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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 15

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

699 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 830▲ 62 vs year ago 637 · +9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 21 vs year ago 85 · +24.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 42▲ 45 vs year ago 27 · +166.7%

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 heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 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 $143.92/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$143.92

268 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$9.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

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	512	145.18	744	233
Medium and Large 2-3	469	135.54	636	35

One grade step is worth $9.64/cwt here — about $108 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 sale268 hd

143.92

—

KY average25 barns · 7,140 hd

139.53

+4.39

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	—	High	1,660	90.12	1,496	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	68.96	930	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	68.91	1,011	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	59.98	698	43

Every lot

81 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	263	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	168.08/cwt	167.50–170.00	736	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	171.91/cwt	171.00–172.00	803	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	831	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	157.07/cwt	157.00–157.50	865	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	884	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	134.65/cwt	132.00–135.50	916	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	698	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	897	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	793	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	936	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	987	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,090	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	259	152.35/cwt	148.00–157.00	395	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	165.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	457	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	169.03/cwt	165.50–172.00	612	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	147.89/cwt	147.00–149.00	555	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	158.21/cwt	157.50–159.50	672	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.63/cwt	145.50–151.50	703	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	124.38/cwt	122.00–131.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	138.88/cwt	138.50–139.00	761	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	137.91/cwt	134.00–138.50	781	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	122.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	130.83/cwt	130.00–131.00	811	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	820	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	734	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	807	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	117.52/cwt	114.50–120.50	914	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	969	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	621	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	184.59/cwt	179.00–189.00	676	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	173.50/cwt	164.00–176.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	745	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	145.66/cwt	143.00–147.00	785	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	831	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	132.61/cwt	129.00–134.00	838	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	877	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	911	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	85.19/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,289	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	92.82/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,657	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	55.28/cwt	51.50–57.50	564	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	61.21/cwt	57.00–68.00	741	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	67.36/cwt	66.50–68.00	835	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	68.22/cwt	64.50–73.50	912	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	74.50/cwt	73.50–75.50	1,071	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	68.91/cwt	64.00–72.50	1,011	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,229	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,963	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	926.86/cwt	785.00–1,050.00	10,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	18,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	19,444	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,292.38/cwt	950.00–1,500.00	16,969	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	801.14/cwt	675.00–910.00	7,354	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,094.27/cwt	885.00–1,275.00	11,216	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,732	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	690.15/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,592	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	909.79/cwt	860.00–950.00	10,690	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,638	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	737.73/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,720	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	1,198.22/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	15,421	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,524	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,406	769.33/cwt	750.00–775.00	10,817	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	967.41/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	13,863	8

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 Apr 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 830Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 83Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 42Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	551	157.00–157.50	157.07
8	—	438	167.50–170.00	168.08
32	—	627	141.00	141.00
4	—	533	156.00	156.00
1	—	370	179.00	179.00
4	—	680	132.00–135.50	134.65
2	—	263	184.00	184.00
7	—	799	123.50	123.50
3	—	307	178.00	178.00
3	—	928	117.50	117.50
23	—	467	171.00–172.00	171.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	146.00	146.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	558	141.00	141.00
1	—	315	168.00	168.00
7	—	698	128.50	128.50
2	—	793	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	362	165.50–172.00	169.03
36	—	620	130.00–131.00	130.83
34	—	425	157.50–159.50	158.21
3	—	897	108.00	108.00
12	—	778	114.50–120.50	117.52
8	—	548	138.50–139.00	138.88
7	—	659	124.50	124.50
2	—	728	115.00	115.00
6	—	276	160.00–168.00	165.58
27	—	566	134.00–138.50	137.91
3	—	303	155.00	155.00
71	—	473	145.50–151.50	148.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	110.00	110.00
4	—	515	122.00–131.00	124.38
3	—	482	137.00	137.00
7	—	259	148.00–157.00	152.35
7	—	375	147.00–149.00	147.89
5	—	608	120.00–124.00	122.37
3	—	445	142.00	142.00
2	—	578	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	632	129.00–134.00	132.61
23	—	442	168.50	168.50
43	—	480	171.00	171.00
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
3	—	832	109.50	109.50
7	—	315	197.00	197.00
20	—	366	179.00–189.00	184.59
28	—	552	150.50	150.50
11	—	719	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	129.00	129.00
5	—	380	164.00–176.00	173.50
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
2	—	403	162.00	162.00
12	—	539	143.00–147.00	145.66
2	—	343	162.00	162.00
11	—	465	154.00	154.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	785.00–1,050.00	926.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	950.00–1,500.00	1,292.38

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	918	675.00–910.00	801.14
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	885.00–1,275.00	1,094.27

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	—	1,050	117.00	117.00

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)	6	—	1,182	675.00–775.00	737.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,433	775.00–1,075.00	967.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,406	750.00–775.00	769.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,287	975.00–1,350.00	1,198.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,317	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	860.00–950.00	909.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	675.00–725.00	690.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	103.00	103.00
8	—	1,785	88.00–97.50	92.82
7	—	1,513	83.50–87.00	85.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,021	51.50–57.50	55.28
2	—	1,240	66.50–68.00	67.36
30	—	1,210	57.00–68.00	61.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	64.00–72.50	68.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,337	64.50–73.50	68.22
2	—	1,438	73.50–75.50	74.50

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.