Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-11-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 4
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
▲ 314 vs last sale 738▲ 151 vs year ago 901 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 150▼ 61 vs year ago 184 · −33.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 18▼ 96 vs year ago 117 · −82.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.72/cwt on 481 head.
Average price
$130.72
481 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576132.14762431
Medium and Large 2-3509118.4560350
One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $158 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 sale481 hd
130.72
—
KY average24 barns · 6,147 hd
131.10
−0.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,89986.181,6365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36459.7581515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46958.9986716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25053.2366626

Every lot

73 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260181.00/cwt181.00–181.004713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3288162.00/cwt162.00–162.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004964
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422164.00/cwt164.00–164.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476157.50/cwt157.50–157.5075027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3547138.95/cwt138.50–141.0076011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562151.50/cwt150.50–153.5085158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577130.66/cwt130.00–131.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628131.00/cwt131.00–131.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632139.15/cwt137.00–142.0087948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673141.73/cwt140.00–143.0095418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715129.39/cwt127.00–129.7592523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,06110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1874
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263139.43/cwt136.00–143.003674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315141.00/cwt141.00–141.004447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326129.05/cwt127.00–133.004219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359125.00/cwt125.00–125.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365146.32/cwt138.00–147.0053426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438124.79/cwt123.50–128.0054714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442130.50/cwt130.50–130.5057729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478131.77/cwt127.50–133.5063033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486119.00/cwt119.00–119.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524132.03/cwt127.50–135.5069228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537119.00/cwt119.00–119.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558125.55/cwt119.50–127.0070180
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625152.75/cwt152.75–152.7595581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626125.28/cwt119.50–129.0078483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629117.00/cwt117.00–117.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680110.50/cwt110.50–110.507514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695122.28/cwt122.00–123.5085026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710128.00/cwt128.00–128.0090910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274299.00/cwt99.00–99.007356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771128.00/cwt128.00–128.009874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822102.95/cwt98.00–103.5084610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385884.00/cwt84.00–84.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296593.00/cwt93.00–93.008972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,17889.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308182.00/cwt182.00–182.0056110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369168.32/cwt161.00–171.0062111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3384145.50/cwt145.50–145.505594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438160.50/cwt160.50–160.5070321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468138.37/cwt130.00–141.006489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480153.15/cwt152.00–155.0073542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534129.00/cwt129.00–129.006896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2544135.00/cwt135.00–135.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550144.25/cwt144.25–144.2579330
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632121.35/cwt121.00–121.5076713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2701117.50/cwt117.50–117.5082427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758108.00/cwt108.00–108.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813105.00/cwt105.00–105.008549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02781.00/cwt81.00–81.008327
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3511
Bulls——1,94687.97/cwt86.50–89.001,7124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22350.44/cwt46.00–53.006179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26565.50/cwt65.50–65.508291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26554.70/cwt52.00–59.5069217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37159.34/cwt57.50–62.5081414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38065.34/cwt63.00–68.009023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49057.53/cwt54.00–62.0085713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063920.88/cwt860.00–975.009,7892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,3632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,168.09/cwt1,025.00–1,350.0015,2095
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,215875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,6311

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.