Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-01-14

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
882 head
138 vs last sale 744 181 vs year ago 701 · +25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
15 vs last sale 135 45 vs year ago 75 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
20 vs last sale 38 32 vs year ago 26 · +123.1%
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 450 pounds traded 4.00-8.00 higher, over 450 pounds 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.96/cwt on 402 head.
Average price
$114.96
402 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$177
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$0.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.77
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3475115.4854853
Medium and Large 1-2631114.88725349
One grade step is worth $0.60/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale402 hd
114.96
KY average26 barns · 7,065 hd
119.73
−4.77
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
BullsAverage1,59081.001,28813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29855.1271514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49452.7478814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25148.3660549

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.0058824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2292184.85/cwt184.00–185.005406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537134.32/cwt132.50–134.7572121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3389151.03/cwt148.00–154.005884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552125.00/cwt125.00–125.0069026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286893.50/cwt93.50–93.508123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2231173.89/cwt173.00–175.004027
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628114.01/cwt112.50–115.0071634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2694108.64/cwt108.50–109.5075421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435146.75/cwt146.75–146.7563843
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629126.24/cwt126.00–126.2579422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2357131.29/cwt128.00–132.0046929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571134.50/cwt134.50–134.507686
SteersMedium and Large 1-2732115.47/cwt115.00–115.5084519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added840111.25/cwt111.25–111.25935117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540118.50/cwt118.50–118.506404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-277698.65/cwt95.00–103.0076614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372169.27/cwt161.00–175.006307
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477138.16/cwt135.00–139.5065936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2356175.37/cwt174.00–176.5062411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2319169.00/cwt169.00–169.005394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621109.98/cwt109.25–113.0068341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added827111.50/cwt111.50–111.5092213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415155.50/cwt155.50–155.506457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471144.50/cwt144.50–144.5068120
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,6301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534122.96/cwt121.50–126.0065718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3171,170.89/cwt1,150.00–1,225.0015,4213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45353.07/cwt50.50–56.5077113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16361.47/cwt60.00–63.007152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32054.06/cwt52.00–55.0071412
CowsLean 85-90%1,25648.74/cwt45.00–53.5061243
CowsLean 85-90%1,17543.70/cwt42.00–45.005135
CowsLean 85-90%1,44055.50/cwt55.50–55.507991
Bulls1,73988.01/cwt85.00–89.501,5304
Bulls1,52477.89/cwt75.50–81.001,1879
SteersMedium and Large 2-3553124.50/cwt124.50–124.506882
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385116.00/cwt116.00–116.004472
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,0631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,206973.16/cwt775.00–1,150.0011,7367
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,326862.12/cwt700.00–1,000.0011,43218
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320169.00/cwt169.00–169.005412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3286165.00/cwt165.00–165.004724
Dairy SteersLarge 365573.00/cwt73.00–73.004786
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,02048.50/cwt48.50–48.509801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3486113.84/cwt113.00–114.005536
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510127.00/cwt127.00–127.006481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3451136.00/cwt136.00–136.006135
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,4861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,111950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3488130.00/cwt130.00–130.006342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379592.00/cwt92.00–92.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-271899.50/cwt99.50–99.507149
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305131.00/cwt131.00–131.004005
BullsMedium and Large 2-3502120.50/cwt120.50–120.506053
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435116.84/cwt116.00–117.0050819
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3629106.20/cwt106.00–107.0066810
BullsMedium and Large 2-3442130.41/cwt127.00–135.005767
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550113.80/cwt110.00–115.7562653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436122.66/cwt121.50–123.0053549
SteersMedium and Large 2-3396155.00/cwt155.00–155.006145
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715109.01/cwt106.00–110.007794
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3348121.00/cwt121.00–121.004213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265151.00/cwt151.00–151.004001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2822105.50/cwt105.50–105.508673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785109.52/cwt108.00–110.008604
SteersMedium and Large 2-3608114.38/cwt114.00–115.006958
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3287134.40/cwt129.00–137.003866
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3512114.00/cwt114.00–114.005845

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.