Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-11-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 17
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
171 vs last sale 814 31 vs year ago 1,016 · 3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
84 vs last sale 150 73 vs year ago 161 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
16 vs last sale 24 17 vs year ago 57 · 29.8%
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 lower and bull calves traded steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were steady. Buyer interest in all classes of feeder cattle was very moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher on a good quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.65/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$141.65
338 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.33
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572142.27814327
Medium and Large 2-3450123.3655511thin
One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $259 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 sale338 hd
141.65
KY average22 barns · 6,832 hd
148.98
−7.33
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
BullsAverage1,43085.481,22218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49668.111,01966
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21963.9577966
CowsLean 85-90%Low99755.0854961

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)1,211$8675
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$85610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$7965
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$7935
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$5601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)830$6182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$9251thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557142.99/cwt132.75–147.7579666
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287139.91/cwt130.00–146.0040215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535133.13/cwt129.75–141.0071216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630134.68/cwt128.00–135.5084836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2339130.20/cwt127.50–131.004414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,070108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663131.72/cwt123.00–133.5087316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730120.59/cwt120.00–123.0088023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added805137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,10728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426165.00/cwt165.00–165.0070318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825116.50/cwt116.50–116.509615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added712138.36/cwt138.00–138.5098518
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2549165.00/cwt165.00–165.0090626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added626157.00/cwt157.00–157.009836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364150.64/cwt142.00–161.0054811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy407189.00/cwt189.00–189.007696
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy485183.00/cwt183.00–183.0088816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2389157.87/cwt153.00–161.006145
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505141.00/cwt141.00–141.007121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2839145.69/cwt142.50–148.501,22219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added606153.50/cwt153.50–153.509307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633148.22/cwt134.00–151.0093865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985133.73/cwt130.00–137.501,3172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486165.30/cwt164.00–166.0080311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717137.58/cwt130.00–140.0098627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added657170.75/cwt170.75–170.751,12277
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0013
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750127.00/cwt127.00–127.009532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571151.00/cwt151.00–151.008625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2332137.50/cwt137.50–137.504572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2493161.82/cwt150.00–163.0079838
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added641155.00/cwt155.00–155.0099421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy303192.50/cwt192.50–192.505837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy369198.30/cwt187.00–201.0073235
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430191.00/cwt191.00–191.0082124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22555.57/cwt50.00–59.5068114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26375.48/cwt72.00–81.009536
CowsLean 85-90%99250.66/cwt45.00–55.0050322
CowsLean 85-90%98167.54/cwt66.00–69.006637
CowsLean 85-90%1,01460.28/cwt57.00–65.0061124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52366.13/cwt59.50–69.501,00739
CowsLean 85-90%97040.70/cwt33.00–44.003958
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43656.89/cwt54.00–58.008174
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46173.42/cwt70.00–77.501,07323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31748.00/cwt48.00–48.006321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20965.37/cwt60.00–70.0079045
Bulls1,70097.47/cwt97.00–98.001,6572
Bulls1,29079.01/cwt73.00–88.001,01913
Bulls1,855105.52/cwt104.00–107.001,9573
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830618.09/head585.00–650.006182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220855.60/head625.00–1,025.0085610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055793.26/head680.00–835.007935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,211867.46/head585.00–1,000.008675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,084796.15/head600.00–935.007965
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2870925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3452117.50/cwt117.50–117.505313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2644135.67/cwt134.00–138.0087412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2540152.50/cwt152.50–152.5082411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2766118.50/cwt118.50–118.5090812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370141.00/cwt141.00–141.005221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563157.75/cwt157.75–157.7588829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426155.85/cwt149.50–164.006647
BullsMedium and Large 1-2277144.19/cwt135.00–150.003995
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730127.70/cwt115.00–131.0093219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820125.98/cwt120.00–127.001,0337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493152.44/cwt137.00–155.0075249
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3441119.00/cwt119.00–119.005255
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3458127.00/cwt127.00–127.005826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370174.00/cwt174.00–174.0064413

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.