Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-12-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 3
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,046 head
20 vs last sale 1,066 192 vs year ago 1,238 · 15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
21 vs last sale 143 7 vs year ago 171 · 4.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
33 vs last sale 42 32 vs year ago 107 · 29.9%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.34/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$122.34
354 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.89
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532122.78653313
Medium and Large 2-3529118.9662941
One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about $23 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 sale354 hd
122.34
KY average27 barns · 7,341 hd
123.23
−0.89
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
BullsLow1,79083.851,5019thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39054.1775314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51452.0578826
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28246.6359848

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2780116.50/cwt116.50–116.509093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424147.50/cwt147.50–147.5062526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377165.00/cwt165.00–165.0062215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430152.50/cwt152.50–152.506564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2711118.22/cwt115.00–118.5084125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628127.40/cwt124.00–128.0080048
BullsMedium and Large 1-279097.00/cwt97.00–97.007662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805117.25/cwt116.00–117.509446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325168.00/cwt168.00–168.005463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459126.26/cwt125.25–127.0058026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2213171.00/cwt171.00–171.003642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675116.50/cwt116.50–116.507866
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635104.00/cwt104.00–104.006603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708106.63/cwt103.50–111.7575532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2888100.00/cwt100.00–100.008882
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0533
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,106.91/cwt1,025.00–1,200.0013,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721108.17/cwt108.00–109.0078029
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505138.00/cwt138.00–138.0069723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2274174.32/cwt171.00–178.004784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558123.65/cwt118.00–124.7569073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2532139.67/cwt138.25–140.5074316
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,105850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2319174.16/cwt163.00–177.0055610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3563139.00/cwt139.00–139.007833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553130.55/cwt128.75–134.7572267
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463146.55/cwt145.75–147.0067919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2817101.00/cwt101.00–101.008259
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,294933.45/cwt750.00–1,050.0012,0798
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513123.28/cwt120.50–124.0063241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2238165.00/cwt165.00–165.003935
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2552141.25/cwt141.25–141.2578034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443128.00/cwt128.00–128.0056736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365135.34/cwt135.00–137.0049437
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460134.75/cwt134.75–134.756208
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added781131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,02765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added739124.50/cwt124.50–124.5092029
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624110.95/cwt107.00–112.0069238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466149.86/cwt148.50–151.7569821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,0881
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2875877.14/cwt800.00–950.007,6752
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2612108.00/cwt108.00–108.006612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370159.32/cwt150.00–161.0058920
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,050875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,010700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0702
Bulls1,51375.18/cwt71.00–79.001,1372
Bulls1,86986.33/cwt80.00–90.001,6147
CowsLean 85-90%1,21542.00/cwt40.00–44.005108
CowsLean 85-90%1,54555.50/cwt55.50–55.508571
CowsLean 85-90%1,28947.35/cwt45.00–53.0061039
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52152.33/cwt50.00–57.5079624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,251806.59/cwt700.00–900.0010,0904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245634.64/cwt600.00–675.007,9012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Dairy SteersLarge 331879.00/cwt79.00–79.002513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42548.73/cwt48.50–49.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540117.96/cwt112.00–119.0063713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39054.17/cwt51.00–57.5075314
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3591116.69/cwt116.50–117.006908
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3466122.50/cwt122.50–122.505716
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260143.00/cwt143.00–143.003721
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,093904.92/cwt850.00–950.009,8912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372095.00/cwt95.00–95.006842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,353785.21/cwt625.00–950.0010,6244
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560123.50/cwt123.50–123.506926
BullsMedium and Large 2-3729105.00/cwt105.00–105.007654
BullsMedium and Large 2-3532120.21/cwt118.00–125.006406
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3644111.55/cwt110.00–113.0071811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3352148.00/cwt148.00–148.005212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430134.00/cwt134.00–134.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-279897.50/cwt97.50–97.507785
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2282155.83/cwt149.00–159.004399
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3668105.00/cwt105.00–105.007012
SteersMedium and Large 2-3549126.50/cwt126.50–126.506948
SteersMedium and Large 2-3618116.61/cwt112.00–121.0072118
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3368136.72/cwt130.00–143.005036
BullsMedium and Large 1-2636116.00/cwt116.00–116.0073839

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.