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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 26

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

501 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 644▼ 10 vs year ago 511 · −2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 96▼ 38 vs year ago 79 · −48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 53▼ 20 vs year ago 37 · −54.1%

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 good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower.

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 $138.21/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$138.21

173 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	529	139.91	741	147
Medium and Large 2-3	479	128.60	616	26

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $124 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 sale173 hd

138.21

—

KY average27 barns · 3,328 hd

138.29

−0.08

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	1,599	91.34	1,461	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	71.44	909	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	70.45	1,038	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	62.91	699	9thin

Every lot

69 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 1-2	210	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	340	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	342	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	697	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	449	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	901	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	919	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	139.46/cwt	135.50–140.00	957	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	982	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,053	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,178	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	922	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	331	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	269	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	358	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	145.61/cwt	145.00–146.00	393	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	558	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	139.00/cwt	137.00–141.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	147.85/cwt	144.50–149.00	637	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	551	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	694	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	777	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	139.97/cwt	136.00–140.25	792	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	830	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	121.35/cwt	117.50–124.00	885	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	922	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	996	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	149.69/cwt	141.00–161.00	472	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	174.62/cwt	171.00–177.00	557	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	173.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	715	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	763	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	126.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	653	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	821	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	124.72/cwt	118.00–131.00	710	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	136.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	865	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	123.62/cwt	122.00–124.00	853	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	422	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	373	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,527	88.25/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,348	9
Bulls	—	—	1,707	95.98/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,638	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	58.57/cwt	58.00–59.00	634	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	64.15/cwt	62.00–66.00	718	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	71.44/cwt	69.00–73.00	909	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	70.45/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,038	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,177	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	878.78/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,457	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,760	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,139.11/cwt	1,050.00–1,235.00	12,416	2

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 644Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 96Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 53Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	159.00	159.00
10	—	629	132.00	132.00
3	—	322	145.00	145.00
4	—	665	122.50	122.50
17	—	487	142.50	142.50
12	—	365	153.00	153.00
4	—	802	115.00	115.00
30	—	566	136.00–140.25	139.97
27	—	431	144.50–149.00	147.85
19	—	729	117.50–124.00	121.35
5	—	270	145.00–146.00	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	129.00–130.00	129.75
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
2	—	650	126.00	126.00
3	—	555	132.50	132.50
2	—	370	137.00–141.00	139.00
4	—	269	133.00	133.00
4	—	623	124.50	124.50
6	—	452	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	151.50	151.50
2	—	820	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	132.00	132.00
1	—	260	157.00	157.00
5	—	449	148.00	148.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	342	145.00	145.00
2	—	568	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	771	152.75	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	137.50	137.50
3	—	288	168.00	168.00
5	—	461	166.00	166.00
5	—	398	175.00	175.00
4	—	549	157.00	157.00
8	—	623	147.50	147.50
6	—	579	155.00–157.00	155.67
2	—	838	110.00	110.00
2	—	763	138.00	138.00
3	—	210	162.00	162.00
16	—	686	135.50–140.00	139.46
3	—	310	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	315	141.00–161.00	149.69
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
4	—	602	119.00	119.00
4	—	569	118.00–131.00	124.72
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
5	—	517	120.00–135.00	126.36
2	—	350	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	104.00	104.00
1	—	905	105.00	105.00
8	—	319	171.00–177.00	174.62
10	—	690	122.00–124.00	123.62
10	—	373	170.00–175.00	173.44
15	—	634	130.00–137.50	136.51
23	—	553	148.50	148.50
17	—	436	164.00	164.00
16	—	499	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,119	62.00–66.00	64.15
2	—	1,083	58.00–59.00	58.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	68.00–73.00	70.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	69.00–73.00	71.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	82.00–92.00	88.25
6	—	1,707	94.00–98.00	95.98

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	800.00–950.00	878.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	580.00	580.00

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	—	845	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,139.11

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.