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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

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

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

862 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 796▲ 320 vs year ago 542 · +59.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 178▲ 70 vs year ago 109 · +64.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 57▼ 37 vs year ago 107 · −34.6%

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 steady to 5.00 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 $136.80/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$136.80

292 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	529	138.19	732	248
Medium and Large 2-3	493	128.97	636	44

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $96 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 sale292 hd

136.80

—

KY average23 barns · 6,334 hd

135.63

+1.17

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	1,545	81.67	1,262	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	58.76	736	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	56.26	877	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	52.03	607	30

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	244	165.09/cwt	160.00–167.50	403	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	696	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	760	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	900	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	971	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	149.50/cwt	145.00–151.00	928	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,023	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	142.44/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,030	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,296	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,111	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	142.29/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,192	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	213	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	315	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	256	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	384	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	153.50/cwt	149.00–156.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	324	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	151.73/cwt	150.50–155.00	555	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	608	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	136.54/cwt	132.00–137.50	595	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	145.03/cwt	142.50–145.50	711	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	135.77/cwt	135.00–136.00	733	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	771	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	125.31/cwt	125.00–126.50	784	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	698	113.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	789	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	876	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	128.68/cwt	128.50–129.00	925	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	973	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,011	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	548	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	160.67/cwt	156.00–170.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	714	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	157.19/cwt	150.00–161.00	610	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	149.22/cwt	141.00–155.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	169.07/cwt	163.00–170.00	732	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	147.16/cwt	146.00–149.00	696	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	164.88/cwt	164.00–167.50	795	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	156.14/cwt	155.50–162.00	845	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	116.65/cwt	108.00–122.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	143.74/cwt	141.50–144.50	883	31
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	136.17/cwt	133.50–139.00	911	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	128.98/cwt	126.00–130.50	936	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	971	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	843	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	936	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,256	76.79/cwt	74.00–82.00	964	12
Bulls	—	—	1,892	87.53/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,656	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	45.90/cwt	44.00–48.00	493	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	54.26/cwt	49.00–59.00	651	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	58.76/cwt	54.50–62.50	736	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	56.26/cwt	52.00–59.50	877	16
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	19,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,236	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	770.88/cwt	630.00–875.00	7,709	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,021	793.57/cwt	790.00–800.00	8,102	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	609.52/cwt	530.00–725.00	7,485	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	870.81/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	10,728	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	774.28/cwt	650.00–985.00	9,655	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,399	670.00/cwt	500.00–730.00	9,373	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,813	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 796Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 178Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 57Year ago 107

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	726	126.00–130.50	128.98
8	—	669	133.50–139.00	136.17
31	—	614	141.50–144.50	143.74
10	—	804	120.75	120.75
31	—	433	163.00–170.00	169.07
41	—	482	164.00–167.50	164.88
49	—	541	155.50–162.00	156.14
6	—	301	182.00	182.00
11	—	373	191.50	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	388	150.00–161.00	157.19
2	—	510	132.00	132.00
3	—	315	156.00–170.00	160.67
7	—	473	146.00–149.00	147.16
5	—	581	108.00–122.00	116.65
2	—	843	111.00	111.00
5	—	424	141.00–155.00	149.22
2	—	635	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	800	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	134.00	134.00
2	—	268	142.50	142.50
2	—	338	165.00	165.00
2	—	823	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	161.00	161.00
24	—	536	168.00	168.00
6	—	359	194.00	194.00
1	—	865	145.00	145.00
22	—	621	145.00–151.00	149.50
16	—	723	142.00–142.50	142.44
3	—	244	160.00–167.50	165.09
8	—	466	163.00	163.00
7	—	838	142.00–143.00	142.29
14	—	593	163.75	163.75
5	—	698	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	626	125.00–126.50	125.31
6	—	311	149.00–156.00	153.50
6	—	653	123.00	123.00
39	—	553	139.50	139.50
45	—	490	142.50–145.50	145.03
2	—	972	104.00	104.00
6	—	256	148.00–152.00	150.05
2	—	718	122.00	122.00
34	—	431	141.00	141.00
22	—	540	135.00–136.00	135.77
22	—	366	150.50–155.00	151.73
2	—	213	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	79.00	79.00
7	—	324	140.00–145.00	142.91
1	—	290	139.00	139.00
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
2	—	588	116.00	116.00
2	—	478	134.50	134.50
8	—	698	107.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	375	131.00	131.00
19	—	436	132.00–137.50	136.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	719	128.50–129.00	128.68
17	—	751	129.50	129.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,559	52.00–59.50	56.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	44.00–48.00	45.90
22	—	1,199	49.00–59.00	54.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,252	54.50–62.50	58.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,256	74.00–82.00	76.79
10	—	1,892	84.00–92.00	87.53

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	630.00–875.00	770.88
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,232	700.00–1,075.00	870.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,247	650.00–985.00	774.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,399	500.00–730.00	670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,228	530.00–725.00	609.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,021	790.00–800.00	793.57

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	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	1,000	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	79.00	79.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.