Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-01-06

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 6
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
626 vs last sale 862 508 vs year ago 744 · 68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
121 vs last sale 179 77 vs year ago 135 · 57.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
19 vs last sale 70 13 vs year ago 38 · +34.2%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.53/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$128.53
107 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.98
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478129.3561886
Medium and Large 2-3413128.3453119thin
Medium and Large 348895.004642thin
One grade step is worth $34.35/cwt here — about $154 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 sale107 hd
128.53
KY average21 barns · 4,723 hd
140.51
−11.98
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
BullsAverage1,56280.761,2625thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29562.748124thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35662.718508thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09855.3260725

Every lot, as filed

45 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2362149.19/cwt149.00–150.005405
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479155.00/cwt155.00–155.007426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2647139.75/cwt139.75–139.7590413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860111.00/cwt111.00–111.009552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2604117.50/cwt116.00–119.0071012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562120.69/cwt117.00–122.0067812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608146.00/cwt146.00–146.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426162.00/cwt162.00–162.006906
SteersMedium and Large 2-3443150.00/cwt150.00–150.006652
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295143.00/cwt143.00–143.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378135.74/cwt131.00–138.005136
HeifersMedium and Large 348895.00/cwt95.00–95.004642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370168.05/cwt167.00–169.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3472118.00/cwt118.00–118.005573
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3419126.00/cwt126.00–126.005285
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436128.91/cwt128.00–132.0056216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534157.00/cwt157.00–157.008384
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3312136.00/cwt136.00–136.004243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465132.00/cwt132.00–132.0061426
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315144.00/cwt144.00–144.004543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3649129.00/cwt129.00–129.008375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375138.31/cwt131.00–140.0051911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3438129.00/cwt129.00–129.005652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558155.25/cwt155.25–155.2586613
BullsMedium and Large 2-3561138.00/cwt138.00–138.007745
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441153.38/cwt147.00–160.0067616
BullsMedium and Large 2-3508135.00/cwt135.00–135.006863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2339143.67/cwt140.00–145.004877
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0016,3131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,208908.14/cwt785.00–1,000.0010,97013
Bulls1,86086.24/cwt82.00–93.001,6043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35662.71/cwt58.00–64.008508
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29562.74/cwt59.00–64.508124
Bulls1,11572.55/cwt71.00–74.008092
CowsLean 85-90%1,12756.07/cwt53.00–62.0063219
CowsLean 85-90%1,26563.00/cwt63.00–63.007971
CowsLean 85-90%95350.94/cwt49.50–52.004855

How this sale compares

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.