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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 486▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 85▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 31▲ 100 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

Compared to last week: due to a lower market overall, feeder cattle traded sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $122.17/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$122.17

158 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

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	500	124.22	621	127
Medium and Large 2-3	499	113.76	567	31

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $54 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 sale158 hd

122.17

—

KY average27 barns · 7,103 hd

125.30

−3.14

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	1,676	85.05	1,425	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	65.49	855	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	65.13	860	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	52.46	596	18

Every lot

75 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	154.24/cwt	153.00–155.50	652	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	688	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	140.67/cwt	137.50–145.50	744	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	116.74/cwt	116.00–117.50	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	122.26/cwt	117.50–125.50	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	133.53/cwt	131.00–135.00	379	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	129.23/cwt	128.00–131.00	473	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	118.74/cwt	111.00–122.00	511	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	583	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	138.81/cwt	137.00–139.50	637	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	605	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	115.64/cwt	115.00–117.00	650	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	732	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	155.71/cwt	154.00–160.00	567	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	697	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	672	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	752	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	108.19/cwt	108.00–109.00	742	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	740	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	77.62/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,025	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	88.23/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,613	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	46.63/cwt	44.00–48.00	425	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	54.13/cwt	49.00–59.00	650	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	855	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	65.13/cwt	61.00–68.50	860	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	90.27/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,354	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	570	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,188	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	765.87/cwt	650.00–825.00	6,962	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,090	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,161.36/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	12,775	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,144.03/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	12,779	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	1,003.04/cwt	775.00–1,200.00	11,605	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,011.27/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	11,802	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	718.03/cwt	680.00–750.00	8,961	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,970	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,888	1

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 Mar 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 486Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last week: due to a lower market overall, feeder cattle traded sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	87.00	87.00
18	—	428	149.00	149.00
14	—	555	135.50	135.50
10	—	503	138.50	138.50
8	—	615	114.00	114.00
7	—	364	154.00–160.00	155.71
5	—	686	108.00–109.00	108.19
2	—	903	82.00	82.00
2	—	790	83.00	83.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	138.00	138.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
5	—	533	126.00	126.00
2	—	445	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	639	116.00–117.50	116.74
6	—	423	153.00–155.50	154.24
5	—	655	117.50–125.50	122.26
4	—	708	113.00	113.00
3	—	288	160.00	160.00
2	—	375	159.00	159.00
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
15	—	529	137.50–145.50	140.67
13	—	468	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	149.00	149.00
2	—	593	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	123.00	123.00
6	—	430	111.00–122.00	118.74
5	—	550	112.00	112.00
3	—	713	82.00	82.00
3	—	535	112.00	112.00
2	—	635	97.00	97.00
2	—	355	115.00	115.00
2	—	235	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	648	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	432	135.00	135.00
19	—	562	115.00–117.00	115.64
18	—	459	137.00–139.50	138.81
17	—	366	128.00–131.00	129.23
8	—	542	120.00	120.00
8	—	284	131.00–135.00	133.53
6	—	645	104.00	104.00
3	—	778	94.00	94.00
2	—	655	106.00	106.00
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	230	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	61.00–68.50	65.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,201	49.00–59.00	54.13
4	—	911	44.00–48.00	46.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	65.00–66.00	65.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,828	85.00–92.00	88.23
3	—	1,320	76.00–78.50	77.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	57.00	57.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	825.00	825.00

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)	5	—	909	650.00–825.00	765.87
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,144.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	900.00–1,250.00	1,161.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,157	775.00–1,200.00	1,003.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,167	750.00–1,150.00	1,011.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,010	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,248	680.00–750.00	718.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,500	87.00–94.00	90.27
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	94.00	94.00

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.