Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-10-01

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 1
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
37 vs last sale 816 200 vs year ago 653 · +30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
8 vs last sale 117 75 vs year ago 50 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
74 vs last sale 127 22 vs year ago 31 · +71.0%
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 were 2.00 lower; feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 4.00-6.00 higher, and heifers over 500 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.63/cwt on 345 head.
Average price
$125.63
345 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.17
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598126.40756296
Medium and Large 2-3515121.0062449
One grade step is worth $5.40/cwt here — about $132 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 sale345 hd
125.63
KY average24 barns · 5,787 hd
126.80
−1.17
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
BullsAverage1,80083.671,50611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34357.087677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42356.4780418
CowsLean 85-90%High1,27452.2566638

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2321140.24/cwt140.00–141.004504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680116.00/cwt116.00–116.007892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800103.50/cwt103.50–103.508288
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,14398.50/cwt98.50–98.501,12611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2769109.99/cwt109.00–111.008466
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435137.24/cwt135.00–137.5059730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710113.53/cwt111.00–116.0080616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2546131.50/cwt131.50–131.5071815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2903105.00/cwt105.00–105.009489
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555129.00/cwt129.00–129.0071649
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489133.77/cwt133.50–134.5065443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376161.81/cwt160.00–162.0060810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added664135.75/cwt135.75–135.7590114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435146.75/cwt145.00–147.0063816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2541129.00/cwt129.00–129.006988
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482132.00/cwt132.00–132.006363
BullsMedium and Large 2-3436148.59/cwt131.00–152.006486
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added537124.00/cwt124.00–124.006666
BullsMedium and Large 2-3378138.36/cwt120.00–148.005236
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550127.00/cwt127.00–127.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627121.63/cwt112.50–124.7576371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3554134.69/cwt131.00–135.5074611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465147.00/cwt147.00–147.006844
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40065.00/cwt65.00–65.009101
CowsLean 85-90%95059.00/cwt59.00–59.005611
Bulls2,02586.98/cwt84.50–88.001,7614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34357.08/cwt54.00–58.507677
CowsLean 85-90%1,28953.19/cwt50.00–58.0068630
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43356.64/cwt54.50–60.0081215
CowsLean 85-90%1,25847.27/cwt45.00–49.005957
Bulls1,67181.78/cwt79.00–84.001,3677
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36350.95/cwt50.50–51.506942
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540134.51/cwt132.00–135.0072612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006202
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008236
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850108.00/cwt108.00–108.009181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3556119.43/cwt118.50–120.5066428
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265127.00/cwt127.00–127.003371
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633116.16/cwt115.50–121.007358
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,100111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3426122.42/cwt116.00–129.005227
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3492117.00/cwt117.00–117.005763
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370129.00/cwt129.00–129.004772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,60094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5041
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,450909.48/cwt825.00–1,000.0013,1872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,463926.92/cwt850.00–950.0013,5614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,057738.49/cwt700.00–785.007,8063
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300585.00/cwt585.00–585.007,6051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2701114.50/cwt114.50–114.5080312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.0069328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added671130.50/cwt130.50–130.5087641
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,040886.51/cwt685.00–1,100.009,2202
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,010975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363147.00/cwt147.00–147.005346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,02696.50/cwt96.50–96.5099010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250162.00/cwt162.00–162.004052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632135.35/cwt132.00–136.7585551
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,007105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,0628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713124.69/cwt120.00–126.5088911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785120.50/cwt120.50–120.509463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414153.50/cwt153.50–153.506357
SteersMedium and Large 1-2846118.75/cwt118.75–118.751,0059
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554140.21/cwt140.00–141.0077733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477146.09/cwt143.00–146.2569720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2694126.62/cwt126.00–128.5087920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2928107.00/cwt107.00–107.009932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2973107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0412
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2571,221.26/cwt1,000.00–1,525.0015,3515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627123.00/cwt123.00–123.0077131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552133.75/cwt133.75–133.7573839
BullsMedium and Large 1-2308179.00/cwt179.00–179.005518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,161850.68/cwt725.00–1,010.009,8769

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.