Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-09-02

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
567 head
66 vs last sale 501 177 vs year ago 390 · +45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
4 vs last sale 41 28 vs year ago 73 · 38.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
42 vs last sale 17 33 vs year ago 26 · +126.9%
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 traded steady. Feeder heifer under 500 pounds traded 2.00-3.00 lower, over 500 pounds traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.87/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$157.87
190 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2642159.511,024178
Medium and Large 2-3652133.5887112thin
One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $153 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 sale190 hd
157.87
KY average23 barns · 3,294 hd
155.46
+2.41
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
BullsAverage1,64691.361,5049thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32372.939653thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44670.471,0199thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14865.7075412

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2722128.50/cwt128.50–128.509283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823136.94/cwt136.00–137.501,12711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695124.50/cwt124.50–124.5086511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672133.28/cwt132.00–133.508967
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.0069321
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2472110.00/cwt110.00–110.005192
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3723125.00/cwt125.00–125.009044
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373134.00/cwt134.00–134.005002
SteersMedium and Large 2-3875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3534145.33/cwt145.00–146.007763
SteersMedium and Large 2-3798129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0292
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629148.00/cwt148.00–148.0093114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,036108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1196
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665138.50/cwt138.50–138.509212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727138.24/cwt137.00–139.501,00513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935126.75/cwt126.50–128.001,1856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2857138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423161.00/cwt161.00–161.006812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3215152.00/cwt152.00–152.003271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490162.66/cwt161.00–164.007979
SteersMedium and Large 1-2557156.63/cwt154.00–160.5087215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added575175.25/cwt175.25–175.251,00888
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,120117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,3165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2979119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370177.00/cwt177.00–177.006553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840112.00/cwt112.00–112.009413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2787123.00/cwt123.00–123.009683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622139.78/cwt134.00–140.0086927
BullsMedium and Large 1-2312167.67/cwt167.00–168.005233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438168.50/cwt168.50–168.5073814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474148.31/cwt145.50–150.007038
CowsLean 85-90%1,14865.70/cwt61.00–69.0075412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44670.47/cwt67.50–73.001,0199
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32372.93/cwt71.50–75.009653
Bulls1,74493.48/cwt92.50–96.001,6306
Bulls1,45087.12/cwt84.00–88.501,2633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3341,330.97/cwt1,250.00–1,450.0017,75516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3041,021.74/cwt985.00–1,100.0013,32310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250860.00/cwt860.00–860.0010,7504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0018,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,6032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,0752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2980117.90/cwt116.00–120.001,1552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2726130.00/cwt130.00–130.009445
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426143.64/cwt141.00–145.0061218
BullsMedium and Large 2-3310144.00/cwt144.00–144.004462
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3403149.00/cwt149.00–149.006003
BullsMedium and Large 2-3554139.00/cwt139.00–139.007704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627135.17/cwt134.50–137.0084829
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3513120.10/cwt118.00–124.006163
BullsMedium and Large 2-3545136.65/cwt130.00–140.007456
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565149.00/cwt149.00–149.0084225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2502154.50/cwt154.50–154.5077619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366179.00/cwt179.00–179.006557
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3738114.00/cwt114.00–114.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285127.89/cwt126.00–132.003643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521138.47/cwt135.50–140.0072120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.0078419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2312152.00/cwt152.00–152.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370150.39/cwt148.00–158.0055612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3306138.72/cwt132.00–141.004244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2777129.33/cwt125.00–131.501,0056

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.