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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 25

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

610 head

▲ 236 vs last sale 374▲ 165 vs year ago 445 · +37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 88▼ 55 vs year ago 135 · −40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 31▼ 3 vs year ago 32 · −9.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with strong demand and a higher undertone for weaned cattle. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $134.14/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$134.14

207 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$56.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

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	550	136.78	753	186
Medium and Large 2-3	431	129.76	559	13thin
Medium and Large 3	522	80.00	418	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.78/cwt here — about $335 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 sale207 hd

134.14

—

KY average28 barns · 7,043 hd

130.73

+3.42

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	1,690	87.17	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	62.77	800	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	61.87	930	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	54.67	628	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	100.00	1,335	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	495	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	171.36/cwt	169.50–172.00	644	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	832	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	167.42/cwt	161.00–175.00	792	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	146.65/cwt	146.50–147.00	801	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	919	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	130.46/cwt	124.00–142.00	753	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	133.63/cwt	131.00–137.25	815	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	127.60/cwt	127.00–128.00	863	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	879	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	135.00/cwt	129.00–141.00	425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	154.65/cwt	153.00–157.00	581	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	708	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	124.09/cwt	115.00–127.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	144.24/cwt	140.50–151.00	692	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	418	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	776	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	136.72/cwt	136.50–137.50	744	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	130.07/cwt	124.00–131.00	723	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	791	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	793	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	859	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	888	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	563	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	164.21/cwt	162.00–170.00	601	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	113.42/cwt	113.00–114.00	479	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	736	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	158.97/cwt	156.00–165.00	763	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	142.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	797	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	122.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	767	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	833	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	107.92/cwt	105.00–111.00	836	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,335	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,606	91.61/cwt	88.50–94.00	1,471	7
Bulls	—	—	1,807	80.96/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,463	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	55.62/cwt	52.00–61.00	634	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	49.00/cwt	48.00–50.00	589	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	62.77/cwt	58.50–65.50	800	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	67.15/cwt	66.00–68.00	942	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	788	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	60.79/cwt	54.50–65.00	944	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	810.64/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	831.13/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,738	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,223.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	15,288	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,166.65/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	12,751	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	925.33/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	8,652	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 Mar 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 374Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 88Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with strong demand and a higher undertone for weaned cattle. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	759	117.00	117.00
4	—	698	123.00	123.00
9	—	607	130.25	130.25
9	—	524	148.00	148.00
6	—	466	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
4	—	315	129.00–141.00	135.00
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	518	133.00	133.00
1	—	585	120.50	120.50
4	—	474	115.00–127.00	124.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	915	106.00	106.00
11	—	627	126.50	126.50
16	—	556	124.00–131.00	130.07
6	—	689	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	267	147.00	147.00
40	—	480	140.50–151.00	144.24
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
2	—	720	117.00	117.00
22	—	544	136.50–137.50	136.72
17	—	430	149.00	149.00
17	—	376	153.00–157.00	154.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	709	124.00	124.00
3	—	425	168.00	168.00
7	—	610	131.00–137.25	133.63
28	—	473	161.00–175.00	167.42
13	—	570	157.00	157.00
5	—	676	127.00–128.00	127.60
8	—	376	169.50–172.00	171.36
4	—	298	166.00	166.00
17	—	546	146.50–147.00	146.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	461	180.50	180.50
75	—	572	160.75	160.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.50	165.50
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
8	—	577	124.00–142.00	130.46
2	—	483	137.00	137.00
2	—	543	121.00	121.00
3	—	403	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	147.50	147.50
5	—	422	113.00–114.00	113.42
2	—	538	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	449	164.00	164.00
11	—	366	162.00–170.00	164.21
8	—	331	170.00	170.00
5	—	626	119.00–125.00	122.57
29	—	480	156.00–165.00	158.97
4	—	775	105.00–111.00	107.92
4	—	706	118.00	118.00
10	—	558	140.00–144.00	142.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	121.00	121.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	700.00–900.00	810.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,292	750.00–925.00	831.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	625.00	625.00

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	4	—	1,250	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,223.00

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	4	—	1,093	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,166.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	935	825.00–1,050.00	925.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	48.00–50.00	49.00
18	—	1,140	52.00–61.00	55.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	66.00–68.00	67.15
1	—	1,500	52.50	52.50
6	—	1,553	54.50–65.00	60.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	58.50–65.50	62.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,807	78.00–84.50	80.96
7	—	1,606	88.50–94.00	91.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	100.00	100.00

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.