Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-01-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 27
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
263 vs last sale 205 110 vs year ago 578 · 19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
109 vs last sale 36 118 vs year ago 27 · +437.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
27 vs last sale 53 53 vs year ago 27 · +196.3%
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 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.25/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$146.25
194 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513147.65757173
Medium and Large 2-3462134.6962321
One grade step is worth $12.96/cwt here — about $135 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 sale194 hd
146.25
KY average25 barns · 6,541 hd
142.46
+3.78
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
BullsAverage1,66491.741,52612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60270.771,1349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36269.8195111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24762.6078054

Every lot, as filed

60 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3682118.00/cwt116.00–119.008053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554145.39/cwt145.25–146.0080527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300152.00/cwt152.00–152.004562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272147.00/cwt147.00–147.004004
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3343135.00/cwt135.00–135.004632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275143.00/cwt143.00–143.003932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362163.50/cwt158.00–164.5059227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530145.27/cwt140.00–150.0077015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370171.00/cwt171.00–171.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713130.07/cwt127.50–133.5092719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added766131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0077
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2248147.00/cwt147.00–147.003654
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505131.00/cwt131.00–131.006622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280168.00/cwt168.00–168.004703
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462187.00/cwt187.00–187.0086421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,00214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2556163.50/cwt163.50–163.509098
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added779144.66/cwt144.00–146.001,12715
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615131.45/cwt125.00–138.008082
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480163.00/cwt163.00–163.007822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559148.00/cwt148.00–148.0082711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2483160.07/cwt159.00–163.0077321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372181.00/cwt181.00–181.0067319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618147.00/cwt147.00–147.0090814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425174.50/cwt174.50–174.5074212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2317185.00/cwt185.00–185.005865
CowsLean 85-90%1,28054.21/cwt54.00–54.506942
CowsLean 85-90%1,25369.24/cwt69.00–69.508682
CowsLean 85-90%1,24562.67/cwt55.00–68.5078050
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60270.77/cwt67.00–74.501,1349
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36269.81/cwt65.00–74.0095111
Bulls1,79194.77/cwt90.50–99.001,6979
Bulls1,28282.63/cwt78.00–86.001,0593
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2880800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,244.44/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0013,0679
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,197896.93/cwt875.00–950.0010,7365
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,6342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3021,103.17/cwt985.00–1,300.0014,3636
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3541,119.00/cwt860.00–1,225.0015,15110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0821,020.88/cwt850.00–1,225.0011,0466
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,209.87/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0015,3293
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,2132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,292.55/cwt1,175.00–1,350.0017,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618130.26/cwt129.50–132.0080517
BullsMedium and Large 2-3479145.59/cwt141.00–147.006974
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390161.00/cwt161.00–161.006283
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523137.73/cwt131.00–140.007208
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715131.00/cwt131.00–131.0093711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478152.11/cwt150.00–159.0072735
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3519132.01/cwt126.00–135.506858
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435140.08/cwt137.00–141.006094
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432162.00/cwt162.00–162.0070018

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.