Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-04-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
978 head
636 vs last sale 342 216 vs year ago 762 · +28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
159 vs last sale 63 127 vs year ago 95 · +133.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
63 vs last sale 24 39 vs year ago 48 · +81.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with light weight male cattle trading a couple dollars higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.62/cwt on 420 head.
Average price
$151.62
420 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.12
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521153.06797378
Medium and Large 2-3549138.6876142
One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $36 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 sale420 hd
151.62
KY average24 barns · 6,403 hd
150.50
+1.12
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35385.921,1624thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48880.851,20316
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21773.8189839

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 1-2Value Added635154.00/cwt154.00–154.0097850
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621140.35/cwt136.00–140.5087230
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3538143.50/cwt143.50–143.507725
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260169.00/cwt169.00–169.004392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552147.60/cwt146.75–154.5081555
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435160.63/cwt158.00–162.5069987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384201.00/cwt201.00–201.0077210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720126.15/cwt124.00–126.2590823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537145.00/cwt145.00–145.0077923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2814107.00/cwt107.00–107.008714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303182.00/cwt182.00–182.005517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,1356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424186.58/cwt186.00–188.007917
SteersMedium and Large 2-3443178.00/cwt178.00–178.007892
SteersMedium and Large 2-3638137.00/cwt137.00–137.008743
SteersMedium and Large 2-3783128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0023
SteersMedium and Large 2-3568143.69/cwt139.00–147.0081611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260204.00/cwt204.00–204.005302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624158.50/cwt158.50–158.5098920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482182.00/cwt182.00–182.0087719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2556176.00/cwt176.00–176.0097930
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,02110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2821125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0265
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533145.00/cwt145.00–145.007737
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372203.27/cwt200.00–206.0075635
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616144.00/cwt144.00–144.0088727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2694130.50/cwt130.50–130.5090613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2304204.00/cwt204.00–204.006206
CowsLean 85-90%1,05585.00/cwt85.00–85.008971
CowsLean 85-90%1,22773.82/cwt68.00–79.0090636
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54676.06/cwt74.00–78.001,1765
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46183.02/cwt79.50–85.501,21311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35385.92/cwt83.50–88.501,1624
CowsLean 85-90%1,11368.00/cwt68.00–68.007572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0014,8911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,192.96/cwt1,050.00–1,425.0015,0677
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,335935.00/cwt935.00–935.0012,4821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1161,271.81/cwt1,000.00–1,400.0014,1939
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,153838.47/cwt800.00–910.009,6683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,011.58/cwt885.00–1,125.0012,0388
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538159.00/cwt159.00–159.0085512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440185.00/cwt185.00–185.0081432
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008576
BullsMedium and Large 2-3646126.79/cwt125.00–129.008199
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553159.00/cwt159.00–159.0087933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230163.00/cwt163.00–163.003751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690131.00/cwt131.00–131.009042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3339169.00/cwt169.00–169.005734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476171.88/cwt166.00–184.0081872
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365189.67/cwt189.00–196.0069210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2296173.00/cwt173.00–173.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3456150.00/cwt150.00–150.0068412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3642127.00/cwt127.00–127.008159
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3724115.00/cwt115.00–115.0083310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2359176.41/cwt172.00–179.0063327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486154.36/cwt154.00–156.0075065

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.