Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-11-02

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 2
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
9 vs last sale 631 29 vs year ago 651 · 4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
53 vs last sale 92 5 vs year ago 150 · 3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
30 vs last sale 18 16 vs year ago 32 · +50.0%
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 sold 5.00-7.00 higher and feeder heifers were 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed stronger demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows traded fully steady and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.98/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$207.98
237 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,186
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.18
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572214.931,230171
Medium and Large 2556199.351,10945
Medium and Large 2-3585169.8899421
One grade step is worth $45.05/cwt here — about $236 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 sale237 hd
207.98
KY average25 barns · 4,820 hd
205.80
+2.18
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
BullsAverage1,748110.041,92316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49389.171,33240
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26184.281,06332
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00277.8277937

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,143$1,2332thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,21011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,01712
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)785$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,66614

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2-3825137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275277.50/cwt277.50–277.507632
HeifersMedium and Large 2338220.00/cwt220.00–220.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3774151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 2618192.06/cwt191.00–192.501,18714
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added708202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4306
HeifersMedium and Large 2278225.00/cwt225.00–225.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 2459203.74/cwt200.00–207.509354
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3687169.19/cwt167.50–170.001,1623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433181.00/cwt181.00–181.007848
HeifersMedium and Large 2945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2809171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,38311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313247.50/cwt247.50–247.507756
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431248.59/cwt237.00–251.001,07118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2334268.00/cwt268.00–268.008954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,21934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622206.71/cwt205.50–210.001,28648
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,12416
SteersMedium and Large 21,088162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7633
SteersMedium and Large 2441218.31/cwt217.50–220.009636
HeifersMedium and Large 2544203.66/cwt199.00–210.001,10821
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added504263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,32616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1105
SteersMedium and Large 2703195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538246.51/cwt245.00–247.001,32632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5183
SteersMedium and Large 2642213.51/cwt213.00–214.001,3714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480187.50/cwt187.50–187.509001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,45517
SteersMedium and Large 2823186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5312
SteersMedium and Large 2867195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713220.70/cwt219.00–224.001,57415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,21015
SteersMedium and Large 21,013175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477251.06/cwt245.00–252.001,19824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2541243.14/cwt240.00–244.001,31532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2701194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,28530
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,10511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy374271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20391.80/cwt90.00–94.001,1043
CowsLean 85-90%90096.17/cwt90.00–101.008663
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49486.75/cwt83.00–89.001,29625
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1021
CowsLean 85-90%1,01562.32/cwt52.50–67.006336
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27977.11/cwt74.00–79.009867
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49994.21/cwt90.00–104.001,41214
CowsLean 85-90%1,04876.47/cwt72.00–79.0080114
CowsLean 85-90%97181.89/cwt80.00–88.0079514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26385.53/cwt81.00–89.001,08022
Bulls1,728109.34/cwt104.00–115.001,88910
Bulls1,882122.61/cwt121.00–124.002,3083
Bulls1,67899.80/cwt98.00–101.001,6753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,232.88/head1,075.00–1,400.001,2332
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,050875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1741,295.42/head1,200.00–1,400.001,2958
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29131,037.67/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1981,057.06/head850.00–1,200.001,0578
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2955825.65/head800.00–850.008262
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,000875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,105950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2785800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1051,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376237.31/cwt232.50–242.508928
BullsMedium and Large 2-3626177.01/cwt175.00–184.001,1088
BullsMedium and Large 2439206.62/cwt202.50–208.009078
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,015125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709180.47/cwt180.00–181.001,28017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515193.00/cwt193.00–193.009941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2306267.50/cwt267.50–267.508195
BullsMedium and Large 2-3378193.36/cwt192.50–195.007313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245265.00/cwt265.00–265.006491
BullsMedium and Large 2480212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2340215.00/cwt215.00–215.007312
BullsMedium and Large 2796176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,40114
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
BullsMedium and Large 2290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3770152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3717161.69/cwt147.50–168.001,1597
BullsMedium and Large 2371218.66/cwt205.00–235.0081112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3905137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,539.64/head1,475.00–1,600.001,5408
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252

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.