Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-10-07

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 7
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
180 vs last sale 673 121 vs year ago 732 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
104 vs last sale 70 65 vs year ago 109 · +59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
6 vs last sale 40 46 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 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.20/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$133.20
298 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.92
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533134.44717270
Medium and Large 2-3546121.3066328
One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $54 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 sale298 hd
133.20
KY average25 barns · 4,420 hd
130.28
+2.92
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
BullsLow1,72378.031,34414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32058.5077218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55956.3887924
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16352.4661041

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 2-3433130.91/cwt128.50–136.005676
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3714105.51/cwt105.00–106.507536
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3639120.00/cwt120.00–120.007676
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472161.25/cwt161.25–161.2576122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539134.31/cwt134.00–134.5072428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2442139.56/cwt133.00–142.0061741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485141.50/cwt141.50–141.5068644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625126.66/cwt123.00–127.0079248
SteersMedium and Large 2-3567127.72/cwt123.00–130.007243
SteersMedium and Large 2-3621133.00/cwt133.00–133.008266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722132.73/cwt126.00–134.5095819
SteersMedium and Large 2-3496144.00/cwt144.00–144.007144
SteersMedium and Large 2-3653120.00/cwt120.00–120.007842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2783125.00/cwt125.00–125.009792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659138.00/cwt138.00–138.009099
SteersMedium and Large 1-2243185.00/cwt185.00–185.004502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2547155.00/cwt155.00–155.0084851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550151.00/cwt151.00–151.008314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2283175.00/cwt175.00–175.004953
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523140.00/cwt140.00–140.007326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379170.00/cwt170.00–170.006447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619145.55/cwt137.00–146.2590141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806131.12/cwt126.00–133.501,05725
BullsMedium and Large 2-3334149.07/cwt145.00–153.004986
BullsMedium and Large 2-3593130.00/cwt130.00–130.007715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625126.57/cwt119.00–129.0079150
BullsMedium and Large 1-2556141.00/cwt141.00–141.0078441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436159.50/cwt159.50–159.5069519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709118.00/cwt118.00–118.0083720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48952.33/cwt51.00–54.007795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57757.44/cwt54.00–60.0090619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32058.50/cwt55.00–62.0077218
CowsLean 85-90%1,13250.02/cwt48.00–52.0056619
Bulls1,61776.17/cwt71.00–81.001,23211
Bulls2,11084.84/cwt83.50–85.501,7903
CowsLean 85-90%1,19054.56/cwt51.50–58.0064922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,131980.88/cwt900.00–1,050.0011,0944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,007995.90/cwt825.00–1,125.0010,0295
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,297.89/cwt1,225.00–1,350.0016,4315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,090.56/cwt850.00–1,300.0012,2369
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,132811.63/cwt750.00–900.009,1883
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0131,001.05/cwt975.00–1,025.0010,1412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220837.97/cwt750.00–875.0010,2235
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800109.50/cwt109.50–109.508765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008296
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533130.86/cwt130.50–132.0069716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2314171.00/cwt171.00–171.005377
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481147.66/cwt139.00–149.7571025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555136.39/cwt135.00–136.5075757
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3307129.00/cwt129.00–129.003963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368168.61/cwt166.00–170.006203
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3441143.00/cwt143.00–143.006314
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2782115.00/cwt115.00–115.008993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310141.00/cwt141.00–141.004373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367139.61/cwt136.00–140.0051221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684123.83/cwt123.75–124.0084715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270141.00/cwt141.00–141.003812

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.