Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-11-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 3
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
40 vs last sale 691 401 vs year ago 1,052 · 38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
71 vs last sale 79 27 vs year ago 123 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
3 vs last sale 35 11 vs year ago 21 · +52.4%
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 sold 3.00-5.00 higher and feeder heifers were steady. Bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Buyer demand for feeder cattle was good on the calves under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.41/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$145.41
267 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.86
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555145.75810264
Medium and Large 2-3658115.837633thin
One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $47 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 sale267 hd
145.41
KY average23 barns · 5,795 hd
150.27
−4.86
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
BullsAverage1,95995.171,8658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43361.5688237
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21157.5069659
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04751.8954335
HeifersChoiceAverage1,21693.771,1405thin

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)1,428$9132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$81011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$8043thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$7801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$6851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$5552thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,3632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3427138.00/cwt138.00–138.005893
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665121.00/cwt121.00–121.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2267174.08/cwt160.00–178.0046513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675112.50/cwt112.50–112.507591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,010114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556144.75/cwt144.75–144.7580544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620135.16/cwt130.00–145.0083846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369156.82/cwt152.00–159.0057915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2759125.00/cwt125.00–125.009494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483151.16/cwt147.00–152.0073050
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530146.06/cwt137.00–151.0077417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2939121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,1415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670134.61/cwt130.00–139.009026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716139.13/cwt130.00–145.0099638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690152.20/cwt148.00–152.501,05014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,01730
SteersMedium and Large 2-3305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426159.00/cwt159.00–159.0067723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2356170.00/cwt170.00–170.006054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy414182.00/cwt182.00–182.007536
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428169.04/cwt155.00–175.007234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474172.55/cwt157.00–174.0081812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558169.98/cwt169.50–172.0094821
SteersMedium and Large 2-3538131.00/cwt131.00–131.007052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1622
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,070123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813145.43/cwt141.00–150.001,1822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530163.00/cwt163.00–163.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2545159.70/cwt156.00–160.5087034
BullsMedium and Large 1-2953110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370182.00/cwt182.00–182.0067310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy305186.00/cwt186.00–186.005673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy434179.00/cwt179.00–179.0077716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy265197.00/cwt197.00–197.005222
CowsLean 85-90%1,06457.65/cwt54.00–61.0061317
CowsLean 85-90%1,02337.61/cwt32.00–44.003859
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48264.32/cwt61.50–68.0095311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25073.00/cwt73.00–73.009131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21160.13/cwt56.00–66.5072840
CowsLean 85-90%1,03363.36/cwt62.50–64.006554
HeifersChoice1,21693.77/cwt92.00–95.001,1405
CowsLean 85-90%1,04448.80/cwt48.00–52.005095
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40072.26/cwt71.50–74.001,0125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41657.56/cwt54.00–60.5081521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20844.82/cwt38.00–48.005414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20852.50/cwt50.00–55.0063414
Bulls1,98097.35/cwt94.50–102.001,9284
Bulls2,01088.31/cwt86.00–90.001,7753
Bulls1,725107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,8461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080804.38/head760.00–850.008043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,252810.17/head670.00–925.0081011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,428912.71/head860.00–960.009132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035554.83/head550.00–560.005552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632153.01/cwt137.00–154.5096749
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3521121.61/cwt120.00–122.006345
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3479137.23/cwt134.00–139.0065711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2841120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,00915
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2712136.54/cwt128.00–137.5097230
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265177.50/cwt177.50–177.504701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325157.50/cwt157.50–157.505121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2688131.00/cwt131.00–131.009014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487168.81/cwt167.00–169.0082240
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433158.72/cwt157.50–159.006875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781

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.