Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-02-29

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 29
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
669 head
76 vs last sale 593 121 vs year ago 548 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
44 vs last sale 122 56 vs year ago 134 · 41.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
0 vs last sale 15 35 vs year ago 50 · 70.0%
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 under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower. Several weaned, pre-conditioned packages of steers and heifers was offered today. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5,00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.49/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$234.49
267 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$90.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.51
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553241.681,337208
Medium and Large 2454221.011,00449
Medium and Large 2-3759150.871,14410thin
One grade step is worth $90.81/cwt here — about $193 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 sale267 hd
234.49
KY average25 barns · 6,834 hd
243.99
−9.51
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
BullsHigh1,788125.932,2518thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,391113.791,58318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,207107.831,30223
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98393.8492322
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355146.001,9781thin

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)1,415$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,3244thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,1502thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2453290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,030195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added808190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,53516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added686215.91/cwt214.50–220.001,48123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added546250.24/cwt250.00–251.001,36641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy373355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3242
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365215.00/cwt215.00–215.007851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added679264.57/cwt262.00–267.501,79621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 2361226.68/cwt225.00–240.008189
HeifersMedium and Large 2473210.19/cwt205.00–215.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 2808174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added622230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4319
HeifersMedium and Large 2945152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4411
HeifersMedium and Large 2316227.58/cwt220.00–230.007199
HeifersMedium and Large 2642202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3003
HeifersMedium and Large 2424238.06/cwt230.00–240.001,00913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 2675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 2283230.00/cwt230.00–230.006512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316260.00/cwt260.00–260.008224
HeifersMedium and Large 2521215.81/cwt200.00–222.501,1245
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3770165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526294.26/cwt292.50–295.001,54817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620259.33/cwt250.00–262.001,6088
SteersMedium and Large 2618220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380329.81/cwt300.00–335.001,2537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720236.96/cwt227.50–238.001,70610
SteersMedium and Large 2505255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added523301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,5746
SteersMedium and Large 2295275.00/cwt275.00–275.008111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2447306.35/cwt302.50–308.001,36910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added769242.57/cwt239.00–247.001,86533
SteersMedium and Large 2457275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added556305.14/cwt304.00–306.501,69711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added966208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,0098
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added916222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,0348
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,46316
Dairy SteersLarge 3445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627279.77/cwt277.50–280.001,75411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,020130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3261
BullsMedium and Large 2450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy490295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,44623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy424313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,3279
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy351355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2466
SteersSelect and Choice1,355146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9781
CowsLean 85-90%87471.80/cwt60.00–78.006286
CowsLean 85-90%1,10585.64/cwt82.00–89.009462
CowsLean 85-90%1,00597.61/cwt93.00–102.509819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,307123.42/cwt119.00–133.001,6135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,423110.09/cwt106.00–117.001,56713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203114.96/cwt110.00–123.001,3837
CowsLean 85-90%1,027116.80/cwt107.00–136.001,2005
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209104.71/cwt98.00–109.001,26616
Bulls1,796127.78/cwt123.00–134.002,2957
Bulls1,730113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,9551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28901,324.05/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3244
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438273.31/cwt272.50–275.001,1973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2712226.51/cwt218.00–230.001,6137
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,140167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,9101
BullsMedium and Large 2260245.00/cwt245.00–245.006373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559270.86/cwt267.50–272.001,51432
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555175.00/cwt175.00–175.009712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3328215.00/cwt215.00–215.007052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708186.38/cwt180.00–188.001,3205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,31217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2251250.00/cwt250.00–250.006285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436268.12/cwt267.00–270.001,16925
HeifersMedium and Large 2575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2594220.43/cwt217.00–223.001,3097
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621222.27/cwt210.00–225.001,38017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2651202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3154
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added561252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,41412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423210.00/cwt210.00–210.008882
BullsMedium and Large 2368242.14/cwt235.00–250.008914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3978130.06/cwt122.50–137.501,2722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2623
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3920131.77/cwt127.50–136.001,2122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375278.01/cwt270.00–282.001,04320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2293335.00/cwt335.00–335.009823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815216.02/cwt210.00–219.001,76112
BullsMedium and Large 2534238.08/cwt230.00–242.001,2716
BullsMedium and Large 2429246.78/cwt230.00–252.501,0595
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624242.63/cwt225.00–246.001,51415
BullsMedium and Large 2633205.12/cwt195.00–215.001,2982
BullsMedium and Large 2840190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368321.25/cwt305.00–337.501,1824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2238295.16/cwt290.00–300.007022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3353207.45/cwt200.00–215.007322
BullsMedium and Large 2329249.30/cwt230.00–260.008207

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.