Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 15
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
80 vs last sale 615 40 vs year ago 655 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
19 vs last sale 109 24 vs year ago 66 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
63 vs last sale 76 76 vs year ago 89 · 85.4%
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 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.06/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$157.06
249 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529159.89845212
Medium and Large 2-3565140.8479537
One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $50 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 sale249 hd
157.06
KY average25 barns · 5,893 hd
156.00
+1.06
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
BullsLow1,715100.521,72410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30683.711,09310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43580.381,15411
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22274.1290624

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)1,375$1,2102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$8401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$8701thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3417143.12/cwt138.00–154.005976
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3691130.76/cwt125.00–132.0090417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438168.95/cwt166.00–170.0074031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328171.00/cwt171.00–171.005615
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3632138.00/cwt138.00–138.008723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290202.50/cwt202.50–202.505872
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,225129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3687159.54/cwt156.00–163.001,0968
SteersMedium and Large 2-3785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545176.00/cwt176.00–176.009592
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405152.50/cwt152.50–152.506181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2831147.14/cwt145.00–150.001,2237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377195.00/cwt195.00–195.007355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470188.66/cwt184.00–194.5088732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,09212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410195.08/cwt190.00–197.5080016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688170.64/cwt166.00–173.001,1743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added741167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,24113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0369
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534184.03/cwt183.25–187.5098341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2703165.21/cwt164.00–168.001,16110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added958149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,43218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,47619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616180.03/cwt178.50–183.001,10915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622156.50/cwt156.50–156.5097320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482173.00/cwt173.00–173.0083418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2796134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0678
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,03498.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0134
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553164.26/cwt158.00–165.0090829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445179.00/cwt179.00–179.0079710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46181.24/cwt78.00–85.001,1879
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32076.52/cwt75.00–78.001,0102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30683.71/cwt81.00–86.501,09310
CowsLean 85-90%1,18366.89/cwt65.00–68.007914
CowsLean 85-90%1,23075.56/cwt70.00–80.0092920
Bulls1,84592.50/cwt87.00–95.001,7072
Bulls1,682102.53/cwt99.00–109.001,7258
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2865825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,209.82/head1,200.00–1,220.001,2102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,115117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366188.33/cwt180.00–190.0068912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478159.00/cwt159.00–159.007602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2890116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0323
BullsMedium and Large 2-3398153.00/cwt153.00–153.006092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2686148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,01510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2848115.00/cwt115.00–115.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2559158.85/cwt158.50–162.0088845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479167.43/cwt167.00–168.0080245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620148.57/cwt147.00–155.0092141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3310157.50/cwt157.50–157.504882
BullsMedium and Large 2-3642147.50/cwt147.50–147.509475
BullsMedium and Large 2-3522141.00/cwt141.00–141.007363
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370155.71/cwt147.50–161.005765
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3548150.00/cwt150.00–150.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465161.00/cwt161.00–161.007492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734135.00/cwt135.00–135.009916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361178.00/cwt178.00–178.0064314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540156.00/cwt156.00–156.0084212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2691141.97/cwt140.00–146.009819

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.