Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-09-21

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 21
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
910 head
106 vs last sale 804 51 vs year ago 859 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
8 vs last sale 131 74 vs year ago 49 · +151.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
1 vs last sale 24 7 vs year ago 16 · +43.8%
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 sharply lower with bull calves being 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded full steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.00/cwt on 328 head.
Average price
$222.00
328 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$66.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.00
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527231.121,218247
Medium and Large 2493207.011,02148
Medium and Large 2-3622176.201,09631
Large 1-2558165.009212thin
One grade step is worth $66.12/cwt here — about $297 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 sale328 hd
222.00
KY average25 barns · 7,250 hd
225.00
−3.00
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
BullsAverage1,432114.341,6379thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,456101.611,47935
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21493.131,13140
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05286.7491327

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,347$1,66910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,5351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$1,2316
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,2502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$1,2232thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,535$1,8701thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,550$1,8151thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2905164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4842
HeifersMedium and Large 2383214.96/cwt200.00–222.508233
SteersMedium and Large 2-3970165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6011
HeifersMedium and Large 2296215.00/cwt215.00–215.006364
HeifersMedium and Large 2425203.50/cwt203.00–205.008654
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3820161.22/cwt160.00–162.501,3222
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3658167.23/cwt165.00–168.001,10012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,39611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3541195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0559
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3855153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,29232
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,204140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6864
SteersMedium and Large 2780202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5761
HeifersMedium and Large 2536201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,07711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623217.21/cwt215.00–232.001,35343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422234.00/cwt234.00–234.0098738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700226.13/cwt226.00–227.501,58312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372245.40/cwt232.50–247.5091330
HeifersLarge 1-2558165.00/cwt165.00–165.009212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415194.88/cwt190.00–197.508093
HeifersMedium and Large 2451219.00/cwt219.00–219.0098815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2261247.50/cwt247.50–247.506466
HeifersMedium and Large 2635192.87/cwt191.00–202.501,22511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,15652
SteersMedium and Large 2325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631236.53/cwt225.00–250.001,49344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2544261.56/cwt252.50–262.001,42343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471268.52/cwt250.00–269.001,26541
SteersMedium and Large 2631200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2627
SteersMedium and Large 2564206.60/cwt200.00–210.001,1653
SteersMedium and Large 2423230.30/cwt220.00–240.009742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3935186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7392
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435191.25/cwt180.00–202.508322
SteersMedium and Large 2-3248202.50/cwt202.50–202.505022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,7586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2751229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,7246
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,03512
SteersMedium and Large 2533221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1788
SteersMedium and Large 2715206.37/cwt197.50–215.001,4762
SteersMedium and Large 2670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2408281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577259.06/cwt250.00–262.501,49528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685234.28/cwt233.50–235.001,60527
BullsMedium and Large 1-2702210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,47412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2303261.54/cwt247.50–265.007925
BullsMedium 1-2546201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy487258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,25628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy361285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,02920
CowsLean 85-90%1,042103.52/cwt100.00–111.001,0793
CowsLean 85-90%1,10690.87/cwt87.00–97.001,00510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36588.49/cwt88.00–89.001,2082
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467110.69/cwt105.00–121.001,62410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45998.80/cwt93.00–104.001,44123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20996.66/cwt90.00–102.001,16920
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214105.94/cwt103.00–108.001,2865
CowsLean 85-90%84065.00/cwt65.00–65.005461
CowsLean 85-90%1,02981.37/cwt74.00–84.0083713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22184.15/cwt74.00–89.001,02715
Bulls1,49593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3901
Bulls1,438125.57/cwt124.00–127.001,8062
Bulls1,503108.59/cwt108.00–109.001,6322
Bulls1,378116.93/cwt112.00–119.001,6114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2731,505.01/head1,350.00–1,650.001,5052
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2672825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3841,737.92/head1,300.00–1,925.001,7389
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0581,222.70/head1,025.00–1,400.001,2232
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0051,364.05/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3642
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5351,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,8701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2252265.00/cwt265.00–265.006683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430256.65/cwt242.50–260.001,10421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,37729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610232.25/cwt232.25–232.251,41734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added714228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,63132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,055132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3981
BullsMedium and Large 2526206.35/cwt206.00–210.001,08511
BullsMedium and Large 2600211.25/cwt205.00–217.501,2682
BullsMedium and Large 2289239.99/cwt237.50–242.506944
BullsMedium and Large 2339213.03/cwt210.00–216.007226
BullsMedium and Large 2428220.00/cwt220.00–220.0094210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1051
BullsMedium and Large 2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009632
BullsMedium and Large 2-3955142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3611
BullsMedium and Large 2736179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3174
BullsMedium and Large 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3763167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2743
BullsMedium and Large 2-3561172.29/cwt165.00–192.509678
BullsMedium and Large 2-3870147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523191.30/cwt180.00–194.001,0005
BullsMedium and Large 2380208.80/cwt205.00–212.507932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3639181.21/cwt162.50–184.001,15819
BullsMedium and Large 2-3730151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1022
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5501,815.00/head1,815.00–1,815.001,8151

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.