Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-10-06

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 6
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
82 vs last sale 778 157 vs year ago 853 · 18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
29 vs last sale 117 86 vs year ago 174 · 49.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
2 vs last sale 17 27 vs year ago 46 · 58.7%
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 steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.47/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$139.47
295 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.47
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515140.75726263
Medium and Large 2-3504128.9465032
One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $75 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 sale295 hd
139.47
KY average24 barns · 5,219 hd
146.94
−7.47
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
BullsHigh1,73992.031,60010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31373.4996510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47571.421,05315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16361.7471813

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)1,300$1,0742thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9182thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$6601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750117.50/cwt117.50–117.508811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300137.00/cwt137.00–137.0041112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367145.00/cwt145.00–145.0053220
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565126.87/cwt125.00–128.007179
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3536130.50/cwt130.50–130.506998
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471173.00/cwt173.00–173.0081515
SteersMedium and Large 2-3474158.75/cwt158.75–158.757525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719144.02/cwt141.50–146.001,0369
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558171.00/cwt171.00–171.009544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235161.67/cwt160.00–165.003803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438150.00/cwt150.00–150.0065745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628125.01/cwt120.00–126.5078544
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006214
SteersMedium and Large 2-3672136.81/cwt134.00–138.509198
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,02226
SteersMedium and Large 2-3447125.00/cwt125.00–125.005593
SteersMedium and Large 2-3298147.50/cwt147.50–147.504402
SteersMedium and Large 2-3223150.00/cwt150.00–150.003353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2413170.00/cwt170.00–170.007022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688150.63/cwt150.50–151.001,03611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,1875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2928127.47/cwt125.00–130.001,1832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3534150.00/cwt150.00–150.008014
SteersMedium and Large 2-3388140.00/cwt140.00–140.005434
SteersMedium and Large 2-3893128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1433
Dairy SteersLarge 367086.00/cwt86.00–86.005762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2544170.50/cwt170.50–170.5092822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624140.00/cwt140.00–140.0087429
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495162.50/cwt162.50–162.5080433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2556152.00/cwt152.00–152.0084531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364179.00/cwt179.00–179.0065211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2701131.00/cwt131.00–131.0091820
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435160.00/cwt160.00–160.0069617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,3031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31373.49/cwt70.00–76.0096510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43571.48/cwt70.00–74.001,02613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,1551
Bulls1,990106.50/cwt106.50–106.502,1191
CowsLean 85-90%1,12658.85/cwt54.50–61.006637
CowsLean 85-90%1,20765.11/cwt61.00–71.007866
Bulls1,83795.08/cwt91.00–100.001,7475
Bulls1,55484.59/cwt72.00–88.001,3154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,074.33/head935.00–1,250.001,0742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100918.18/head875.00–975.009182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,155107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,2421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800118.00/cwt118.00–118.009443
BullsMedium and Large 2-3333140.00/cwt140.00–140.004662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2304165.00/cwt165.00–165.005025
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3451140.00/cwt140.00–140.006314
BullsMedium and Large 2-3519130.00/cwt130.00–130.006759
BullsMedium and Large 2-3601123.00/cwt123.00–123.007397
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3640120.50/cwt120.50–120.507712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265122.00/cwt122.00–122.003231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2559141.50/cwt141.50–141.5079139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680128.50/cwt128.50–128.5087412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3374130.76/cwt121.00–138.004897
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818122.00/cwt122.00–122.009986
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489148.86/cwt145.50–149.5072877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009752

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.