Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-06-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 22
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
586 head
43 vs last sale 543 183 vs year ago 403 · +45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
10 vs last sale 112 29 vs year ago 131 · 22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
17 vs last sale 28 32 vs year ago 43 · 74.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeders steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Bull calves traded sharply lower. Feeder buyer demand was sluggish on a plain offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.77/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$198.77
219 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$65.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.04
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539208.121,122151
Medium and Large 2538191.041,02835
Medium and Large 2-3630165.571,04431
Large 1-2748143.001,0702thin
One grade step is worth $65.12/cwt here — about $52 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 sale219 hd
198.77
KY average26 barns · 6,498 hd
210.82
−12.04
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
BullsLow1,641117.541,9297thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44896.131,39222
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,23988.571,09737
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00979.7380437

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)1,333$1,3564thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$8351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,035$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,01685.33/cwt80.00–90.0086717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28858.88/cwt52.50–65.007582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25276.40/cwt73.00–79.009575
CowsLean 85-90%1,12564.96/cwt64.00–66.007312
CowsLean 85-90%98976.09/cwt67.50–79.0075318
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44098.61/cwt93.00–110.001,42016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46989.52/cwt87.00–91.001,3156
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24099.97/cwt92.50–112.001,24013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22886.93/cwt80.00–91.001,06817
Bulls1,555106.89/cwt103.00–110.001,6622
Bulls1,498116.81/cwt116.00–118.001,7503
Bulls1,943129.29/cwt124.00–135.002,5122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,045835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3331,355.84/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3564
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,035900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3687169.61/cwt169.00–170.001,1655
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy363262.00/cwt262.00–262.0095113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425235.00/cwt235.00–235.0099916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy722197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4229
BullsMedium 1-2645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2806
BullsMedium and Large 2802174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,3997
SteersMedium 1-2535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,28320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621221.60/cwt221.50–222.001,37624
SteersMedium and Large 2780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2298240.00/cwt240.00–240.007153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2744198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4734
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,185149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2641204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3085
SteersMedium and Large 2683198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3614189.19/cwt185.00–192.001,1625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379251.00/cwt251.00–251.009515
SteersMedium and Large 2435212.00/cwt212.00–212.009222
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,108159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,7622
SteersMedium and Large 2553208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2814194.46/cwt190.00–196.001,5834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added785204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6011
SteersMedium and Large 2630199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2543
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445187.50/cwt187.50–187.508341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3923160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2868154.95/cwt152.50–157.501,3452
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533183.78/cwt183.00–185.009805
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278250.06/cwt240.00–255.006953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added552210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,15925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy463248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,14812
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3624165.52/cwt151.00–176.001,03316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added732209.70/cwt209.00–214.001,5357
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2706165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,16510
HeifersMedium and Large 2567185.25/cwt181.00–186.001,05013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2755
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy623211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,31524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy301270.00/cwt270.00–270.008135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355230.00/cwt230.00–230.008172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260255.00/cwt255.00–255.006631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3588184.44/cwt180.00–189.001,0852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2494211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,04224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2448209.29/cwt207.00–211.009387
BullsMedium and Large 2-3517168.71/cwt160.00–185.008723
BullsMedium and Large 2-3905142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2223230.06/cwt225.00–235.005132
BullsMedium and Large 2628196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475194.00/cwt194.00–194.009221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy545221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,20712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3780167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3071
BullsMedium and Large 2541192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,03913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy369247.00/cwt247.00–247.009117
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385205.00/cwt205.00–205.007891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325226.63/cwt220.00–232.507372
HeifersMedium and Large 2656181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,01110
HeifersLarge 1-2748143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0702
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460192.30/cwt192.00–192.508855
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3847135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added636201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2787
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3393200.00/cwt200.00–200.007862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315253.00/cwt253.00–253.0079710
HeifersMedium and Large 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008254
HeifersMedium and Large 2524191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,00114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3955134.99/cwt132.50–137.501,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,22720
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491210.39/cwt206.00–211.001,03346

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.