Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-04-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 27
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
564 head
37 vs last sale 601 61 vs year ago 625 · 9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
34 vs last sale 81 20 vs year ago 135 · 14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
49 vs last sale 94 4 vs year ago 49 · 8.2%
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 traded steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers were 5.00-7.00 lower. Bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Buyer interest was good on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.37/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$194.37
246 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.83
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530198.021,049219
Medium and Large 2-3583164.7696127
One grade step is worth $33.27/cwt here — about $88 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 sale246 hd
194.37
KY average25 barns · 7,575 hd
193.55
+0.83
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
BullsHigh1,720113.881,95922
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44893.211,35030
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20989.491,08234
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97778.1876429
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,895123.002,3311thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,365$1,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,2698
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,1809
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,042$1,1333thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,165$1,5151thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$1,6564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2-3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007202
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3613169.99/cwt162.50–174.001,04218
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3372174.20/cwt172.50–175.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy438220.00/cwt220.00–220.0096435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329201.52/cwt195.00–205.006636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489199.17/cwt199.00–201.0097434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528188.46/cwt184.00–192.0099516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675165.14/cwt150.00–168.001,11513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3778128.00/cwt128.00–128.009962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2941140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438200.00/cwt200.00–200.008766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2960132.34/cwt132.00–133.001,2703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,095120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721156.73/cwt147.50–158.001,1308
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy472248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,17113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,5356
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,028173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7782
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,050161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added544244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,32713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added653203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy416260.89/cwt259.00–263.001,08513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,38013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688193.48/cwt186.00–198.001,3314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2745187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471216.34/cwt207.50–226.001,0194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360220.77/cwt217.50–222.507953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405235.00/cwt235.00–235.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345232.50/cwt232.50–232.508023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510194.00/cwt194.00–194.009892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy312280.00/cwt280.00–280.008747
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy541217.41/cwt217.00–218.001,17629
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy483227.15/cwt220.00–231.001,09727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy623201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,25220
SteersSelect and Choice1,895123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,3311
CowsLean 85-90%1,09059.00/cwt59.00–59.006431
CowsLean 85-90%94474.88/cwt69.00–79.0070716
CowsLean 85-90%1,01184.18/cwt80.00–89.0085112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48397.91/cwt94.00–109.001,45215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41388.52/cwt83.00–92.001,25115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29877.62/cwt75.00–79.001,0083
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19896.17/cwt93.00–107.001,15211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20187.60/cwt82.00–92.001,05220
Bulls1,788128.54/cwt126.00–130.002,2984
Bulls1,781114.77/cwt108.00–121.002,04414
Bulls1,44196.09/cwt88.00–105.001,3854
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0421,133.36/head1,125.00–1,150.001,1333
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,286.45/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2867
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0271,079.87/head925.00–1,150.001,0803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,230.58/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,120950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,515.00/head1,515.00–1,515.001,5151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3915137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy440257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,13115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy361279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,00710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2821173.43/cwt170.00–174.001,4247
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415212.11/cwt205.00–217.508804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2234233.93/cwt230.00–237.505474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2642194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2651190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2375
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472196.89/cwt196.00–197.509295
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,080137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365226.80/cwt218.00–230.0082819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added552200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,10437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,21126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy268257.50/cwt257.50–257.506902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy323225.00/cwt225.00–225.007274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,31016

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.