Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-12-02

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 2
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,432 head
416 vs last sale 1,016 386 vs year ago 1,046 · +36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
16 vs last sale 161 13 vs year ago 164 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
6 vs last sale 57 24 vs year ago 75 · 32.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.73/cwt on 541 head.
Average price
$129.73
541 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.18
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566131.92746443
Medium and Large 2-3546119.8265498
One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $92 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 sale541 hd
129.73
KY average24 barns · 7,128 hd
132.91
−3.18
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
BullsLow1,77780.571,43219
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40757.0780328
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54654.8684834
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23451.6563736

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2702123.00/cwt123.00–123.0086340
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474169.50/cwt169.50–169.5080313
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3727100.40/cwt89.00–110.0073011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2798114.00/cwt111.50–115.0091021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3281131.53/cwt125.00–137.503704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2926129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,1994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489136.03/cwt130.00–136.5066566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2544126.00/cwt126.00–126.0068518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2868111.50/cwt111.50–111.509685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,05593.00/cwt93.00–93.009812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434143.00/cwt143.00–143.0062134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720139.82/cwt137.50–140.001,00756
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634146.45/cwt141.50–148.0092863
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2280137.50/cwt137.50–137.503851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added723129.00/cwt129.00–129.009336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655134.50/cwt134.50–134.508817
SteersMedium and Large 2-3649138.50/cwt138.50–138.5089921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3227158.46/cwt155.00–160.003603
SteersMedium and Large 2-3469136.99/cwt134.50–141.006428
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718125.00/cwt125.00–125.008987
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,082105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669140.50/cwt140.50–140.509409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2408159.16/cwt156.00–162.006495
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2547157.00/cwt157.00–157.0085929
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added845135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,1459
Dairy SteersLarge 339280.00/cwt80.00–80.003144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2824127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,05128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586144.75/cwt144.00–146.5084813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2882123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788126.61/cwt125.00–127.5099811
Dairy SteersLarge 350085.00/cwt85.00–85.004255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569154.75/cwt154.75–154.7588110
BullsMedium and Large 2-3727115.00/cwt115.00–115.008365
BullsMedium and Large 1-2308173.78/cwt170.00–176.0053516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2551148.82/cwt146.50–150.0082065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366174.50/cwt174.50–174.5063929
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714120.50/cwt120.50–120.5086023
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2424110.00/cwt110.00–110.004664
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16563.00/cwt63.00–63.007341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41656.85/cwt53.00–63.0080527
CowsLean 85-90%1,23752.09/cwt47.00–56.0064434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65350.91/cwt49.00–52.008425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52755.54/cwt51.50–60.0084829
CowsLean 85-90%1,17644.21/cwt43.50–45.005202
Bulls1,44276.77/cwt73.00–80.001,1077
Bulls1,97382.78/cwt78.00–87.501,63312
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2865450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8931
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,070950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,1651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,370784.48/cwt700.00–830.0010,7474
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250560.00/cwt560.00–560.007,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,425948.16/cwt935.00–960.0013,5112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100721.36/cwt610.00–850.007,9353
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0019,2381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,344918.89/cwt750.00–1,125.0012,35012
BullsMedium and Large 2-3377156.36/cwt155.50–158.0058918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2489161.72/cwt161.00–166.0079166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435175.50/cwt175.50–175.5076338
BullsMedium and Large 2-3695111.00/cwt111.00–111.007713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325147.69/cwt131.00–160.004805
BullsMedium and Large 1-2821107.50/cwt107.50–107.508839
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513125.50/cwt122.00–129.006446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added829124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0288
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573110.00/cwt110.00–110.006304
BullsMedium and Large 2-3464144.50/cwt144.50–144.5067010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619138.75/cwt138.75–138.7585949
BullsMedium and Large 2-3626128.22/cwt127.00–129.008038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295141.00/cwt139.00–143.0041614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698123.50/cwt123.50–123.508626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561132.76/cwt132.50–134.0074592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629128.19/cwt128.00–131.5080677
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2541146.12/cwt145.50–147.0079116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,00597.00/cwt97.00–97.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470128.03/cwt123.00–131.0060211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367146.08/cwt142.00–150.5053645
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660115.86/cwt109.00–116.7576518
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3442128.32/cwt127.00–129.5056719
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530122.00/cwt122.00–122.0064720
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565138.50/cwt138.50–138.507836
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3629115.00/cwt115.00–115.0072312

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.