Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-09-29

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 29
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
81 vs last sale 859 105 vs year ago 673 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
68 vs last sale 49 47 vs year ago 70 · +67.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
1 vs last sale 16 23 vs year ago 40 · 57.5%
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 bull calves were 10.00-12.00 lower with low demand. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher with the remainder trading 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.07/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$146.07
354 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.90
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508147.51750331
Medium and Large 2-3515125.3764523
One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $105 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 sale354 hd
146.07
KY average24 barns · 5,694 hd
150.97
−4.90
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
BullsAverage1,62199.911,62013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50678.311,17927
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22969.5685520
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00965.3465947

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,0526
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$7602thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$8251thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2670142.99/cwt133.00–144.0095822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537146.75/cwt146.75–146.7578813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280146.05/cwt140.00–155.004096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313145.00/cwt145.00–145.004541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477121.57/cwt120.00–125.005803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2789116.00/cwt116.00–116.009155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428154.31/cwt143.00–156.0066069
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553145.00/cwt145.00–145.0080238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362159.08/cwt152.50–161.0057635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710142.43/cwt130.00–145.001,01120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540174.25/cwt174.25–174.2594113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419165.00/cwt165.00–165.006915
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685122.50/cwt122.50–122.508392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704125.45/cwt125.00–125.5088311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533133.00/cwt133.00–133.007092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368177.50/cwt177.50–177.506532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620158.68/cwt151.00–161.0098434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2834129.33/cwt125.00–135.001,0795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2787131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580161.00/cwt161.00–161.009348
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670151.67/cwt136.00–155.001,01615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467172.00/cwt172.00–172.008038
SteersMedium and Large 2-3552135.00/cwt135.00–135.007452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2293165.16/cwt155.00–175.004846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382156.52/cwt155.00–157.505985
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620140.45/cwt132.00–141.0087150
BullsMedium and Large 1-2548153.00/cwt153.00–153.0083849
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429157.29/cwt145.00–159.0067532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy374178.00/cwt178.00–178.0066616
CowsLean 85-90%1,12338.88/cwt38.00–40.004372
CowsLean 85-90%99375.74/cwt73.00–80.0075214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44386.23/cwt85.00–88.001,2444
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19258.31/cwt51.00–63.006953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23671.55/cwt67.00–76.5088417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51877.20/cwt73.00–83.001,17222
CowsLean 85-90%96256.47/cwt51.00–60.0054315
CowsLean 85-90%1,05367.85/cwt63.50–71.0071416
Bulls1,789106.43/cwt104.00–109.001,9045
Bulls1,48293.31/cwt86.00–98.001,3837
Bulls1,755113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,9921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,052.32/head750.00–1,275.001,0526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125759.62/head675.00–835.007602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2895875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885825.00/head825.00–825.008251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482130.60/cwt130.00–131.006295
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3765111.98/cwt111.00–113.008572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835119.00/cwt119.00–119.0099410
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,01383.00/cwt83.00–83.008412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485156.73/cwt142.00–158.0076035
BullsMedium and Large 1-2706137.00/cwt137.00–137.0096717
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670123.72/cwt120.00–127.508292
BullsMedium and Large 1-295087.00/cwt87.00–87.008272
BullsMedium and Large 2-3537125.00/cwt125.00–125.0067112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618118.85/cwt111.00–120.007348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495151.17/cwt150.75–153.5074885
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621133.37/cwt127.00–136.0082842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375131.28/cwt130.00–132.504922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525126.07/cwt120.00–132.0066217
BullsMedium and Large 2-3945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401

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.