Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-08-25

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 25
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
86 vs last sale 639 52 vs year ago 501 · +10.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
26 vs last sale 83 16 vs year ago 41 · +39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
2 vs last sale 20 1 vs year ago 17 · +5.9%
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 and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and bulls traded 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.16/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$167.16
197 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.18
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501170.24853160
Medium and Large 2-3518153.8279637
One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $57 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 sale197 hd
167.16
KY average24 barns · 4,370 hd
165.98
+1.18
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
BullsLow1,694101.411,71710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49991.391,3708thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16390.431,05210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17977.5891420
SteersChoiceAverage1,338133.001,7802thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$9543thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$8943thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$1,2751thin

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 1-2483173.80/cwt171.00–174.0083929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2797130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2243194.00/cwt194.00–194.004714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700134.16/cwt130.00–137.509399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373171.50/cwt169.00–175.006405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622155.00/cwt155.00–155.009649
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361184.66/cwt182.50–185.0066722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426181.00/cwt181.00–181.0077127
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3453167.50/cwt167.50–167.507592
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605152.00/cwt152.00–152.009201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713162.44/cwt159.00–166.001,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690131.00/cwt131.00–131.009043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624165.05/cwt159.00–166.001,03015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2801158.92/cwt156.00–159.501,2736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580161.00/cwt161.00–161.009341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285212.75/cwt207.50–217.506068
SteersMedium and Large 1-2757165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469193.00/cwt193.00–193.009057
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3456156.69/cwt150.00–162.007159
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585156.00/cwt156.00–156.009132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,00021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2687165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1346
SteersMedium and Large 2-3731147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415193.00/cwt193.00–193.008014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3693122.00/cwt122.00–122.008452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435187.00/cwt187.00–187.0081322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491182.00/cwt182.00–182.0089421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2803130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009742
SteersChoice1,338133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7802
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,4651
CowsLean 85-90%1,20179.97/cwt75.00–88.0096010
CowsLean 85-90%1,14271.31/cwt67.00–75.008148
CowsLean 85-90%1,21390.70/cwt89.00–92.001,1002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50690.02/cwt85.00–95.001,3567
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16390.43/cwt85.00–95.501,05210
Bulls1,53695.55/cwt90.00–99.001,4685
Bulls1,851107.26/cwt103.00–113.001,9855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128953.88/head835.00–1,100.009543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,102894.33/head775.00–1,000.008943
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369199.63/cwt190.00–203.5073718
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750123.00/cwt123.00–123.009232
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423168.70/cwt160.00–177.507142
BullsMedium and Large 2-3363177.23/cwt170.00–187.506435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550179.25/cwt179.25–179.2598615
BullsMedium and Large 2-3561160.00/cwt160.00–160.008987
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664152.12/cwt148.00–155.501,0109
BullsMedium and Large 2-3728138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0053
BullsMedium and Large 3560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008064
BullsMedium and Large 2-3512153.00/cwt153.00–153.007833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0106
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628142.00/cwt142.00–142.008923
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3531155.77/cwt151.00–159.0082715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2296193.00/cwt193.00–193.005714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2716150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0747
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2544168.00/cwt168.00–168.009147
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555168.00/cwt168.00–168.0093241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473158.77/cwt147.50–163.0075111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3790119.00/cwt119.00–119.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3625140.49/cwt140.00–141.008786

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.