Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-02-15

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 15
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
192 vs last sale 864 49 vs year ago 623 · +7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
50 vs last sale 124 8 vs year ago 66 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
82 vs last sale 95 6 vs year ago 19 · 31.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Buyers showed strong demand for feeders, especially for the large number of value-added calves in today's offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.46/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$232.46
263 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,323
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$56.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575234.221,347241
Medium and Large 2-3492214.791,05621
Large 1-2715178.001,2731thin
One grade step is worth $56.22/cwt here — about $75 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 sale263 hd
232.46
KY average25 barns · 5,557 hd
231.86
+0.60
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
BullsHigh1,615120.661,94921
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,507112.871,70117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,268100.261,27113
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02286.2888112

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,3242thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,2132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$1,1882thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,6882thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,4882thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2Value Added556240.66/cwt239.00–242.001,33834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534237.43/cwt227.00–243.001,26817
SteersMedium and Large 2530246.14/cwt235.00–257.501,3054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625248.11/cwt240.00–252.001,55119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy387340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474241.48/cwt240.00–245.001,1457
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250265.00/cwt265.00–265.006631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,48911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3815160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425246.43/cwt245.00–250.001,04725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added741215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,59723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2711223.16/cwt215.00–226.001,5874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624225.94/cwt225.00–226.501,41016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364255.00/cwt255.00–255.009289
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3990163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
HeifersLarge 1-2715178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2218275.40/cwt270.00–280.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added753215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556226.97/cwt220.00–230.001,2625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770199.49/cwt192.00–201.001,5366
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410216.50/cwt210.00–220.008883
SteersMedium and Large 2730195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added619232.90/cwt230.50–235.001,44222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added652230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,50311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2452286.12/cwt280.00–287.001,2938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5205
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added947209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9797
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added448305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3664
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667220.36/cwt216.00–222.501,4709
SteersMedium and Large 1-2754220.50/cwt217.00–224.001,6634
SteersMedium and Large 2895182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6331
SteersMedium and Large 2588219.96/cwt207.00–242.501,2936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,036206.50/cwt206.50–206.502,13921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added746231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,72716
SteersMedium and Large 2631221.28/cwt214.00–225.001,3966
SteersMedium and Large 2463246.76/cwt240.00–260.001,1423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added641257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,64722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added861218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8778
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added556285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,58515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added842225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,89940
SteersMedium and Large 2775197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5275
SteersMedium and Large 2-3770167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437272.79/cwt260.00–279.001,1926
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy427301.50/cwt301.50–301.501,28717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy356335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,19315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy314345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,08313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505113.67/cwt108.00–120.001,71116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5351
CowsLean 85-90%1,035108.59/cwt107.00–110.001,1242
CowsLean 85-90%1,06590.46/cwt88.00–95.009634
Bulls1,797127.54/cwt124.00–134.002,29211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27698.39/cwt92.00–102.001,2557
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21887.50/cwt87.00–88.001,0662
CowsLean 85-90%94073.81/cwt67.50–78.006944
CowsLean 85-90%1,08580.55/cwt80.00–81.008742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278109.92/cwt108.00–112.001,4054
Bulls1,223107.57/cwt99.00–111.001,3165
Bulls1,608118.60/cwt114.00–123.001,9075
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Heifer PairsMedium 1-21,0201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2780825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsSmall 1-29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,324.11/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3242
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6401,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627236.66/cwt236.00–242.501,48419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487268.35/cwt257.50–273.001,30712
BullsMedium and Large 2806189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5234
BullsMedium and Large 2-3995134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,3382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4689
BullsMedium and Large 2300285.00/cwt285.00–285.008552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2537269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,44511
BullsMedium and Large 2745196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313315.00/cwt315.00–315.009863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265305.00/cwt305.00–305.008081
BullsMedium and Large 2470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1752
BullsMedium and Large 2630208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1104
BullsMedium and Large 2574219.05/cwt206.00–225.001,2578
BullsMedium and Large 2-3245225.00/cwt225.00–225.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added830193.62/cwt188.00–196.001,60713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy288287.50/cwt287.50–287.508283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy485255.75/cwt255.75–255.751,24023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy336275.00/cwt275.00–275.009245
BullsMedium and Large 2378254.90/cwt250.00–260.009642
BullsMedium and Large 2665202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684197.19/cwt195.00–203.001,3497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,025182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333238.37/cwt230.00–245.007948
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3646197.79/cwt185.00–202.001,2784

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.