Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-09-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 17
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
35 vs last sale 596 352 vs year ago 279 · +126.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
10 vs last sale 109 34 vs year ago 85 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
104 vs last sale 141 9 vs year ago 28 · +32.1%
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 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.28/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$126.28
228 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.29
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541128.56696176
Medium and Large 2-3542118.5464252
One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $53 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 sale228 hd
126.28
KY average26 barns · 5,182 hd
128.56
−2.29
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
BullsAverage1,77487.461,55112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51566.431,00615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32065.6886717
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25856.5871236
SteersChoiceAverage1,460100.001,4601thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
SteersChoice1,460100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445146.00/cwt146.00–146.006501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554148.25/cwt148.00–149.008218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2208185.00/cwt185.00–185.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434141.00/cwt141.00–141.0061229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2846107.00/cwt107.00–107.009054
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3681107.50/cwt107.50–107.507328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557129.00/cwt129.00–129.0071932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2757107.00/cwt107.00–107.008106
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3632117.48/cwt115.50–119.007429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493131.90/cwt130.50–143.0065042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698109.18/cwt109.00–111.0076211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535116.99/cwt112.00–117.5062611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added787115.50/cwt115.50–115.5090912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367135.83/cwt135.00–136.0049813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3556121.00/cwt121.00–121.0067311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295131.00/cwt131.00–131.003862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634121.00/cwt121.00–121.0076719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250152.00/cwt152.00–152.003804
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478117.62/cwt107.00–126.005624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626127.50/cwt127.50–127.5079819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008404
BullsMedium and Large 2-3602116.00/cwt116.00–116.006983
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435158.50/cwt158.50–158.5068929
BullsMedium and Large 1-2556128.00/cwt128.00–128.007127
BullsMedium and Large 2-3668109.20/cwt109.00–109.507295
BullsMedium and Large 1-2543136.58/cwt136.50–140.0074238
BullsMedium and Large 1-2309173.00/cwt173.00–173.005358
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575118.09/cwt114.50–122.006798
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410141.00/cwt141.00–141.005781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372165.75/cwt165.75–165.756179
Bulls1,94890.76/cwt88.00–95.501,7685
BullsMedium and Large 2-3462136.29/cwt122.00–141.5063018
BullsMedium and Large 2-3343153.00/cwt153.00–153.005252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825103.00/cwt103.00–103.0085012
Bulls1,64985.10/cwt82.50–88.001,4037
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0018,6811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490151.00/cwt151.00–151.0074016
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385140.60/cwt139.00–144.005413
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2257172.00/cwt172.00–172.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314135.00/cwt135.00–135.004244
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3362128.07/cwt119.00–132.004647
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,308962.10/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,5843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,006.84/cwt950.00–1,125.0012,7576
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220737.91/cwt650.00–800.009,0032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,1001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32065.68/cwt64.00–70.0086717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0051
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52765.82/cwt64.00–68.001,00514
CowsLean 85-90%1,06949.71/cwt47.00–51.505314
CowsLean 85-90%1,28257.44/cwt52.00–64.0073632
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,7351
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,010925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,3431
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5981
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2900975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,7751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3970106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2694129.45/cwt129.00–133.0089820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0002
SteersMedium and Large 2-3478130.00/cwt130.00–130.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615140.54/cwt140.00–141.0086422
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,055111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3557136.00/cwt136.00–136.007583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541148.00/cwt148.00–148.0080124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2396163.00/cwt163.00–163.006454
SteersMedium and Large 2-3678116.69/cwt114.00–122.007913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added733133.50/cwt133.50–133.5097921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2804116.00/cwt116.00–116.009337

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.