Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-11-30

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 30
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
804 head
53 vs last sale 751 219 vs year ago 1,023 · 21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
41 vs last sale 186 77 vs year ago 222 · 34.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
24 vs last sale 60 11 vs year ago 25 · +44.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.81/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$195.81
292 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$25.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.08
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520200.721,043230
Medium and Large 2-3518177.6592061
Medium 1-2470175.008231thin
One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about $221 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 sale292 hd
195.81
KY average23 barns · 6,057 hd
196.90
−1.08
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
BullsLow1,623109.231,7737thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48991.551,36365
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22085.591,04436
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02478.5980429
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,680117.001,9661thin

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)1,267$1,6739
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,6468
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$1,4455
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,122$1,1923thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2330232.50/cwt232.50–232.507672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540234.46/cwt230.00–244.001,26637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429243.06/cwt236.00–248.001,0437
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460172.90/cwt172.00–177.507956
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470189.52/cwt189.00–190.008912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0655
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3221217.50/cwt217.50–217.504814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650152.50/cwt152.50–152.509912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0992
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3322185.31/cwt177.50–200.005973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2306230.00/cwt230.00–230.007047
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3436187.83/cwt172.50–195.0081911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439210.51/cwt202.50–215.0092428
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3810151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2235
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3861129.41/cwt126.00–142.501,1145
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290208.36/cwt200.00–210.006046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2296227.50/cwt227.50–227.506733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,29113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2454206.00/cwt206.00–206.0093514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618187.87/cwt187.50–189.501,16137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2224233.63/cwt232.50–235.005234
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3536176.39/cwt174.00–180.009455
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380195.00/cwt195.00–195.007411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2354243.00/cwt243.00–243.008606
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,014160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2262240.91/cwt240.00–242.506313
SteersMedium and Large 2876161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,36112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823189.98/cwt182.50–191.001,56414
SteersMedium and Large 2459204.32/cwt203.50–206.009386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3593165.00/cwt165.00–165.009782
SteersMedium and Large 2650194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2611
SteersMedium and Large 2548208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,37926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,13615
Dairy SteersLarge 3328135.00/cwt135.00–135.004432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545185.06/cwt175.00–186.001,00911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633180.20/cwt171.00–182.001,1416
SteersMedium and Large 2765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3403175.00/cwt175.00–175.007052
BullsMedium and Large 2222215.00/cwt215.00–215.004772
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355184.86/cwt175.00–195.006562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3529171.06/cwt163.00–175.0090511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy263265.00/cwt265.00–265.006972
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23676.20/cwt70.00–79.009427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20894.85/cwt90.00–103.001,14615
CowsLean 85-90%96976.16/cwt73.00–79.007387
CowsLean 85-90%1,05083.34/cwt80.00–89.0087516
CowsLean 85-90%1,00564.33/cwt60.00–67.006475
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54774.44/cwt72.00–78.001,1523
SteersSelect and Choice1,680117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,9661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43285.16/cwt80.00–89.001,21919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51095.57/cwt90.00–104.001,44343
CowsLean 85-90%1,07591.00/cwt91.00–91.009781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21783.01/cwt80.00–86.001,01012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27064.48/cwt63.00–66.008192
Bulls1,592103.50/cwt100.00–109.001,6483
Bulls1,646113.52/cwt111.00–116.001,8694
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2755825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,672.59/head1,500.00–1,775.001,6739
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy374243.00/cwt243.00–243.0090915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3081,259.75/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2602
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,055850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1221,191.94/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7756
BullsMedium and Large 2330212.50/cwt212.50–212.507011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2493220.59/cwt210.00–223.001,08837
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363227.46/cwt227.00–228.0082611
HeifersMedium 1-2470175.00/cwt175.00–175.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704163.73/cwt160.00–165.001,1538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511200.78/cwt198.00–202.001,02638
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340187.50/cwt187.50–187.506382
BullsMedium and Large 2740168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2433
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3708151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553192.78/cwt191.00–193.001,06645
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007794
BullsMedium and Large 2-3629172.46/cwt167.00–175.001,0857
BullsMedium and Large 2365214.80/cwt205.00–217.507845
BullsMedium and Large 2295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3466175.00/cwt175.00–175.008167
BullsMedium and Large 2461193.48/cwt187.50–195.0089210
BullsMedium and Large 2546186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,28918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421238.54/cwt230.00–240.001,00426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,15942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305257.50/cwt257.50–257.507854
BullsMedium and Large 2780169.67/cwt169.00–170.001,3233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2540213.03/cwt200.00–213.501,15028
BullsMedium and Large 1-2274228.61/cwt220.00–240.006265
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371245.67/cwt245.00–246.0091127

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.