Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-10-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 22
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
746 head
14 vs last sale 732 256 vs year ago 1,002 · 25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
1 vs last sale 109 65 vs year ago 43 · +151.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
33 vs last sale 0 68 vs year ago 101 · 67.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.06/cwt on 325 head.
Average price
$114.06
325 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525115.68608240
Medium and Large 2-3506109.4755485
One grade step is worth $6.21/cwt here — about $54 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 sale325 hd
114.06
KY average28 barns · 4,897 hd
118.66
−4.60
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
BullsLow1,77377.201,36910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33055.4573711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45555.2280313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26448.4461239

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 1-270095.00/cwt95.00–95.006652
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378098.00/cwt98.00–98.007642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553113.50/cwt113.50–113.5062848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486116.87/cwt115.00–123.5056851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437119.00/cwt119.00–119.0052037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305144.00/cwt144.00–144.004391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465137.00/cwt137.00–137.0063718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2291140.00/cwt140.00–140.004074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2786111.94/cwt109.00–112.508806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369129.53/cwt128.00–130.0047821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690101.56/cwt101.00–103.0070114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690117.22/cwt116.00–117.508095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2314149.49/cwt149.00–150.004694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295151.00/cwt151.00–151.004451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418139.32/cwt138.00–140.0058218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537130.95/cwt130.50–131.0070337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622125.50/cwt125.50–125.5078134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366153.10/cwt148.00–154.005607
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,730930.00/cwt930.00–930.0016,0891
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0022,5002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2704105.50/cwt105.50–105.5074312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2356150.00/cwt150.00–150.005347
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433132.00/cwt132.00–132.0057234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817111.50/cwt111.50–111.509113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2702117.00/cwt117.00–117.0082121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567126.50/cwt126.50–126.507176
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621132.00/cwt132.00–132.008209
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4451,195.28/cwt950.00–1,275.0017,27211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621110.99/cwt106.00–111.5068932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538123.00/cwt123.00–123.0066229
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300560.00/cwt560.00–560.007,2801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2975925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,0192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48055.62/cwt52.50–59.0082311
CowsLean 85-90%1,25448.37/cwt44.00–55.0060737
CowsLean 85-90%1,54043.50/cwt43.50–43.506701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30046.00/cwt46.00–46.005981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44550.00/cwt50.00–50.007231
Bulls1,78370.09/cwt65.00–74.001,2504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3627100.04/cwt94.00–102.006278
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371992.43/cwt90.00–97.006656
CowsLean 85-90%1,36056.00/cwt56.00–56.007621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33060.00/cwt60.00–60.007981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31855.99/cwt53.00–59.5073810
Bulls1,76781.94/cwt79.50–84.501,4486
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390142.00/cwt142.00–142.005543
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533107.90/cwt106.25–110.0057514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425125.30/cwt123.00–130.005333
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005213
SteersMedium and Large 2-3253142.00/cwt142.00–142.003592
SteersMedium and Large 2-3636114.09/cwt107.00–117.0072613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3336122.82/cwt120.00–126.0041311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240122.00/cwt122.00–122.002931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3556115.00/cwt115.00–115.006394
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3451109.00/cwt109.00–109.0049214
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3584111.50/cwt111.50–111.506515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371121.56/cwt118.00–125.004516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3448114.50/cwt114.50–114.5051312
BullsMedium and Large 2-385088.00/cwt88.00–88.007482
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660102.00/cwt102.00–102.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added759107.00/cwt107.00–107.0081211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2243146.00/cwt146.00–146.003556
HeifersMedium and Large 2-365197.33/cwt94.00–98.006346
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558113.50/cwt113.00–114.006334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619107.06/cwt106.00–107.2566334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484128.05/cwt124.00–128.5062019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2538114.00/cwt114.00–114.006136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2858110.00/cwt110.00–110.009444

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.