Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-12-14

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 14
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
641 head
11 vs last sale 652 9 vs year ago 650 · 1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
17 vs last sale 145 36 vs year ago 164 · 22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
24 vs last sale 26 28 vs year ago 22 · +127.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.75/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$211.75
262 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,140
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.67
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525217.701,143217
Medium and Large 2597191.641,14325
Medium 1-2792181.001,4343thin
Medium and Large 2-3573170.7897817thin
One grade step is worth $46.92/cwt here — about $166 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 sale262 hd
211.75
KY average27 barns · 6,308 hd
191.08
+20.67
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
BullsHigh1,578108.441,71114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48591.341,35640
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21087.951,06429
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99980.1980137

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$1,2696
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$1,0839
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$1,0502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,69411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,007$1,0333thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2725213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,54812
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3875148.77/cwt145.00–152.501,3022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy362240.00/cwt240.00–240.0086922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438220.20/cwt220.00–225.0096423
HeifersMedium and Large 2880161.26/cwt160.00–162.501,4192
HeifersMedium and Large 2628195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,2288
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3524176.98/cwt176.00–180.009274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627214.03/cwt211.00–214.501,34229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,19240
HeifersMedium and Large 2650193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2157
HeifersMedium and Large 2463200.71/cwt200.00–201.009297
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3980145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265218.73/cwt217.50–220.005802
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565173.20/cwt157.50–182.509794
SteersMedium 1-2785194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,5273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2696213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy379275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384224.97/cwt215.00–235.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325177.50/cwt177.50–177.505771
SteersMedium and Large 2718191.52/cwt186.00–196.001,3754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633232.67/cwt230.50–234.001,47313
SteersMedium and Large 2412227.50/cwt227.50–227.509372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,29722
HeifersMedium and Large 2425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574228.32/cwt223.00–230.001,31112
SteersMedium and Large 2328213.66/cwt210.00–217.507012
SteersMedium and Large 2-3223202.50/cwt202.50–202.504522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575179.83/cwt170.00–189.001,0342
SteersMedium and Large 2-3845160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0811
SteersMedium and Large 2875172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5091
SteersMedium and Large 2950176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6721
SteersMedium and Large 2642194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2398247.50/cwt247.50–247.509852
BullsMedium and Large 2-3619170.97/cwt165.00–175.001,0585
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,100126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy556236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,31225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy367277.54/cwt275.00–278.001,01913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy501243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,22018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy431265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,14414
CowsLean 85-90%97463.88/cwt55.00–69.006224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48394.22/cwt90.00–101.001,39728
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49685.49/cwt81.00–89.001,27911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19694.48/cwt90.00–104.001,13011
CowsLean 85-90%1,03176.24/cwt70.00–79.0078614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25777.01/cwt76.00–78.009683
CowsLean 85-90%97995.43/cwt90.00–105.009344
CowsLean 85-90%98184.15/cwt80.00–89.0082615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21185.35/cwt80.00–89.001,03415
Bulls2,078121.52/cwt120.00–123.002,5252
Bulls1,738113.44/cwt110.00–116.001,9724
Bulls1,373102.67/cwt94.00–108.001,4108
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624200.83/cwt188.00–203.001,25328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2447243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0866
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,380.90/head1,225.00–1,525.001,3812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy308280.00/cwt280.00–280.008626
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1399
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed873890.19/head725.00–1,050.008904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed9801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,015875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed9601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,741.93/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7427
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,331.39/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3875149.99/cwt142.50–155.001,3124
BullsMedium and Large 2-3958152.47/cwt147.50–157.501,4614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515182.50/cwt182.50–182.509401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3273222.52/cwt220.00–225.006072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2656186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2207
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,31619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2536218.84/cwt215.00–220.001,17317
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3717168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390235.00/cwt235.00–235.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300257.50/cwt257.50–257.507732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3294185.85/cwt182.50–192.505463
HeifersMedium and Large 2742172.64/cwt171.00–176.001,2813
HeifersMedium 1-2792181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3678172.76/cwt172.50–173.001,1712
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,015137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3593177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0505
BullsMedium and Large 2-3910148.33/cwt145.00–150.001,3503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475227.71/cwt219.00–230.001,08210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674203.52/cwt200.00–209.001,37215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303232.50/cwt232.50–232.507044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537214.80/cwt212.50–216.501,15323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495216.13/cwt216.00–218.001,07042
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0521,681.06/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2870925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.