Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-01-25

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 25
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
533 vs last sale 806 91 vs year ago 364 · 25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
98 vs last sale 155 15 vs year ago 42 · +35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
50 vs last sale 88 25 vs year ago 13 · +192.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available because of the market closure last week due to inclimate weather.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $224.32/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$224.32
107 head · 687 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.18
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2672232.801,56480
Medium and Large 2720202.201,45524
Medium and Large 2-3822175.001,4383thin
One grade step is worth $57.80/cwt here — about $126 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 sale107 hd
224.32
KY average26 barns · 6,283 hd
230.50
−6.18
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
BullsHigh1,654115.351,9086thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,420102.641,45713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22095.371,16323
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03582.6285514
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270157.502,0001thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295165.002,1371thin

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)1,280$1,50629
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,1262thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,6964thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476228.87/cwt225.00–235.001,08910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671198.25/cwt192.00–207.001,3307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557216.12/cwt211.00–217.001,2047
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3605
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy521276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy373317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260247.50/cwt247.50–247.506442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625211.29/cwt211.00–212.001,32117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719222.02/cwt218.00–225.001,59614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676224.93/cwt221.00–228.001,52111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525261.65/cwt253.00–268.001,3748
SteersMedium and Large 1-2828193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,59812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628243.93/cwt240.00–245.001,53214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2911192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7494
SteersMedium and Large 21,066145.31/cwt142.00–155.001,5494
SteersMedium and Large 2541235.34/cwt222.50–239.501,2734
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,045175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8291
SteersMedium and Large 2673208.42/cwt200.00–209.001,40315
SteersMedium and Large 2745204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4543
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2790187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559242.54/cwt240.00–243.001,3567
BullsMedium and Large 2-3545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3362240.00/cwt240.00–240.008692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy558257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4348
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20694.41/cwt89.00–100.001,13915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27082.75/cwt77.00–86.001,0513
CowsLean 85-90%88858.94/cwt58.00–60.005232
CowsLean 85-90%1,07481.40/cwt77.00–84.008748
CowsLean 85-90%960109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0461
CowsLean 85-90%1,05292.87/cwt87.00–98.009773
SteersSelect and Choice1,295165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44399.92/cwt93.00–104.001,4427
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,389109.57/cwt106.00–116.001,5225
HeifersSelect and Choice1,270157.50/cwt157.50–157.502,0001
Bulls1,575122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230105.81/cwt102.00–109.001,3015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2271
Bulls1,775115.53/cwt110.00–120.002,0514
Bulls1,250108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0411,120.11/head975.00–1,300.001,1204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added663217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,43915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,438.85/head1,300.00–1,575.001,43914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,005140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519218.35/cwt216.00–222.001,1338
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3353
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,060140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed855950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4181,731.73/head1,725.00–1,750.001,73211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,126.05/head1,075.00–1,175.001,1262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,610.71/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,39212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424273.45/cwt261.00–280.001,1596
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2644226.30/cwt222.00–227.001,45714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2443274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2142

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.