Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-12-15

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 15
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
149 vs last sale 501 212 vs year ago 862 · 24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
64 vs last sale 100 15 vs year ago 179 · 8.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
4 vs last sale 26 48 vs year ago 70 · 68.6%
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 and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 10.00-12.00 higher and over 600 lbs. were steady. A good quality feeder calf offering saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.41/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$151.41
235 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520153.70799205
Medium and Large 2-3439135.7859730
One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $203 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 sale235 hd
151.41
KY average23 barns · 6,199 hd
149.46
+1.95
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
BullsLow1,65490.501,49710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48464.0495053
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22560.2873839
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04554.3556844

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)Young (2-4 yrs)963$8832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$8284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$8083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)920$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$1,0694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)998$1,0314thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2665127.19/cwt124.00–128.008465
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717128.13/cwt124.00–134.5091920
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3633124.00/cwt124.00–124.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620141.23/cwt139.00–141.5087637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371171.36/cwt171.00–172.0063623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy414195.00/cwt195.00–195.008075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308172.50/cwt172.50–172.505313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3248132.50/cwt132.50–132.503292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504352
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530151.62/cwt148.00–158.0080411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3557145.96/cwt138.00–150.008136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2957135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2708149.16/cwt147.00–153.001,05625
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3462131.15/cwt131.00–132.5060610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530133.11/cwt125.00–135.007055
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365148.15/cwt135.00–155.005413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007353
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670122.54/cwt121.00–124.008214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437159.00/cwt159.00–159.0069532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2496162.13/cwt159.00–163.0080441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3429141.28/cwt136.00–145.006065
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,085115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2394180.00/cwt180.00–180.007095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640152.18/cwt141.00–155.0097420
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added484186.00/cwt186.00–186.009007
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835144.45/cwt143.00–145.001,20611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375147.50/cwt147.50–147.505531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705129.52/cwt126.00–133.009132
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405147.50/cwt147.50–147.505971
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518136.05/cwt125.00–147.007052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566156.40/cwt155.00–157.008857
BullsMedium and Large 1-2811113.00/cwt113.00–113.009165
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy304220.00/cwt220.00–220.006694
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy557176.00/cwt176.00–176.0098019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy298227.50/cwt227.50–227.5067810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy360193.89/cwt193.00–196.0069820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24352.39/cwt50.00–53.506517
CowsLean 85-90%1,00536.93/cwt33.00–39.003714
CowsLean 85-90%1,07046.77/cwt44.00–49.005006
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51473.03/cwt70.50–78.001,1064
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48763.87/cwt58.00–69.5095046
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23167.16/cwt66.00–69.0082712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21558.91/cwt55.00–64.0071620
CowsLean 85-90%1,02963.66/cwt62.50–67.006556
CowsLean 85-90%1,04956.46/cwt50.00–60.5059228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39354.64/cwt52.00–57.007613
Bulls1,42079.57/cwt73.00–86.001,1303
Bulls1,75495.19/cwt90.00–99.001,6707
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2940925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2920675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,177879.32/head700.00–1,150.008793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,112.21/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,335675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,270975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium 1-2963883.05/head775.00–975.008832
Bred CowsMedium 1-2915775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium 1-2810750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2900850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3436138.04/cwt122.50–142.506027
BullsMedium and Large 2-3612132.50/cwt132.50–132.508112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3483153.00/cwt153.00–153.007392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3595122.50/cwt122.50–122.507291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620157.85/cwt149.00–159.0097926
BullsMedium and Large 2-3381141.00/cwt141.00–141.005376
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330168.75/cwt165.00–170.005574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718135.98/cwt132.50–137.0097613
BullsMedium and Large 2-3282150.12/cwt147.50–155.004233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added543162.00/cwt162.00–162.0088021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy291164.00/cwt164.00–164.004779
BullsMedium and Large 1-2945102.50/cwt102.50–102.509691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430179.00/cwt179.00–179.0077012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485171.24/cwt171.00–172.0083147
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661140.00/cwt140.00–140.009257

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.