Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-01-21

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 21
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
486 head
396 vs last sale 882 125 vs year ago 611 · 20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
14 vs last sale 120 46 vs year ago 60 · +76.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
47 vs last sale 58 80 vs year ago 25 · +320.0%
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 and heifers traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.75/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 74.24 against this barn's trailing median of $211.00.
Average price
$136.75
143 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$38.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.03
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530139.47740128
Medium and Large 2-3584120.0070110thin
Small and Medium 1-2561100.605645thin
One grade step is worth $38.87/cwt here — about $175 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

27 sales
241219196174median 211.0012/1802/2604/2306/1108/13
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $227.14, low $187.85, median $211.00 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale143 hd
136.75
KY average27 barns · 2,060 hd
124.72
+12.03
This barn, trailing median27 sales
211.00
−74.24
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
BullsAverage1,66883.681,39514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35957.277788thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49451.6177115
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16045.7753131

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2553118.40/cwt117.50–121.0065515
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621113.81/cwt113.00–117.0070717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720118.50/cwt118.50–118.508538
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,085.37/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0011,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475122.13/cwt121.00–122.5058012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2501121.00/cwt121.00–121.0060615
BullsMedium and Large 2-3643115.00/cwt115.00–115.007394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631122.53/cwt118.50–124.7577317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432158.00/cwt158.00–158.0068317
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,010925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,3431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2646131.60/cwt129.00–132.0085015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373137.67/cwt135.00–139.5051413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925105.00/cwt105.00–105.009712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472152.25/cwt152.25–152.2571923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2557142.75/cwt142.75–142.7579528
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0010,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,447.29/cwt1,375.00–1,575.0018,0195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2248183.00/cwt183.00–183.004542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371158.12/cwt157.00–161.005877
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,5001
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2615103.00/cwt103.00–103.006332
BullsSmall and Medium 1-252599.00/cwt99.00–99.005203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411158.19/cwt155.00–160.0065011
BullsMedium and Large 1-283493.58/cwt89.00–98.007804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,363.83/cwt1,275.00–1,450.0017,5664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2556131.50/cwt131.50–131.5073112
Bulls1,67284.89/cwt78.00–89.501,41913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55047.50/cwt47.50–47.507361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20070.00/cwt70.00–70.008401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38255.45/cwt52.00–60.007667
CowsLean 85-90%1,10741.27/cwt34.00–45.504578
Bulls1,61068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70059.50/cwt59.50–59.501,0121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47451.32/cwt47.00–55.0075613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305127.00/cwt127.00–127.003872
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,2481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,212.21/cwt950.00–1,375.0015,91630
Dairy SteersLarge 359784.00/cwt84.00–84.005017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,289.55/cwt1,000.00–1,350.0016,1978
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2431,040.06/cwt850.00–1,100.0012,92810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2302139.46/cwt138.00–140.0042111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3419128.00/cwt128.00–128.005364
Dairy SteersLarge 373876.00/cwt76.00–76.005612
CowsLean 85-90%1,17947.34/cwt44.50–51.5055823
SteersMedium and Large 2-3865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365174.00/cwt174.00–174.006355
BullsMedium and Large 2-3753102.00/cwt102.00–102.007682
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,173.33/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0014,6673
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525136.38/cwt134.00–138.007165
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326176.00/cwt176.00–176.0057410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2859114.00/cwt114.00–114.009795
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285098.00/cwt98.00–98.008333
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718115.00/cwt115.00–115.008262
BullsMedium and Large 2-3393140.00/cwt140.00–140.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3519111.43/cwt106.00–114.005786
BullsMedium and Large 1-2549135.00/cwt135.00–135.0074118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2729102.16/cwt101.00–103.0074512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490128.00/cwt128.00–128.006272
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445147.00/cwt147.00–147.006541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474150.51/cwt149.50–151.2571328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432135.13/cwt135.00–135.5058427
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720108.00/cwt108.00–108.0077815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2955106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0122

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.