Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-06-02

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
620 head
13 vs last sale 633 2 vs year ago 618 · +0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
85 vs last sale 174 6 vs year ago 83 · +7.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
7 vs last sale 40 37 vs year ago 70 · 52.9%
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 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifer mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.36/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$150.36
230 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$144
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.13
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3432151.3665328
Medium and Large 1-2531150.22797202
One grade step is worth $1.14/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale230 hd
150.36
KY average17 barns · 2,090 hd
150.23
+0.13
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
BullsAverage1,848112.912,08610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39886.141,2048thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52684.641,29216
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18080.2294727
HeifersChoiceAverage1,120116.001,2991thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$8003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$4901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$1,7503thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$9602thin

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 2-3720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006913
SteersMedium and Large 2-3273192.50/cwt192.50–192.505262
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365150.28/cwt140.00–166.005498
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3429157.39/cwt157.00–157.5067514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323171.73/cwt170.00–173.005555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287185.78/cwt185.00–187.505336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,01518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2227190.00/cwt190.00–190.004313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498157.00/cwt157.00–157.0078218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520144.75/cwt144.00–145.007538
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629156.89/cwt150.00–159.0098720
SteersMedium and Large 2-3628148.00/cwt148.00–148.009292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2261225.00/cwt225.00–225.005876
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558145.00/cwt145.00–145.008093
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375162.50/cwt162.50–162.506091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2998131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3072
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,180127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410204.00/cwt204.00–204.008364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350205.00/cwt205.00–205.007183
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518161.50/cwt161.50–161.508373
SteersMedium and Large 1-2559171.23/cwt165.00–171.5095725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476184.03/cwt180.00–185.0087615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523169.00/cwt169.00–169.008848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2887139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368221.00/cwt221.00–221.0081312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2308201.00/cwt201.00–201.006199
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523155.62/cwt155.00–156.008145
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717131.86/cwt127.00–132.5094517
BullsMedium and Large 2-3509128.24/cwt123.00–136.006535
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495165.50/cwt165.50–165.5081928
HeifersChoice1,120116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,1961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53184.78/cwt79.00–89.001,29815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39886.14/cwt83.00–89.001,2048
CowsLean 85-90%1,03372.80/cwt72.00–73.507522
Bulls1,766106.85/cwt105.00–111.001,8876
CowsLean 85-90%1,19280.81/cwt75.00–85.0096325
Bulls1,970121.99/cwt120.00–123.002,4034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2900960.00/head960.00–960.009602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2815490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,123113.27/cwt104.00–124.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,805117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,1121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3732117.00/cwt117.00–117.008565
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430172.00/cwt172.00–172.007402
BullsMedium and Large 2-3333177.00/cwt177.00–177.005892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633139.50/cwt139.50–139.508833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2551150.00/cwt150.00–150.0082736
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629147.00/cwt147.00–147.0092520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634135.65/cwt131.00–135.7586045
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419196.50/cwt196.50–196.5082314
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355162.50/cwt162.50–162.505771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3462155.97/cwt139.00–159.5072116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562145.20/cwt140.50–146.0081659
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310167.50/cwt167.50–167.505191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429168.00/cwt168.00–168.0072121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364179.00/cwt179.00–179.0065221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707118.31/cwt115.00–120.0083612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2803110.00/cwt110.00–110.008839

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.