Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-09-10

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
206 vs last sale 390 136 vs year ago 460 · +29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
36 vs last sale 73 47 vs year ago 62 · +75.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
141 head
115 vs last sale 26 99 vs year ago 42 · +235.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 pounds traded 3.00 lower over 500 steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.48/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$127.48
233 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.03
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568128.77731195
Medium and Large 2-3521120.8963038
One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $101 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 sale233 hd
127.48
KY average20 barns · 2,708 hd
128.51
−1.03
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
BullsLow1,61992.851,5046thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47666.9598816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41364.959188thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,27557.8773843

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3626114.00/cwt114.00–114.007146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-292099.00/cwt99.00–99.009112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3404134.00/cwt134.00–134.005414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495131.50/cwt131.50–131.5065131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362141.00/cwt141.00–141.005103
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006377
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0017,4001
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 336390.00/cwt90.00–90.003273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,7951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2611,315.58/cwt875.00–1,525.0016,58942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3761,466.34/cwt1,000.00–1,625.0020,17732
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2850900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,0252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,401.52/cwt1,175.00–1,525.0019,2016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41364.95/cwt61.00–67.509188
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27574.00/cwt74.00–74.009441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48966.48/cwt64.00–69.5099015
CowsLean 85-90%1,19365.44/cwt65.00–66.007812
CowsLean 85-90%1,29851.97/cwt51.00–53.006753
CowsLean 85-90%1,27757.94/cwt52.00–63.0074038
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,3883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318146.00/cwt146.00–146.004643
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3481121.00/cwt121.00–121.005824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553131.00/cwt131.00–131.0072433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2261154.00/cwt154.00–154.004024
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3564117.44/cwt110.00–120.0066213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628120.43/cwt117.00–122.0075633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2807110.00/cwt110.00–110.008885
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added535135.75/cwt135.75–135.7572625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688119.69/cwt119.50–120.0082316
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727114.54/cwt113.00–118.0083319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373134.00/cwt134.00–134.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435145.00/cwt145.00–145.0063120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417154.00/cwt154.00–154.006423
SteersMedium and Large 2-3200142.50/cwt142.50–142.502851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650132.50/cwt132.50–132.508616
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0013,0631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,430.56/cwt1,275.00–1,650.0018,2406
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,332.22/cwt1,100.00–1,500.0016,1604
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2933107.00/cwt107.00–107.009986
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380127.50/cwt127.50–127.504852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719125.25/cwt125.00–125.5090112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466150.50/cwt150.50–150.507017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2278154.00/cwt154.00–154.004282
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2764122.80/cwt120.50–124.0093818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2998106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0582
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570125.96/cwt122.00–130.007182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522146.25/cwt146.25–146.2576319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358170.00/cwt170.00–170.006093
SteersMedium and Large 2-3628130.46/cwt128.00–134.008195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618142.00/cwt142.00–142.0087825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379163.10/cwt158.00–164.0061811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3673108.12/cwt99.00–110.007286
BullsMedium and Large 1-2697119.50/cwt119.50–119.5083313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470133.23/cwt127.00–135.006268
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433155.00/cwt155.00–155.0067116
Bulls1,32885.79/cwt84.00–88.001,1392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3616115.63/cwt113.00–116.507128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495146.75/cwt146.75–146.7572621
Bulls1,76596.38/cwt90.50–99.001,7014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525123.08/cwt111.00–129.5064610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624125.50/cwt125.50–125.5078327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326169.00/cwt169.00–169.005515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552139.25/cwt139.25–139.2576934
BullsMedium and Large 1-282197.00/cwt97.00–97.007968

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.