Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-07-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 22
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
60 vs last sale 644 269 vs year ago 435 · +61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
18 vs last sale 87 55 vs year ago 50 · +110.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
0 vs last sale 58 43 vs year ago 15 · +286.7%
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 feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughters bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.66/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$138.66
275 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.49
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582140.00815246
Medium and Large 2-3525127.3366829
One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $147 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 sale275 hd
138.66
KY average26 barns · 5,746 hd
139.15
−0.49
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
BullsLow1,87594.971,78112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57376.691,2069thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21565.2379262
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01455.4856215

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2-3440130.67/cwt130.00–131.005753
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538133.16/cwt122.00–143.0071624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655144.25/cwt144.25–144.2594518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2456166.00/cwt166.00–166.007574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492145.00/cwt145.00–145.0071326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666131.72/cwt123.00–133.0087724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435149.77/cwt149.00–150.0065122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2262188.44/cwt174.00–190.0049411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2394145.51/cwt142.00–149.005732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830129.26/cwt126.00–130.001,07322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704117.58/cwt112.00–125.5082817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521144.25/cwt144.25–144.2575216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2816115.00/cwt115.00–115.009385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2442159.83/cwt157.00–167.007067
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367161.51/cwt160.00–163.005936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2712137.00/cwt137.00–137.0097518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added715139.50/cwt139.50–139.509975
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added640159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2267145.00/cwt145.00–145.003873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added629147.00/cwt147.00–147.0092568
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added553165.00/cwt165.00–165.0091211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2506163.00/cwt163.00–163.0082512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719134.83/cwt129.00–139.0096912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105823.53/cwt750.00–875.009,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1461,266.60/cwt725.00–1,475.0014,51511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2327173.76/cwt167.00–176.005684
CowsLean 85-90%1,05351.29/cwt48.00–54.005402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57376.69/cwt74.00–81.001,2069
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04452.84/cwt49.00–55.005525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22365.31/cwt57.00–71.0079950
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27973.47/cwt71.00–78.009407
Bulls1,58385.82/cwt82.50–89.001,3592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,548.37/cwt1,175.00–1,750.0019,2778
Bred CowsMedium 1-2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251
CowsLean 85-90%99061.90/cwt60.00–64.006132
CowsLean 85-90%1,01155.07/cwt50.00–59.0055711
Bulls2,100101.50/cwt101.50–101.502,1321
Bulls1,91596.28/cwt90.00–99.501,8449
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265137.50/cwt137.50–137.503641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468168.00/cwt168.00–168.007862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,7131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,315.36/cwt1,075.00–1,475.0014,5613
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-277076.00/cwt76.00–76.005851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,217.78/cwt910.00–1,475.0013,7976
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620126.96/cwt125.50–132.0078713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3372128.00/cwt128.00–128.004765
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575122.50/cwt122.50–122.507041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3812120.00/cwt120.00–120.009742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665118.16/cwt110.00–120.0078610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3824109.94/cwt108.00–111.509069
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518115.00/cwt115.00–115.005962
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365149.00/cwt149.00–149.005443
SteersMedium and Large 2-3541138.00/cwt138.00–138.0074756
SteersMedium and Large 2-3673133.46/cwt125.00–137.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575155.50/cwt155.50–155.508948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560138.79/cwt134.00–140.2577740
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320136.00/cwt136.00–136.004352
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575132.00/cwt132.00–132.007591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630150.58/cwt149.50–154.0094921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624132.25/cwt132.25–132.2582521
BullsMedium and Large 2-3624129.20/cwt125.00–130.008066
BullsMedium and Large 2-3734113.00/cwt113.00–113.008294

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.