Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-07-30

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 30
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
713 head
278 vs last sale 435 35 vs year ago 678 · +5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
28 vs last sale 50 20 vs year ago 98 · 20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
13 vs last sale 15 4 vs year ago 24 · +16.7%
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 mostly steady. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.84/cwt on 319 head.
Average price
$139.84
319 head · 693 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.44
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2704140.41989296
Medium and Large 2-3541132.5271823
One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about $271 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 sale319 hd
139.84
KY average26 barns · 5,302 hd
136.40
+3.44
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
BullsHigh1,63796.221,5757thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29672.1393513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41672.121,02112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19865.3578323

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls1,745107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,8761
BullsMedium and Large 2-3674115.49/cwt115.00–116.007784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568139.14/cwt132.00–141.2579022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3534135.50/cwt135.50–135.507246
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570127.00/cwt127.00–127.007241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627134.31/cwt130.00–137.5084217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2298175.00/cwt175.00–175.005222
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545146.71/cwt140.00–147.2580026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379161.00/cwt161.00–161.006104
SteersMedium and Large 2-3428141.00/cwt141.00–141.006032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added643141.80/cwt141.75–142.0091219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008147
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655123.00/cwt123.00–123.008062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added717143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,02767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710122.03/cwt116.00–124.008668
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added809137.88/cwt137.25–138.501,115119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785123.33/cwt118.00–126.5096810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2210167.50/cwt167.50–167.503521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2701110.00/cwt110.00–110.007714
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440139.87/cwt135.00–141.5061536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493135.50/cwt135.50–135.5066811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3498126.00/cwt126.00–126.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added730118.50/cwt118.50–118.508651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540131.66/cwt127.00–134.5071119
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added751116.00/cwt116.00–116.008716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-290093.00/cwt93.00–93.008371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added679125.75/cwt125.75–125.7585418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628122.59/cwt119.00–125.0077020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315138.00/cwt138.00–138.004352
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367136.52/cwt134.00–139.0050122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698118.50/cwt118.50–118.508272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,005.00/cwt1,000.00–1,010.0013,5682
Bulls1,40888.93/cwt86.00–91.501,2522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3469135.00/cwt135.00–135.006336
SteersMedium and Large 2-3385147.00/cwt147.00–147.005661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440149.38/cwt149.00–151.0065715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840117.00/cwt117.00–117.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3313126.00/cwt126.00–126.003942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561131.21/cwt125.50–132.0073626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090961.61/cwt820.00–1,125.0010,4823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125748.00/cwt740.00–780.008,4154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800880.00/cwt880.00–880.007,0401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995827.14/cwt800.00–850.008,2302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28371.56/cwt68.00–75.5091812
CowsLean 85-90%95757.18/cwt54.00–59.005473
CowsLean 85-90%1,23065.75/cwt60.00–71.0080918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38071.40/cwt67.00–75.0098511
CowsLean 85-90%1,27574.06/cwt73.00–75.009442
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2882942.89/cwt850.00–1,110.008,3163
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,2002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3564125.00/cwt125.00–125.007056
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491147.21/cwt140.00–147.5072325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318154.06/cwt152.00–156.004904
Bulls1,72497.04/cwt95.50–98.501,6734
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515128.99/cwt126.00–129.506647
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617128.40/cwt122.00–131.0079228
BullsMedium and Large 1-2807102.00/cwt102.00–102.008236
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460134.47/cwt133.50–135.5061921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3730103.00/cwt103.00–103.007521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433147.00/cwt147.00–147.006379
BullsMedium and Large 2-3638120.00/cwt120.00–120.007662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2729116.00/cwt116.00–116.0084611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364160.19/cwt151.00–161.0058313

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.