Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-02-08

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 8
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
157 vs last sale 707 366 vs year ago 498 · +73.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
30 vs last sale 94 30 vs year ago 94 · +31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
58 vs last sale 37 65 vs year ago 30 · +216.7%
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 traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder buyers continued to show good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.28/cwt on 386 head.
Average price
$232.28
386 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.26
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510236.611,207334
Medium and Large 2582205.061,19347
Medium and Large 2-3447198.508875thin
One grade step is worth $38.11/cwt here — about $320 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 sale386 hd
232.28
KY average26 barns · 11,282 hd
225.01
+7.26
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
BullsHigh1,588117.021,85823
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,461106.581,55731
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19997.421,16830
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04588.7792727
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215161.001,9561thin

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)1,286$1,71133
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,209$1,5133thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,45121
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,287$1,4503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,2503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)753$1,0752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,5502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2808192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,55110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429292.00/cwt284.00–294.001,25357
BullsMedium and Large 1-2361317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,14426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,33328
BullsMedium and Large 2465245.50/cwt236.00–248.001,14213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2281324.04/cwt315.00–330.0091113
BullsMedium and Large 2518225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1665
HeifersMedium and Large 2693193.84/cwt193.00–194.001,3436
HeifersMedium and Large 2372233.79/cwt225.00–235.008708
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added555235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,30743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563226.59/cwt226.00–227.001,27610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3318215.00/cwt215.00–215.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533187.50/cwt187.50–187.509993
HeifersMedium and Large 21,035137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420246.62/cwt232.50–248.501,03641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2261290.00/cwt290.00–290.007577
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2682202.70/cwt200.00–211.001,38218
HeifersMedium and Large 2533218.76/cwt215.00–220.001,16610
HeifersMedium and Large 2430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 2559210.00/cwt205.00–215.001,1744
HeifersMedium and Large 2636192.38/cwt190.00–210.001,2248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2752197.49/cwt195.00–205.001,4855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823179.45/cwt179.00–181.001,4779
HeifersMedium and Large 2288240.00/cwt240.00–240.006913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477244.90/cwt242.00–247.501,16880
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714197.55/cwt190.00–203.001,41114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370249.00/cwt247.50–251.0092136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2547229.65/cwt225.00–235.001,25614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3873155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3534
BullsMedium and Large 2745184.98/cwt182.50–190.001,3783
BullsMedium and Large 2383261.27/cwt260.00–262.501,0014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy457253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,15615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308260.00/cwt260.00–260.0080111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,39931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added536288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,54413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added736235.72/cwt235.50–236.001,7359
HeifersMedium and Large 2740174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added818225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy457288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,31613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy366325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1905
HeifersMedium and Large 2930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2301295.00/cwt295.00–295.008884
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,180187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,2072
SteersMedium 1-2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4252
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630247.59/cwt246.00–250.001,56030
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8661
SteersMedium and Large 2780212.34/cwt212.00–213.001,6563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7321
SteersMedium and Large 2623233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4522
SteersMedium and Large 2495244.00/cwt240.00–248.001,2082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5999
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673226.29/cwt225.00–229.001,5233
SteersMedium and Large 2532240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2409300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added855231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633223.26/cwt220.00–225.001,41314
BullsMedium and Large 2572218.18/cwt205.00–225.001,2483
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,030116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy725211.71/cwt211.00–212.001,53521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy364332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2109
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy553254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,40532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,143110.56/cwt103.00–123.001,2648
Bulls1,745126.25/cwt124.00–130.002,2033
CowsLean 85-90%1,009106.16/cwt101.00–112.001,0715
CowsLean 85-90%1,08392.74/cwt89.00–97.001,00410
CowsLean 85-90%1,01067.48/cwt57.50–77.006824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21894.76/cwt90.00–100.001,15417
CowsLean 85-90%1,03683.58/cwt81.00–86.008668
HeifersSelect and Choice1,215161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22385.45/cwt81.00–89.001,0455
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50587.54/cwt87.00–88.001,3172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480111.17/cwt105.00–124.001,64521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39999.30/cwt94.00–102.001,3898
Bulls1,561116.37/cwt112.00–122.001,81718
Bulls1,590109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7332
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,618.93/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6192
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed940825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2821,537.49/head1,200.00–1,700.001,53716
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2760875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3201,895.88/head1,800.00–2,100.001,89617
Bred CowsSmall 1-29001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred HeifersSmall 1-27001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 21,075132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4191
BullsMedium and Large 2422233.22/cwt225.00–245.009843
BullsMedium and Large 2688197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,01710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3369
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420201.75/cwt200.00–205.008473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2742200.75/cwt200.00–201.001,4904
BullsMedium and Large 2610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy632233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,47323
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2681212.92/cwt205.00–215.001,45010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Heifer PairsSmall 1-27501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2871,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred CowsSmall 1-28251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0781,312.91/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3133
Bred HeifersSmall 1-27801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2925950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2911,584.59/head1,150.00–1,750.001,58514

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.