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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

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

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,021 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 901▲ 102 vs year ago 919 · +11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 184▼ 20 vs year ago 155 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 117▼ 28 vs year ago 78 · −35.9%

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 and bulls under 500 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 higher, over 500 pounds steady. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with instances 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

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 $121.12/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$121.12

438 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$6.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.74

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	548	122.41	671	350
Medium and Large 2-3	510	115.97	591	88

One grade step is worth $6.44/cwt here — about $80 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 sale438 hd

121.12

—

KY average26 barns · 6,570 hd

123.86

−2.74

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	1,696	83.20	1,411	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,412	56.92	803	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	53.42	830	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,216	49.17	598	47

Every lot

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	419	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	166.41/cwt	165.00–169.00	634	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	705	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	136.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	753	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	849	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	822	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	118.92/cwt	118.00–119.00	851	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	952	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,011	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	350	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	135.38/cwt	135.00–136.00	386	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	457	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	312	126.89/cwt	112.00–135.00	396	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	138.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	510	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	122.32/cwt	107.00–135.00	499	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	116.71/cwt	101.00–120.50	542	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	125.84/cwt	125.00–126.00	619	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	116.51/cwt	100.50–123.00	627	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	123.36/cwt	121.00–125.00	686	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	115.31/cwt	114.25–121.00	722	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	106.99/cwt	106.00–109.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	109.76/cwt	105.00–115.00	771	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	97.51/cwt	94.00–104.50	705	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	892	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	860	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	158.77/cwt	155.00–162.00	513	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	619	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	646	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	129.20/cwt	122.00–134.00	571	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	142.28/cwt	140.75–151.00	694	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	129.15/cwt	126.00–131.00	688	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	719	62
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	648	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	808	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	283	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	201	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	75.43/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	85.14/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,477	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	647	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	44.45/cwt	43.00–45.50	526	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	49.79/cwt	45.50–55.00	609	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	49.05/cwt	48.00–49.50	680	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	56.28/cwt	53.50–59.50	781	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	992	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	55.29/cwt	50.00–59.00	898	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,635	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	900.75/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	8,962	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	800.93/cwt	700.00–925.00	8,954	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	653.32/cwt	600.00–700.00	8,121	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	958.04/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	12,694	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	952.06/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	13,015	6
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	941.83/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	12,244	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 901Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 184Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 117Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00	106.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
2	—	450	111.00	111.00
15	—	442	122.00–134.00	129.20
4	—	376	149.00	149.00
6	—	563	125.00	125.00
2	—	648	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	433	149.25	149.25
62	—	555	129.50	129.50
7	—	323	155.00–162.00	158.77
8	—	533	126.00–131.00	129.15
15	—	364	170.00	170.00
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
22	—	721	112.00	112.00
38	—	488	140.75–151.00	142.28
33	—	620	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
30	—	702	105.00–115.00	109.76
86	—	556	121.00–125.00	123.36
70	—	626	114.25–121.00	115.31
63	—	492	125.00–126.00	125.84
5	—	285	135.00–136.00	135.38
18	—	368	135.00–140.00	138.56
51	—	440	127.50	127.50
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
6	—	307	149.00	149.00
8	—	823	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	121.50	121.50
4	—	779	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	464	101.00–120.50	116.71
3	—	675	106.00–109.00	106.99
6	—	312	112.00–135.00	126.89
9	—	723	94.00–104.50	97.51
5	—	583	116.00	116.00
4	—	278	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
33	—	538	100.50–123.00	116.51
9	—	408	107.00–135.00	122.32
1	—	350	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	107.00	107.00
29	—	617	129.00	129.00
25	—	671	122.50	122.50
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
6	—	805	115.00–120.00	118.31
1	—	260	161.00	161.00
28	—	467	151.00	151.00
8	—	381	165.00–169.00	166.41
45	—	552	136.00–139.00	136.48
36	—	716	118.00–119.00	118.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	125.00	125.00
5	—	624	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	113.00	113.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	153.00	153.00
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	133.50	133.50
4	—	423	135.00	135.00
2	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	71.00	71.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	109.00	109.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	700.00–925.00	800.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	995	825.00–1,000.00	900.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,325	750.00–1,125.00	958.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,367	800.00–1,025.00	952.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	600.00–700.00	653.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,300	825.00–1,050.00	941.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	48.00–49.50	49.05
7	—	1,625	50.00–59.00	55.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,388	53.50–59.50	56.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	58.00	58.00
39	—	1,224	45.50–55.00	49.79
7	—	1,184	43.00–45.50	44.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	74.00–77.00	75.43
8	—	1,735	81.00–89.50	85.14

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.