Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-03-30

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 30
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
35 vs last sale 781 134 vs year ago 682 · +19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
19 vs last sale 71 60 vs year ago 150 · 40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
25 vs last sale 38 33 vs year ago 46 · 71.7%
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 heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 lower. A good quality offering saw weaker demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.57/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$184.57
258 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.76
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513185.36951249
Medium and Large 2-3445162.607239thin
One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $228 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 sale258 hd
184.57
KY average23 barns · 7,266 hd
189.32
−4.76
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
BullsAverage1,600115.921,85415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49694.471,41430
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,22582.731,01322
CowsLean 85-90%High95272.166879thin

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)985$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,110$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2673163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,2679
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575162.50/cwt162.50–162.509341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433176.00/cwt176.00–176.007622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2942144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,35610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626165.25/cwt160.00–169.001,03428
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2990125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy414243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0069
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy371250.80/cwt230.00–253.0093010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy230235.00/cwt235.00–235.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540181.14/cwt173.00–187.0097852
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381195.00/cwt195.00–195.007434
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2447214.13/cwt212.50–220.009579
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy469234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,09743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2965165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817171.03/cwt167.00–173.001,3973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375222.50/cwt222.50–222.508341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630191.88/cwt179.00–194.001,20927
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3529172.29/cwt164.00–180.009116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536217.14/cwt195.00–221.001,16452
SteersMedium and Large 2-3632155.00/cwt155.00–155.009803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,29971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330185.83/cwt185.00–187.506133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435208.48/cwt197.50–211.0090716
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520157.50/cwt157.50–157.508191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2652181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy551203.75/cwt203.75–203.751,12342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12558.00/cwt58.00–58.006531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22494.51/cwt89.00–103.001,1577
CowsLean 85-90%1,01596.00/cwt96.00–96.009742
CowsLean 85-90%1,01082.62/cwt80.00–85.008342
CowsLean 85-90%91849.34/cwt44.00–55.004532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52797.26/cwt89.00–106.001,48524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37383.33/cwt79.00–86.001,1446
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23278.60/cwt72.00–85.0096814
Bulls1,605109.96/cwt104.00–116.001,7654
Bulls1,644123.77/cwt118.00–130.002,0359
CowsLean 85-90%89564.50/cwt60.00–67.005773
Bulls1,39092.55/cwt86.00–99.001,2862
Bred CowsMedium 1-2910875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2706180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy491211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,03832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy532202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,07712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy278227.24/cwt223.00–230.006328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2948146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430232.00/cwt232.00–232.0099826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505191.00/cwt191.00–191.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy362215.16/cwt213.00–219.0077933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2611190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,16131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy375251.00/cwt251.00–251.0094118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy325238.69/cwt232.50–242.0077621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484195.00/cwt195.00–195.0094423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy309210.00/cwt210.00–210.006494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250212.50/cwt212.50–212.505313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3454154.73/cwt152.00–157.507024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434192.37/cwt184.00–196.0083571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721148.56/cwt144.00–152.001,07111

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.