Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-09-01

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
544 head
9 vs last sale 553 23 vs year ago 567 · 4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
20 vs last sale 57 32 vs year ago 45 · +71.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
32 vs last sale 18 9 vs year ago 59 · 15.3%
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 bulls traded 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds traded 6.00 higher, over 400 pounds 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.57/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$161.57
219 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.37
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569163.21929197
Medium and Large 2-3588146.9686422
One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $65 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 sale219 hd
161.57
KY average24 barns · 5,545 hd
165.95
−4.37
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
BullsLow1,638102.231,67510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30387.371,1388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45485.471,24313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22079.4296924

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)1,100$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$1,1116
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$9862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$7593thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,140$1,7004thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,143$1,4363thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3830128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2762130.00/cwt130.00–130.009913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2268207.34/cwt205.00–210.005564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added687167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,14716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2838132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2487165.15/cwt162.00–166.0080422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added731162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554165.88/cwt158.00–167.5091941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,05333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225212.50/cwt212.50–212.504781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655142.80/cwt141.00–144.009355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added666185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,23218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639178.95/cwt177.50–181.001,14326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374207.00/cwt207.00–207.007745
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2448160.00/cwt160.00–160.007173
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added613165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,01112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2955143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2061
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558179.00/cwt179.00–179.009992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added741178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,31916
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428202.78/cwt197.00–205.0086811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481196.37/cwt191.00–197.7594520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2692170.46/cwt165.00–172.001,1809
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520184.47/cwt181.00–188.0095931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2692161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2786147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575174.38/cwt172.00–175.501,00313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2638170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0855
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324207.50/cwt207.50–207.506727
CowsLean 85-90%1,22180.19/cwt75.00–88.0097922
CowsLean 85-90%1,21070.98/cwt68.00–74.008592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45485.47/cwt83.00–92.501,24313
Bulls1,48196.58/cwt91.00–100.001,4304
Bulls1,743106.00/cwt100.00–114.001,8486
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30387.37/cwt83.00–95.001,1388
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2421,111.11/head985.00–1,250.001,1116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135758.77/head725.00–775.007593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300986.35/head925.00–1,035.009862
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,435.86/head1,160.00–1,575.001,4363
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,435110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3483155.99/cwt155.00–158.007535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2311200.00/cwt200.00–200.006224
BullsMedium and Large 2-3545173.00/cwt173.00–173.009431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3638161.51/cwt155.00–164.001,0307
BullsMedium and Large 2-3447170.49/cwt169.00–172.007624
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375172.50/cwt172.50–172.506471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3688139.00/cwt139.00–139.0095611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2544163.71/cwt161.00–168.0089116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2915132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419189.26/cwt185.00–190.0079314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381200.00/cwt200.00–200.007627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468185.90/cwt183.00–188.0087012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371164.05/cwt149.00–172.506094
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621153.42/cwt153.00–153.5095333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445171.00/cwt171.00–171.0076117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363190.00/cwt190.00–190.0069013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0152

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.