Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-05-26

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 26
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
196 vs last sale 437 85 vs year ago 548 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
42 vs last sale 132 98 vs year ago 76 · +128.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
0 vs last sale 40 19 vs year ago 21 · +90.5%
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 and bulls under 450 pounds traded traded steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 pounds 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.11/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$152.11
257 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530153.19811222
Medium and Large 2-3474145.3168935
One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $123 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 sale257 hd
152.11
KY average26 barns · 5,904 hd
150.75
+1.36
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
BullsLow1,727109.591,89315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28587.951,13021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50687.171,31332
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21279.0495867

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3450153.00/cwt153.00–153.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521145.37/cwt144.00–147.007579
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008658
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,225111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3434151.46/cwt150.00–152.006577
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3693119.00/cwt119.00–119.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250142.50/cwt142.50–142.503562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3343170.00/cwt170.00–170.005832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2228190.00/cwt190.00–190.004332
SteersMedium and Large 2-3875122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3243150.00/cwt150.00–150.003653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625134.00/cwt134.00–134.0083822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3574139.31/cwt134.00–141.508007
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3645123.00/cwt123.00–123.007931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368214.00/cwt214.00–214.007882
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445169.00/cwt169.00–169.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435169.00/cwt169.00–169.0073526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483161.18/cwt160.50–166.0077838
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370175.00/cwt175.00–175.0064816
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523161.62/cwt159.00–162.508454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2261209.00/cwt209.00–209.005454
SteersMedium and Large 2-3255192.00/cwt192.00–192.004904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2542167.46/cwt167.00–167.5090835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717140.47/cwt140.00–140.501,00715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2845123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622153.28/cwt150.00–153.5095332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473182.00/cwt182.00–182.0086112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631140.00/cwt140.00–140.008837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416200.00/cwt200.00–200.008329
SteersMedium and Large 2-3576140.00/cwt140.00–140.008066
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718132.50/cwt132.50–132.509514
Dairy SteersLarge 3807100.00/cwt100.00–100.008073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3464149.13/cwt144.00–160.006928
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429193.00/cwt193.00–193.0082819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2554153.00/cwt153.00–153.0084815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708127.00/cwt125.00–128.008996
BullsMedium and Large 1-2306208.00/cwt208.00–208.006366
BullsMedium and Large 1-2489169.48/cwt164.00–170.0082933
CowsLean 85-90%1,14572.03/cwt67.00–75.0082513
CowsLean 85-90%1,20789.89/cwt88.00–91.501,0853
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53878.70/cwt74.00–83.501,2102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28587.95/cwt84.00–93.001,13021
Bulls1,518100.30/cwt96.00–104.501,5232
CowsLean 85-90%1,23080.19/cwt73.00–86.0098651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50487.73/cwt82.00–96.001,31930
Bulls1,743110.02/cwt105.50–114.001,91812
Bulls1,960123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,4111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3781,247.66/cwt1,235.00–1,260.0017,1932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04083.00/cwt83.00–83.008631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250935.00/cwt935.00–935.0011,6881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,348.11/cwt1,125.00–1,550.0016,3805
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0019,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,183.53/cwt1,000.00–1,360.0015,0902
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0014,4381
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1501,363.04/cwt1,350.00–1,375.0015,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,065.76/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0012,2562
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,3351,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0020,3591
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,6802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,3201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2481,098.23/cwt760.00–1,360.0013,70610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0014,8051
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,16099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3848106.00/cwt106.00–106.008994
BullsMedium and Large 2-3367190.00/cwt190.00–190.006973
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538138.16/cwt132.00–144.5074310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810119.00/cwt119.00–119.009641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3577142.00/cwt142.00–142.008193
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330187.00/cwt187.00–187.006171
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added554158.00/cwt158.00–158.008755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added546159.25/cwt159.25–159.2587014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363211.25/cwt210.00–212.0076721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626139.50/cwt139.50–139.5087319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676131.75/cwt131.75–131.7589111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333176.45/cwt175.00–180.0058810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558147.68/cwt147.25–150.2582465

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.