Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-06-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 3
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
618 head
70 vs last sale 548 149 vs year ago 469 · +31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
7 vs last sale 76 36 vs year ago 47 · +76.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
49 vs last sale 21 43 vs year ago 27 · +159.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.73/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$136.73
220 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.46
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539138.14745176
Medium and Large 2-3497131.0865144
One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about $94 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 sale220 hd
136.73
KY average17 barns · 2,789 hd
131.27
+5.46
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
BullsLow1,63792.571,51613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35669.4294116
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56668.161,06818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17761.3872316

Every lot, as filed

75 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2547156.00/cwt156.00–156.0085320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2599136.00/cwt136.00–136.008154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0029
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434150.68/cwt146.50–154.5065434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722107.75/cwt107.00–111.0077816
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3429132.85/cwt126.00–135.005704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2932111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,03912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417168.00/cwt168.00–168.007013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516146.50/cwt146.50–146.5075615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365153.80/cwt147.50–155.005616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629147.84/cwt147.00–148.0093038
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441165.55/cwt159.00–169.0073026
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0011,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626124.93/cwt124.00–125.0078229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2291171.26/cwt169.00–173.004989
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658123.96/cwt122.50–125.0081612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950870.00/cwt870.00–870.008,2651
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,9641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529162.96/cwt155.50–165.0086238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365167.00/cwt167.00–167.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925103.00/cwt103.00–103.009531
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2855625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,3441
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2950610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,7951
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,565100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678127.35/cwt126.00–128.008633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2706133.33/cwt133.00–135.0094118
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000901.75/cwt690.00–1,075.009,0182
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626135.85/cwt131.00–136.5085034
CowsLean 85-90%1,17661.67/cwt58.00–65.0072513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56067.82/cwt64.50–71.001,05817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35669.42/cwt65.50–73.5094116
Bulls1,45987.68/cwt85.50–89.001,2795
Bulls1,74995.63/cwt92.50–102.501,6738
BullsMedium and Large 2-3348137.00/cwt137.00–137.004774
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465130.18/cwt119.00–135.006057
SteersMedium and Large 2-3753116.00/cwt116.00–116.008732
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,77564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,1362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,169686.84/cwt560.00–750.008,0294
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250147.50/cwt147.50–147.503691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3546139.50/cwt139.50–139.507625
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725103.00/cwt103.00–103.007472
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2725625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,5311
CowsLean 85-90%1,18070.00/cwt70.00–70.008261
CowsLean 85-90%1,18555.20/cwt55.00–55.506542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530130.80/cwt118.00–134.5069323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709125.00/cwt125.00–125.0088612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3622142.50/cwt142.50–142.508866
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4141,042.26/cwt920.00–1,300.0014,73815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080951.31/cwt850.00–1,075.0010,2743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,055.13/cwt925.00–1,100.0013,7173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245167.50/cwt167.50–167.504102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3488150.00/cwt150.00–150.007323
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520141.93/cwt138.00–149.007387
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718132.00/cwt132.00–132.009483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2551141.50/cwt141.50–141.5078034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583152.50/cwt152.50–152.508895
BullsMedium and Large 1-292795.50/cwt95.50–95.508855
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473153.80/cwt153.50–155.007275
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3388141.00/cwt141.00–141.005473
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379172.59/cwt165.00–175.0065412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465163.00/cwt163.00–163.007584
BullsMedium and Large 2-3448154.50/cwt154.50–154.506922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481147.07/cwt146.00–150.5070724
SteersMedium and Large 2-3596141.40/cwt141.00–143.008435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322152.00/cwt152.00–152.004893
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495158.50/cwt158.50–158.5078513

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.