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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 24

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

816 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 631▼ 61 vs year ago 877 · −7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 119▼ 17 vs year ago 134 · −12.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 37▲ 80 vs year ago 47 · +170.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls under 500 pounds traded 1.00-4.00 lower, over 500 pounds 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls 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 $128.60/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$128.60

326 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

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	553	129.81	718	286
Medium and Large 2-3	505	119.96	605	40

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $113 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 sale326 hd

128.60

—

KY average25 barns · 4,874 hd

126.09

+2.51

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,711	86.76	1,484	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,411	61.84	873	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	60.77	897	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,211	54.36	658	44

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	635	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	702	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	142.68/cwt	140.00–142.75	788	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	147.83/cwt	146.50–148.50	837	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	858	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	139.29/cwt	138.75–141.00	884	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	134.06/cwt	131.50–136.75	913	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	951	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	126.32/cwt	125.50–126.50	910	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	991	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,014	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	988	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,060	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	137.34/cwt	137.00–138.00	505	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	126.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	588	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	123.65/cwt	111.00–128.00	579	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	130.23/cwt	130.00–131.00	630	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	133.65/cwt	133.00–134.50	707	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	118.22/cwt	118.00–120.00	654	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	737	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	122.43/cwt	121.00–124.75	768	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	796	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	109.42/cwt	107.00–112.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	129.11/cwt	127.00–129.75	853	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	120.13/cwt	119.00–120.50	866	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	972	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	530	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	460	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	162.41/cwt	160.00–164.00	586	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	669	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	726	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	139.46/cwt	138.75–144.00	760	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	767	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.55/cwt	125.50–129.50	800	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	814	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	867	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	238	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,677	90.84/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,523	5
Bulls	—	—	1,744	82.68/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,442	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	55.27/cwt	51.00–60.50	662	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	794	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	49.24/cwt	48.00–51.00	621	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	749	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	61.84/cwt	59.00–64.00	873	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	61.17/cwt	58.50–66.00	906	18
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,495	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,139.08/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	13,760	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,610.68/cwt	1,325.00–1,800.00	20,746	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	928.64/cwt	860.00–1,000.00	9,565	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	993.43/cwt	670.00–1,175.00	11,057	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	652.53/cwt	525.00–760.00	8,078	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,123.29/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	13,929	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	788.53/cwt	680.00–860.00	10,054	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	1,217.32/cwt	900.00–1,325.00	15,776	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	1,241.73/cwt	710.00–1,500.00	17,347	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,665	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	14,569	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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 631Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 119Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 37Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	484	130.00–131.00	130.23
1	—	935	104.00	104.00
45	—	627	121.00–124.75	122.43
3	—	295	139.00	139.00
64	—	556	132.50	132.50
15	—	368	137.00–138.00	137.34
16	—	721	119.00–120.50	120.13
27	—	529	133.00–134.50	133.65
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
36	—	439	134.00	134.00
1	—	825	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	122.00	122.00
4	—	628	107.00–112.00	109.42
5	—	373	124.00–129.00	126.97
10	—	468	111.00–128.00	123.65
19	—	553	118.00–120.00	118.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	126.75	126.75
8	—	750	128.00	128.00
22	—	661	127.00–129.75	129.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	681	131.50–136.75	134.06
1	—	265	157.50	157.50
18	—	623	137.75	137.75
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
23	—	720	125.50–126.50	126.32
4	—	1,060	100.00	100.00
25	—	467	150.25	150.25
5	—	906	109.00	109.00
6	—	407	156.00	156.00
8	—	867	117.00	117.00
37	—	552	140.00–142.75	142.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	875	113.00	113.00
2	—	438	141.00	141.00
3	—	573	140.00	140.00
5	—	718	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	751	132.00	132.00
15	—	566	146.50–148.50	147.83
17	—	688	138.25	138.25
20	—	635	138.75–141.00	139.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	165.00	165.00
36	—	545	138.75–144.00	139.46
6	—	566	135.50	135.50
9	—	696	117.00	117.00
10	—	361	160.00–164.00	162.41
18	—	488	148.75	148.75
21	—	622	125.50–129.50	128.55
2	—	850	102.00	102.00
27	—	445	150.25	150.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	128.00	128.00
6	—	343	134.00	134.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	365	142.00	142.00
4	—	452	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,744	78.00–85.00	82.68
5	—	1,677	88.00–94.50	90.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,262	48.00–51.00	49.24
35	—	1,198	51.00–60.50	55.27
1	—	1,250	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,411	59.00–64.00	61.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	53.50	53.50
18	—	1,481	58.50–66.00	61.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	98.00	98.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,288	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,610.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,208	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,139.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	670.00–1,175.00	993.43
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	860.00–1,000.00	928.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,296	900.00–1,325.00	1,217.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,500	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,275	680.00–860.00	788.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,238	525.00–760.00	652.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,240	800.00–1,200.00	1,123.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,665	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,397	710.00–1,500.00	1,241.73

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.