Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-04-15

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 15
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
131 vs last sale 830 62 vs year ago 637 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
23 vs last sale 83 21 vs year ago 85 · +24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
30 vs last sale 42 45 vs year ago 27 · +166.7%
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 steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.92/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$143.92
268 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512145.18744233
Medium and Large 2-3469135.5463635
One grade step is worth $9.64/cwt here — about $108 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 sale268 hd
143.92
KY average25 barns · 7,140 hd
139.53
+4.39
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
BullsHigh1,66090.121,49616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34968.9693017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46768.911,0119thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16359.9869843

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2551157.07/cwt157.00–157.5086545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362169.03/cwt165.50–172.0061224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620130.83/cwt130.00–131.0081136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425158.21/cwt157.50–159.5067234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632132.61/cwt129.00–134.0083820
BullsMedium and Large 1-2442168.50/cwt168.50–168.5074523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2897108.00/cwt108.00–108.009693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,168926.86/cwt785.00–1,050.0010,8262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0014,9631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438168.08/cwt167.50–170.007368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627141.00/cwt141.00–141.0088432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2778117.52/cwt114.50–120.5091412
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2918801.14/cwt675.00–910.007,3542
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,050117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2291
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,094.27/cwt885.00–1,275.0011,2162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2548138.88/cwt138.50–139.007618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2659124.50/cwt124.50–124.508207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533156.00/cwt156.00–156.008314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,182737.73/cwt675.00–775.008,7206
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,6381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,433967.41/cwt775.00–1,075.0013,8638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370179.00/cwt179.00–179.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728115.00/cwt115.00–115.008372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480171.00/cwt171.00–171.0082143
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,9752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0019,4441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0018,9002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680134.65/cwt132.00–135.509164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2263184.00/cwt184.00–184.004842
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,292.38/cwt950.00–1,500.0016,9694
BullsMedium and Large 1-2832109.50/cwt109.50–109.509113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315197.00/cwt197.00–197.006217
Bulls1,695103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7461
CowsLean 85-90%1,02155.28/cwt51.50–57.5056411
CowsLean 85-90%1,24067.36/cwt66.50–68.008352
CowsLean 85-90%1,21061.21/cwt57.00–68.0074130
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46768.91/cwt64.00–72.501,0119
Bulls1,78592.82/cwt88.00–97.501,6578
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3734110.00/cwt110.00–110.008074
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505146.00/cwt146.00–146.007372
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3985785.00/cwt785.00–785.007,7321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,100690.15/cwt675.00–725.007,5923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,406769.33/cwt750.00–775.0010,8174
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558141.00/cwt141.00–141.007872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515124.38/cwt122.00–131.006414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3482137.00/cwt137.00–137.006603
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33768.22/cwt64.50–73.5091215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43874.50/cwt73.50–75.501,0712
Bulls1,51385.19/cwt83.50–87.001,2897
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578129.00/cwt129.00–129.007462
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3259152.35/cwt148.00–157.003957
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2871,198.22/cwt975.00–1,350.0015,4217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,317875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,5243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175909.79/cwt860.00–950.0010,6902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366184.59/cwt179.00–189.0067620
SteersMedium and Large 2-3698128.50/cwt128.50–128.508977
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375147.89/cwt147.00–149.005557
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380173.50/cwt164.00–176.006595
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3608122.37/cwt120.00–124.007445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2799123.50/cwt123.50–123.509877
BullsMedium and Large 2-3403162.00/cwt162.00–162.006532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552150.50/cwt150.50–150.5083128
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445142.00/cwt142.00–142.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578128.00/cwt128.00–128.007402
SteersMedium and Large 2-3793118.00/cwt118.00–118.009362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276165.58/cwt160.00–168.004576
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719122.00/cwt122.00–122.0087711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2307178.00/cwt178.00–178.005463
BullsMedium and Large 2-3539145.66/cwt143.00–147.0078512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3343162.00/cwt162.00–162.005562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465154.00/cwt154.00–154.0071611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2928117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566137.91/cwt134.00–138.5078127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467171.91/cwt171.00–172.0080323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303155.00/cwt155.00–155.004703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473148.63/cwt145.50–151.5070371

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.