Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-06-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 17
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
346 vs last sale 911 74 vs year ago 639 · 11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
58 vs last sale 118 32 vs year ago 92 · 34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
12 vs last sale 35 4 vs year ago 19 · +21.1%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 4.00-8.00 lower, over 500 pounds 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.35/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$137.35
247 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$9
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.15
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543137.72748243
Medium and Large 2-3660114.757574thin
One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale247 hd
137.35
KY average25 barns · 5,397 hd
134.20
+3.15
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
BullsLow1,98595.711,9005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43874.851,07612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49471.801,0738thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17166.8278330

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2448149.00/cwt149.00–149.0066827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303142.00/cwt142.00–142.004303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2858121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2833110.00/cwt110.00–110.009166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2757113.99/cwt112.00–115.008633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2548137.00/cwt137.00–137.007517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636142.37/cwt139.00–142.7590540
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,180100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622125.17/cwt121.00–126.5077952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371142.80/cwt140.00–144.005307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2546161.25/cwt161.25–161.2588028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566159.32/cwt154.75–163.0090218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525154.00/cwt154.00–154.0080935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491139.19/cwt139.00–140.5068346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705132.50/cwt132.50–132.5093421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417162.00/cwt161.00–163.006764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2545149.14/cwt143.00–149.5081335
BullsMedium and Large 1-298093.00/cwt93.00–93.009112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,17591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711118.00/cwt118.00–118.0083914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380172.00/cwt172.00–172.006543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,252774.14/cwt685.00–840.009,6925
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,1302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43874.85/cwt71.50–80.501,07612
CowsLean 85-90%1,17867.63/cwt62.00–73.0079724
CowsLean 85-90%1,13158.23/cwt53.00–63.506594
CowsLean 85-90%1,17074.27/cwt74.00–74.508692
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49471.80/cwt68.00–74.001,0738
Bulls1,86587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6231
Dairy SteersLarge 334385.00/cwt85.00–85.002922
Bulls2,01597.89/cwt94.50–103.001,9724
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475148.00/cwt148.00–148.007033
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,147.67/cwt1,040.00–1,350.0016,4463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431169.00/cwt169.00–169.0072827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620139.50/cwt139.50–139.5086514
SteersMedium and Large 3437107.00/cwt107.00–107.004683
SteersMedium and Large 3355134.00/cwt134.00–134.004763
Dairy SteersLarge 380065.00/cwt65.00–65.005201
Dairy SteersLarge 361093.00/cwt93.00–93.005672
SteersMedium and Large 2-3720126.00/cwt126.00–126.009071
SteersMedium and Large 2-3522148.00/cwt148.00–148.007733
SteersMedium and Large 2-3622137.00/cwt137.00–137.008523
SteersMedium and Large 2-3572140.49/cwt137.00–145.008047
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0017,8131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2494154.00/cwt154.00–154.007614
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3617133.00/cwt133.00–133.008217
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395152.50/cwt152.50–152.506021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723122.00/cwt122.00–122.008825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2307169.00/cwt166.00–170.005194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565139.34/cwt136.00–140.0078742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260141.00/cwt141.00–141.003674
BullsMedium and Large 2-3446154.00/cwt154.00–154.006876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473164.00/cwt164.00–164.0077613

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.