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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

552 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 655▼ 264 vs year ago 816 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 66▼ 18 vs year ago 117 · −15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 89▼ 65 vs year ago 127 · −51.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 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 $132.79/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$132.79

211 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

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	556	133.65	742	186
Medium and Large 2-3	573	126.63	725	22
Small and Medium 1-2	428	125.00	535	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about $207 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 sale211 hd

132.79

—

KY average27 barns · 6,087 hd

137.02

−4.23

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	1,778	85.80	1,526	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	63.66	833	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	61.40	964	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,231	57.12	703	26

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	430	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	153.30/cwt	138.00–165.00	406	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	143.96/cwt	143.00–146.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	154.72/cwt	153.75–157.00	857	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	134.53/cwt	114.00–137.50	841	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	905	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	940	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	135.50/cwt	132.00–136.00	980	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	128.28/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,048	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,130	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,297	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	155.46/cwt	155.00–156.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	25
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	137.65/cwt	136.00–138.00	669	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	118.42/cwt	110.00–127.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	135.03/cwt	132.50–136.50	753	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	132.07/cwt	128.00–133.50	821	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	855	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	816	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	856	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	906	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	908	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,078	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	163.84/cwt	162.00–164.00	703	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	705	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	705	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	785	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	128.85/cwt	122.00–136.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	124.25/cwt	124.00–124.50	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	919	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	916	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	82.41/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,222	5
Bulls	—	—	1,989	88.23/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,755	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	52.54/cwt	50.50–54.50	630	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	57.95/cwt	55.00–61.50	717	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	63.66/cwt	61.50–69.00	833	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	62.97/cwt	60.50–64.50	971	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	57.46/cwt	55.50–59.00	942	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,605	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	1,119.15/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	14,795	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,382	1,057.44/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,614	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,403.10/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	18,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	1,334.84/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	17,246	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	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 Sep 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 655Year ago 816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 66Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 89Year ago 127

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
4	—	638	124.00	124.00
2	—	510	110.00–127.00	118.42
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
7	—	690	122.00	122.00
7	—	459	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	113.50	113.50
42	—	558	132.50–136.50	135.03
5	—	818	111.00	111.00
31	—	622	128.00–133.50	132.07
6	—	382	140.00–142.00	140.68
3	—	1,037	104.00	104.00
4	—	278	155.00–156.00	155.46
39	—	486	136.00–138.00	137.65
4	—	710	120.50	120.50
10	—	655	123.00–126.00	124.51
5	—	539	134.00	134.00
25	—	428	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	653	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
9	—	625	114.00–137.50	134.53
5	—	265	138.00–165.00	153.30
3	—	520	143.00–146.00	143.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	817	128.00–128.50	128.28
30	—	723	132.00–136.00	135.50
8	—	476	163.50	163.50
17	—	634	142.75	142.75
1	—	900	125.50	125.50
6	—	690	136.25	136.25
2	—	250	172.00	172.00
2	—	423	172.00	172.00
17	—	554	153.75–157.00	154.72
2	—	1,118	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	120.00–121.00	120.66
2	—	573	122.00–136.00	128.85
3	—	340	167.00	167.00
5	—	445	158.50	158.50
5	—	540	143.00	143.00
5	—	473	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	124.00–124.50	124.25
25	—	429	162.00–164.00	163.84
2	—	313	179.00	179.00
20	—	502	160.00	160.00
10	—	704	130.50	130.50
7	—	365	174.00	174.00
31	—	620	134.00	134.00
22	—	560	140.25	140.25
10	—	833	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,308	61.50–69.00	63.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	50.50–54.50	52.54
22	—	1,237	55.00–61.50	57.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,542	60.50–64.50	62.97
4	—	1,640	55.50–59.00	57.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	79.00–85.00	82.41
7	—	1,989	85.00–93.50	88.23

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,322	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,119.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,382	900.00–1,150.00	1,057.44

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	3	—	1,292	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,334.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,403.10

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)	2	—	900	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.