Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-04-28

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 28
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
353 vs last sale 978 198 vs year ago 427 · +46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
87 vs last sale 222 58 vs year ago 77 · +75.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
38 vs last sale 87 38 vs year ago 11 · +345.5%
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 steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Feeder bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.63/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$144.63
236 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.50
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560145.64816201
Medium and Large 2-3519138.8472135
One grade step is worth $6.80/cwt here — about $95 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 sale236 hd
144.63
KY average27 barns · 6,975 hd
150.13
−5.50
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
BullsLow1,614101.411,63718
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26581.921,03612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47480.781,19121
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14973.4984436

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2-3619126.00/cwt126.00–126.007806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555146.00/cwt146.00–146.0081033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475150.50/cwt150.50–150.5071523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540142.88/cwt142.00–144.0077216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,008115.86/cwt112.50–117.001,1684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619132.70/cwt129.00–134.0082138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366176.72/cwt176.50–177.0064718
SteersMedium and Large 2-3363183.00/cwt183.00–183.006643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424184.51/cwt183.00–186.007826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678147.94/cwt145.00–151.001,0034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625156.49/cwt154.00–158.0097841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added539152.50/cwt152.50–152.5082214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,29098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240202.50/cwt202.50–202.504861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3566156.76/cwt142.00–166.508879
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523157.00/cwt157.00–157.008215
SteersMedium and Large 2-3275188.00/cwt188.00–188.005171
SteersMedium and Large 2-3220186.00/cwt186.00–186.004091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3609141.72/cwt139.00–147.008633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added506182.00/cwt182.00–182.0092119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473182.18/cwt181.00–185.0086213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2552174.50/cwt174.50–174.5096328
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485157.08/cwt153.00–162.007625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2960122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2281203.87/cwt201.00–205.005737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2709143.47/cwt140.00–144.001,01715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1206
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432178.00/cwt178.00–178.0076920
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705129.00/cwt129.00–129.0090910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3692127.00/cwt127.00–127.008794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481165.82/cwt161.00–167.0079819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371199.50/cwt199.50–199.507408
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630141.70/cwt141.50–148.0089331
CowsLean 85-90%1,13766.38/cwt64.50–68.007556
CowsLean 85-90%1,15174.91/cwt68.00–81.0086230
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,3911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45681.02/cwt77.00–85.501,18020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26581.92/cwt78.50–84.001,03612
Bulls1,58898.45/cwt96.00–101.001,56312
Bulls1,666107.34/cwt104.00–111.001,7886
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,3381
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,9051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,024.57/cwt835.00–1,100.0012,4797
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,294.06/cwt1,100.00–1,450.0016,3442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,225.71/cwt1,025.00–1,425.0015,7503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238813.13/cwt750.00–875.0010,0672
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,577.91/cwt1,225.00–1,650.0019,5355
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,430.59/cwt1,265.00–1,525.0015,4505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0591,374.53/cwt1,150.00–1,600.0014,5566
BullsMedium and Large 2-3448161.00/cwt161.00–161.007213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553155.00/cwt155.00–155.0085729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2536156.00/cwt156.00–156.0083611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375179.17/cwt170.00–188.006729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009723
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3336149.31/cwt141.00–157.505024
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3469148.00/cwt148.00–148.006947
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3722118.03/cwt116.00–122.008526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2843116.00/cwt116.00–116.009782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320172.00/cwt172.00–172.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2980109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712124.96/cwt124.00–128.0089017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432162.61/cwt162.50–163.0070228
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3673119.00/cwt119.00–119.008012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285162.00/cwt162.00–162.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3447150.00/cwt150.00–150.006718

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.