Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-03-18

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 18
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
953 vs last sale 1,327 299 vs year ago 75 · +398.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
63 vs last sale 151 57 vs year ago 31 · +183.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
74 vs last sale 105 60 vs year ago 91 · 65.9%
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 traded 3.00-6.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 pounds traded 5.00-10.00 higher, over 600 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.07/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$140.07
141 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.37
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508140.14712129
Medium and Large 2-3413139.3357512thin
One grade step is worth $0.81/cwt here — about $137 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 sale141 hd
140.07
KY average26 barns · 6,255 hd
128.70
+11.37
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
BullsLow1,90484.611,6116thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29361.6579710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52061.429348thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24755.8869720

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2750124.50/cwt124.50–124.509343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439161.00/cwt161.00–161.0070711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2608122.00/cwt122.00–122.007425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662120.16/cwt119.00–122.0079524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723125.17/cwt121.50–125.7590526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573150.83/cwt149.50–151.5086421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2210187.50/cwt187.50–187.503942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370159.52/cwt155.00–162.0059014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379175.71/cwt175.00–176.006667
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550144.00/cwt144.00–144.0079210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369176.45/cwt176.00–180.006519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008064
SteersMedium and Large 1-2496163.01/cwt162.00–164.0080910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2442147.53/cwt146.00–148.0065226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531142.50/cwt142.50–142.5075721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531154.00/cwt154.00–154.008188
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,6881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0018,7502
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,666.22/cwt1,650.00–1,700.0020,5446
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29381,560.00/cwt1,000.00–1,700.0014,6334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2822110.00/cwt110.00–110.009043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478157.50/cwt157.50–157.507532
Bulls1,79578.50/cwt78.50–78.501,4091
CowsLean 85-90%1,02048.50/cwt48.50–48.504951
CowsLean 85-90%1,40862.67/cwt61.50–64.008822
CowsLean 85-90%1,24155.52/cwt52.00–59.0068917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,1121
Bulls1,92685.83/cwt81.00–89.001,6535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,3151,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0016,1091
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860818.60/cwt725.00–900.007,0402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50460.48/cwt58.00–64.509107
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31760.94/cwt58.00–65.508039
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08068.00/cwt68.00–68.007341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495121.00/cwt121.00–121.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3281156.00/cwt156.00–156.004384
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,105950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,4981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,600850.00/cwt850.00–850.0013,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4881,012.04/cwt975.00–1,050.0015,0593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625130.40/cwt124.00–137.008152
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740113.00/cwt113.00–113.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370144.00/cwt144.00–144.005334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720112.00/cwt110.00–113.008063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500149.50/cwt149.50–149.507488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718117.50/cwt117.50–117.508446
SteersMedium and Large 2-3477154.70/cwt143.00–157.007386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280179.00/cwt179.00–179.005013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2239164.24/cwt164.00–165.003934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562134.58/cwt133.00–136.0075615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511138.56/cwt135.00–140.0070811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2821119.00/cwt119.00–119.009778
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520129.00/cwt129.00–129.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3455143.50/cwt143.50–143.506532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2261166.40/cwt164.00–175.004345
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288182.78/cwt182.00–187.5052610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612145.29/cwt144.00–145.5088914

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.