Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-08-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 4
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
215 vs last sale 577 384 vs year ago 746 · 51.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
17 vs last sale 77 52 vs year ago 112 · 46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
22 vs last sale 38 60 vs year ago 76 · 78.9%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.99/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$155.99
107 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$124
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3444159.897108thin
Medium and Large 1-2536155.6783499
One grade step is worth $4.22/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale107 hd
155.99
KY average24 barns · 4,880 hd
161.38
−5.39
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
BullsAverage1,522100.311,5278thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39884.281,1784thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56381.891,2809thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13972.4282522

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,1173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$8873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,0212thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$9251thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2456179.00/cwt179.00–179.0081611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558158.00/cwt158.00–158.008822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490162.50/cwt162.50–162.5079618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2817133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632148.00/cwt148.00–148.009358
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536176.75/cwt176.75–176.7594715
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500159.00/cwt159.00–159.007952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423178.00/cwt178.00–178.007533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2892130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added860150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,2948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0957
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582163.63/cwt160.00–165.009527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704126.50/cwt126.50–126.5089110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2739163.00/cwt160.00–164.001,20512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,00913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1473
SteersMedium and Large 2-3553153.00/cwt153.00–153.008463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added842156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,3188
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2492163.00/cwt163.00–163.0080225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2434171.00/cwt171.00–171.0074219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2556159.75/cwt159.75–159.7588816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380186.00/cwt186.00–186.007075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2885124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0972
CowsLean 85-90%1,02863.36/cwt63.00–64.006513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,1882
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61380.86/cwt77.50–83.001,3047
Bulls1,777107.55/cwt104.00–111.001,9113
Bulls1,36995.97/cwt92.00–98.001,3145
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39884.28/cwt80.00–87.501,1784
CowsLean 85-90%1,25080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0001
CowsLean 85-90%1,15173.51/cwt67.00–79.0084618
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,021.33/head960.00–1,075.001,0212
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2953887.41/head860.00–900.008873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,117.25/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950925.00/head925.00–925.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2541157.10/cwt156.00–157.5085037
BullsMedium and Large 2-3552145.00/cwt145.00–145.008002
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485153.00/cwt153.00–153.007421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615150.00/cwt150.00–150.0092312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3373167.15/cwt157.50–171.006235
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310187.00/cwt187.00–187.005804
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430154.05/cwt152.00–158.006623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328165.75/cwt160.00–167.505444
BullsMedium and Large 2-3742117.00/cwt117.00–117.008682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3642129.00/cwt129.00–129.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378178.00/cwt178.00–178.006733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431168.00/cwt168.00–168.0072413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3382177.00/cwt177.00–177.006763

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.