Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-11-19

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 19
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,066 head
45 vs last sale 1,021 469 vs year ago 1,535 · 30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
8 vs last sale 135 43 vs year ago 186 · 23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
8 vs last sale 50 0 vs year ago 42 · +0.0%
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 under 500 pounds traded 5.00 lower, over 500 pounds traded steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder bulls 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.77/cwt on 453 head.
Average price
$119.77
453 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$18.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.90
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578120.38696398
Medium and Large 2-3501116.7658650
Small and Medium 1-2495101.505035thin
One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $193 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 sale453 hd
119.77
KY average24 barns · 6,247 hd
122.67
−2.90
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
BullsLow1,58275.541,19510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38454.5275516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55551.4079928
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,31547.4162339

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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3511126.00/cwt126.00–126.006446
BullsMedium and Large 2-3559117.82/cwt113.00–121.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712108.52/cwt107.50–112.0077332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2541123.53/cwt123.00–124.0066817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2546125.50/cwt125.50–125.5068543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305156.00/cwt156.00–156.004764
SteersMedium and Large 2-3413140.00/cwt140.00–140.005782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487134.41/cwt134.00–138.0065547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540136.50/cwt136.50–136.5073738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2692113.00/cwt113.00–113.007826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817113.00/cwt113.00–113.009239
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557122.00/cwt122.00–122.0068060
BullsMedium and Large 2-3379144.28/cwt137.00–150.005479
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631115.20/cwt115.00–118.0072752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566129.47/cwt128.50–130.5073317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240162.50/cwt162.50–162.503901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2396159.00/cwt159.00–159.006307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710120.39/cwt119.00–122.0085528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369134.07/cwt132.00–139.0049534
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371159.02/cwt156.00–160.0059025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2704110.00/cwt110.00–110.0077424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added828105.50/cwt105.50–105.5087419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2248149.00/cwt149.00–149.003702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630128.00/cwt128.00–128.0080620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-291599.00/cwt99.00–99.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286098.00/cwt98.00–98.008432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669124.89/cwt123.50–125.0083627
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,7401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325669.06/cwt585.00–750.008,8652
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472145.00/cwt145.00–145.0068428
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2387102.50/cwt102.50–102.503973
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2658100.00/cwt100.00–100.006582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305169.00/cwt169.00–169.005156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550123.50/cwt123.50–123.5067911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,344913.74/cwt710.00–1,175.0012,28111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170966.77/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,3114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275678.43/cwt600.00–760.008,6502
Dairy SteersLarge 374373.00/cwt73.00–73.005422
Dairy SteersLarge 343869.00/cwt69.00–69.003022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39554.15/cwt50.00–59.5075515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54751.47/cwt48.00–55.5079624
CowsLean 85-90%1,32147.94/cwt45.00–52.0063335
Bulls1,53173.77/cwt67.50–78.001,1297
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66746.99/cwt46.50–47.507833
CowsLean 85-90%1,26342.75/cwt40.00–44.505404
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475115.68/cwt114.00–121.0054913
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0831,043.08/cwt650.00–1,350.0011,2973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650121.75/cwt121.75–121.7579110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22560.00/cwt60.00–60.007351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40063.00/cwt63.00–63.008821
Bulls1,70079.67/cwt78.50–81.001,3543
BullsMedium and Large 2-3717105.00/cwt105.00–105.007533
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3293154.00/cwt154.00–154.004512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3531113.16/cwt112.00–113.5060115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3612108.09/cwt105.00–110.506629
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004682
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3616119.83/cwt114.00–121.007386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008352
SteersMedium and Large 2-397096.00/cwt96.00–96.009311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3623110.93/cwt105.00–113.006914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3318133.00/cwt133.00–133.004232
BullsMedium and Large 2-3458120.00/cwt120.00–120.005503
BullsMedium and Large 2-3532115.62/cwt115.00–116.006155
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427129.00/cwt129.00–129.005513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3398133.00/cwt133.00–133.005294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3273137.50/cwt137.50–137.503752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added792113.00/cwt113.00–113.0089530
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439145.46/cwt141.00–146.0063927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,045100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440127.75/cwt127.75–127.7556250
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3402132.00/cwt132.00–132.005313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3667112.00/cwt112.00–112.007477
HeifersMedium and Large 1-296894.53/cwt93.00–96.009152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624118.07/cwt115.50–123.0073769
BullsMedium and Large 1-281399.00/cwt99.00–99.008059
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484121.59/cwt120.25–125.0058857

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.