Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-09-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 3
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
121 vs last sale 511 164 vs year ago 554 · 29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
6 vs last sale 79 21 vs year ago 52 · +40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
11 vs last sale 37 16 vs year ago 42 · 38.1%
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 bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 3.00-4.00 higher, over 500 steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.68/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$129.68
170 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.38
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563130.04732158
Medium and Large 2-3504125.0163012thin
One grade step is worth $5.03/cwt here — about $102 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 sale170 hd
129.68
KY average26 barns · 5,154 hd
132.07
−2.38
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
BullsLow1,76393.401,6476thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52068.381,04019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31267.5888710
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25757.8472724

Every lot, as filed

53 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430162.00/cwt162.00–162.006975
SteersMedium and Large 1-2205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368153.00/cwt153.00–153.0056310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added746120.00/cwt120.00–120.0089520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2547125.45/cwt125.00–126.0068611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083417
Bulls1,26887.54/cwt86.50–88.501,1102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3453136.28/cwt132.00–138.006177
BullsMedium and Large 1-2492156.00/cwt156.00–156.007689
Bulls2,01196.33/cwt94.50–99.001,9374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424162.50/cwt162.50–162.5068911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1941,152.33/cwt935.00–1,300.0013,7597
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28668.20/cwt64.00–74.008779
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51867.96/cwt64.00–74.001,03218
CowsLean 85-90%1,04551.58/cwt49.00–53.005394
CowsLean 85-90%1,29959.09/cwt55.00–64.0076820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,55062.00/cwt62.00–62.009611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564129.98/cwt129.00–130.5073318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3733107.01/cwt106.00–108.007842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490133.65/cwt132.50–140.0065519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007763
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3395131.00/cwt131.00–131.005173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433143.50/cwt143.50–143.5062123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2789110.00/cwt110.00–110.008684
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3463130.34/cwt129.00–131.006036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2637121.83/cwt121.00–125.5077638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320154.00/cwt154.00–154.004936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3588135.00/cwt135.00–135.007943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710126.78/cwt125.00–129.509005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265157.50/cwt157.50–157.504171
SteersMedium and Large 2-3477141.00/cwt141.00–141.006735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465159.00/cwt159.00–159.0073918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675132.00/cwt132.00–132.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2559149.24/cwt149.00–150.0083433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780124.00/cwt124.00–124.009671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005922
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623138.00/cwt138.00–138.008604
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390154.00/cwt154.00–154.006011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567145.00/cwt145.00–145.0082221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305161.00/cwt161.00–161.004913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430139.00/cwt139.00–139.005981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008123
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555137.00/cwt137.00–137.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2808102.00/cwt102.00–102.008246

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.