Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-10-05

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
636 head
39 vs last sale 675 60 vs year ago 696 · 8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
1 vs last sale 93 6 vs year ago 88 · +6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
4 vs last sale 30 7 vs year ago 19 · +36.8%
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 sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded sharply lower. Feeder calf buyers are still showing concerns for calf health due to the weather and the prices are reflecting those concerns. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher on a better quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.59/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$202.59
243 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.35
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518209.131,083189
Medium and Large 2-3565179.701,01554
One grade step is worth $29.43/cwt here — about $68 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 sale243 hd
202.59
KY average25 barns · 5,840 hd
195.24
+7.35
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
BullsAverage1,567117.831,8468thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41089.731,26519
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20885.871,03727
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03282.0184728

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)1,363$1,4196
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,2602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,2284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,0005

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2-3758136.62/cwt131.00–147.501,0363
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3937115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3076
BullsMedium and Large 2522192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287221.44/cwt215.00–227.506366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478212.08/cwt210.00–213.001,01449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,24822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3542190.42/cwt187.50–192.501,03219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435220.00/cwt220.00–220.0095720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,14525
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3629182.12/cwt175.00–188.001,14613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3444186.00/cwt186.00–186.008266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2358217.50/cwt217.50–217.507796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555210.67/cwt210.00–212.501,16937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534212.57/cwt210.00–216.001,13514
SteersMedium and Large 2475215.03/cwt212.50–217.501,0212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332206.33/cwt200.00–220.006853
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365197.50/cwt197.50–197.507216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,27518
SteersMedium and Large 2-3424177.48/cwt175.00–180.007534
SteersMedium and Large 21,085145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,01814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612226.47/cwt224.00–233.001,38618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240222.50/cwt222.50–222.505345
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729218.49/cwt211.00–229.001,59312
SteersMedium and Large 2713194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3833
SteersMedium and Large 2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1663
SteersMedium and Large 2815191.66/cwt191.00–192.001,5623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2591235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3899
SteersMedium and Large 2378213.92/cwt205.00–222.508092
SteersMedium and Large 2288225.00/cwt225.00–225.006482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2349247.50/cwt247.50–247.508646
SteersMedium and Large 21,003145.84/cwt142.50–147.501,4633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2547215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,17941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2240265.00/cwt265.00–265.006363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431230.43/cwt210.00–233.0099318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3487
BullsMedium and Large 1-2319230.02/cwt220.00–240.007347
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365240.00/cwt240.00–240.0087610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42785.46/cwt80.00–90.001,22011
CowsLean 85-90%97561.36/cwt57.00–67.005982
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16893.98/cwt93.00–95.001,0983
CowsLean 85-90%1,04683.79/cwt80.00–89.008769
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38795.61/cwt93.00–102.001,3268
CowsLean 85-90%1,04674.53/cwt69.00–79.0078012
CowsLean 85-90%998105.02/cwt92.00–120.001,0485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20986.17/cwt80.00–90.001,04221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23775.65/cwt74.00–77.009363
Bulls1,517112.82/cwt110.00–117.001,7115
Bulls1,650126.18/cwt124.00–130.002,0823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,179.25/head1,000.00–1,325.001,1793
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed885850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29451,259.52/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4151,503.23/head1,375.00–1,675.001,5035
Bred CowsMedium 1-29801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3681,324.50/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374210.00/cwt210.00–210.007855
BullsMedium and Large 2905126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1404
BullsMedium and Large 2820165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0885
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3434188.87/cwt175.00–192.508208
BullsMedium and Large 2385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008093
BullsMedium 1-2503165.00/cwt165.00–165.008303
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,27330
BullsMedium and Large 2461204.00/cwt204.00–204.009407
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,08916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2711185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,31514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy918142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,30411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365250.00/cwt250.00–250.0091310
BullsMedium and Large 2573181.29/cwt180.00–187.501,0396
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0002
BullsMedium and Large 2723170.86/cwt165.00–172.001,2356
BullsMedium and Large 2765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2245
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871

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.