Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-07-23

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 23
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
119 vs last sale 554 220 vs year ago 655 · 33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
3 vs last sale 53 18 vs year ago 68 · 26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
27 vs last sale 42 9 vs year ago 24 · 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 traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.23/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$130.23
214 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.08
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2603130.92790201
Medium and Large 2-3552119.6966013thin
One grade step is worth $11.23/cwt here — about $130 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 sale214 hd
130.23
KY average28 barns · 5,456 hd
128.15
+2.08
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
BullsLow1,74397.051,69210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,67268.991,1533thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56868.291,07110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,31159.4177917

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2-3393145.00/cwt145.00–145.005703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490140.25/cwt138.00–140.5068719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Bulls1,39082.36/cwt79.00–86.001,1452
BullsMedium and Large 2-3439137.00/cwt137.00–137.006014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630126.51/cwt126.00–132.0079723
BullsMedium and Large 1-280897.00/cwt97.00–97.007844
Bulls2,188104.49/cwt103.50–105.502,2862
BullsMedium and Large 3544118.00/cwt118.00–118.006424
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2704115.00/cwt115.00–115.008107
Bulls1,71399.47/cwt97.00–103.001,7046
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533123.00/cwt123.00–123.006562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367158.00/cwt158.00–158.005808
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3713106.00/cwt106.00–106.007562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2496133.41/cwt132.00–133.5066216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,25099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371128.94/cwt127.00–135.004784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2559130.48/cwt127.00–133.0072924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623117.86/cwt112.00–119.007346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625124.95/cwt123.75–126.5078131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added921105.50/cwt105.50–105.509727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709110.62/cwt110.00–113.0078410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650137.25/cwt137.25–137.2589275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371141.19/cwt140.00–143.0052415
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.0060116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325142.50/cwt142.50–142.504631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620109.00/cwt109.00–109.006762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2541135.14/cwt133.50–136.0073117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy910101.00/cwt101.00–101.009191
BullsMedium and Large 2-3758103.00/cwt103.00–103.007812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added756122.56/cwt122.00–123.009279
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693124.00/cwt124.00–124.008599
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487148.00/cwt148.00–148.0072110
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580139.00/cwt139.00–139.008061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612141.55/cwt139.00–145.0086614
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2544143.83/cwt143.00–147.0078225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280177.00/cwt177.00–177.004961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3488138.50/cwt138.00–139.006762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added820115.50/cwt115.50–115.509473
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405154.00/cwt154.00–154.006241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added911113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,0344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,4201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,318966.36/cwt720.00–1,200.0012,7379
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250730.00/cwt730.00–730.009,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,4251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45074.50/cwt74.50–74.501,0801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,78366.23/cwt64.00–68.001,1812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0691
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58267.66/cwt64.00–69.501,0709
CowsLean 85-90%1,33349.84/cwt48.00–51.506642
CowsLean 85-90%1,30860.69/cwt55.00–65.0079415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441146.00/cwt146.00–146.0064419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121

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.