Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-05-19

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 19
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
35 vs last sale 472 182 vs year ago 619 · 29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
34 vs last sale 98 38 vs year ago 94 · +40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
22 vs last sale 18 5 vs year ago 45 · 11.1%
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 bulls traded 6.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.33/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$151.33
165 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.32
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511152.18777146
Medium and Large 2-3513144.7674319thin
One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $34 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 sale165 hd
151.33
KY average25 barns · 5,641 hd
151.64
−0.32
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
BullsLow1,637106.371,74111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24288.561,1009thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49387.531,30720
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20979.2795841
HeifersChoiceAverage1,190128.001,5231thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2526142.63/cwt142.50–143.0075015
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595133.00/cwt133.00–133.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235177.50/cwt177.50–177.504171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361180.17/cwt179.00–181.0065027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426198.00/cwt198.00–198.008437
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611135.00/cwt135.00–135.0082515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526177.50/cwt177.50–177.5093420
SteersMedium and Large 1-2464195.00/cwt195.00–195.0090513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439163.79/cwt157.50–164.5071920
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722124.86/cwt124.00–126.0090114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560143.50/cwt143.50–143.5080410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488151.72/cwt150.25–156.5074040
BullsMedium and Large 2-3718114.63/cwt113.00–117.008235
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3529143.02/cwt140.00–144.007578
SteersMedium and Large 2-3442157.00/cwt157.00–157.006943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2697145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,01111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628162.15/cwt162.00–163.501,01820
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485138.00/cwt138.00–138.006692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373196.00/cwt196.00–196.007312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225206.00/cwt206.00–206.004642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2799135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427185.00/cwt185.00–185.0079011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700133.00/cwt133.00–133.009312
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616154.00/cwt154.00–154.0094914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2551163.50/cwt163.50–163.509018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2832110.50/cwt110.50–110.509195
CowsLean 85-90%1,21579.88/cwt72.00–86.0097135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49387.53/cwt84.00–92.001,30720
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0321
HeifersChoice1,190128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5231
CowsLean 85-90%1,14673.42/cwt72.00–74.008415
CowsLean 85-90%1,31087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1401
Bulls1,376100.64/cwt98.00–104.001,3855
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26387.63/cwt84.00–93.001,1078
Bulls1,853116.62/cwt115.00–118.002,1612
Bulls1,854108.40/cwt104.50–110.502,0104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,157840.06/cwt835.00–850.009,7193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100916.02/cwt885.00–950.0010,0762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2311,063.83/cwt775.00–1,300.0013,0968
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4131,319.47/cwt1,275.00–1,350.0018,6442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,3131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2828117.54/cwt117.00–120.0097310
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0022,8381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,9381
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,3131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275885.00/cwt885.00–885.0011,2842
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300187.50/cwt187.50–187.505631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476177.45/cwt176.00–179.0084526
BullsMedium and Large 2-3452161.00/cwt161.00–161.007283
BullsMedium and Large 2-3614141.04/cwt137.00–143.008666
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0261
BullsMedium and Large 2-3381188.41/cwt175.00–195.007187
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364212.52/cwt201.00–215.0077411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3557148.00/cwt148.00–148.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2536160.00/cwt160.00–160.0085811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423166.00/cwt166.00–166.007026
BullsMedium and Large 2-3528150.00/cwt150.00–150.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358165.59/cwt164.00–170.005934

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.