Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-08-10

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
185 vs last sale 321 164 vs year ago 670 · 24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
33 vs last sale 102 2 vs year ago 71 · 2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
12 vs last sale 25 18 vs year ago 31 · 58.1%
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 and bull calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Strong demand was shown for a very good quality feeder calf offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.90/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$226.90
193 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.69
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526236.591,245147
Medium and Large 2490210.351,03029
Medium and Large 2-3687171.361,17817thin
One grade step is worth $65.23/cwt here — about $67 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 sale193 hd
226.90
KY average27 barns · 6,166 hd
230.59
−3.69
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
BullsLow1,703127.262,1675thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,446116.671,68722
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,197107.691,28921
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04089.1992715

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)1,265$1,5382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$1,4013thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$1,0632thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$1,8501thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added782257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,01065
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3827171.75/cwt171.00–172.001,4204
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3606184.92/cwt172.50–189.001,1214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618223.72/cwt218.00–236.001,38328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2307246.00/cwt246.00–246.007556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491244.28/cwt238.00–245.001,19937
HeifersMedium and Large 2423212.38/cwt210.00–220.008988
HeifersMedium and Large 2563210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1824
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714209.76/cwt204.00–212.001,4987
HeifersMedium and Large 2452211.00/cwt211.00–211.009543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2352246.00/cwt246.00–246.0086611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524227.51/cwt225.00–229.001,1928
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy475257.33/cwt255.00–257.501,22214
SteersMedium and Large 2395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009681
SteersMedium and Large 21,170177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428248.29/cwt230.00–250.001,06312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added552244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,34732
HeifersMedium and Large 2384225.56/cwt212.50–230.008664
SteersMedium and Large 2-3945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added539258.66/cwt257.00–267.001,39423
SteersMedium and Large 2495234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560240.23/cwt239.00–245.001,3455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622245.07/cwt238.00–249.501,52441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700236.77/cwt234.00–237.001,65713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5284
SteersMedium and Large 2885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
SteersMedium and Large 21,005187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8841
SteersMedium and Large 2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
SteersMedium and Large 2500228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 2985184.97/cwt182.50–187.501,8222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2557231.74/cwt227.00–235.001,29119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2492243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,19615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620221.25/cwt215.00–228.001,37211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2386265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0238
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425245.92/cwt242.00–248.001,04517
CowsLean 85-90%1,07493.54/cwt88.00–96.001,0059
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436118.87/cwt105.00–126.001,70720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55094.68/cwt87.00–101.001,4682
CowsLean 85-90%97678.19/cwt74.00–84.007635
CowsLean 85-90%1,050105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201109.32/cwt102.00–118.001,31318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17097.89/cwt95.00–100.001,1453
Bulls1,29098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2641
Bulls1,898136.43/cwt130.00–140.002,5893
Bulls1,530129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,538.49/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2171,400.68/head1,325.00–1,485.001,4013
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370187.53/cwt185.00–192.506943
BullsMedium and Large 2459214.31/cwt202.50–222.509845
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5675
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465177.50/cwt165.00–190.008252
BullsMedium and Large 2680202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2506227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1498
BullsMedium and Large 2595203.50/cwt195.00–212.001,2112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2246275.00/cwt275.00–275.006775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2694203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4096
BullsMedium and Large 2760184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 2383236.13/cwt225.00–240.009044
BullsMedium and Large 2-3935140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3092
HeifersMedium and Large 2308220.00/cwt220.00–220.006782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3715165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3955158.25/cwt157.50–159.001,5112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3658176.24/cwt172.50–180.001,1602
BullsMedium and Large 2-3835155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 2632198.24/cwt196.00–205.001,2538
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3865152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211

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.