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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 20

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

761 head

▲ 517 vs last sale 244▲ 761 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 21▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 21▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on the market this week. Feeder and slaughter cattle traded with strong demand and a higher undertone.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.77/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$132.77

273 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$9.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	133.78	755	245
Medium and Large 2-3	520	123.99	645	28

One grade step is worth $9.79/cwt here — about $110 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 sale273 hd

132.77

—

KY average28 barns · 5,249 hd

131.51

+1.26

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,567	86.65	1,358	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	65.83	1,027	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	64.55	872	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	54.12	648	33

Every lot

78 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	163.33/cwt	162.00–166.00	482	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	169.80/cwt	169.00–173.00	662	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	398	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	661	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	755	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	142.89/cwt	139.00–147.50	753	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	816	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	886	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	886	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	956	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.55/cwt	142.00–146.50	906	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	126.41/cwt	125.00–128.00	809	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	941	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	996	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	120.70/cwt	120.00–121.00	993	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,140	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	289	130.45/cwt	128.00–133.00	377	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	569	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	567	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	135.83/cwt	135.00–136.00	606	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	141.64/cwt	141.50–142.00	677	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	124.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	132.20/cwt	130.50–133.50	742	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	830	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	121.83/cwt	121.00–123.00	768	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	812	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	696	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	786	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	862	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	788	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	551	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	661	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	165.86/cwt	165.00–166.00	713	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	141.87/cwt	131.00–144.00	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	146.67/cwt	143.00–147.50	744	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	794	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	833	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	129.95/cwt	126.00–131.75	852	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	866	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	86.29/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,280	13
Bulls	—	—	1,540	77.05/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,187	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	95.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,767	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	54.21/cwt	50.00–60.00	640	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	44.56/cwt	42.00–47.00	534	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	64.55/cwt	62.00–69.00	872	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,352	62.84/cwt	61.50–64.50	850	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	792	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	71.15/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,117	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	65.85/cwt	63.50–68.00	1,036	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	865	754.74/cwt	740.00–760.00	6,529	4
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	880	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	883	709.14/cwt	690.00–725.00	6,262	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,048	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	926	608.14/cwt	600.00–630.00	5,631	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,508	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	969.92/cwt	675.00–1,075.00	10,892	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	611.65/cwt	575.00–700.00	7,058	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,993	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,626	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,179	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,165	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,580	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	658.02/cwt	580.00–690.00	5,389	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Feb 20, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 21Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on the market this week. Feeder and slaughter cattle traded with strong demand and a higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	140.00	140.00
4	—	458	149.00–151.00	149.99
10	—	640	125.00–128.00	126.41
9	—	527	139.00–147.50	142.89
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	398	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	612	156.25	156.25
20	—	560	158.25	158.25
15	—	742	134.25	134.25
8	—	656	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	627	142.00–146.50	144.55
20	—	544	150.00	150.00
16	—	469	161.00	161.00
13	—	823	120.00–121.00	120.70
6	—	581	152.50	152.50
5	—	1,056	108.00	108.00
5	—	416	168.00	168.00
5	—	390	169.00–173.00	169.80
3	—	295	162.00–166.00	163.33
2	—	733	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	119.00	119.00
44	—	630	121.00–123.00	121.83
39	—	561	130.50–133.50	132.20
27	—	478	141.50–142.00	141.64
23	—	446	135.00–136.00	135.83
12	—	372	153.00	153.00
5	—	743	116.00	116.00
4	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	780	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	113.00	113.00
4	—	289	128.00–133.00	130.45
3	—	618	115.00	115.00
2	—	788	106.00	106.00
2	—	385	149.00	149.00
7	—	537	123.00–129.00	124.98
6	—	443	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	607	136.75	136.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	557	142.50	142.50
23	—	507	143.00–147.50	146.67
22	—	430	165.00–166.00	165.86
13	—	656	126.00–131.75	129.95
9	—	615	135.50	135.50
8	—	716	121.00	121.00
7	—	369	179.00	179.00
5	—	845	90.00	90.00
2	—	318	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	131.00–144.00	141.87
5	—	358	154.00	154.00
4	—	668	121.00	121.00
3	—	460	144.00	144.00
2	—	560	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,154	575.00–700.00	611.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,123	675.00–1,075.00	969.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	865	740.00–760.00	754.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	926	600.00–630.00	608.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	883	690.00–725.00	709.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	440.00	440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	410.00	410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	490.00	490.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	819	580.00–690.00	658.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,181	50.00–60.00	54.21
3	—	1,352	61.50–64.50	62.84
3	—	1,198	42.00–47.00	44.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	63.50–68.00	65.85
2	—	1,570	70.00–72.00	71.15
1	—	1,440	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,351	62.00–69.00	64.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,483	82.00–88.50	86.29
4	—	1,860	92.00–100.00	95.00
3	—	1,540	74.50–80.00	77.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.