Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-11-18

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 18
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,016 head
289 vs last sale 727 50 vs year ago 1,066 · 4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
49 vs last sale 112 18 vs year ago 143 · +12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
36 vs last sale 21 15 vs year ago 42 · +35.7%
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 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.86/cwt on 391 head.
Average price
$128.86
391 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.31
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530130.02690332
Medium and Large 2-3455122.3255659
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $133 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 sale391 hd
128.86
KY average24 barns · 5,884 hd
129.17
−0.31
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
BullsAverage1,73480.091,38916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33158.9178413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56256.0887630
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26950.7064432

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2Value Added808137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423134.87/cwt132.50–135.5057153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004343
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3598123.00/cwt123.00–123.007365
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470124.40/cwt120.00–125.5058515
SteersMedium and Large 2-3248146.00/cwt146.00–146.003622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640119.22/cwt115.00–125.007637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,25086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702118.00/cwt118.00–118.008285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2262142.50/cwt142.50–142.503733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-388395.00/cwt95.00–95.008392
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554149.00/cwt149.00–149.0082524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,056100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added707126.00/cwt126.00–126.008916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625123.14/cwt123.00–124.0077028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376165.00/cwt165.00–165.006209
SteersMedium and Large 2-3378153.00/cwt153.00–153.005782
SteersMedium and Large 2-3532136.00/cwt136.00–136.007249
SteersMedium and Large 2-3840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633140.00/cwt140.00–140.0088629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715131.55/cwt130.00–137.5094119
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008192
SteersMedium and Large 2-3329135.00/cwt135.00–135.004444
SteersMedium and Large 2-3457137.00/cwt137.00–137.006263
SteersMedium and Large 2-3785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483162.00/cwt162.00–162.0078224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429158.00/cwt158.00–158.006784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484153.24/cwt152.50–154.7574249
BullsMedium and Large 1-2361175.00/cwt175.00–175.0063217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619125.00/cwt125.00–125.0077414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2544135.07/cwt130.00–136.7573543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2814100.00/cwt100.00–100.0081410
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2533122.00/cwt122.00–122.006504
CowsLean 85-90%1,29945.82/cwt43.50–48.005955
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22148.82/cwt48.00–49.505962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47870.43/cwt66.00–75.001,0412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33865.51/cwt64.00–67.008772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33057.71/cwt54.50–63.0076811
CowsLean 85-90%1,26451.60/cwt48.00–56.0065227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59555.53/cwt51.00–63.0088626
Bulls1,78184.51/cwt81.50–89.001,5057
Bulls1,69876.65/cwt72.00–81.501,3029
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,1381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0018,5632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,117.39/cwt975.00–1,250.0012,8503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3831,124.10/cwt850.00–1,175.0015,5466
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090912.61/cwt900.00–925.009,9472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3491,110.93/cwt700.00–1,250.0014,98619
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,60092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423162.50/cwt162.50–162.5068735
BullsMedium and Large 2-3659113.65/cwt111.00–115.007499
BullsMedium and Large 2-3737107.00/cwt107.00–107.007897
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429124.72/cwt111.00–135.0053511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3637115.00/cwt115.00–115.007339
BullsMedium and Large 2-3542125.00/cwt125.00–125.0067813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365128.61/cwt125.00–132.0046927
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3434108.42/cwt103.00–114.004716
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3748102.00/cwt102.00–102.007633
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385138.52/cwt133.00–141.0053310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2308181.00/cwt181.00–181.005579
BullsMedium and Large 1-2711120.00/cwt120.00–120.0085313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552131.34/cwt129.50–132.0072580
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673121.41/cwt120.00–122.5081719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371137.39/cwt136.00–138.0051030
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785122.50/cwt122.50–122.5096212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488131.02/cwt127.50–134.0063987
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325117.00/cwt117.00–117.003801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550174.00/cwt174.00–174.0095788

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.