Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-08-18

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 18
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
31 vs last sale 670 5 vs year ago 644 · 0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
12 vs last sale 71 13 vs year ago 96 · 13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
11 vs last sale 31 33 vs year ago 53 · 62.3%
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 heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.57/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$158.57
258 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.55
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551159.78880228
Medium and Large 2-3526149.3278530
One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $95 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 sale258 hd
158.57
KY average24 barns · 4,944 hd
165.11
−6.55
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
BullsLow1,784110.351,96911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26591.171,1539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45990.141,31519
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18780.2495318

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,1873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,0901thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)993$1,1083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,2804thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,2252thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2669147.58/cwt144.00–150.009875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619156.34/cwt153.00–157.0096831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,030120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2319191.86/cwt190.00–192.506124
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008824
SteersMedium and Large 2-3258182.82/cwt177.50–192.504723
SteersMedium and Large 2-3628142.00/cwt142.00–142.008922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3386169.25/cwt152.50–172.5065310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2955136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495166.50/cwt166.50–166.5082432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434168.70/cwt162.00–170.0073244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2282207.69/cwt200.00–211.005866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572177.60/cwt174.00–180.001,0165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2998125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,23811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2454200.00/cwt200.00–200.009089
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,22985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355205.00/cwt205.00–205.007283
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,014131.65/cwt130.00–135.001,3353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620170.11/cwt164.00–172.501,05521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806153.87/cwt153.00–156.001,2407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411190.00/cwt190.00–190.007814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0059
BullsMedium and Large 1-2546173.17/cwt168.50–176.7594623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558176.00/cwt176.00–176.0098212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2803128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,03211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423189.08/cwt180.00–193.0080047
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619166.35/cwt157.00–167.501,03027
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009752
CowsLean 85-90%1,05069.00/cwt69.00–69.007252
CowsLean 85-90%1,20088.27/cwt88.00–88.501,0592
CowsLean 85-90%1,20580.70/cwt71.00–86.0097214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45990.14/cwt82.00–95.001,31519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26591.17/cwt86.00–97.501,1539
Bulls1,610100.74/cwt97.50–106.001,6224
Bulls1,884115.84/cwt109.00–124.002,1827
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29931,108.47/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,186.96/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3171,290.19/head1,175.00–1,350.001,2903
BullsMedium and Large 2-3692141.47/cwt139.00–144.0097910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630148.00/cwt148.00–148.009325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2707144.07/cwt142.00–147.001,01912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370197.95/cwt182.00–201.0073224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488180.75/cwt180.75–180.7588213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3559147.43/cwt147.00–148.008247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717131.44/cwt130.00–134.0094228
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2921133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2257
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540153.16/cwt150.00–163.008274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556162.13/cwt157.50–163.7590147
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390162.50/cwt162.50–162.506342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3622137.00/cwt137.00–137.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900108.00/cwt108.00–108.009724
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3306170.00/cwt170.00–170.005205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365181.30/cwt178.00–182.0066222

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.