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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 28

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

738 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 886▲ 179 vs year ago 559 · +32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 86▲ 64 vs year ago 86 · +74.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 37▼ 13 vs year ago 31 · −41.9%

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 traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded steady over 500 pounds traded 4.00 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 $130.30/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$130.30

301 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	548	131.42	720	246
Medium and Large 2-3	499	125.32	625	55

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about $95 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 sale301 hd

130.30

—

KY average24 barns · 5,343 hd

131.73

−1.43

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	—	Average	1,777	81.00	1,439	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,428	56.63	809	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	56.06	804	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	51.84	629	36

Every lot

64 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	786	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.50	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	156.71/cwt	156.00–157.00	851	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.10/cwt	139.50–141.50	870	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	134.81/cwt	134.75–135.00	926	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	132.28/cwt	132.00–133.50	946	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,024	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,155	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	359	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	136.71/cwt	136.00–137.00	429	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	149.94/cwt	149.00–150.00	558	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	129.64/cwt	118.00–132.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	605	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	130.28/cwt	129.50–131.00	597	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	136.78/cwt	136.00–138.00	651	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	718	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	121.07/cwt	120.50–123.00	648	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	701	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	122.40/cwt	122.00–122.50	756	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	785	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	861	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	877	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	940	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	969	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	535	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	168.36/cwt	161.00–170.00	626	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	151.64/cwt	148.00–159.00	593	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.99/cwt	151.00–159.00	811	46
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	128.02/cwt	116.00–131.00	676	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	729	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	131.88/cwt	124.00–133.25	823	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	829	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	74.83/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,198	4
Bulls	—	—	1,894	85.12/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,612	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	645	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	52.38/cwt	48.00–58.00	638	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	46.94/cwt	44.00–50.50	572	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	56.63/cwt	54.50–61.00	809	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	56.06/cwt	53.00–59.50	804	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,486	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,043	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,060.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	14,056	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,850	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 Oct 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 886Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 86Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded steady over 500 pounds traded 4.00 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
7	—	811	119.50	119.50
7	—	314	136.00–137.00	136.71
17	—	372	149.00–150.00	149.94
37	—	552	127.00	127.00
8	—	533	134.00–135.00	134.75
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
8	—	706	122.00	122.00
47	—	476	136.00–138.00	136.78
3	—	262	137.00	137.00
29	—	423	143.00	143.00
36	—	618	122.00–122.50	122.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	622	126.25	126.25
13	—	766	122.75	122.75
15	—	710	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
6	—	381	118.00–132.00	129.64
2	—	315	124.00	124.00
13	—	535	120.50–123.00	121.07
10	—	635	118.75	118.75
23	—	458	129.50–131.00	130.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
3	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	403	142.00	142.00
3	—	608	126.00	126.00
5	—	533	135.00–137.50	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	761	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	133.50	133.50
3	—	805	125.00	125.00
6	—	410	165.00	165.00
30	—	621	139.50–141.50	140.10
31	—	543	156.00–157.00	156.71
16	—	715	132.00–133.50	132.28
12	—	687	134.75–135.00	134.81
5	—	488	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	110.00	110.00
2	—	835	101.00	101.00
6	—	391	148.00–159.00	151.64
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
4	—	453	135.00	135.00
5	—	528	116.00–131.00	128.02
3	—	687	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	309	173.00	173.00
18	—	372	161.00–170.00	168.36
2	—	800	103.00	103.00
25	—	432	170.00	170.00
22	—	697	119.00	119.00
9	—	490	152.00	152.00
41	—	624	124.00–133.25	131.88
8	—	552	132.00	132.00
46	—	523	151.00–159.00	154.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,428	54.50–61.00	56.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,218	44.00–50.50	46.94
1	—	1,075	60.00	60.00
30	—	1,218	48.00–58.00	52.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,435	53.00–59.50	56.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,894	81.00–90.00	85.12
4	—	1,601	72.00–80.00	74.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	975.00	975.00

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	—	1,325	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,060.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	1	—	1,270	117.00	117.00

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.