Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-09-08

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
71 vs last sale 544 119 vs year ago 496 · +24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
32 vs last sale 77 55 vs year ago 54 · +101.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
26 vs last sale 50 42 vs year ago 34 · +123.5%
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 under 450 pounds traded steady over 450 pounds traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.10/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$163.10
247 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.43
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520164.30854225
Medium and Large 2-3524150.8679022
One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $64 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 sale247 hd
163.10
KY average18 barns · 3,682 hd
162.67
+0.43
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
BullsLow1,829103.281,88916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29988.411,14911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48585.481,27019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20179.3495323

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)1,446$1,30019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,11810
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,135$1,7002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,24210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,3203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1501thin

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 1-2427170.50/cwt170.50–170.5072829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617157.52/cwt156.00–160.5097225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709133.91/cwt131.00–142.5094924
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433167.70/cwt163.00–171.007267
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552164.07/cwt158.50–164.5090642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0622
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363189.00/cwt189.00–189.0068621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313183.70/cwt180.00–187.505758
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2257184.00/cwt184.00–184.004733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627174.06/cwt171.50–175.001,09125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367207.47/cwt202.00–208.0076111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418201.50/cwt201.50–201.5084210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290208.08/cwt205.00–210.0060310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2557184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,02821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220195.00/cwt195.00–195.004293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467188.00/cwt188.00–188.0087814
SteersMedium and Large 2-3830144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524178.00/cwt178.00–178.009336
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530166.00/cwt166.00–166.008801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2706165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,16518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2694163.19/cwt162.50–166.001,1335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2486
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785179.25/cwt179.25–179.251,40764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2791131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0368
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535172.49/cwt171.00–177.5092349
BullsMedium and Large 1-2347202.00/cwt202.00–202.007019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2434187.50/cwt187.50–187.5081421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481174.00/cwt174.00–174.0083717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,10417
CowsLean 85-90%1,22680.05/cwt74.00–86.5098119
CowsLean 85-90%1,09071.95/cwt70.00–73.507843
CowsLean 85-90%1,05088.00/cwt88.00–88.009241
Bulls1,56992.57/cwt84.00–99.001,4524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39575.39/cwt71.00–80.001,0522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,3661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50086.11/cwt81.00–91.001,29216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32489.05/cwt85.00–95.001,17910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05082.00/cwt82.00–82.008611
Bulls1,943105.42/cwt100.00–111.002,04810
Bulls1,775114.03/cwt112.00–116.002,0242
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,241.50/head1,100.00–1,475.001,24210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4461,300.05/head1,050.00–1,400.001,30019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,118.29/head850.00–1,350.001,11810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,319.62/head1,150.00–1,525.001,3203
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629164.89/cwt159.00–165.501,03732
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2440107.50/cwt107.50–107.504732
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370174.00/cwt174.00–174.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615154.00/cwt154.00–154.009472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381200.00/cwt200.00–200.007624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2698155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0823
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438158.00/cwt158.00–158.006923
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3544148.26/cwt144.00–149.0080713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1055
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518152.50/cwt152.50–152.507902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2556175.00/cwt175.00–175.009736
BullsMedium and Large 2-3310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477168.35/cwt165.50–169.5080360
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2543

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.