.50–87.001,1235
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3526113.39/cwt108.00–116.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added537135.75/cwt134.50–136.5072935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added447144.50/cwt144.50–144.5064630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620124.50/cwt124.50–124.5077211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added316154.00/cwt154.00–154.004874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added685110.50/cwt110.50–110.507572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634118.29/cwt117.50–118.5075028
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433141.89/cwt137.00–142.5061425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558127.00/cwt127.00–127.0070922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488134.26/cwt132.00–135.5065519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710106.67/cwt102.00–107.0075716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366147.19/cwt147.00–148.0053910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2875720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,450980.00/cwt980.00–980.0014,2101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,274865.43/cwt840.00–950.0011,02610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225944.39/cwt850.00–1,035.0011,5692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,303777.00/cwt710.00–800.0010,1248
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,320870.00/cwt870.00–870.0011,4841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,1652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688108.00/cwt108.00–108.007438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525121.50/cwt121.50–121.506386
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added553139.75/cwt139.75–139.7577313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added734125.00/cwt125.00–125.009188
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added864112.00/cwt112.00–112.009687
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added837119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added790119.50/cwt119.50–119.509441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2543139.43/cwt136.50–140.0075730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620130.50/cwt130.50–130.5080916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485152.23/cwt152.00–152.5073811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733121.00/cwt121.00–121.0088710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405163.50/cwt163.50–163.506621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3561118.00/cwt118.00–118.006629
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,6886
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,625100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2990115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623141.75/cwt141.75–141.7588343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531148.37/cwt148.25–148.5078836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655138.25/cwt138.25–138.2590631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added459161.75/cwt161.75–161.7574217
CowsLean 85-90%1,20558.10/cwt52.50–63.0070016
CowsLean 85-90%1,16452.23/cwt50.00–53.506084
CowsLean 85-90%1,33068.50/cwt68.50–68.509111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44868.02/cwt64.50–71.0098518

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.