Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sharply lower with the exception of 450-550 pound bulls trading steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.47/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$156.47

452 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$22.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	158.20	915	417
Medium and Large 2-3	492	135.91	668	35

One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about $246 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 sale452 hd

156.47

—

KY average26 barns · 5,216 hd

152.90

+3.57

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,613	99.41	1,603	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	78.59	1,074	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	74.96	1,121	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,270	68.08	865	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,180	134.00	1,581	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,392	$1,078	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	120.29/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	130.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.76/cwt	136.00–143.50	771	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	861	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,224	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	139.88/cwt	139.75–140.00	762	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	867	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	175.22/cwt	172.00–176.50	981	21
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	181	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	163	7
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	225	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	632	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	173.31/cwt	166.00–175.50	823	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	161.21/cwt	158.00–162.00	703	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	941	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	903	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,180	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	61.59/cwt	60.00–64.00	859	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	74.96/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,121	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	68.92/cwt	66.00–73.00	835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	78.59/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,074	5
Bulls	—	—	1,655	95.32/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,581	102.48/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,620	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,078.29/head	960.00–1,225.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	105.83/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	128.47/cwt	124.00–133.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	155.40/cwt	152.00–157.50	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	144.49/cwt	144.00–146.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	146.70/cwt	130.00–155.00	544	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,002	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	967	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	146.75/cwt	146.00–147.50	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	144.41/cwt	142.00–149.00	705	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	135.65/cwt	135.50–136.00	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Sep 22, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 695Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 90Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	148.00	148.00
7	—	966	120.00–121.00	120.29
7	—	659	130.00–136.00	130.90
31	—	560	136.00–143.50	137.76
26	—	626	137.50	137.50
20	—	545	139.75–140.00	139.88
13	—	725	139.00	139.00
5	—	771	131.00	131.00
13	—	375	168.00	168.00
2	—	902	115.00	115.00
4	—	836	120.00	120.00
3	—	305	150.00	150.00
34	—	488	142.00–149.00	144.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
8	—	368	144.00–146.00	144.49
2	—	583	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	139.00	139.00
2	—	260	146.00–147.50	146.75
8	—	610	131.50	131.50
10	—	528	135.50–136.00	135.65
3	—	460	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	570	175.75	175.75
59	—	614	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	153.00	153.00
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
5	—	462	170.00	170.00
2	—	428	145.00	145.00
2	—	368	150.00	150.00
5	—	587	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	650	188.25	188.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	158.50	158.50
13	—	479	181.00	181.00
3	—	358	181.00	181.00
4	—	790	160.50	160.50
8	—	693	160.50	160.50
21	—	560	172.00–176.50	175.22
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
17	—	633	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	181	90.00	90.00
3	—	225	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	361	175.00	175.00
29	—	475	166.00–175.50	173.31
15	—	436	158.00–162.00	161.21
22	—	550	171.00	171.00
13	—	687	131.50	131.50
1	—	950	106.00	106.00
8	—	622	145.00	145.00
6	—	827	109.00	109.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
6	—	609	124.00–133.00	128.47
8	—	516	152.00–157.50	155.40
11	—	371	130.00–155.00	146.70
2	—	708	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	60.00–64.00	61.59
1	—	1,415	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,212	66.00–73.00	68.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,496	72.00–79.00	74.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	75.00–81.00	78.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	93.00–98.00	95.32
4	—	1,581	101.00–104.00	102.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,392	960.00–1,225.00	1,078.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,328	96.00–114.00	105.83

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle