Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-03-31

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 31
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
13 vs last sale 695 160 vs year ago 842 · 19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
36 vs last sale 186 41 vs year ago 109 · +37.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
35 vs last sale 81 14 vs year ago 60 · 23.3%
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 and heifers traded unevenly steady with a lighter test than last week. Feeder bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.93/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$153.93
228 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.11
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514155.20798182
Medium and Large 2-3436148.9264946
One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about $148 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 sale228 hd
153.93
KY average22 barns · 6,702 hd
149.82
+4.11
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
BullsLow1,764108.211,90911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25886.641,09024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41883.411,18321
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14577.5388852

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,5551,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0022,5481
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2738897.88/cwt725.00–1,025.006,6262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29351,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0010,9861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272155.33/cwt144.00–165.004229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2203183.80/cwt180.00–187.503732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554150.79/cwt146.00–153.5083515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2939120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,12710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3724115.05/cwt111.00–119.008334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671129.50/cwt129.50–129.508695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2306175.00/cwt175.00–175.0053617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2358169.98/cwt169.50–172.5060931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3312154.89/cwt150.00–157.504833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2957118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1299
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490154.00/cwt154.00–154.007551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631141.37/cwt136.00–144.008926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2427189.00/cwt189.00–189.008073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613133.60/cwt133.00–134.008195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2284203.17/cwt195.00–206.0057721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378195.00/cwt195.00–195.007375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573170.54/cwt170.00–171.0097718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486181.36/cwt180.00–181.5088110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660150.00/cwt150.00–150.0099013
SteersMedium and Large 2-3703136.00/cwt136.00–136.009563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added606164.50/cwt164.50–164.509979
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added763150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,14565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2606153.25/cwt152.00–154.009298
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,026130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3347
SteersMedium and Large 1-2777135.82/cwt134.00–139.001,0558
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,0525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added880134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,17922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718136.00/cwt136.00–136.009763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310187.50/cwt187.50–187.505811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2361198.92/cwt195.00–200.0071823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558164.46/cwt160.00–169.0091816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428186.50/cwt186.50–186.5079832
CowsLean 85-90%1,04069.45/cwt63.00–73.507228
CowsLean 85-90%1,27791.89/cwt89.00–94.501,1733
CowsLean 85-90%1,15678.06/cwt73.00–84.0090241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2491
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40683.83/cwt79.00–89.001,17920
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25886.64/cwt82.00–93.001,09024
Bulls1,526102.51/cwt101.00–104.001,5644
Bulls1,900111.47/cwt108.00–115.002,1187
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,162.98/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0015,1196
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,188.95/cwt1,125.00–1,250.0012,7812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,267900.10/cwt835.00–950.0011,4043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3641,196.13/cwt1,075.00–1,275.0016,3159
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3141,434.17/cwt1,075.00–1,625.0018,8455
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,068.48/cwt775.00–1,275.0012,2882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534168.33/cwt166.00–168.7589919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616154.00/cwt154.00–154.0094911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429164.53/cwt154.00–170.007063
BullsMedium and Large 2-3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007632
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492159.92/cwt154.00–165.5078727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432160.39/cwt157.00–161.0069327
BullsMedium and Large 2-3638135.00/cwt135.00–135.008616
BullsMedium and Large 2-3359180.00/cwt180.00–180.006465
BullsMedium and Large 2-3589145.69/cwt133.00–158.008584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474177.30/cwt175.00–180.0084025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358164.00/cwt164.00–164.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438145.75/cwt143.00–148.006387
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590139.01/cwt138.00–140.508205
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3226164.00/cwt164.00–164.003714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534156.63/cwt152.00–160.0083629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008643
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3543150.00/cwt150.00–150.0081510

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.