Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-08-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 17
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
51 vs last sale 506 82 vs year ago 639 · 12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
10 vs last sale 69 4 vs year ago 83 · 4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
2 vs last sale 13 9 vs year ago 20 · 45.0%
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 5.00-7.00 lower. Bull calves traded 7.00-9.00 higher. An average quality feeder offering saw very moderate demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.62/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$225.62
210 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$66.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.47
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483237.141,144150
Medium and Large 2618200.781,24152
Medium and Large 2-3721171.131,2338thin
One grade step is worth $66.01/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale210 hd
225.62
KY average25 barns · 6,199 hd
230.09
−4.47
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
BullsAverage1,650131.292,16619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501115.481,73320
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,214107.891,31016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06390.5296222

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)1,125$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$1,3175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,485$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,4751thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313267.50/cwt267.50–267.508374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,42812
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3708170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy483244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,17934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320252.50/cwt252.50–252.508082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372239.49/cwt235.00–242.508916
HeifersMedium and Large 2576204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1757
HeifersMedium and Large 2449222.50/cwt222.50–222.509994
HeifersMedium and Large 2510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007183
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,055160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added861237.75/cwt237.75–237.752,04762
HeifersMedium and Large 2607202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,22911
HeifersMedium and Large 2729185.80/cwt182.00–188.501,3547
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3825167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3782
SteersMedium and Large 2395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
SteersMedium and Large 2562221.65/cwt210.00–224.001,2466
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560235.42/cwt234.00–239.501,31823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631222.29/cwt220.00–229.001,40321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2778216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6804
SteersMedium and Large 2705213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5024
SteersMedium and Large 2913192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added536256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,37230
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,59812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2458253.35/cwt246.00–255.001,16011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384260.00/cwt260.00–260.009986
SteersMedium and Large 2621223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628243.81/cwt238.00–245.001,53117
SteersMedium and Large 2895191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7092
SteersMedium and Large 2690207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4321
SteersMedium and Large 2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added758236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7893
SteersMedium and Large 2527231.68/cwt230.00–232.501,2213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6873
BullsMedium and Large 1-2689220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500244.75/cwt244.75–244.751,22419
BullsMedium and Large 2738186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,33221
CowsLean 85-90%1,09392.44/cwt87.00–99.001,01010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66397.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6132
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483117.53/cwt111.00–123.001,74318
CowsLean 85-90%1,00579.89/cwt75.00–85.008038
CowsLean 85-90%1,104106.98/cwt105.00–108.001,1814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205113.49/cwt107.00–138.001,36811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24498.21/cwt91.00–105.001,2224
Bulls1,538123.81/cwt115.00–128.001,9045
Bulls1,76099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,7421
Bulls1,684136.65/cwt134.00–140.002,30113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1641,377.26/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3774
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2374223.87/cwt210.00–227.508377
BullsMedium and Large 2-3738162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1962
BullsMedium and Large 2328227.50/cwt227.50–227.507462
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0922
HeifersMedium and Large 2245232.50/cwt232.50–232.505701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428235.88/cwt230.00–237.001,01038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2272242.50/cwt242.50–242.506606
HeifersMedium and Large 2690196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,35217
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 2806177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4277
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,005140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy369255.00/cwt255.00–255.0094116
BullsMedium and Large 2455222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0104
BullsMedium and Large 2619201.67/cwt199.00–203.001,2486
BullsMedium and Large 2539210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366264.00/cwt264.00–264.009665
BullsMedium and Large 2558214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,19412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,07210
BullsMedium and Large 2-3278207.61/cwt205.00–210.005772
BullsMedium and Large 2-3635179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1371
BullsMedium and Large 2434231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0034
BullsMedium and Large 2-3441200.00/cwt200.00–200.008824
BullsMedium and Large 2686199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3654

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.