Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-02-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 17
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
287 vs last sale 841 554 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
53 vs last sale 152 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
11 vs last sale 89 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Severe rains, mudddy conditions and a lighter test on feeders was noted. Feeder steers traded 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 pounds 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 pounds traded steady. Feeder bulls traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.71/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$145.71
232 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.88
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533146.24779213
Medium and Large 2-3471139.8265919thin
One grade step is worth $6.42/cwt here — about $121 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 sale232 hd
145.71
KY average25 barns · 6,870 hd
148.60
−2.88
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
BullsLow1,85894.991,7656thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60675.621,21416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35874.841,01617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11367.0274632

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3308175.00/cwt175.00–175.005392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3448165.50/cwt165.50–165.5074112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490148.00/cwt148.00–148.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288148.62/cwt148.00–149.0042816
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525137.00/cwt137.00–137.007191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614138.79/cwt138.00–139.0085220
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3617127.38/cwt124.00–129.007863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614156.99/cwt156.00–158.009644
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440145.55/cwt145.50–146.0064010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3593127.00/cwt127.00–127.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2995124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435156.88/cwt156.50–157.0068237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2542171.00/cwt171.00–171.0092716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509145.00/cwt145.00–145.007385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656145.00/cwt145.00–145.0095115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added845124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,04815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720123.80/cwt123.00–127.0089110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455178.64/cwt170.00–180.0081315
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490162.00/cwt162.00–162.007942
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515151.00/cwt151.00–151.007782
SteersMedium and Large 2-3555152.00/cwt152.00–152.008442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384186.00/cwt186.00–186.007148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588160.00/cwt160.00–160.009412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3536144.76/cwt130.00–150.2577612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2603149.00/cwt149.00–149.0089812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477166.92/cwt161.00–169.5079628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432174.00/cwt166.00–175.5075213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365181.52/cwt178.00–184.0066322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2696138.00/cwt138.00–138.0096017
CowsLean 85-90%1,13868.27/cwt64.00–74.0077726
CowsLean 85-90%1,00761.61/cwt57.00–64.006206
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64067.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36174.33/cwt70.00–79.501,01216
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62575.85/cwt71.00–79.501,23314
Bulls1,71390.35/cwt88.00–93.501,5483
Bulls2,00399.63/cwt98.50–100.501,9963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0018,0231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,388992.57/cwt925.00–1,050.0013,7772
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,283.02/cwt1,050.00–1,475.0016,8085
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0021,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875866.29/cwt825.00–910.007,5802
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2501,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0017,1881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5781,399.21/cwt1,250.00–1,425.0022,08016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,7941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2371,277.04/cwt1,000.00–1,575.0015,79728
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370163.00/cwt163.00–163.006033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2302200.00/cwt200.00–200.006048
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2889122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0854
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2812120.00/cwt120.00–120.009743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552158.00/cwt158.00–158.0087225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835112.00/cwt112.00–112.009352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3643126.00/cwt126.00–126.008102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553143.48/cwt137.00–145.0079330
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2358159.80/cwt154.00–165.0057229
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494154.00/cwt154.00–154.0076127

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.