Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-07-13

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 13
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
105 vs last sale 618 184 vs year ago 907 · 20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
11 vs last sale 94 171 vs year ago 254 · 67.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
1 vs last sale 46 24 vs year ago 71 · 33.8%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the July 4th holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.95/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$218.95
303 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$67.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.37
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512227.661,166236
Medium and Large 2557201.861,12543
Medium and Large 2-3683164.761,12520
Large 1-2573160.009174thin
One grade step is worth $67.66/cwt here — about $250 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 sale303 hd
218.95
KY average26 barns · 7,246 hd
218.58
+0.37
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
BullsAverage1,752121.502,12914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482106.241,57524
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242101.961,26717
CowsLean 85-90%Average96484.8581830
SteersChoiceAverage1,240165.002,0461thin

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)1,283$1,29317
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,22910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$8882thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,370$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$1,7251thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2540227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2263
HeifersMedium and Large 2531209.98/cwt209.00–213.001,1158
HeifersLarge 1-2653156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432226.00/cwt226.00–226.0097623
HeifersLarge 1-2493164.00/cwt164.00–164.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4759
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326234.68/cwt225.00–237.507656
HeifersMedium and Large 2617199.05/cwt196.00–206.001,22813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620228.50/cwt220.00–234.501,41745
HeifersMedium and Large 2570199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 2417201.83/cwt200.00–202.508424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2777187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4536
HeifersMedium and Large 2315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3663180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1932
HeifersMedium and Large 2270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2393214.00/cwt214.00–214.008416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2262255.00/cwt255.00–255.006683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added657246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6167
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,36540
SteersMedium and Large 1-2758210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5922
SteersMedium and Large 2460212.50/cwt212.50–212.509781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2882191.76/cwt185.00–194.001,6914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361230.00/cwt230.00–230.008304
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,035141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3880154.76/cwt150.00–160.001,3624
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565170.04/cwt165.00–175.009612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009711
SteersMedium and Large 2-3780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2963180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 2527211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1125
SteersMedium and Large 2790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
SteersMedium and Large 2568208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1812
SteersMedium and Large 2393230.00/cwt230.00–230.009042
SteersMedium and Large 2436207.64/cwt203.00–217.509056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added541250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,3556
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2824205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,68910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0085
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690214.68/cwt212.00–230.001,48134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620234.11/cwt221.00–235.001,45128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added649240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5585
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4489
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3489
BullsMedium and Large 1-2554231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,28018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2489227.25/cwt227.25–227.251,11121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy366285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,04315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy313290.00/cwt290.00–290.0090811
CowsLean 85-90%96489.46/cwt83.00–94.0086214
CowsLean 85-90%95062.07/cwt58.00–67.005902
CowsLean 85-90%96676.71/cwt72.00–81.0074110
CowsLean 85-90%963100.43/cwt98.00–105.009674
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493107.61/cwt100.00–120.001,60721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252106.15/cwt102.00–117.001,32912
SteersChoice1,240165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16082.00/cwt82.00–82.009511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23494.40/cwt87.00–99.001,1654
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40896.62/cwt96.00–97.001,3603
Bulls1,785120.72/cwt114.00–127.002,1558
Bulls1,205105.83/cwt104.00–108.001,2752
Bulls1,961130.89/cwt129.00–134.002,5674
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2943875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3141,332.31/head1,050.00–1,460.001,33214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,295.09/head1,110.00–1,375.001,2958
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2870850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2820775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
BullsMedium and Large 2824169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,3975
BullsMedium and Large 2-3458182.54/cwt175.00–190.008362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3503175.07/cwt160.00–190.008812
BullsLarge 1-2618149.00/cwt149.00–149.009212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435182.00/cwt181.00–185.007924
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3742152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1286
HeifersMedium and Large 2724188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy253275.00/cwt275.00–275.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy314250.00/cwt250.00–250.0078510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480218.94/cwt214.00–221.001,05142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564225.16/cwt216.00–228.501,27042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2609215.84/cwt207.00–221.501,31423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,03425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy371243.00/cwt243.00–243.0090226
BullsMedium and Large 2456213.79/cwt212.00–215.0097510
BullsMedium and Large 2515206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3455195.00/cwt195.00–195.008871
BullsMedium and Large 2424209.71/cwt205.00–212.008893
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440181.78/cwt175.00–184.008004
BullsMedium and Large 2560210.50/cwt205.00–213.001,17913
BullsMedium and Large 2373201.64/cwt195.00–225.007526
BullsMedium and Large 2705181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2389242.50/cwt242.50–242.509435
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578176.10/cwt170.00–185.001,0184
BullsMedium and Large 2340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006803
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2329242.00/cwt242.00–242.007965
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,010119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2021
BullsMedium and Large 2633191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2092
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315161.21/cwt160.00–165.005084
BullsLarge 1-2553164.00/cwt164.00–164.009074

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.