Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-09-30

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 30
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
121 vs last sale 552 180 vs year ago 853 · 21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
29 vs last sale 99 55 vs year ago 125 · 44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
22 vs last sale 62 13 vs year ago 53 · 24.5%
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 under 600 pounds traded 4.00 lower, over 600 steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls 4.00 lower. 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 $133.49/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$133.49
274 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528134.77712221
Medium and Large 2-3494128.1463353
One grade step is worth $6.62/cwt here — about $79 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 sale274 hd
133.49
KY average24 barns · 5,315 hd
131.42
+2.06
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
BullsLow1,84980.491,48810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37859.538209thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56859.119279thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21054.6766225

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3533127.98/cwt122.00–131.0068220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437142.50/cwt142.50–142.5062340
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2541137.00/cwt137.00–137.0074126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713123.00/cwt123.00–123.0087721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.0052513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621127.80/cwt123.50–129.0079450
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3293132.51/cwt131.00–134.003882
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575131.00/cwt131.00–131.007532
SteersMedium and Large 2-3230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360156.00/cwt156.00–156.005623
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3382133.84/cwt129.00–137.005115
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622145.50/cwt145.50–145.5090510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260176.00/cwt176.00–176.004581
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,005104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463159.20/cwt159.00–160.0073736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808103.50/cwt103.50–103.508365
SteersMedium and Large 2-3459150.81/cwt146.00–154.506927
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375169.00/cwt169.00–169.0063411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2945112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585145.02/cwt143.00–148.5084812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2701133.50/cwt133.50–133.509368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416166.00/cwt166.00–166.006917
SteersMedium and Large 2-3509139.81/cwt133.00–141.007127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678135.00/cwt135.00–135.009152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538150.72/cwt150.00–153.5081139
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713122.25/cwt122.25–122.2587215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366177.00/cwt177.00–177.006488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300182.00/cwt182.00–182.005469
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813105.50/cwt105.50–105.508584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629127.82/cwt126.00–128.0080435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432159.00/cwt159.00–159.0068724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56859.11/cwt56.50–61.509279
CowsLean 85-90%1,25560.00/cwt60.00–60.007532
CowsLean 85-90%1,19654.94/cwt52.00–59.5065719
CowsLean 85-90%1,25650.71/cwt49.00–52.006374
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37859.53/cwt56.00–66.008209
Bulls1,73076.95/cwt72.00–79.001,3315
Bulls1,96784.03/cwt81.50–89.001,6535
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,3631
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,2502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,267853.95/cwt725.00–975.0010,8206
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,343739.39/cwt700.00–775.009,9302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,2131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150535.00/cwt535.00–535.006,1531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,272908.03/cwt710.00–1,000.0011,5509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,344.83/cwt1,275.00–1,425.0019,5002
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,455108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315153.08/cwt142.50–164.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527134.70/cwt130.00–137.007106
BullsMedium and Large 1-2493145.50/cwt145.50–145.5071733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2544142.50/cwt142.50–142.5077516
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615104.00/cwt104.00–104.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3228130.00/cwt130.00–130.002962
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3612121.50/cwt121.50–121.507446
BullsMedium and Large 2-3369156.52/cwt154.00–159.005786
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308144.00/cwt144.00–144.004445
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265144.00/cwt144.00–144.003824
BullsMedium and Large 2-3437135.20/cwt116.00–141.005914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486138.86/cwt135.50–140.0067557
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485130.44/cwt130.00–131.0063311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3427133.97/cwt133.00–135.005724
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568114.00/cwt114.00–114.006482
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761

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.