Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-03-24

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 24
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
121 vs last sale 816 85 vs year ago 610 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
11 vs last sale 175 106 vs year ago 80 · +132.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
25 vs last sale 56 52 vs year ago 29 · +179.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 6.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with instances sharply higher. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.61/cwt on 248 head.
Average price
$154.61
248 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.27
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514154.89796190
Medium and Large 2-3499153.7076658
One grade step is worth $1.18/cwt here — about $30 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 sale248 hd
154.61
KY average25 barns · 6,553 hd
148.34
+6.27
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
BullsHigh1,687108.921,83720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30384.731,10427
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43182.841,18540
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14975.6987041

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2702129.50/cwt129.50–129.509098
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2838118.00/cwt118.00–118.009896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470184.82/cwt184.00–185.0086921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3488159.14/cwt155.00–161.0077741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537155.64/cwt150.00–156.5083634
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2551150.00/cwt150.00–150.0082718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added564158.50/cwt158.50–158.508944
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612132.50/cwt132.50–132.5081112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3589136.61/cwt132.00–138.0080510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,198113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added589172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,01317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2998131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3073
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462170.40/cwt165.00–171.5078719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439163.00/cwt163.00–163.0071639
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303163.00/cwt163.00–163.004942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617162.24/cwt157.00–163.751,00117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539176.25/cwt176.25–176.2595020
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420167.00/cwt167.00–167.007011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414190.00/cwt190.00–190.007877
SteersMedium and Large 2-3293180.00/cwt180.00–180.005274
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added688157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,08573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2215192.50/cwt192.50–192.504142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2273197.50/cwt197.50–197.505393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553167.00/cwt167.00–167.009242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373197.50/cwt197.50–197.507374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2814136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1076
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313192.03/cwt185.00–193.006018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619149.90/cwt147.00–150.5092824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2737129.00/cwt129.00–129.009513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813111.00/cwt111.00–111.009023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424187.00/cwt187.00–187.0079321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364190.88/cwt181.00–192.0069510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,2881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41983.01/cwt77.00–90.501,17837
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63876.95/cwt76.00–77.501,2602
CowsLean 85-90%99267.58/cwt66.00–69.006706
CowsLean 85-90%1,25589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1171
CowsLean 85-90%1,17476.73/cwt72.00–82.5090134
Bulls1,942120.09/cwt119.00–121.002,3323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30384.73/cwt80.00–90.001,10427
Bulls1,40398.45/cwt92.00–106.001,3817
Bulls1,809112.90/cwt106.00–117.502,04210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,6881
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2858883.25/cwt625.00–1,025.007,5786
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0014,4381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2781,251.32/cwt950.00–1,400.0015,9928
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,137.50/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0011,9442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,121.61/cwt1,025.00–1,275.0012,4849
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,568.45/cwt1,375.00–1,700.0016,4694
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1611,382.30/cwt1,150.00–1,625.0016,0499
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950937.50/cwt900.00–975.008,9062
BullsMedium and Large 2-3531155.50/cwt155.50–155.508264
BullsMedium and Large 2-3434168.51/cwt161.00–174.007318
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365179.50/cwt179.50–179.506552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008772
BullsMedium and Large 2-3634141.00/cwt141.00–141.008944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2542163.78/cwt162.00–171.0088839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2212177.50/cwt177.50–177.503763
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290142.50/cwt142.50–142.504131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2493165.50/cwt165.50–165.5081631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3493150.00/cwt150.00–150.007402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366169.55/cwt165.00–172.5062126
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225162.50/cwt162.50–162.503661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287163.35/cwt163.00–165.004695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690131.98/cwt130.00–135.5091111

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.