Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-10-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 12
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
656 head
20 vs last sale 636 18 vs year ago 674 · 2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
11 vs last sale 94 4 vs year ago 101 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
11 vs last sale 26 13 vs year ago 28 · 46.4%
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 7.00-9.00 higher and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Bull calves under 500 lb. traded sharply higher and those over 500 lb. were 5.00-7.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves saw much better demand from the buyers today. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.01/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$211.01
232 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510219.571,120178
Medium and Large 2646186.771,20641
Medium and Large 2-3520170.3688713thin
One grade step is worth $49.20/cwt here — about $233 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 sale232 hd
211.01
KY average26 barns · 5,202 hd
209.27
+1.74
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
BullsHigh1,608112.651,81110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42088.051,25024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21383.441,01221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00176.0876239

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)1,215$1,4713thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,248$1,4522thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,4622thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2705216.89/cwt210.00–220.001,52913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,31517
HeifersMedium and Large 2561201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,12811
HeifersMedium and Large 2245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3683152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0422
HeifersMedium and Large 21,160140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 2823176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4483
HeifersMedium and Large 2696186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543217.87/cwt216.00–218.001,18343
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3537173.68/cwt162.50–185.009334
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468172.50/cwt172.50–172.508072
HeifersMedium and Large 2282200.00/cwt200.00–200.005643
HeifersMedium and Large 21,015137.29/cwt130.00–141.001,3934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,29941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2487214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,04224
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3588160.00/cwt160.00–160.009412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3412180.00/cwt180.00–180.007422
BullsMedium and Large 2463209.17/cwt209.00–210.009686
BullsMedium and Large 1-2230215.00/cwt215.00–215.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 2390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342247.96/cwt225.00–250.0084812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436221.02/cwt207.00–227.5096442
HeifersMedium and Large 2633191.66/cwt187.00–195.501,21311
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,100145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3611
SteersMedium and Large 2740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4062
SteersMedium and Large 2-3508187.00/cwt187.00–187.009502
SteersMedium and Large 2-3457197.50/cwt197.50–197.509033
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360205.00/cwt205.00–205.007382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2398260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,44312
SteersMedium and Large 2540222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2021
SteersMedium and Large 2440222.50/cwt222.50–222.509791
SteersMedium and Large 2840191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6041
Dairy SteersLarge 3366160.00/cwt160.00–160.005864
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372234.41/cwt230.00–237.508725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2277240.50/cwt230.00–252.506664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365267.50/cwt267.50–267.509766
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy423249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,05523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy310267.50/cwt267.50–267.5082911
CowsLean 85-90%1,02283.57/cwt80.00–89.0085411
CowsLean 85-90%93462.20/cwt54.00–69.0058110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43784.46/cwt80.00–87.001,21411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48078.51/cwt78.00–79.001,1622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39193.37/cwt90.00–102.501,29911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18586.62/cwt82.00–90.001,02612
CowsLean 85-90%1,01674.50/cwt70.00–79.0075714
CowsLean 85-90%1,05895.69/cwt91.00–102.501,0124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23578.25/cwt76.00–79.009667
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0911
Bulls1,988123.18/cwt121.00–125.002,4492
Bulls1,535114.31/cwt108.00–118.001,7556
Bulls1,44597.12/cwt91.00–104.001,4032
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2755875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2481,451.75/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,471.40/head1,225.00–1,600.001,4713
Bred CowsMedium 1-29551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2526203.49/cwt191.00–205.001,0709
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy311272.50/cwt272.50–272.508477
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2747193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4425
BullsMedium and Large 2783156.51/cwt154.00–157.001,2256
BullsMedium and Large 2965140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3511
BullsMedium and Large 2430210.00/cwt205.00–215.009032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,35116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,32225
BullsMedium and Large 21,086117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2714
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565176.70/cwt172.50–185.009983
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520176.00/cwt176.00–176.009154
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485172.50/cwt172.50–172.508371
BullsMedium and Large 2320217.34/cwt215.00–220.006952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2551227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,25420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491232.95/cwt217.50–235.001,14431
BullsMedium and Large 2610194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1834
BullsMedium and Large 2-3717173.05/cwt157.50–177.501,2419
BullsMedium and Large 2-3755142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0761
BullsMedium and Large 2590197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1652
BullsMedium and Large 2910138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630176.35/cwt170.00–182.501,1112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,462.36/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4622

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.