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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 16

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

655 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 496▲ 24 vs year ago 631 · +3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 54▼ 53 vs year ago 119 · −44.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 34▲ 52 vs year ago 37 · +140.5%

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 under 550 pounds traded 5.00 higher, over 550 pounds unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 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 $134.62/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$134.62

266 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

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	537	137.40	738	210
Medium and Large 2-3	537	124.20	667	56

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $71 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 sale266 hd

134.62

—

KY average26 barns · 5,136 hd

138.05

−3.43

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	1,559	84.17	1,313	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	67.02	902	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	63.75	916	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,253	57.65	722	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,307	104.00	1,359	5thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	298	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	683	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	732	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	822	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	156.32/cwt	154.00–158.00	732	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	843	37
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	844	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	144.29/cwt	142.50–144.50	918	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	134.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	858	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	962	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,010	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,117	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	497	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	331	136.52/cwt	135.00–141.00	452	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	532	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	138.57/cwt	134.00–144.50	604	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	710	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	123.98/cwt	115.00–129.50	647	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	138.68/cwt	133.50–140.00	768	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	121.35/cwt	119.00–122.50	754	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	132.26/cwt	130.00–132.75	829	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	122.26/cwt	121.00–125.00	868	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	721	110.05/cwt	105.00–117.00	793	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	968	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	173.96/cwt	164.00–177.00	539	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	154.15/cwt	151.00–155.00	560	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	684	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	766	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	128.66/cwt	111.00–147.50	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.50	751	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	133.58/cwt	129.00–134.50	832	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	127.57/cwt	127.00–129.00	873	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	929	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,307	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,359	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	82.42/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,109	4
Bulls	—	—	1,988	87.68/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	52.46/cwt	52.00–53.00	574	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	873	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	58.12/cwt	53.50–64.00	736	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	65.62/cwt	64.00–66.50	906	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	64.31/cwt	64.00–65.00	897	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	987	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,570.35/cwt	1,150.00–1,675.00	19,724	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	736.98/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,844	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	929.83/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,790	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,161.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	15,969	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,000.23/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	13,753	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,470	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 Sep 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 496Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 54Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 34Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 550 pounds traded 5.00 higher, over 550 pounds unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	154.00	154.00
39	—	436	134.00–144.50	138.57
15	—	356	149.50	149.50
49	—	554	133.50–140.00	138.68
5	—	807	120.00	120.00
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
38	—	495	143.50	143.50
7	—	770	123.00	123.00
29	—	627	130.00–132.75	132.26
19	—	710	121.00–125.00	122.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	115.00–129.50	123.98
14	—	621	119.00–122.50	121.35
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
8	—	331	135.00–141.00	136.52
3	—	568	129.00	129.00
7	—	721	105.00–117.00	110.05
3	—	360	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	843	132.50	132.50
38	—	636	142.50–144.50	144.29
13	—	705	136.50	136.50
16	—	467	176.00	176.00
7	—	418	175.00	175.00
6	—	578	146.00	146.00
5	—	772	130.00–131.00	130.80
37	—	549	153.50	153.50
4	—	371	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	154.00–158.00	156.32
7	—	639	130.00–135.00	134.30
3	—	710	127.50	127.50
2	—	298	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	555	145.00	145.00
10	—	684	127.00–129.00	127.57
8	—	435	176.00	176.00
14	—	364	188.00	188.00
30	—	485	161.00	161.00
14	—	541	137.50–140.50	138.78
4	—	801	116.00	116.00
6	—	310	164.00–177.00	173.96
3	—	710	112.00	112.00
24	—	623	129.00–134.50	133.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	157.00	157.00
3	—	568	139.00	139.00
5	—	363	151.00–155.00	154.15
2	—	465	111.00–147.50	128.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	64.00–66.50	65.62
1	—	1,180	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	52.00–53.00	52.46
22	—	1,267	53.50–64.00	58.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,395	64.00–65.00	64.31
2	—	1,605	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	78.00–84.50	82.42
2	—	1,988	87.00–88.50	87.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,256	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,570.35

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)	2	—	1,375	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,161.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,268	875.00–1,050.00	929.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,375	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	725.00–750.00	736.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	860.00	860.00

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.