Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-10-21

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 21
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
355 vs last sale 531 140 vs year ago 746 · +18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
0 vs last sale 86 22 vs year ago 108 · 20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
12 vs last sale 25 4 vs year ago 33 · +12.1%
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. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.67/cwt on 329 head.
Average price
$153.67
329 head · 599 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.72
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2604154.92936304
Medium and Large 2-3542138.4975125
One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $185 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 sale329 hd
153.67
KY average24 barns · 4,778 hd
150.95
+2.72
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
BullsAverage1,65180.311,32610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30358.857679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43753.4076711
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26750.0063422

Every lot, as filed

66 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372396.00/cwt96.00–96.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728107.42/cwt104.00–108.007827
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007594
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3321128.00/cwt128.00–128.004114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2824109.00/cwt109.00–109.008987
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3442128.37/cwt115.00–131.0056712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633135.00/cwt135.00–135.008553
SteersMedium and Large 2-3574138.49/cwt134.00–142.5079510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626140.80/cwt136.50–142.0088144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370144.59/cwt141.50–146.5053516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424146.50/cwt146.50–146.5062114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2756127.50/cwt126.00–128.009644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482165.50/cwt165.50–165.5079826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554154.00/cwt154.00–154.0085341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3469135.98/cwt120.00–144.006386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533141.50/cwt141.50–141.507545
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added590164.00/cwt164.00–164.0096885
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660156.25/cwt156.25–156.251,03175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432164.00/cwt164.00–164.007086
SteersMedium and Large 1-2804127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727129.10/cwt128.00–130.5093915
Dairy SteersLarge 346885.65/cwt83.50–87.004015
Dairy SteersLarge 368089.00/cwt89.00–89.006051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2306179.00/cwt179.00–179.005486
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629134.16/cwt125.00–135.5084440
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495149.48/cwt149.00–154.0074039
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560144.75/cwt144.75–144.7581130
BullsMedium and Large 1-2698124.50/cwt124.50–124.5086912
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2532114.00/cwt114.00–114.006062
CowsLean 85-90%1,10044.00/cwt44.00–44.004841
CowsLean 85-90%1,27550.29/cwt46.00–57.0064121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48255.37/cwt53.00–59.508217
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35849.96/cwt48.00–51.506784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15066.00/cwt66.00–66.007592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33052.00/cwt52.00–52.006921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35057.61/cwt56.00–60.007786
Bulls1,75983.27/cwt81.00–87.001,4656
Bulls1,48975.88/cwt69.00–79.501,1304
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,234797.19/cwt640.00–1,025.009,8376
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,8361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,1881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210898.51/cwt800.00–950.0010,8725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2539139.51/cwt138.00–141.0075212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2434154.78/cwt154.50–158.0067212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372170.03/cwt164.00–173.0063312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2792108.50/cwt108.50–108.508598
BullsMedium and Large 2-3436137.16/cwt127.00–141.005987
BullsMedium and Large 2-3732114.00/cwt114.00–114.008343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528124.06/cwt121.50–128.5065514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693118.00/cwt118.00–118.008182
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2382111.00/cwt111.00–111.004243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622118.21/cwt115.00–120.0073531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3353141.00/cwt141.00–141.004983
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2487140.64/cwt140.00–140.7568558
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558125.88/cwt123.00–126.7570248
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3367130.00/cwt130.00–130.004779
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477122.22/cwt112.00–129.005837
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518119.00/cwt119.00–119.006163

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.