Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-01-19

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 19
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
198 vs last sale 662 259 vs year ago 205 · +126.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
83 vs last sale 152 33 vs year ago 36 · +91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
5 vs last sale 25 33 vs year ago 53 · 62.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold fully steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower and bull calves were 2.00-4.00 higher. The demand was good on all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.62/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$147.62
181 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.70
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535149.60801165
Medium and Large 2-3616127.2478416thin
One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $16 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 sale181 hd
147.62
KY average23 barns · 5,934 hd
155.32
−7.70
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
BullsAverage1,57187.391,3735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47567.0899021
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25165.6282124
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05161.0764213

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$1,02211
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$8703thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$8501thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2Fancy293180.00/cwt180.00–180.005272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275165.08/cwt162.50–166.004544
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3748122.00/cwt122.00–122.009136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631179.04/cwt176.00–181.001,13028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2313186.00/cwt186.00–186.005822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810123.00/cwt123.00–123.009961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3810117.00/cwt117.00–117.009481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435157.61/cwt157.00–160.0068629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361171.00/cwt171.00–171.006174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733160.60/cwt149.00–164.501,17711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,02410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3463134.00/cwt134.00–134.006203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673138.93/cwt136.50–143.5093515
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762160.15/cwt158.00–161.001,2207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468189.00/cwt189.00–189.008858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345173.32/cwt168.00–175.0059810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535148.40/cwt145.00–153.007947
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235162.50/cwt162.50–162.503821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375181.00/cwt181.00–181.006791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567185.38/cwt179.00–190.001,05114
SteersMedium and Large 2-3785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420186.51/cwt186.00–188.007834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added804167.75/cwt167.75–167.751,34963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0077
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1264
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534177.00/cwt177.00–177.009454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320192.00/cwt192.00–192.006144
BullsMedium and Large 1-2922115.96/cwt110.00–119.001,0693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374190.00/cwt182.50–191.007118
CowsLean 85-90%1,03263.72/cwt62.00–66.006587
CowsLean 85-90%1,07455.17/cwt49.00–58.005935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36552.97/cwt51.00–55.007232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23672.52/cwt70.00–76.008967
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25965.64/cwt62.00–68.0082613
CowsLean 85-90%1,07072.00/cwt72.00–72.007701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50970.43/cwt68.00–75.001,06313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43964.53/cwt62.50–65.009296
Bulls1,67395.33/cwt93.00–98.001,5953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25153.47/cwt49.00–59.006694
Bulls1,41875.47/cwt68.00–85.001,0702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2431,175.96/head1,035.00–1,300.001,1766
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,017793.81/head725.00–900.007943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,255903.88/head835.00–975.009042
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2930850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,145760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2880850.00/head850.00–850.008501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450158.00/cwt158.00–158.007111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,02518
BullsMedium and Large 2-3343142.00/cwt142.00–142.004872
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410166.00/cwt166.00–166.006811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2699153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,0734
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3508130.42/cwt125.00–136.006632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638123.00/cwt123.00–123.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2706136.25/cwt129.00–137.5096214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533155.00/cwt155.00–155.008265
BullsMedium and Large 1-2489183.00/cwt183.00–183.0089520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425180.23/cwt179.00–187.0076613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3442139.00/cwt139.00–139.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560143.83/cwt137.50–146.0080528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631141.44/cwt133.00–146.0089224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493153.00/cwt153.00–153.0075426

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.