Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-04-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
63 vs last sale 699 31 vs year ago 793 · 3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
11 vs last sale 106 2 vs year ago 93 · +2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
24 vs last sale 72 18 vs year ago 30 · +60.0%
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 under 450 pounds traded 3.00-5.00 higher, over 450 pounds traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 3.00-5.00 lower, and over 500 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 $137.42/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$137.42
288 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531138.79737253
Medium and Large 2-3565127.5472135
One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $16 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 sale288 hd
137.42
KY average26 barns · 6,994 hd
135.39
+2.03
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
BullsLow1,75989.871,58118
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47666.2397823
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27965.3383522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18459.8270911

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2558151.00/cwt151.00–151.0084310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315165.54/cwt165.00–168.005216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900107.00/cwt107.00–107.009631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714121.79/cwt120.50–125.0087025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479145.12/cwt145.00–148.0069549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430149.52/cwt148.75–150.0064347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365165.13/cwt160.00–167.0060311
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568143.50/cwt143.50–143.508158
BullsMedium and Large 1-2492150.42/cwt143.00–151.5074049
SteersMedium and Large 1-2210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650135.50/cwt135.50–135.508815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475162.14/cwt156.50–163.0077037
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,40897.75/cwt93.00–105.001,3762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716113.36/cwt112.00–115.5081221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,229.93/cwt1,075.00–1,350.0013,0994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626133.64/cwt129.00–135.0083735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369176.87/cwt172.00–179.0065326
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,350.00/cwt1,275.00–1,425.0018,2252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530138.35/cwt137.00–140.5073318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627130.50/cwt128.50–131.5081827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,080.40/cwt950.00–1,175.0012,5114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093994.05/cwt975.00–1,025.0010,8653
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,648.45/cwt1,000.00–1,825.0019,9966
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52974.35/cwt68.50–78.001,1374
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46564.52/cwt61.50–71.0094519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33871.49/cwt71.00–72.009572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27364.71/cwt60.00–70.5082420
Bulls1,48783.94/cwt83.50–84.501,2483
Bulls1,72597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,6821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,24593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1581
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2845875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183954.11/cwt775.00–1,125.0011,2879
CowsLean 85-90%1,17364.63/cwt63.50–65.507582
CowsLean 85-90%1,18758.75/cwt54.50–62.506979
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls1,82090.60/cwt86.00–94.501,64914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429162.24/cwt156.00–163.0069627
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007905
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365157.50/cwt157.50–157.505751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,234.90/cwt975.00–1,325.0015,5974
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3455134.00/cwt134.00–134.006103
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2543152.16/cwt152.00–154.0082650
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,07396.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0302
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470149.50/cwt149.50–149.507032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328157.00/cwt157.00–157.005152
BullsMedium and Large 2-3788109.00/cwt109.00–109.008592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624126.86/cwt125.50–127.0079244
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3748105.00/cwt105.00–105.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618121.50/cwt121.50–121.507518
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554137.29/cwt137.25–138.0076153
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717118.00/cwt118.00–118.0084615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384181.00/cwt181.00–181.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3388149.00/cwt149.00–149.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540132.50/cwt132.50–132.5071610
SteersMedium and Large 2-3394164.00/cwt164.00–164.006464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414180.00/cwt180.00–180.007457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2546144.23/cwt142.75–145.0078726

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.