Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-05-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 27
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
71 vs last sale 619 247 vs year ago 795 · 31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
18 vs last sale 94 81 vs year ago 157 · 51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
24 vs last sale 45 63 vs year ago 84 · 75.0%
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 bulls traded steady with 400-550 pound calves trading 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 pounds 2.00-5.00 higher and over 550 pounds steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.70/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$130.70
214 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.07
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574131.33754191
Medium and Large 2-3546125.4868523
One grade step is worth $5.85/cwt here — about $69 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 sale214 hd
130.70
KY average27 barns · 3,586 hd
130.77
−0.07
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
BullsAverage1,79193.661,67714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47575.051,1079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25873.289228thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15563.5073334

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-21,04190.00/cwt90.00–90.009371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-298589.00/cwt89.00–89.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-290590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3688104.00/cwt104.00–104.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623117.00/cwt117.00–117.007296
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2819105.00/cwt105.00–105.008605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2803126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,01613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2706129.50/cwt129.50–129.5091413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724105.39/cwt105.00–107.0076320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478147.25/cwt145.00–147.5070438
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430169.00/cwt169.00–169.0072719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333141.00/cwt141.00–141.004702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2359172.48/cwt167.00–174.0061914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483160.72/cwt157.00–165.0077613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355167.00/cwt167.00–167.005932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432150.13/cwt146.00–150.5064912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371150.00/cwt150.00–150.005577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2258170.00/cwt170.00–170.004392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2409163.00/cwt163.00–163.006676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2551156.00/cwt156.00–156.0086020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621122.41/cwt121.00–127.0076050
BullsMedium and Large 1-2784106.00/cwt106.00–106.008316
CowsLean 85-90%1,25572.27/cwt72.00–72.509072
CowsLean 85-90%1,14264.52/cwt60.00–68.5073726
CowsLean 85-90%1,17856.18/cwt52.50–58.006626
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,16077.00/cwt77.00–77.008931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51675.57/cwt74.50–79.501,1467
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50069.50/cwt69.50–69.501,0431
SteersMedium and Large 2-3657121.65/cwt120.00–125.007993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2886115.00/cwt113.00–115.501,0195
BullsMedium and Large 1-286894.00/cwt94.00–94.008162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310172.50/cwt172.50–172.505352
BullsMedium and Large 1-295588.00/cwt88.00–88.008401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25873.28/cwt69.50–77.009228
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518139.69/cwt139.00–141.007243
SteersMedium and Large 2-3820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009022
Bulls1,95296.77/cwt93.50–102.501,8899
Bulls1,50088.05/cwt84.50–90.001,3215
HeifersMedium and Large 2-370899.00/cwt99.00–99.007012
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427156.69/cwt152.00–158.006699
BullsMedium and Large 2-3458153.00/cwt153.00–153.007016
BullsMedium and Large 2-3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643140.00/cwt140.00–140.0090019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,262.02/cwt1,000.00–1,325.0016,2805
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3453126.00/cwt126.00–126.005712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633129.70/cwt126.50–130.0082134
BullsMedium and Large 1-2543153.62/cwt150.00–155.0083434
BullsMedium and Large 1-2497164.00/cwt164.00–164.0081520
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573144.00/cwt144.00–144.008252
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760103.50/cwt103.50–103.507874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2542139.85/cwt139.00–144.0075845
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3539133.64/cwt132.00–135.0072011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708126.00/cwt126.00–126.0089218

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.