Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-04-14

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
342 head
586 vs last sale 928 357 vs year ago 699 · 51.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
31 vs last sale 94 43 vs year ago 106 · 40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
68 vs last sale 92 48 vs year ago 72 · 66.7%
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 unevenly steady with a light test. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.28/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$148.28
159 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$103
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517150.88780145
Medium and Large 2-3727121.4288314thin
One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale159 hd
148.28
KY average24 barns · 5,605 hd
147.49
+0.79
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
BullsHigh1,499106.081,5907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29085.721,1065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49180.131,19515
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18676.4190715

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2-3894101.65/cwt100.00–105.009096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716124.14/cwt121.00–126.008898
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2306180.61/cwt172.00–182.005538
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540147.00/cwt147.00–147.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2892114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273178.96/cwt175.00–180.004895
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680125.49/cwt125.00–127.008534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613137.00/cwt137.00–137.008405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2798112.50/cwt112.50–112.508988
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375172.61/cwt168.00–174.0064718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369192.00/cwt192.00–192.007084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700141.00/cwt141.00–141.009872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2556173.70/cwt173.00–175.5096625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795113.00/cwt113.00–113.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910112.74/cwt110.00–115.501,0266
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330173.00/cwt173.00–173.005711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417189.81/cwt181.00–191.0079214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478185.00/cwt185.00–185.0088414
SteersMedium and Large 2-3586156.19/cwt150.00–158.009156
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240172.50/cwt172.50–172.504141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3543160.00/cwt160.00–160.008693
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565111.00/cwt111.00–111.006272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377187.37/cwt183.00–191.0070611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617145.50/cwt145.50–145.508989
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423184.50/cwt184.50–184.5078010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49180.13/cwt77.00–83.001,19515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29085.72/cwt82.00–87.501,1065
CowsLean 85-90%1,18976.94/cwt72.00–82.0091514
Bulls2,075119.50/cwt119.50–119.502,4801
Bulls1,517109.61/cwt104.50–113.001,6633
Bulls1,28898.08/cwt95.00–101.001,2633
CowsLean 85-90%1,15069.00/cwt69.00–69.007941
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100984.66/cwt925.00–1,050.0010,8312
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340963.34/cwt850.00–1,075.0012,9092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,388981.89/cwt850.00–1,090.0013,6292
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2301,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,9901
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,1401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,461.98/cwt1,450.00–1,475.0017,5442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2700625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3561139.48/cwt135.00–141.007824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2302195.00/cwt195.00–195.005897
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445167.00/cwt167.00–167.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2504171.00/cwt171.00–171.0086211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3748119.00/cwt119.00–119.008902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439159.63/cwt158.00–160.0070133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2208185.00/cwt185.00–185.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482150.32/cwt150.00–152.0072530
BullsMedium and Large 1-2557162.00/cwt162.00–162.009028
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555150.50/cwt150.50–150.5083513

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.