Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-07-16

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
257 vs last sale 811 302 vs year ago 856 · 35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
69 vs last sale 122 16 vs year ago 69 · 23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
12 vs last sale 30 12 vs year ago 30 · +40.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$126.36
175 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.41
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3455135.006143thin
Medium and Large 1-2542126.52686155
Medium and Large 2-3452123.3755817thin
One grade step is worth $11.63/cwt here — about $56 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 sale175 hd
126.36
KY average27 barns · 5,055 hd
124.94
+1.41
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
BullsLow1,80196.101,7318thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34464.778716thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51662.6495011
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16155.3364217

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2-3576120.61/cwt114.00–126.006959
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378161.00/cwt161.00–161.0060918
BullsMedium and Large 2-3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683112.24/cwt112.00–113.007678
BullsMedium and Large 2-3361149.52/cwt145.00–151.005404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627126.00/cwt126.00–126.0079015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008102
Bulls1,44589.31/cwt89.00–89.501,2912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490142.31/cwt140.50–143.0069718
BullsMedium and Large 1-282399.00/cwt99.00–99.008154
Bulls1,818103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560133.00/cwt133.00–133.0074521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325163.00/cwt163.00–163.005305
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570119.09/cwt115.00–120.506794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437137.66/cwt134.50–139.0060224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340138.00/cwt138.00–138.004692
HeifersMedium and Large 3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365124.40/cwt121.00–129.004545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497134.50/cwt134.50–134.5066828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2538130.50/cwt130.50–130.507022
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3462125.00/cwt125.00–125.005785
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552126.04/cwt122.00–128.5069629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280131.96/cwt130.00–133.003693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627119.11/cwt115.00–120.0074740
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660114.00/cwt114.00–114.007524
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382133.63/cwt131.00–135.005109
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225162.50/cwt162.50–162.503661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518122.00/cwt122.00–122.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725105.75/cwt105.00–106.0076712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-293098.00/cwt98.00–98.009111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,656.70/cwt1,525.00–1,775.0020,19513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,750.00/cwt1,750.00–1,750.0021,8753
SteersMedium and Large 2-3569134.62/cwt130.50–136.007664
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668125.39/cwt125.00–126.008388
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2458152.00/cwt152.00–152.0069611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3484135.79/cwt134.00–141.006574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2702124.00/cwt124.00–124.0087018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533136.00/cwt136.00–136.007252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631134.36/cwt134.00–134.5084822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2266176.00/cwt176.00–176.004684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568141.70/cwt141.25–142.7580535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423151.00/cwt151.00–151.006394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added684132.25/cwt132.25–132.2590514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370166.00/cwt166.00–166.006146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,4381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,4881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,7601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2970800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41069.00/cwt69.00–69.009731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33163.93/cwt61.00–68.008515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51662.64/cwt59.50–66.0095011
CowsLean 85-90%1,25050.66/cwt49.50–54.006335
CowsLean 85-90%1,12457.28/cwt54.00–62.5064412
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,8251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,401.15/cwt1,350.00–1,500.0018,2156
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,201.61/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0014,9005
Bulls1,97096.05/cwt91.50–99.001,8924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440145.13/cwt140.00–145.5063929
BullsMedium and Large 1-2704113.00/cwt113.00–113.007967

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.