Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-03-11

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 11
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,327 head
▲ 532 vs last sale 795▲ 982 vs year ago 345 · +284.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 68▲ 92 vs year ago 59 · +155.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 25▲ 5 vs year ago 100 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.50/cwt on 756 head.
Average price
$128.50
756 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2608128.92784713
Medium and Large 2-3517121.4462843
One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about $156 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 sale756 hd
128.50
—
KY average26 barns · 10,766 hd
128.93
−0.44
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
Bulls—Low1,85084.081,55517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36259.7081319
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54757.5088921
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21253.4164743

Every lot

76 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276161.00/cwt161.00–161.004445
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3277162.50/cwt152.50–175.004508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338185.00/cwt185.00–185.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376170.00/cwt170.00–170.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411163.00/cwt163.00–163.0067011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3436130.00/cwt130.00–130.005679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466159.19/cwt155.00–160.0074224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474150.52/cwt148.00–151.007136
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3531138.50/cwt138.50–138.507354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536147.75/cwt147.75–147.7579253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.0080625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678132.48/cwt132.25–133.5089816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712122.74/cwt121.50–126.5087412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806116.50/cwt116.50–116.5093914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835108.00/cwt108.00–108.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2851111.50/cwt111.50–111.509496
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928107.50/cwt107.50–107.509984
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200157.00/cwt157.00–157.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240132.50/cwt132.50–132.503181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289158.50/cwt155.00–161.0045819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318152.00/cwt152.00–152.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333142.00/cwt142.00–142.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367150.64/cwt150.00–151.0055322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384127.50/cwt127.50–127.504904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408138.00/cwt138.00–138.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438143.89/cwt143.00–145.0063065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486138.56/cwt136.50–139.0067359
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533120.91/cwt112.00–123.506449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543130.42/cwt130.00–135.5070875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574125.59/cwt123.00–126.5072116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619116.50/cwt116.50–116.507218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621122.20/cwt116.00–124.0075937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654121.00/cwt121.00–121.007915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690124.00/cwt124.00–124.00856370
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717115.54/cwt115.00–116.0082836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373694.65/cwt81.00–104.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382388.00/cwt88.00–88.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290898.50/cwt98.50–98.508945
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2307173.00/cwt173.00–173.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340153.00/cwt153.00–153.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368169.84/cwt167.00–171.0062520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377158.95/cwt157.00–160.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432159.73/cwt159.00–160.0069037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489153.01/cwt148.00–154.0074839
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540131.50/cwt131.50–131.507104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564141.25/cwt141.25–141.2579741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625126.63/cwt126.25–129.5079141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628119.50/cwt119.50–119.507504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714113.25/cwt113.25–113.2580926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3727106.00/cwt106.00–106.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813100.50/cwt100.50–100.508177
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 365877.00/cwt77.00–77.005072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60878.83/cwt72.00–82.001,2687
Bulls——2,01987.75/cwt83.50–92.001,77210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20454.95/cwt51.00–59.5066234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24247.57/cwt46.00–50.005919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36259.70/cwt56.00–65.0081319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54055.00/cwt55.00–55.008471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54757.63/cwt55.00–63.5089220
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200958.33/cwt850.00–1,050.0011,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3341,205.28/cwt875.00–1,500.0016,07825
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,375.93/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0018,5752
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/cwt950.00–1,000.009,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148760.89/cwt750.00–775.008,7352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,2881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,354961.62/cwt850.00–1,025.0013,0206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,107.11/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0015,0908
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3861,145.17/cwt825.00–1,200.0015,8729
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,449838.84/cwt775.00–925.0012,1555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450910.00/cwt910.00–910.0013,1951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7501

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.