Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-07-08

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 8
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
552 head
89 vs last sale 641 259 vs year ago 811 · 31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
16 vs last sale 85 53 vs year ago 122 · 43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
62 vs last sale 80 12 vs year ago 30 · 40.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.99/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$136.99
192 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.64
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559137.97771176
Medium and Large 2-3522126.1965816thin
One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $113 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 sale192 hd
136.99
KY average14 barns · 2,182 hd
137.62
−0.64
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
BullsLow1,87894.741,78011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25572.799146thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49070.351,04812
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19761.5473728

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2443148.00/cwt148.00–148.0065614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530142.72/cwt142.00–143.0075611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627137.30/cwt132.50–139.0086122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426161.56/cwt154.00–164.5068818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,064102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2298186.00/cwt186.00–186.005547
BullsMedium and Large 1-2317170.66/cwt165.00–175.005414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860113.50/cwt113.50–113.509762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369152.24/cwt146.00–156.005628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479145.82/cwt142.00–147.0069842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680129.58/cwt128.50–133.0088112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0274
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0013,6351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2220162.50/cwt162.50–162.503581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623132.89/cwt127.00–135.0082837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563149.52/cwt144.50–150.5084232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2817109.00/cwt109.00–109.008915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538160.94/cwt160.50–162.7586641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,295836.24/cwt725.00–940.0010,8292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2638147.33/cwt145.50–152.5094037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313156.00/cwt156.00–156.004886
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,315735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,6651
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661125.00/cwt125.00–125.008266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561139.18/cwt133.00–139.7578130
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2698120.00/cwt120.00–120.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505142.50/cwt142.50–142.507202
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46871.43/cwt67.00–77.001,04910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25572.79/cwt70.00–74.009146
Bulls1,64589.18/cwt86.50–91.501,4673
Bulls1,96696.82/cwt93.00–101.001,9038
CowsLean 85-90%1,04455.37/cwt53.50–59.505787
CowsLean 85-90%1,24863.60/cwt59.00–68.0079421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3273130.00/cwt130.00–130.003552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481155.66/cwt153.00–157.0074928
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030663.54/cwt590.00–740.006,8342
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,440105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5121
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2960890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,5441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3548135.00/cwt135.00–135.007402
SteersMedium and Large 2-3353145.00/cwt145.00–145.005122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225868.37/cwt790.00–950.0010,6382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59864.95/cwt64.00–66.001,0382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370143.00/cwt143.00–143.005291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580144.50/cwt144.50–144.508383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280142.50/cwt142.50–142.503991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005903
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,073.26/cwt1,000.00–1,150.0011,5382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007443
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713135.97/cwt134.00–138.5096925
BullsMedium and Large 2-3770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3830118.00/cwt118.00–118.009791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377188.90/cwt187.00–190.0071211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707115.00/cwt115.00–115.008139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200157.50/cwt157.50–157.503151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485143.75/cwt140.00–147.506972
SteersMedium and Large 2-3638135.00/cwt135.00–135.008612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710129.00/cwt129.00–129.009161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678133.46/cwt132.50–135.009055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470165.01/cwt158.00–168.5077615
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006922
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006722

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.