Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 23
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
781 head
14 vs last sale 767 86 vs year ago 695 · +12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
44 vs last sale 115 115 vs year ago 186 · 61.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
0 vs last sale 38 43 vs year ago 81 · 53.1%
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 with the fancy and value-added calves sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. Bull calves under 600 lbs. were 7.00-9.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.73/cwt on 344 head.
Average price
$181.73
344 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.68
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564182.791,030331
Medium and Large 2-3552155.0085513thin
One grade step is worth $27.79/cwt here — about $175 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 sale344 hd
181.73
KY average24 barns · 6,957 hd
189.42
−7.68
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
BullsLow1,738109.041,8958thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46788.861,30416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19185.751,02230
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02172.8174320

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)1,300$1,4603thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,478$1,2262thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$8582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$1,5636
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)922$1,1423thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,500$2,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2-3608153.78/cwt152.00–155.009355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy422201.24/cwt201.00–202.5084930
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315220.28/cwt205.00–222.506948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy369223.24/cwt212.50–226.0082426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2766159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2187
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478167.00/cwt167.00–167.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437162.51/cwt160.00–165.007104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270192.50/cwt192.50–192.505203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380255.00/cwt255.00–255.009694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485192.68/cwt192.00–194.5093436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522174.58/cwt171.00–179.0091133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622168.87/cwt165.00–170.001,05036
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3715131.00/cwt131.00–131.009372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672159.46/cwt152.00–170.001,07221
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,080125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3628170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627203.38/cwt200.00–215.001,27513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy475235.17/cwt233.00–245.001,11728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy418257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729182.53/cwt173.00–189.001,33123
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2501209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,04714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570172.50/cwt170.00–175.009832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363227.50/cwt227.50–227.508263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2824166.97/cwt165.00–171.001,3764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added542257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565224.10/cwt223.00–226.001,26633
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,005150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485196.84/cwt187.50–200.009554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435225.71/cwt220.00–227.509824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2895155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715166.57/cwt161.00–172.001,1918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2761171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy308245.00/cwt245.00–245.007554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy488224.23/cwt207.50–227.001,09426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy270242.55/cwt230.00–245.006556
CowsLean 85-90%1,04064.38/cwt64.00–65.006703
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19484.63/cwt75.00–90.001,01026
CowsLean 85-90%1,02276.92/cwt71.00–82.0078615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47385.67/cwt83.00–89.501,26211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45595.87/cwt92.00–101.001,3955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17593.03/cwt92.00–95.001,0934
CowsLean 85-90%98054.58/cwt53.00–56.005352
Bulls1,93096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,8531
Bulls1,795119.53/cwt117.00–122.002,1462
Bulls1,677107.46/cwt106.00–108.001,8025
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2865825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29631,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4781,226.14/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,459.94/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4603
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,015857.88/head800.00–925.008582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255825.00/head825.00–825.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3636153.68/cwt152.00–156.009777
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,101104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2924155.57/cwt145.00–162.501,4374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2215220.00/cwt220.00–220.004734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy437243.43/cwt232.50–249.001,06439
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy375257.47/cwt242.50–262.5096612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2542198.27/cwt196.00–199.001,07516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2838162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,35810
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373232.50/cwt232.50–232.508674
BullsMedium and Large 2-3557161.00/cwt161.00–161.008977
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724159.28/cwt159.00–160.001,1537
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2239190.73/cwt190.00–195.004567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2359199.00/cwt199.00–199.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added779169.75/cwt169.75–169.751,32263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2322200.00/cwt200.00–200.006443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,13521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561185.71/cwt181.00–187.001,04228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy838121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428196.12/cwt194.00–197.0083916

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.