Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2020-12-10

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
835 head
211 vs last sale 1,046 144 vs year ago 979 · 14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
39 vs last sale 164 12 vs year ago 113 · +10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
15 vs last sale 75 35 vs year ago 25 · +140.0%
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 traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.85/cwt on 296 head.
Average price
$121.85
296 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.87
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521123.15642260
Medium and Large 2-3568112.4363836
One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $4 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 sale296 hd
121.85
KY average30 barns · 10,901 hd
120.97
+0.87
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
BullsLow1,65576.921,2738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36550.7869312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48749.0973018
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24844.4155439

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2287174.00/cwt174.00–174.004996
BullsMedium and Large 1-292589.00/cwt89.00–89.008232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473142.49/cwt142.00–143.0067457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2441129.17/cwt129.00–130.0057049
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429147.50/cwt147.50–147.5063325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720120.53/cwt118.00–123.0086818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2814110.98/cwt107.00–112.0090310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491125.50/cwt125.50–125.5061618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680110.65/cwt110.25–112.007529
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300146.00/cwt146.00–146.004387
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543118.67/cwt116.75–125.0064426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2356166.00/cwt166.00–166.005917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681124.00/cwt124.00–124.008447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541143.00/cwt143.00–143.007746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265131.00/cwt131.00–131.003474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225135.00/cwt132.50–137.503042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564122.02/cwt118.50–123.5068858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563137.92/cwt137.50–140.0077618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,067.16/cwt950.00–1,150.0013,6064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621121.30/cwt121.00–122.5075330
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552130.64/cwt130.00–132.5072151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2816106.50/cwt106.50–106.5086919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340160.85/cwt160.00–165.0054714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,048.40/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0012,3192
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850931.76/cwt775.00–1,025.007,9205
BullsMedium and Large 1-296887.74/cwt85.00–90.008492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3850700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,4501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31545.50/cwt45.50–45.505981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49749.30/cwt45.00–54.5073817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,63545.00/cwt45.00–45.007361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34051.31/cwt48.50–56.5068811
Bulls1,50069.93/cwt64.50–73.501,0492
Bulls1,70679.25/cwt76.00–87.001,3526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,299889.37/cwt725.00–975.0011,55312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,083.26/cwt925.00–1,150.0012,7825
CowsLean 85-90%1,24145.67/cwt42.50–50.0056732
CowsLean 85-90%1,27938.67/cwt37.50–40.004957
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3773110.00/cwt110.00–110.008502
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680113.00/cwt113.00–113.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3678103.00/cwt103.00–103.006982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300725.48/cwt600.00–825.009,4312
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2917872.73/cwt700.00–950.008,0033
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3718104.08/cwt103.00–104.5074718
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3363128.24/cwt122.00–130.004669
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450113.00/cwt113.00–113.005091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3463134.00/cwt134.00–134.006202
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004622
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3429142.00/cwt142.00–142.006095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3273128.00/cwt128.00–128.003492
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690103.00/cwt103.00–103.007112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2712108.20/cwt107.00–110.5077021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3298159.00/cwt159.00–159.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3447111.00/cwt111.00–111.004963
SteersMedium and Large 2-3636118.00/cwt118.00–118.007506
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525132.82/cwt132.00–134.006975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371138.18/cwt136.00–139.5051332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642127.05/cwt123.00–128.2581627
BullsMedium and Large 2-3638113.76/cwt108.00–115.0072611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3726106.00/cwt106.00–106.007705
BullsMedium and Large 2-3367147.97/cwt147.00–150.005433
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429132.64/cwt122.00–136.505697
BullsMedium and Large 1-2545125.94/cwt124.50–126.7568622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480146.50/cwt146.50–146.5070313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285499.50/cwt99.50–99.508505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714109.60/cwt108.00–112.007835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2789103.75/cwt103.00–104.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627111.58/cwt110.50–113.0070041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2781119.00/cwt119.00–119.009297

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.