Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-11-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 12
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,021 head
120 vs last sale 901 102 vs year ago 919 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
49 vs last sale 184 20 vs year ago 155 · 12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
67 vs last sale 117 28 vs year ago 78 · 35.9%
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 under 500 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 higher, over 500 pounds steady. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with instances 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.12/cwt on 438 head.
Average price
$121.12
438 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.74
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548122.41671350
Medium and Large 2-3510115.9759188
One grade step is worth $6.44/cwt here — about $80 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 sale438 hd
121.12
KY average26 barns · 6,570 hd
123.86
−2.74
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
BullsLow1,69683.201,41110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41256.928039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55453.4283010
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21649.1759847

Every lot, as filed

79 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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523106.00/cwt106.00–106.005542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2945107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617129.00/cwt129.00–129.0079629
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433149.25/cwt149.25–149.2564642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555129.50/cwt129.50–129.5071962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added734121.50/cwt121.50–121.508927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702109.76/cwt105.00–115.0077130
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323158.77/cwt155.00–162.005137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718125.00/cwt125.00–125.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556123.36/cwt121.00–125.0068686
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626115.31/cwt114.25–121.0072270
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492125.84/cwt125.00–126.0061963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671122.50/cwt122.50–122.5082225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,500109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285135.38/cwt135.00–136.003865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368138.56/cwt135.00–140.0051018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440127.50/cwt127.50–127.5056151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624136.00/cwt136.00–136.008495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533129.15/cwt126.00–131.006888
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,118800.93/cwt700.00–925.008,9543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805118.31/cwt115.00–120.009526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260161.00/cwt161.00–161.004191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467151.00/cwt151.00–151.0070528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381166.41/cwt165.00–169.006348
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995900.75/cwt825.00–1,000.008,9623
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,7801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300941.83/cwt825.00–1,050.0012,2442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364170.00/cwt170.00–170.0061915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2552136.48/cwt136.00–139.0075345
BullsMedium and Large 1-280098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325958.04/cwt750.00–1,125.0012,6949
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,367952.06/cwt800.00–1,025.0013,0156
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,2881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,243653.32/cwt600.00–700.008,1212
Dairy SteersMedium 328371.00/cwt71.00–71.002012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38749.05/cwt48.00–49.506803
CowsBoner 80-85%1,60062.00/cwt62.00–62.009921
CowsLean 85-90%1,11558.00/cwt58.00–58.006471
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62555.29/cwt50.00–59.008987
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38856.28/cwt53.50–59.507818
Bulls1,53875.43/cwt74.00–77.001,1602
CowsLean 85-90%1,22449.79/cwt45.50–55.0060939
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3464116.71/cwt101.00–120.5054217
SteersMedium and Large 2-3623113.00/cwt113.00–113.007042
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450111.00/cwt111.00–111.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675106.99/cwt106.00–109.007223
CowsLean 85-90%1,18444.45/cwt43.00–45.505267
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3442129.20/cwt122.00–134.0057115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3312126.89/cwt112.00–135.003966
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372397.51/cwt94.00–104.507059
Bulls1,73585.14/cwt81.00–89.501,4778
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325153.00/cwt153.00–153.004971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3376149.00/cwt149.00–149.005604
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721112.00/cwt112.00–112.0080822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583116.00/cwt116.00–116.006765
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278126.00/cwt126.00–126.003504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540126.00/cwt126.00–126.006801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488142.28/cwt140.75–151.0069438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3538116.51/cwt100.50–123.0062733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3408122.32/cwt107.00–135.004999
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350123.00/cwt123.00–123.004311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3563125.00/cwt125.00–125.007046
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.0073833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2307149.00/cwt149.00–149.004576
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480133.50/cwt133.50–133.506411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3423135.00/cwt135.00–135.005714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added779109.00/cwt109.00–109.008494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823104.50/cwt104.50–104.508608
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716118.92/cwt118.00–119.0085136
BullsMedium and Large 2-3648111.00/cwt111.00–111.007192

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.