Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-10-13

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 13
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
674 head
22 vs last sale 696 143 vs year ago 531 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
13 vs last sale 88 15 vs year ago 86 · +17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
9 vs last sale 19 3 vs year ago 25 · +12.0%
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 under 650 pounds traded sharply lower, over 650 pounds steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.03/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$135.03
278 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.69
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537136.80735215
Medium and Large 2-3463128.9759763
One grade step is worth $7.83/cwt here — about $138 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 sale278 hd
135.03
KY average26 barns · 5,380 hd
143.72
−8.69
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
BullsHigh1,70195.721,62813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29972.6394413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51869.251,05114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21862.9776728

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)1,393$9852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$9193thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$6623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$6302thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$9601thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3312110.00/cwt110.00–110.003433
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3718100.00/cwt100.00–100.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379092.00/cwt92.00–92.007271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629125.80/cwt121.00–127.0079140
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775101.00/cwt101.00–101.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719117.67/cwt115.00–123.5084619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586148.48/cwt144.00–151.508705
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2357150.17/cwt149.00–150.5053618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2546136.00/cwt136.00–136.007439
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432146.00/cwt146.00–146.0063128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2552141.15/cwt141.00–143.0077941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3459129.00/cwt129.00–129.0059212
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,0045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466157.00/cwt157.00–157.007328
SteersMedium and Large 2-3458136.00/cwt136.00–136.006232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3442126.67/cwt117.50–132.005608
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2828142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1769
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378155.34/cwt150.00–157.005878
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,084129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533153.00/cwt153.00–153.0081520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295143.18/cwt140.00–146.0042210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2938128.51/cwt127.00–130.001,2052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713147.05/cwt144.00–148.001,04813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614141.00/cwt141.00–141.0086624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2496149.00/cwt149.00–149.0073922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2702134.00/cwt134.00–134.0094121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622125.00/cwt125.00–125.0077848
BullsMedium and Large 1-2824109.00/cwt109.00–109.008989
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555150.50/cwt150.50–150.5083530
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437155.50/cwt155.50–155.5068023
CowsLean 85-90%1,27955.31/cwt53.00–59.007075
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30771.03/cwt68.00–75.0092811
Bulls2,000103.00/cwt103.00–103.002,0602
CowsLean 85-90%1,20564.63/cwt60.00–69.5077923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58262.85/cwt62.00–64.009943
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50071.00/cwt67.00–74.001,06511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25581.45/cwt80.00–83.001,0222
Bulls1,25587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0921
Bulls1,68695.14/cwt91.00–98.501,60410
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850800.00/head750.00–850.008002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110773.42/head670.00–875.007732
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2905760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,233918.72/head740.00–1,200.009193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,393984.65/head850.00–1,100.009852
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2780440.00/head440.00–440.004401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150960.00/head960.00–960.009601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473136.00/cwt136.00–136.006432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2357157.50/cwt157.50–157.5056217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2303165.00/cwt165.00–165.005006
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375143.00/cwt143.00–143.005365
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008404
BullsMedium and Large 2-3447138.81/cwt117.50–143.006206
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2821106.00/cwt106.00–106.008705
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678132.00/cwt132.00–132.008952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,035112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1591
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2524108.91/cwt105.00–113.005714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2682126.00/cwt126.00–126.008592
BullsMedium and Large 2-3529129.48/cwt113.00–134.006859
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3364139.65/cwt139.50–140.0050813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578130.16/cwt119.00–132.0075216
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3252136.00/cwt136.00–136.003435
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3631117.26/cwt111.00–121.0074011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2496144.00/cwt144.00–144.0071441

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.