Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-08-05

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 5
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
746 head
341 vs last sale 405 746 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
34 vs last sale 78 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
37 vs last sale 39 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.85/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$140.85
280 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.13
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552142.41786240
Medium and Large 2-3560131.5273640
One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $49 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 sale280 hd
140.85
KY average26 barns · 5,304 hd
140.98
−0.13
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
BullsHigh1,71496.891,6609thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37074.011,01419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53171.511,09523
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23066.4281735

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2431155.00/cwt155.00–155.0066819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2312172.50/cwt172.50–172.505383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481144.90/cwt144.50–145.0069741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429149.00/cwt149.00–149.006397
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285175.50/cwt175.50–175.505003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,02810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2686140.25/cwt140.25–140.259629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715126.00/cwt126.00–126.009017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469170.00/cwt170.00–170.0079715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added894147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,31460
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378179.00/cwt179.00–179.006773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2778120.00/cwt120.00–120.009343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2712139.16/cwt138.00–140.2599127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529142.99/cwt140.00–145.0075620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563159.56/cwt155.00–162.5089827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377163.00/cwt163.00–163.0061515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430167.00/cwt167.00–167.0071829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620139.53/cwt135.00–140.0086521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482159.43/cwt159.00–159.5076819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2384183.00/cwt183.00–183.0070310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768136.30/cwt134.00–138.001,04730
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0015,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,145975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,1641
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925770.18/cwt685.00–850.007,1242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0020,6151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2771,283.38/cwt1,050.00–1,450.0016,38912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709133.50/cwt133.50–133.5094710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37074.01/cwt70.00–78.501,01419
CowsLean 85-90%1,12560.51/cwt58.00–62.506814
Bulls1,955104.50/cwt104.50–104.502,0431
Bulls1,77897.00/cwt94.50–99.001,7256
CowsLean 85-90%1,14372.71/cwt72.00–73.508313
Bulls1,40092.74/cwt92.50–93.001,2982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,467975.34/cwt860.00–1,000.0014,3086
CowsLean 85-90%1,25466.59/cwt62.50–70.0083528
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52563.50/cwt63.50–63.509681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66378.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51871.26/cwt67.00–77.001,08220
BullsMedium and Large 2-3678118.00/cwt118.00–118.008002
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473141.00/cwt141.00–141.006672
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0016,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3721,290.38/cwt1,025.00–1,675.0017,70422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4121,321.52/cwt1,150.00–1,400.0018,66014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250862.50/cwt800.00–925.0010,7812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3668129.00/cwt129.00–129.008623
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335157.00/cwt157.00–157.005262
SteersMedium and Large 2-3638133.50/cwt133.00–134.008524
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750127.50/cwt127.50–127.509565
SteersMedium and Large 2-3741129.46/cwt116.00–132.009596
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3547136.00/cwt136.00–136.007445
SteersMedium and Large 2-3275167.00/cwt167.00–167.004591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3538142.00/cwt142.00–142.007642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582128.36/cwt119.00–133.507478
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578128.00/cwt128.00–128.007402
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3714119.00/cwt119.00–119.0085012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3443139.00/cwt139.00–139.0061610
SteersMedium and Large 2-3478156.00/cwt156.00–156.007462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555141.17/cwt136.00–142.5078350
BullsMedium and Large 1-2551150.50/cwt150.50–150.5082919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534147.00/cwt147.00–147.007859
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683127.50/cwt127.50–127.508715
SteersMedium and Large 2-3569144.37/cwt139.00–147.008216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639146.80/cwt146.50–147.2593833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627138.04/cwt135.50–139.0086668

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.