Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-08-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 27
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
213 vs last sale 724 340 vs year ago 851 · 40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
14 vs last sale 65 17 vs year ago 96 · 17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
76 vs last sale 113 69 vs year ago 106 · 65.1%
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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.52/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$128.52
184 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557131.57732145
Medium and Large 2-3559117.1665539
One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about $77 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 sale184 hd
128.52
KY average28 barns · 4,283 hd
131.30
−2.78
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
BullsHigh1,57096.021,5079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24666.968348thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39364.659016thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10860.2166722

Every lot, as filed

68 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489137.00/cwt137.00–137.0067017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005282
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375131.69/cwt126.00–135.004946
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3439130.00/cwt130.00–130.005714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2546136.21/cwt136.00–136.5074443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2793113.15/cwt108.00–114.008977
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3664111.00/cwt111.00–111.007374
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3318126.00/cwt126.00–126.004012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613126.13/cwt124.50–128.0077317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2248138.00/cwt138.00–138.003422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3553115.00/cwt115.00–115.006366
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708115.83/cwt115.00–117.5082018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835114.00/cwt114.00–114.009523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3729107.94/cwt107.50–108.507877
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540120.50/cwt120.50–120.506513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2792104.50/cwt104.50–104.508283
BullsMedium and Large 2-3684113.00/cwt113.00–113.007735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2539142.00/cwt142.00–142.0076523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375173.00/cwt173.00–173.006494
Bulls1,540105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,29998.58/cwt94.00–105.001,2814
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465140.51/cwt135.00–146.006536
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390143.00/cwt143.00–143.005581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2309169.00/cwt169.00–169.005225
Bulls1,45589.50/cwt88.50–90.501,3022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2702122.50/cwt122.50–122.5086011
Bulls1,61396.61/cwt94.00–99.501,5586
BullsMedium and Large 2-3548122.50/cwt122.50–122.506712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433160.00/cwt160.00–160.0069312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630110.50/cwt110.50–110.506962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2494151.00/cwt151.00–151.0074616
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925920.00/cwt920.00–920.008,5101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,6151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363154.00/cwt154.00–154.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3622112.00/cwt112.00–112.006973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436139.45/cwt134.50–143.0060827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665116.50/cwt116.50–116.507755
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2750760.00/cwt760.00–760.005,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050941.67/cwt925.00–975.009,8883
BullsMedium and Large 2-3588130.50/cwt130.50–130.507673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619131.00/cwt131.00–131.0081119
SteersMedium and Large 2-3355158.14/cwt154.00–161.005615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538145.67/cwt144.00–146.5078430
SteersMedium and Large 1-2392172.00/cwt172.00–172.006743
SteersMedium and Large 2-3634134.34/cwt133.00–136.008529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620144.19/cwt143.00–147.0089440
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553139.50/cwt139.50–139.507714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added836126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0589
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695138.50/cwt138.50–138.509636
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465124.00/cwt124.00–124.005771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2786117.45/cwt116.00–118.509237
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320152.00/cwt152.00–152.004862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719127.22/cwt126.75–128.0091511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3688121.44/cwt116.00–127.008362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473156.00/cwt156.00–156.0073817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087715.84/cwt690.00–740.007,7812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,244878.64/cwt710.00–960.0010,9304
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213860.57/cwt825.00–900.0010,4392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2891,013.49/cwt830.00–1,250.0013,0646
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,013.97/cwt950.00–1,050.0013,1823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39364.65/cwt60.00–68.009016
CowsLean 85-90%1,10860.21/cwt56.00–64.0066722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24666.96/cwt64.00–69.508348
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29151,243.03/cwt1,075.00–1,350.0011,3743

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.