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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 6

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

917 head

▲ 490 vs last sale 427▲ 450 vs year ago 467 · +96.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 77▲ 101 vs year ago 64 · +157.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 11▼ 79 vs year ago 127 · −62.2%

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 and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 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 $131.43/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$131.43

365 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$32.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.37

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	530	132.53	703	295
Medium and Large 2-3	452	127.58	577	68
Small and Medium 1-2	615	100.00	615	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.53/cwt here — about $88 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 sale365 hd

131.43

—

KY average26 barns · 4,317 hd

128.06

+3.37

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	1,661	91.52	1,520	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	69.00	1,037	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	68.16	891	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,162	59.96	697	52

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	175.76/cwt	175.00–177.50	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	139.58/cwt	130.00–143.00	656	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	714	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	133.54/cwt	130.50–136.00	714	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	144.98/cwt	143.00–149.50	802	34
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	603	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	134.86/cwt	132.50–137.00	839	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	120.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	792	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	694	115.36/cwt	115.00–115.50	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	117.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	854	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	749	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	954	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	258	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	134.90/cwt	129.00–138.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	143.03/cwt	141.00–144.50	518	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	127.65/cwt	123.00–134.00	479	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	546	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	632	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	129.56/cwt	127.00–131.00	600	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	142.71/cwt	142.00–145.00	681	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.54/cwt	130.00–136.50	705	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	124.65/cwt	120.00–125.50	667	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	130.39/cwt	125.00–131.50	721	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	770	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	119.41/cwt	118.50–119.75	733	38
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	757	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	106.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	764	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	104.08/cwt	103.00–105.00	809	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	174.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	630	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	158.65/cwt	156.00–160.00	585	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	641	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	131.23/cwt	125.50–138.00	606	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.44/cwt	142.50–144.00	687	54
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	120.59/cwt	117.00–123.00	634	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	736	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	739	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	789	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	93.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	764	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	85.14/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,240	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	93.51/cwt	89.50–97.00	1,648	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	52.90/cwt	49.50–55.50	552	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	61.59/cwt	56.00–65.50	737	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	68.10/cwt	67.00–69.50	829	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	68.37/cwt	65.00–72.00	894	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	832	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	69.07/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,035	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	941	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,184	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,680	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,288	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	908.13/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,836	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,442.40/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	19,617	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,068.79/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	13,766	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,416	1,020.94/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	14,457	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,863	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,673	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,263	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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 427Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 77Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 11Year ago 127

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	145.00	145.00
41	—	553	125.00–131.50	130.39
33	—	439	144.00	144.00
17	—	716	105.00–110.00	106.75
13	—	777	103.00–105.00	104.08
73	—	477	142.00–145.00	142.71
24	—	528	130.00–136.50	133.54
7	—	676	112.00	112.00
38	—	614	118.50–119.75	119.41
27	—	362	141.00–144.50	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	565	136.25	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	104.00	104.00
20	—	463	127.00–131.00	129.56
3	—	305	129.00–138.00	134.90
13	—	423	129.00	129.00
2	—	258	135.00	135.00
12	—	375	123.00–134.00	127.65
13	—	535	120.00–125.50	124.65
3	—	585	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	361	165.00–175.00	174.52
11	—	517	130.00	130.00
20	—	614	128.50	128.50
4	—	813	91.00–95.00	93.99
1	—	310	173.00	173.00
40	—	429	149.50	149.50
23	—	550	133.75	133.75
54	—	479	142.50–144.00	143.44
21	—	715	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	109.00	109.00
8	—	611	121.00	121.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
5	—	446	142.50	142.50
2	—	348	160.00	160.00
8	—	526	117.00–123.00	120.59
6	—	369	156.00–160.00	158.65
18	—	462	125.50–138.00	131.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	166.00	166.00
3	—	273	175.00–177.50	175.76
34	—	553	143.00–149.50	144.98
19	—	724	115.00–119.00	117.96
8	—	657	119.00–121.00	120.50
34	—	622	132.50–137.00	134.86
29	—	473	151.00	151.00
5	—	802	119.00	119.00
1	—	215	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	694	115.00–115.50	115.36
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
8	—	470	130.00–143.00	139.58
6	—	749	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
11	—	535	130.50–136.00	133.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	900.00–925.00	908.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,360	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,442.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,288	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,068.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,416	800.00–1,100.00	1,020.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	785.00	785.00

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	2	—	1,400	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,307	65.00–72.00	68.37
1	—	1,320	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	67.00–69.50	68.10
37	—	1,196	56.00–65.50	61.59
12	—	1,043	49.50–55.50	52.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,600	74.00	74.00
20	—	1,498	65.00–73.00	69.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	82.00–87.00	85.14
1	—	1,675	103.50	103.50
10	—	1,762	89.50–97.00	93.51

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.