Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-01-26

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
100 vs last sale 464 104 vs year ago 468 · 22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
27 vs last sale 69 103 vs year ago 145 · 71.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
7 vs last sale 20 67 vs year ago 80 · 83.8%
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 and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. A good quality offering saw lower demand from feeder buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.29/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$155.29
132 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.55
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539156.11842124
Medium and Large 2-3495142.577068thin
One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $136 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 sale132 hd
155.29
KY average24 barns · 4,899 hd
155.84
−0.55
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
BullsLow1,56898.861,5507thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49472.581,08410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23171.928866thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02562.6264213

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,0933thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,1012thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$9382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9252thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2326179.00/cwt179.00–179.005844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy308200.00/cwt200.00–200.006161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380202.50/cwt202.50–202.507701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230177.50/cwt177.50–177.504081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556152.95/cwt147.00–158.0085024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2533151.51/cwt142.00–156.008086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435164.84/cwt157.00–168.0071718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467175.82/cwt172.50–182.508213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2814156.07/cwt154.00–156.501,27012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629164.72/cwt152.00–169.001,03612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy480199.00/cwt199.00–199.009559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added701172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added559188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,05110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678166.54/cwt163.00–169.001,1295
SteersMedium and Large 2-3960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780155.46/cwt149.00–156.501,2137
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,020150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365182.50/cwt182.50–182.506661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275197.50/cwt197.50–197.505431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0965
SteersMedium and Large 1-2587165.40/cwt165.00–166.009715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730158.66/cwt158.50–159.001,1589
SteersMedium and Large 2-3588141.74/cwt141.00–142.508332
SteersMedium 1-2284175.79/cwt174.00–177.504992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865153.03/cwt151.00–155.001,3242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313181.72/cwt181.00–182.505692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2875126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2489186.50/cwt186.50–186.509127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy436199.00/cwt199.00–199.0086813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy363203.00/cwt203.00–203.007379
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy326210.00/cwt210.00–210.006854
CowsLean 85-90%1,01363.01/cwt60.00–65.006388
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47668.56/cwt66.00–70.001,0125
Bulls1,21886.73/cwt84.00–89.001,0562
CowsLean 85-90%1,06755.66/cwt52.00–58.005943
CowsLean 85-90%1,01371.52/cwt70.00–73.007242
Bulls1,747107.07/cwt106.00–108.001,8713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51176.59/cwt73.00–84.001,1575
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18865.95/cwt64.00–68.007832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25374.91/cwt71.00–79.009394
Bulls1,65098.67/cwt96.00–101.001,6282
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950937.50/head900.00–975.009382
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0131,101.23/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,092.66/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300192.50/cwt192.50–192.505784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562157.00/cwt157.00–157.008828
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385157.50/cwt157.50–157.506061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2636159.29/cwt157.50–161.001,01325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730144.16/cwt142.00–145.001,05211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2531173.00/cwt173.00–173.009194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628145.00/cwt145.00–145.0091118
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590143.00/cwt143.00–143.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385159.51/cwt159.00–160.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428138.00/cwt138.00–138.005912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470155.30/cwt153.00–162.507304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465172.00/cwt172.00–172.008007
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008242
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525132.50/cwt132.50–132.506961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669146.12/cwt142.00–150.0097816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2487156.62/cwt152.50–157.0076311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722137.90/cwt134.00–141.009969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367180.39/cwt172.50–185.006625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0641

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.