Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-02-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 4
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
129 vs last sale 578 460 vs year ago 247 · +186.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
43 vs last sale 27 17 vs year ago 53 · +32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
95 vs last sale 27 99 vs year ago 23 · +430.4%
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 mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 4.00-8.00 higher, over 500 pounds traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.17/cwt on 373 head.
Average price
$126.17
373 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.26
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2604126.21762351
Medium and Large 2-3444125.5355822
One grade step is worth $0.68/cwt here — about $204 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 sale373 hd
126.17
KY average26 barns · 4,080 hd
123.91
+2.26
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
BullsAverage1,91488.371,6916thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62761.059937thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34760.2281114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13852.4359721

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2628117.66/cwt115.75–120.5073931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631123.00/cwt123.00–123.0077614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440139.00/cwt139.00–139.0061226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-276596.00/cwt96.00–96.007344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485150.00/cwt149.00–155.0072828
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664118.50/cwt118.50–118.507875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2559118.50/cwt118.50–118.5066220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2542120.97/cwt120.50–124.0065615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808105.00/cwt105.00–105.008489
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617135.00/cwt135.00–135.0083312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added783108.00/cwt108.00–108.0084611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710113.50/cwt113.50–113.508067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365167.00/cwt167.00–167.006101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545143.95/cwt143.00–145.5078524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383146.00/cwt146.00–146.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491135.10/cwt135.00–136.0066336
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727122.95/cwt122.00–124.0089422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2829115.50/cwt115.50–115.5095718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460151.82/cwt150.00–154.0069813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521132.20/cwt131.50–133.0068921
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,577.86/cwt1,475.00–1,675.0020,7174
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0022,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,1254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,586.06/cwt1,550.00–1,625.0020,6194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345167.00/cwt167.00–167.005764
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,2882
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,5351,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0021,8742
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1001,205.03/cwt975.00–1,400.0013,2557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3950725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,8881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,393949.23/cwt925.00–975.0013,2237
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38865.06/cwt64.00–66.009032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34059.41/cwt56.50–64.5079612
CowsLean 85-90%1,14052.03/cwt47.00–55.5059320
CowsLean 85-90%1,09560.50/cwt60.50–60.506621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76064.50/cwt64.50–64.501,1351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60560.47/cwt56.50–63.509716
Bulls2,20289.45/cwt88.50–91.001,9703
Bulls1,42881.42/cwt77.50–84.501,1632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2771,224.44/cwt975.00–1,400.0015,63614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3661,229.79/cwt850.00–1,350.0016,7998
Dairy SteersLarge 376376.00/cwt76.00–76.005803
Dairy SteersLarge 353882.50/cwt82.50–82.504445
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,750.00/cwt1,750.00–1,750.0022,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0022,1002
SteersMedium and Large 2-3607128.00/cwt128.00–128.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006622
Dairy SteersLarge 340569.00/cwt69.00–69.002791
Bulls2,02099.00/cwt99.00–99.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533113.02/cwt107.00–117.006025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3387133.20/cwt131.00–138.005153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3358149.00/cwt149.00–149.005333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2548138.36/cwt135.50–140.0075811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200993.23/cwt850.00–1,125.0011,9192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,069960.09/cwt825.00–1,000.0010,2634
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272132.00/cwt132.00–132.003593
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335151.00/cwt151.00–151.005061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700117.50/cwt117.50–117.508237
BullsMedium and Large 1-2816105.50/cwt105.50–105.508616
SteersMedium and Large 2-3547135.00/cwt135.00–135.007383
SteersMedium and Large 2-3805101.00/cwt101.00–101.008132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468131.00/cwt131.00–131.006137
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485139.00/cwt139.00–139.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720100.69/cwt100.00–104.007256
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419154.63/cwt151.00–156.006488
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470143.16/cwt138.00–148.006732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431160.50/cwt160.50–160.506929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2298151.00/cwt151.00–151.004503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added612139.75/cwt139.75–139.7585515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300137.00/cwt137.00–137.004112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006902
BullsMedium and Large 2-3528117.00/cwt117.00–117.006182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2319147.02/cwt142.00–149.004697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2960111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,06611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665127.25/cwt127.25–127.25846150

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.