Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-10-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 27
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
691 head
67 vs last sale 624 47 vs year ago 738 · 6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
46 vs last sale 125 71 vs year ago 150 · 47.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
15 vs last sale 20 17 vs year ago 18 · +94.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Compared to last week Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.59/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$143.59
256 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.49
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559145.16811209
Medium and Large 2-3512136.6270047
One grade step is worth $8.53/cwt here — about $111 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 sale256 hd
143.59
KY average24 barns · 5,746 hd
147.08
−3.49
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
BullsAverage1,52084.611,28610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,79060.791,0886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30559.1777265
CowsLean 85-90%Low98550.7550011

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,03713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,143$8533thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$8512thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)850$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,0052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$9501thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485164.68/cwt164.00–168.0079922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2361178.00/cwt178.00–178.006435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2314183.66/cwt170.00–190.005777
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535167.50/cwt167.50–167.508966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560141.50/cwt141.50–141.5079235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3855138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3293127.00/cwt127.00–127.003722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3627125.90/cwt117.50–130.0078910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578136.00/cwt136.00–136.007865
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315137.50/cwt137.50–137.504331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2267146.00/cwt146.00–146.003903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835119.00/cwt119.00–119.009943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2741129.00/cwt129.00–129.0095620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618137.23/cwt132.00–143.0084837
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3494138.00/cwt138.00–138.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313156.67/cwt150.00–167.504905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405177.00/cwt177.00–177.007171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3424151.52/cwt132.50–158.0064216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2993124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,2368
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730111.48/cwt105.00–125.008143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3763110.00/cwt110.00–110.008392
SteersMedium and Large 2-3508121.00/cwt121.00–121.006152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623159.50/cwt159.50–159.5099432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3620141.00/cwt141.00–141.008743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516149.50/cwt149.50–149.5077110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525141.00/cwt141.00–141.0074010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2657138.00/cwt138.00–138.009076
SteersMedium and Large 1-2543162.50/cwt162.50–162.5088219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0919
SteersMedium and Large 2-3775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450166.00/cwt166.00–166.007472
SteersMedium and Large 2-3666135.00/cwt135.00–135.008997
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2459169.31/cwt168.00–169.5077717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2994149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690144.00/cwt144.00–144.009941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623144.00/cwt144.00–144.0089726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660141.31/cwt135.50–143.0093323
CowsLean 85-90%91842.59/cwt41.00–46.003913
CowsLean 85-90%1,01053.81/cwt51.00–57.005438
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79060.79/cwt59.00–63.001,0886
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24852.88/cwt45.00–57.006605
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31059.69/cwt52.00–69.0078260
Bulls1,59786.07/cwt84.00–87.501,3755
Bulls1,76594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,6681
Bulls1,42779.76/cwt76.00–83.001,1383
Bulls1,17082.00/cwt82.00–82.009591
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,520860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,068850.82/head800.00–900.008512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05491.50/cwt74.00–113.009649
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1611,037.49/head925.00–1,085.001,03713
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,200950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,100935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium 1-2955849.21/head825.00–875.008492
BullsMedium and Large 2-3840124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0467
BullsMedium and Large 2-3895108.00/cwt108.00–108.009672
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007432
BullsMedium and Large 2-3545123.00/cwt123.00–123.006701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006044
BullsMedium and Large 2-3479132.08/cwt122.00–142.006334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559151.68/cwt142.00–153.5084844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429160.50/cwt160.50–160.5068922
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420151.00/cwt151.00–151.006343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3268160.00/cwt160.00–160.004293
BullsMedium and Large 2-3910115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488157.50/cwt157.50–157.5076932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373160.62/cwt154.00–161.5059917
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3384140.00/cwt140.00–140.005384
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568133.26/cwt120.00–137.007579
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432175.50/cwt175.50–175.5075822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3739125.24/cwt122.50–128.009264

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.