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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 5

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

746 head

▲ 341 vs last sale 405▲ 746 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 78▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 39▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $140.85/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$140.85

280 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	552	142.41	786	240
Medium and Large 2-3	560	131.52	736	40

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $49 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 sale280 hd

140.85

—

KY average26 barns · 5,304 hd

140.98

−0.13

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	1,714	96.89	1,660	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	74.01	1,014	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	71.51	1,095	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,230	66.42	817	35

Every lot

72 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 2-3	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	797	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	159.56/cwt	155.00–162.50	898	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	144.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	821	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	852	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	146.80/cwt	146.50–147.25	938	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	962	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	139.16/cwt	138.00–140.25	991	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	741	129.46/cwt	116.00–132.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	956	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	136.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,047	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,028	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	894	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,314	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	615	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	668	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	616	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	144.90/cwt	144.50–145.00	697	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	756	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	141.17/cwt	136.00–142.50	783	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	128.36/cwt	119.00–133.50	747	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	138.04/cwt	135.50–139.00	866	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	714	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	850	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,023	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	703	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	639	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	159.43/cwt	159.00–159.50	768	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	785	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	829	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	139.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	865	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	871	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	947	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	92.74/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	97.00/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,725	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	2,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	60.51/cwt	58.00–62.50	681	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	72.71/cwt	72.00–73.50	831	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	66.59/cwt	62.50–70.00	835	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	74.01/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,014	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	71.26/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,082	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	968	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,297	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,781	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	1,290.38/cwt	1,025.00–1,675.00	17,704	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,412	1,321.52/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	18,660	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,467	975.34/cwt	860.00–1,000.00	14,308	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	770.18/cwt	685.00–850.00	7,124	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,164	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	1,283.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	16,389	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	20,615	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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	155.00	155.00
3	—	312	172.50	172.50
41	—	481	144.50–145.00	144.90
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
7	—	715	126.00	126.00
9	—	665	128.00	128.00
3	—	778	120.00	120.00
20	—	529	140.00–145.00	142.99
15	—	377	163.00	163.00
4	—	835	122.50	122.50
50	—	555	136.00–142.50	141.17
68	—	627	135.50–139.00	138.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	141.00	141.00
2	—	335	157.00	157.00
5	—	547	136.00	136.00
8	—	582	119.00–133.50	128.36
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
12	—	714	119.00	119.00
10	—	443	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	149.00	149.00
2	—	678	118.00	118.00
2	—	578	128.00	128.00
1	—	375	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	430	167.00	167.00
21	—	620	135.00–140.00	139.53
19	—	482	159.00–159.50	159.43
10	—	384	183.00	183.00
10	—	709	133.50	133.50
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
19	—	551	150.50	150.50
9	—	534	147.00	147.00
5	—	683	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	175.50	175.50
10	—	806	127.50	127.50
9	—	686	140.25	140.25
15	—	469	170.00	170.00
3	—	378	179.00	179.00
27	—	712	138.00–140.25	139.16
27	—	563	155.00–162.50	159.56
30	—	768	134.00–138.00	136.30
33	—	639	146.50–147.25	146.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	894	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	129.00	129.00
4	—	638	133.00–134.00	133.50
5	—	750	127.50	127.50
6	—	741	116.00–132.00	129.46
1	—	275	167.00	167.00
2	—	538	142.00	142.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
2	—	478	156.00	156.00
6	—	569	139.00–147.00	144.37

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,467	860.00–1,000.00	975.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,372	1,025.00–1,675.00	1,290.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,412	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,321.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	800.00–925.00	862.50

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)	1	—	1,145	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	685.00–850.00	770.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,277	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,283.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,370	70.00–78.50	74.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	58.00–62.50	60.51
3	—	1,143	72.00–73.50	72.71
28	—	1,254	62.50–70.00	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	63.50	63.50
2	—	1,663	78.00	78.00
20	—	1,518	67.00–77.00	71.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	104.50	104.50
6	—	1,778	94.50–99.00	97.00
2	—	1,400	92.50–93.00	92.74

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.