Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-09-23

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 23
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
552 head
103 vs last sale 655 264 vs year ago 816 · 32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
33 vs last sale 66 18 vs year ago 117 · 15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
27 vs last sale 89 65 vs year ago 127 · 51.2%
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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.79/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$132.79
211 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$8.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.23
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556133.65742186
Medium and Large 2-3573126.6372522
Small and Medium 1-2428125.005353thin
One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about $207 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 sale211 hd
132.79
KY average27 barns · 6,087 hd
137.02
−4.23
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
BullsLow1,77885.801,52612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30863.6683316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57061.4096414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23157.1270326

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638124.00/cwt124.00–124.007914
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2428125.00/cwt125.00–125.005353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2798113.50/cwt113.50–113.509063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added653131.00/cwt131.00–131.008559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558135.03/cwt132.50–136.5075342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818111.00/cwt111.00–111.009085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622132.07/cwt128.00–133.5082131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382140.68/cwt140.00–142.005376
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625134.53/cwt114.00–137.508419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817128.28/cwt128.00–128.501,0487
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510118.42/cwt110.00–127.006042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,037104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723135.50/cwt132.00–136.0098030
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476163.50/cwt163.50–163.507788
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634142.75/cwt142.75–142.7590517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278155.46/cwt155.00–156.004324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486137.65/cwt136.00–138.0066939
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,1301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3265153.30/cwt138.00–165.004065
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520143.96/cwt143.00–146.007493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690136.25/cwt136.25–136.259406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250172.00/cwt172.00–172.004302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423172.00/cwt172.00–172.007282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620150.00/cwt150.00–150.0093013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554154.72/cwt153.75–157.0085717
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,118116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625120.66/cwt120.00–121.007543
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573128.85/cwt122.00–136.007382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2681124.25/cwt124.00–124.508464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429163.84/cwt162.00–164.0070325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313179.00/cwt179.00–179.005602
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2355121.00/cwt121.00–121.004303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30863.66/cwt61.50–69.0083316
CowsLean 85-90%1,19952.54/cwt50.50–54.506304
CowsLean 85-90%1,23757.95/cwt55.00–61.5071722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54262.97/cwt60.50–64.5097110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64057.46/cwt55.50–59.009424
Bulls1,48382.41/cwt79.00–85.001,2225
Bulls1,98988.23/cwt85.00–93.501,7557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,2601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2921,334.84/cwt1,150.00–1,500.0017,2463
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,4751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,6051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3221,119.15/cwt1,025.00–1,250.0014,79513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3821,057.44/cwt900.00–1,150.0014,61413
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,403.10/cwt1,300.00–1,500.0018,1002
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340167.00/cwt167.00–167.005683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2502160.00/cwt160.00–160.0080320
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445158.50/cwt158.50–158.507055
BullsMedium and Large 1-2704130.50/cwt130.50–130.5091910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365174.00/cwt174.00–174.006357
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540143.00/cwt143.00–143.007725
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620134.00/cwt134.00–134.0083131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560140.25/cwt140.25–140.2578522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2833110.00/cwt110.00–110.0091610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710120.50/cwt120.50–120.508564
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473149.00/cwt149.00–149.007055
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655124.51/cwt123.00–126.0081610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539134.00/cwt134.00–134.007225
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008427
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3459134.50/cwt134.50–134.506177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428139.00/cwt139.00–139.0059525

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.