Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-03-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 17
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
241 vs last sale 575 442 vs year ago 374 · +118.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
76 vs last sale 99 87 vs year ago 88 · +98.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
0 vs last sale 56 25 vs year ago 31 · +80.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 higher with very strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.42/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$150.42
276 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.31
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512151.11774267
Medium and Large 2-3479130.066239thin
One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about $151 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 sale276 hd
150.42
KY average24 barns · 4,966 hd
147.11
+3.31
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
BullsHigh1,749103.481,81018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34986.371,16517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50484.911,27721
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22475.9793038

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007052
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2312167.31/cwt165.00–169.005228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543149.73/cwt149.50–150.5081358
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2657132.50/cwt132.50–132.508717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268156.00/cwt156.00–156.004183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2839123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2781120.00/cwt120.00–120.009374
SteersMedium and Large 2-3646146.32/cwt137.00–151.009456
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240137.50/cwt137.50–137.503301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added775149.20/cwt149.20–149.201,156130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240185.00/cwt185.00–185.004442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added612136.50/cwt136.50–136.5083510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618132.23/cwt132.00–132.2581725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568152.49/cwt151.00–154.008662
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3395144.00/cwt144.00–144.005692
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005253
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595148.10/cwt140.00–149.5088113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634155.98/cwt155.50–157.0098925
SteersMedium and Large 2-3483154.00/cwt154.00–154.007445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2811140.33/cwt140.00–140.501,1386
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424168.44/cwt164.00–170.007148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2748142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2464173.00/cwt173.00–173.0080313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541167.00/cwt167.00–167.0090310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381186.12/cwt181.00–191.007096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2698142.50/cwt142.50–142.509952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2362186.76/cwt183.00–190.0067615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428183.50/cwt183.50–183.5078524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614150.50/cwt150.50–150.5092419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678137.12/cwt136.00–139.0093018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2554150.00/cwt150.00–150.0083112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2821117.00/cwt117.00–117.0096110
CowsLean 85-90%95062.00/cwt62.00–62.005891
CowsLean 85-90%1,22876.14/cwt71.00–85.0093536
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54593.14/cwt92.00–94.001,4393
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50683.87/cwt79.00–88.501,26317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45594.25/cwt94.00–94.501,3712
CowsLean 85-90%1,35084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1341
Bulls2,105115.93/cwt115.00–117.002,4402
Bulls1,849109.91/cwt104.00–116.002,0328
Bulls1,56093.93/cwt87.50–103.501,4658
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33585.32/cwt82.00–90.001,13915
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2850775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,5882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2161,102.83/cwt900.00–1,200.0013,4107
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,057.65/cwt925.00–1,175.0012,9562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,3751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3921,502.40/cwt1,150.00–1,575.0020,9136
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,312.16/cwt1,250.00–1,350.0014,5655
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,850.00/cwt1,850.00–1,850.0025,9003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1801,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,9801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,187.70/cwt1,075.00–1,275.0014,4902
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0020,6101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3382171.00/cwt171.00–171.006536
BullsMedium and Large 2-3552138.00/cwt138.00–138.007625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523166.60/cwt165.00–167.7587146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313200.00/cwt200.00–200.006266
BullsMedium and Large 2-3467153.00/cwt153.00–153.007153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3437160.20/cwt153.00–161.0070020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365168.64/cwt162.00–171.0061644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440164.03/cwt162.00–166.0072240
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715127.38/cwt126.50–127.5091117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480155.73/cwt147.00–157.5074839
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450121.00/cwt121.00–121.005451
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2588133.00/cwt133.00–133.007828

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.