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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 2

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,432 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 1,016▲ 386 vs year ago 1,046 · +36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 161▲ 13 vs year ago 164 · +7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 57▼ 24 vs year ago 75 · −32.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

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 $129.73/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$129.73

541 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

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	566	131.92	746	443
Medium and Large 2-3	546	119.82	654	98

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $92 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 sale541 hd

129.73

—

KY average24 barns · 7,128 hd

132.91

−3.18

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	1,777	80.57	1,432	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,407	57.07	803	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,546	54.86	848	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	51.65	637	36

Every lot

85 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	227	158.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	360	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	159.16/cwt	156.00–162.00	649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	136.99/cwt	134.50–141.00	642	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	803	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	859	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	881	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	144.75/cwt	144.00–146.50	848	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	146.45/cwt	141.50–148.00	928	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	649	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	899	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	940	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	139.82/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,007	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	126.61/cwt	125.00–127.50	998	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,051	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,145	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,085	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,199	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,136	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	131.53/cwt	125.00–137.50	370	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	141.00/cwt	139.00–143.00	416	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	146.08/cwt	142.00–150.50	536	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	621	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	128.32/cwt	127.00–129.50	567	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	128.03/cwt	123.00–131.00	602	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	136.03/cwt	130.00–136.50	665	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	685	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	132.76/cwt	132.50–134.00	745	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	128.19/cwt	128.00–131.50	806	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	723	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	881	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	115.86/cwt	109.00–116.75	765	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	862	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	863	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	933	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	100.40/cwt	89.00–110.00	730	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	114.00/cwt	111.50–115.00	910	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,028	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	968	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	975	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	981	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	173.78/cwt	170.00–176.00	535	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	147.69/cwt	131.00–160.00	480	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	639	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	156.36/cwt	155.50–158.00	589	18
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	424	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	466	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	763	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	670	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	161.72/cwt	161.00–166.00	791	66
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	125.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	146.12/cwt	145.50–147.00	791	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	148.82/cwt	146.50–150.00	820	65
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	859	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	128.22/cwt	127.00–129.00	803	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	860	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	836	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	883	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	392	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	314	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,442	76.77/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,107	7
Bulls	—	—	1,973	82.78/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,633	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	734	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	44.21/cwt	43.50–45.00	520	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	52.09/cwt	47.00–56.00	644	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	56.85/cwt	53.00–63.00	805	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	55.54/cwt	51.50–60.00	848	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	50.91/cwt	49.00–52.00	842	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,893	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,165	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	721.36/cwt	610.00–850.00	7,935	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	918.89/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	12,350	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	784.48/cwt	700.00–830.00	10,747	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	948.16/cwt	935.00–960.00	13,511	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	19,238	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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,432Last week 1,016Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 161Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 57Year ago 75

No trend due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	702	123.00	123.00
21	—	798	111.50–115.00	114.00
66	—	489	130.00–136.50	136.03
18	—	544	126.00	126.00
5	—	868	111.50	111.50
2	—	1,055	93.00	93.00
34	—	434	143.00	143.00
14	—	295	139.00–143.00	141.00
6	—	698	123.50	123.50
92	—	561	132.50–134.00	132.76
77	—	629	128.00–131.50	128.19
2	—	1,005	97.00	97.00
45	—	367	142.00–150.50	146.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	727	89.00–110.00	100.40
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
4	—	281	125.00–137.50	131.53
2	—	235	120.00	120.00
11	—	470	123.00–131.00	128.03
18	—	660	109.00–116.75	115.86
19	—	442	127.00–129.50	128.32
20	—	530	122.00	122.00
12	—	629	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	129.00	129.00
7	—	655	134.50	134.50
8	—	829	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	169.50	169.50
3	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
4	—	926	129.50	129.50
56	—	720	137.50–140.00	139.82
63	—	634	141.50–148.00	146.45
2	—	1,082	105.00	105.00
9	—	669	140.50	140.50
5	—	408	156.00–162.00	159.16
29	—	547	157.00	157.00
28	—	824	127.50	127.50
13	—	586	144.00–146.50	144.75
2	—	882	123.00	123.00
11	—	788	125.00–127.50	126.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	649	138.50	138.50
3	—	227	155.00–160.00	158.46
8	—	469	134.50–141.00	136.99
7	—	718	125.00	125.00
6	—	520	139.00	139.00
2	—	765	117.00	117.00
6	—	565	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	845	135.50	135.50
10	—	569	154.75	154.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	392	80.00	80.00
5	—	500	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	115.00	115.00
18	—	377	155.50–158.00	156.36
3	—	695	111.00	111.00
5	—	325	131.00–160.00	147.69
6	—	513	122.00–129.00	125.50
4	—	573	110.00	110.00
10	—	464	144.50	144.50
8	—	626	127.00–129.00	128.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	308	170.00–176.00	173.78
65	—	551	146.50–150.00	148.82
29	—	366	174.50	174.50
23	—	714	120.50	120.50
66	—	489	161.00–166.00	161.72
38	—	435	175.50	175.50
9	—	821	107.50	107.50
49	—	619	138.75	138.75
16	—	541	145.50–147.00	146.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	63.00	63.00
27	—	1,416	53.00–63.00	56.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,237	47.00–56.00	52.09
2	—	1,176	43.50–45.00	44.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,653	49.00–52.00	50.91
29	—	1,527	51.50–60.00	55.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,442	73.00–80.00	76.77
12	—	1,973	78.00–87.50	82.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,370	700.00–830.00	784.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	935.00–960.00	948.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	610.00–850.00	721.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,344	750.00–1,125.00	918.89

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	1	—	1,350	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	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.