Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-01-07

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
744 head
202 vs last sale 542 452 vs year ago 1,196 · 37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
26 vs last sale 109 49 vs year ago 184 · 26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
69 vs last sale 107 16 vs year ago 54 · 29.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the holidays last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.24/cwt on 287 head.
Average price
$120.24
287 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.06
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601120.88726252
Medium and Large 2-3470115.6454335
One grade step is worth $5.23/cwt here — about $183 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 sale287 hd
120.24
KY average24 barns · 6,224 hd
121.30
−1.06
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
BullsLow1,80384.541,52415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39755.9878217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49054.3481021
CowsLean 85-90%High1,31248.3763420

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2312135.00/cwt135.00–135.004215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2953107.67/cwt107.00–108.001,0263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008972
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,21286.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added742125.50/cwt125.50–125.5093168
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488141.71/cwt141.50–141.7569249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added810120.50/cwt120.50–120.5097613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005522
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,37099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441142.34/cwt140.00–143.506289
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443146.50/cwt146.50–146.5064914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2644130.00/cwt130.00–130.008375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2459148.50/cwt148.50–148.5068210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724121.64/cwt119.00–122.0088117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2551138.38/cwt138.00–141.0076216
BullsMedium and Large 1-280298.00/cwt98.00–98.007863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373166.00/cwt166.00–166.006195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added482150.00/cwt150.00–150.0072321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added631134.50/cwt134.50–134.508496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2801113.60/cwt110.00–114.5091010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added552142.27/cwt140.50–143.5078517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578114.63/cwt113.00–116.006639
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522121.72/cwt120.00–125.5063565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680128.00/cwt128.00–128.008703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025847.87/cwt825.00–900.008,6914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626123.30/cwt117.00–126.0077226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379151.84/cwt148.00–154.0057511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561131.00/cwt131.00–131.0073522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,1602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2768105.50/cwt105.50–105.508104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,331782.13/cwt640.00–990.0010,4106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670134.18/cwt129.00–135.5089925
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,03084.00/cwt84.00–84.008652
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49054.34/cwt51.50–59.0081021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36755.63/cwt53.50–59.0076016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,87561.50/cwt61.50–61.501,1531
CowsLean 85-90%1,43555.50/cwt55.50–55.507961
CowsLean 85-90%1,30547.99/cwt45.00–53.0062619
Bulls1,64579.40/cwt75.00–82.001,3067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628112.55/cwt111.00–112.7570726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2309175.00/cwt175.00–175.005419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364136.30/cwt135.00–137.004969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728101.93/cwt101.00–102.5074215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2734113.00/cwt113.00–113.008299
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435126.68/cwt123.25–128.0055133
BullsMedium and Large 2-3741104.50/cwt104.50–104.507746
BullsMedium and Large 2-3688103.00/cwt103.00–103.007092
BullsMedium and Large 2-3551120.00/cwt120.00–120.006618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2784107.02/cwt105.00–108.008399
BullsMedium and Large 2-3393139.00/cwt139.00–139.005463
BullsMedium and Large 2-3441136.81/cwt125.00–139.506035
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330143.00/cwt143.00–143.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379589.00/cwt89.00–89.007081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677111.75/cwt111.75–111.7575712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3810103.00/cwt103.00–103.008342
BullsMedium and Large 2-3548122.00/cwt122.00–122.006693
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545127.00/cwt127.00–127.006921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3283124.00/cwt124.00–124.003512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470118.00/cwt118.00–118.005552
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335124.00/cwt124.00–124.004151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3639115.00/cwt115.00–115.007354
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3538112.50/cwt112.50–112.5060512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3448121.50/cwt121.50–121.505446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,6051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,9101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370118.51/cwt112.00–123.004387
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473108.00/cwt108.00–108.005112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3613109.00/cwt109.00–109.006683
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,030936.77/cwt900.00–975.009,6492
SteersMedium and Large 2-3720114.50/cwt114.50–114.508242
Bulls1,94189.03/cwt84.00–93.501,7288
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133822.43/cwt775.00–875.009,3183
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,9381
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,135990.01/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,2373

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.