Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-06-18

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 18
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
50 vs last sale 689 85 vs year ago 554 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
11 vs last sale 81 14 vs year ago 106 · 13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
16 vs last sale 35 24 vs year ago 43 · 55.8%
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 traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Feeder bulls under 500 pounds traded 3.00 lower, over 500 pounds 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.04/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$127.04
269 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$215
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.04
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3287140.004023thin
Medium and Large 1-2546127.76698239
Medium and Large 2-3517119.2961727
One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale269 hd
127.04
KY average27 barns · 5,401 hd
129.09
−2.04
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
BullsAverage1,74797.251,69910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46369.491,01623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28969.3789418
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17260.7771218

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2554140.25/cwt140.25–140.2577736
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472139.22/cwt136.00–140.0065710
Bulls1,965101.17/cwt98.00–104.501,9885
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400149.00/cwt149.00–149.005961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2814100.50/cwt100.50–100.5081811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3474128.05/cwt126.00–132.006073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439153.50/cwt153.50–153.5067416
Bulls1,895108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,0471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505122.30/cwt119.00–129.006183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.0085122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727122.43/cwt122.00–124.008909
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578132.00/cwt132.00–132.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465156.50/cwt156.50–156.5072810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360158.00/cwt158.00–158.005691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3719111.67/cwt110.00–115.008033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565143.50/cwt143.50–143.5081112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525145.50/cwt145.50–145.507642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008305
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634136.20/cwt135.75–139.5086424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423151.00/cwt151.00–151.006393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2282169.00/cwt169.00–169.004773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added790124.50/cwt124.50–124.509848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659137.50/cwt137.50–137.509064
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320132.00/cwt132.00–132.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437139.00/cwt139.00–139.0060730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378149.50/cwt149.50–149.505654
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350143.00/cwt143.00–143.005011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488132.03/cwt127.00–132.5064433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2277151.49/cwt150.00–154.004205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3652100.00/cwt100.00–100.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622119.03/cwt112.00–120.0074050
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2652117.00/cwt117.00–117.007637
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3613110.00/cwt110.00–110.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566130.00/cwt130.00–130.0073656
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345153.50/cwt153.50–153.5053011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,068.75/cwt1,050.00–1,075.0012,8254
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,473103.60/cwt100.00–108.001,5262
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614133.75/cwt133.75–133.7582130
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367162.00/cwt162.00–162.005953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2915116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007155
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510143.16/cwt140.50–144.0073035
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3541115.50/cwt115.50–115.506259
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added730110.50/cwt110.50–110.508074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717104.72/cwt102.00–105.0075111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480125.13/cwt123.50–128.0060111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added796102.00/cwt102.00–102.008126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2545121.49/cwt120.50–124.0066221
HeifersMedium and Large 3287140.00/cwt140.00–140.004023
SteersMedium and Large 2-3620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2804109.00/cwt109.00–109.008764
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430133.00/cwt133.00–133.005722
Dairy SteersLarge 335895.00/cwt95.00–95.003408
Dairy SteersLarge 326779.00/cwt79.00–79.002113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,320950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,5401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,425950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,5381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250845.00/cwt845.00–845.0010,5631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46969.33/cwt64.00–74.001,01822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28969.37/cwt64.00–74.5089418
CowsLean 85-90%1,06554.00/cwt54.00–54.005751
CowsLean 85-90%1,32569.00/cwt69.00–69.009141
CowsLean 85-90%1,16960.68/cwt55.50–65.5070916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32073.00/cwt73.00–73.009641
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2890825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,3431
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820835.00/cwt835.00–835.006,8471
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2800975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005584
Bulls1,43889.65/cwt86.00–93.001,2894
BullsMedium and Large 2-3738112.00/cwt112.00–112.008276

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.