Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-09-16

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
159 vs last sale 496 24 vs year ago 631 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
12 vs last sale 54 53 vs year ago 119 · 44.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
55 vs last sale 34 52 vs year ago 37 · +140.5%
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 bulls under 550 pounds traded 5.00 higher, over 550 pounds unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.62/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$134.62
266 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.43
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537137.40738210
Medium and Large 2-3537124.2066756
One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $71 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 sale266 hd
134.62
KY average26 barns · 5,136 hd
138.05
−3.43
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
BullsLow1,55984.171,3136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34767.029026thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43763.7591610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25357.6572224
SteersChoiceAverage1,307104.001,3595thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2323154.00/cwt154.00–154.004978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436138.57/cwt134.00–144.5060439
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3522123.98/cwt115.00–129.5064720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2356149.50/cwt149.50–149.5053215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2843132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1174
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2555112.00/cwt112.00–112.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554138.68/cwt133.50–140.0076849
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3621121.35/cwt119.00–122.5075414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2807120.00/cwt120.00–120.009685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865108.00/cwt108.00–108.009341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495143.50/cwt143.50–143.5071038
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468156.32/cwt154.00–158.007325
SteersMedium and Large 2-3639134.30/cwt130.00–135.008587
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460122.00/cwt122.00–122.005611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520165.00/cwt165.00–165.0085811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636144.29/cwt142.50–144.5091838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705136.50/cwt136.50–136.5096213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467176.00/cwt176.00–176.0082216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418175.00/cwt175.00–175.007327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578146.00/cwt146.00–146.008446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2772130.80/cwt130.00–131.001,0105
SteersMedium and Large 1-2549153.50/cwt153.50–153.5084337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371184.00/cwt184.00–184.006834
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710127.50/cwt127.50–127.509053
SteersMedium and Large 2-3298158.00/cwt158.00–158.004712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555145.00/cwt145.00–145.0080526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2684127.57/cwt127.00–129.0087310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435176.00/cwt176.00–176.007668
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364188.00/cwt188.00–188.0068414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485161.00/cwt161.00–161.0078130
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
SteersChoice1,307104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3595
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38065.62/cwt64.00–66.509065
CowsLean 85-90%1,09552.46/cwt52.00–53.005742
CowsLean 85-90%1,26758.12/cwt53.50–64.0073622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39564.31/cwt64.00–65.008978
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18074.00/cwt74.00–74.008731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60561.50/cwt61.50–61.509872
Bulls1,34582.42/cwt78.00–84.501,1094
Bulls1,98887.68/cwt87.00–88.501,7432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,161.36/cwt1,100.00–1,225.0015,9692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,268929.83/cwt875.00–1,050.0011,7904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,000.23/cwt975.00–1,025.0013,7534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200736.98/cwt725.00–750.008,8442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,450860.00/cwt860.00–860.0012,4701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,570.35/cwt1,150.00–1,675.0019,7249
BullsMedium and Large 2-3443157.00/cwt157.00–157.006964
BullsMedium and Large 1-2541138.78/cwt137.50–140.5075114
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568139.00/cwt139.00–139.007903
BullsMedium and Large 2-3363154.15/cwt151.00–155.005605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2801116.00/cwt116.00–116.009294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310173.96/cwt164.00–177.005396
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3331136.52/cwt135.00–141.004528
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568129.00/cwt129.00–129.007333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710112.00/cwt112.00–112.007953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623133.58/cwt129.00–134.5083224
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465128.66/cwt111.00–147.505982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770123.00/cwt123.00–123.009477
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3721110.05/cwt105.00–117.007937
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627132.26/cwt130.00–132.7582929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710122.26/cwt121.00–125.0086819

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.