Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-10-20

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 20
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
50 vs last sale 674 262 vs year ago 886 · 29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
24 vs last sale 101 39 vs year ago 86 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
8 vs last sale 28 17 vs year ago 37 · 45.9%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded steady with a few higher quality groups selling 6.00-8.00 higher. Good demand was seen on all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady on a plain offering in both classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.67/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$141.67
275 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.69
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568142.47809264
Medium and Large 2-3682122.5583611thin
One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale275 hd
141.67
KY average22 barns · 5,398 hd
146.36
−4.69
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
BullsLow1,68992.861,56814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50066.5899943
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,22060.8574231
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05656.3559528

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$9214thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,290$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,087$1,0583thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,650$1,3502thin

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 1-2484132.85/cwt130.00–140.006437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy492152.00/cwt152.00–152.0074818
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285136.00/cwt136.00–136.003881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2638147.49/cwt140.00–148.5094117
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,116108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619137.29/cwt129.00–143.0085063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added724144.75/cwt144.75–144.751,04811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573155.00/cwt155.00–155.0088815
SteersMedium and Large 2-3482144.25/cwt144.00–145.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528139.00/cwt139.00–139.0073416
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3458124.00/cwt124.00–124.005683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711130.00/cwt130.00–130.0092425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374161.61/cwt161.00–163.0060423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541154.74/cwt140.00–156.0083712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437133.02/cwt132.00–136.005819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2302150.13/cwt147.00–162.504535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2685121.52/cwt120.00–126.008324
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3817121.00/cwt121.00–121.009896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440164.00/cwt164.00–164.007224
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,065119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2853138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2458165.00/cwt165.00–165.0075610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707146.87/cwt146.00–147.001,0388
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677139.50/cwt139.50–139.509446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560154.61/cwt148.00–155.0086618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383174.00/cwt174.00–174.006665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558129.00/cwt129.00–129.007204
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285167.50/cwt167.50–167.504772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy489159.61/cwt155.00–160.0078013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy372170.00/cwt170.00–170.006323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy428167.50/cwt167.50–167.5071722
CowsLean 85-90%1,14346.11/cwt40.00–49.005276
CowsLean 85-90%91879.99/cwt79.00–81.007342
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43159.25/cwt58.00–60.008484
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32578.50/cwt78.50–78.501,0401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51267.04/cwt61.00–73.501,01438
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25845.20/cwt42.00–49.005692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11572.00/cwt71.00–73.008032
CowsLean 85-90%1,02660.45/cwt57.00–69.0062011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21862.60/cwt58.00–69.5076222
CowsLean 85-90%1,06452.91/cwt50.00–55.005639
Bulls1,33184.35/cwt83.00–86.001,1235
Bulls1,840103.78/cwt103.00–105.001,9102
Bulls1,90195.82/cwt90.00–100.001,8227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25654.98/cwt54.00–56.006915
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2935975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,216921.20/head775.00–1,100.009214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,290850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0871,057.98/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0583
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2447158.02/cwt153.00–163.0070614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2398146.00/cwt146.00–146.005813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy339183.00/cwt183.00–183.006209
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709130.53/cwt125.00–131.0092525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,03914
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478129.54/cwt127.00–135.0061912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2674124.63/cwt120.00–129.008404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2539145.17/cwt144.00–146.0078233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625133.24/cwt126.50–134.0083340
BullsMedium and Large 1-2967111.23/cwt106.00–113.001,0764
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320127.50/cwt127.50–127.504081
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,015102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554139.41/cwt136.00–140.0077241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy301183.00/cwt183.00–183.005515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy442161.00/cwt161.00–161.0071214

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.