Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-02-02

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 2
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
250 vs last sale 364 354 vs year ago 468 · 75.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
30 vs last sale 42 133 vs year ago 145 · 91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
10 vs last sale 13 77 vs year ago 80 · 96.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Low receipts this week due to inclement weather in the area. Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher and feeder heifers were 5.00-7.00 lower. No test on bull calves. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.82/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$153.82
61 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.79
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476156.9074851
Medium and Large 2-3466138.1264310thin
One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $105 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 sale61 hd
153.82
KY average21 barns · 3,304 hd
158.61
−4.79
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49979.731,1954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29569.068942thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93557.005333thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$8751thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2-3530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3668150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533174.48/cwt166.00–180.009305
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460158.99/cwt158.00–161.0073118
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280157.00/cwt157.00–157.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618138.01/cwt136.00–140.008532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380154.00/cwt154.00–154.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668135.45/cwt131.00–140.009052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0806
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467191.20/cwt190.00–195.008938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720152.67/cwt148.00–155.001,0993
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,025136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410189.00/cwt189.00–189.007751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468171.00/cwt171.00–171.008002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379187.30/cwt175.00–191.007104
BullsMedium and Large 2-3905111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428190.00/cwt190.00–190.008132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290191.00/cwt191.00–191.005543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330193.00/cwt193.00–193.006371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250192.50/cwt192.50–192.504811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3456135.24/cwt131.00–138.006175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy363180.00/cwt180.00–180.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy297184.00/cwt184.00–184.005463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2541148.72/cwt141.00–154.0080511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585132.09/cwt127.00–137.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386165.86/cwt159.00–170.006406
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705141.00/cwt141.00–141.009941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008871
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950875.00/head875.00–875.008751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29569.06/cwt68.00–70.008942
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49979.73/cwt78.00–82.001,1954
CowsLean 85-90%87058.00/cwt58.00–58.005051
CowsLean 85-90%95045.00/cwt45.00–45.004281
CowsLean 85-90%98568.00/cwt68.00–68.006701

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.