Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-05-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 12
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
269 vs last sale 741 103 vs year ago 575 · 17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
9 vs last sale 107 61 vs year ago 159 · 38.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
100 vs last sale 118 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.03/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$148.03
209 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.23
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517148.94771191
Medium and Large 2-3514138.3871118thin
One grade step is worth $10.56/cwt here — about $59 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 sale209 hd
148.03
KY average26 barns · 4,814 hd
152.27
−4.23
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
BullsAverage1,645107.431,7677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33188.261,17510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53485.721,31522
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17975.7889441

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 1-2610134.44/cwt130.00–137.0082022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721123.50/cwt123.50–123.5089014
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3601125.00/cwt125.00–125.007514
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535137.13/cwt130.00–139.007349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688128.64/cwt124.00–131.008856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230190.00/cwt190.00–190.004371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375175.50/cwt175.50–175.5065814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420168.01/cwt166.00–173.0070620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534145.18/cwt142.00–150.5077516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556143.24/cwt141.00–144.0079624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477152.16/cwt150.50–159.5072663
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600143.00/cwt143.00–143.008582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636155.15/cwt155.00–155.5098728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2818133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2903124.99/cwt122.50–127.501,1292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535169.00/cwt169.00–169.0090414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2346212.00/cwt212.00–212.007347
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007963
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008845
SteersMedium and Large 2-3318189.70/cwt182.50–197.506032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2456186.50/cwt186.50–186.5085010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718142.88/cwt141.75–143.501,02628
SteersMedium and Large 2-3548157.00/cwt157.00–157.008603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525148.55/cwt145.00–153.007809
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484167.74/cwt166.00–168.0081229
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620144.50/cwt144.50–144.5089613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553155.50/cwt155.50–155.5086013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2769119.79/cwt116.00–123.009219
CowsLean 85-90%1,13667.28/cwt64.00–70.007647
CowsLean 85-90%1,33885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1372
CowsLean 85-90%1,17977.06/cwt69.00–83.5090932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53285.79/cwt80.50–92.501,31420
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3551
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33287.51/cwt83.00–92.001,1669
Bulls1,712108.33/cwt104.00–114.001,8556
Bulls1,245102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2701
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090986.93/cwt925.00–1,050.0010,7582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,069.20/cwt860.00–1,210.0013,9532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0017,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,139.80/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0013,9632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0901
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,3881
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2800850.00/cwt825.00–875.006,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0014,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355181.32/cwt180.00–182.006443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2409184.50/cwt184.50–184.507558
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373209.00/cwt209.00–209.007806
BullsMedium and Large 1-2712127.53/cwt123.00–129.009084
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560122.00/cwt122.00–122.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290183.00/cwt183.00–183.005314
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430153.56/cwt148.00–159.006604
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2764114.00/cwt114.00–114.008714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2341159.37/cwt157.50–160.005434
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610126.53/cwt124.00–133.007727
BullsMedium and Large 2-3447169.00/cwt169.00–169.007553

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.