Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-07-28

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 28
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
87 vs last sale 490 172 vs year ago 405 · +42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
54 vs last sale 131 1 vs year ago 78 · 1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
5 vs last sale 43 1 vs year ago 39 · 2.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher. Bull calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Strong demand was shown for all feeder cattle classes. Slaughter cows sold steady except for the boner cows which sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00-12.00 higher on a better quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.22/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$150.22
235 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.67
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540153.83831206
Medium and Large 2-3619124.5777129
One grade step is worth $29.26/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 sale235 hd
150.22
KY average25 barns · 4,819 hd
160.88
−10.67
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
BullsHigh1,666107.121,7858thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49976.601,14819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22472.9689321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01062.1762816

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$8325
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$6601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1766
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,17410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,0474thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-21,105118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3703122.00/cwt122.00–122.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2814129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0545
HeifersMedium and Large 2-389387.00/cwt87.00–87.007774
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330145.00/cwt142.50–147.504792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492153.65/cwt152.00–154.0075633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622149.74/cwt149.50–150.0093140
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,13811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3458127.00/cwt127.00–127.005822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554151.33/cwt148.50–156.0083816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,010114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570149.00/cwt149.00–149.008491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy477184.75/cwt184.75–184.7588119
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3604137.54/cwt132.00–139.758317
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3688112.00/cwt112.00–112.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675159.77/cwt156.00–165.001,0787
SteersMedium and Large 1-2931141.04/cwt129.00–143.001,3137
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526149.26/cwt147.00–156.0078512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3835111.00/cwt111.00–111.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438138.96/cwt135.00–143.006096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430159.00/cwt159.00–159.006841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723147.96/cwt146.00–151.001,0705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy411178.00/cwt178.00–178.007325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy338190.50/cwt190.50–190.506446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428162.50/cwt162.50–162.5069636
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537172.21/cwt166.00–175.0092526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619168.92/cwt167.00–171.001,04628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2804144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1585
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610149.00/cwt149.00–149.009092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2704140.00/cwt140.00–140.009869
BullsLarge 1-2768113.00/cwt113.00–113.008682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375171.00/cwt171.00–171.006411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy479167.50/cwt167.50–167.5080216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy353187.00/cwt187.00–187.006608
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy318185.00/cwt185.00–185.005883
CowsLean 85-90%1,01164.76/cwt61.00–70.006559
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49368.75/cwt68.50–69.001,0262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56982.92/cwt81.00–84.501,3014
CowsLean 85-90%99573.00/cwt73.00–73.007261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24874.54/cwt68.50–78.009309
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18564.30/cwt62.00–66.007627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47875.86/cwt72.00–80.001,12113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23482.22/cwt79.50–86.001,0155
CowsLean 85-90%1,01156.48/cwt53.00–59.005716
Bulls1,385125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7311
Bulls1,77093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,6461
Bulls1,696106.49/cwt98.00–114.001,8066
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,016.40/head935.00–1,075.001,0162
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,077.78/head800.00–1,300.001,0782
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,217.86/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250831.56/head650.00–1,075.008325
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,154.32/head975.00–1,300.001,1544
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,145.31/head875.00–1,400.001,1456
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1311,216.02/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2447154.00/cwt154.00–154.006885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy427172.00/cwt172.00–172.0073410
BullsMedium and Large 2-390890.00/cwt90.00–90.008172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626146.14/cwt137.00–148.0091529
BullsMedium and Large 1-2554156.00/cwt156.00–156.0086422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2462147.22/cwt146.00–152.006805
BullsMedium and Large 2-3641122.00/cwt122.00–122.007824
BullsMedium and Large 2-3481131.99/cwt130.00–136.006353
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007564
BullsMedium and Large 2-3270146.25/cwt135.00–157.503952
BullsMedium and Large 2-3571133.13/cwt120.00–138.0076015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added561164.50/cwt164.50–164.5092312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2656142.71/cwt140.00–145.0093611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350173.00/cwt173.00–173.0060623
BullsMedium and Large 2-3358147.66/cwt140.00–155.005292
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429132.86/cwt124.00–150.005706
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2269157.76/cwt150.00–162.504245

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.