Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-02-16

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 16
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
125 vs last sale 498 69 vs year ago 554 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
28 vs last sale 94 33 vs year ago 99 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
11 vs last sale 30 59 vs year ago 78 · 75.6%
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 steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher and bull calves were 6.00-8.00 higher. Today's feeder calf offering included several fancy and value-added packages that saw good demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a good quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.04/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$163.04
251 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.20
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582164.30956236
Medium and Large 2-3558143.2279915thin
One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $156 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 sale251 hd
163.04
KY average24 barns · 7,031 hd
168.24
−5.20
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
BullsHigh1,836103.941,9085thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42980.131,14523
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,22077.5894716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01564.8865819

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)1,250$1,3755
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,1272thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$9522thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)930$9833thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)825$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$8001thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2301186.00/cwt186.00–186.005608
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558159.21/cwt155.00–165.0088812
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3684138.29/cwt132.50–141.009463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655150.01/cwt148.00–151.009833
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368180.98/cwt176.00–185.0066625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy320202.50/cwt202.50–202.506483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added637164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,04842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added538168.86/cwt168.25–170.0090820
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275161.00/cwt161.00–161.004432
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420158.79/cwt157.50–160.006672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465211.21/cwt209.00–220.0098215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added721175.41/cwt174.00–176.001,26527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added622195.96/cwt193.50–200.001,21938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489167.74/cwt166.00–168.0082021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2970134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2920145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3343
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530162.50/cwt162.50–162.508612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680173.07/cwt167.50–179.001,1775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added721158.02/cwt157.00–161.001,13942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425178.04/cwt172.50–181.0075715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625156.34/cwt156.00–158.0097718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added776175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,35819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618187.87/cwt180.00–190.001,1618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820164.66/cwt160.00–166.001,3506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy413202.50/cwt202.50–202.508362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385216.20/cwt200.00–221.0083211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2753166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425157.00/cwt157.00–157.006671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3623144.97/cwt142.50–147.509032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558209.89/cwt206.00–211.251,17126
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429177.99/cwt172.50–183.007647
BullsMedium and Large 1-2865131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373192.50/cwt192.50–192.507183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy268205.00/cwt205.00–205.005492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy466200.00/cwt200.00–200.009327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy306211.36/cwt207.50–212.506479
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44174.02/cwt73.00–75.001,0675
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33047.00/cwt47.00–47.006251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25055.00/cwt55.00–55.006881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22375.50/cwt75.00–76.009232
CowsLean 85-90%99955.86/cwt51.00–58.005587
CowsLean 85-90%1,03377.70/cwt74.00–81.008036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42681.83/cwt77.00–89.001,16718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20882.36/cwt78.00–88.0099512
CowsLean 85-90%1,02765.69/cwt64.00–67.006755
CowsLean 85-90%95047.00/cwt47.00–47.004471
Bulls1,843109.10/cwt105.00–114.002,0113
Bulls1,82596.21/cwt93.00–100.001,7562
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,085951.84/head925.00–975.009522
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,030800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2825700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2860850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3755
Bred CowsMedium 1-2920725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,126.85/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy367225.38/cwt225.00–227.5082719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430200.00/cwt200.00–200.0086013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2771140.61/cwt132.00–142.001,0847
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy374200.00/cwt200.00–200.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2852134.00/cwt131.00–135.001,14212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3763121.44/cwt118.00–125.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510150.25/cwt145.00–156.007664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004903
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2752141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555179.00/cwt179.00–179.0099312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522179.90/cwt179.00–183.009399
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475167.50/cwt167.50–167.507961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2494196.65/cwt187.50–198.0097115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3574147.01/cwt130.00–152.508444
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245195.91/cwt195.00–200.0048011
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,020135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2734152.98/cwt150.00–154.001,12312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629166.23/cwt162.00–167.001,04614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031

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.