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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 20

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 550 vs last sale 755▼ 281 vs year ago 486 · −57.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 137▼ 70 vs year ago 106 · −66.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 48▼ 52 vs year ago 105 · −49.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle this week due to lack of comparable receipts, but a quality offering and strong bidder participation was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.49/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −49.11 against this barn's trailing median of $206.60.

Average price

$157.49

80 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	741	157.70	1,169	78
Medium and Large 2-3	575	149.50	860	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about $310 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 sale80 hd

157.49

—

KY average19 barns · 4,058 hd

156.76

+0.73

This barn, trailing median1 sales

206.60

−49.11

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,961	93.02	1,824	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	70.36	908	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	67.69	1,029	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	59.01	673	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	107.00	1,284	1thin

Every lot

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,086	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.00/cwt	158.00–164.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	718	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	827	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	796	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	786	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	157.45/cwt	153.00–158.50	751	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	832	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	146.46/cwt	146.00–147.00	912	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,961	93.02/cwt	89.50–94.50	1,824	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	51.96/cwt	51.00–53.00	509	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	59.88/cwt	54.00–65.50	699	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	70.36/cwt	61.50–74.00	908	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	68.32/cwt	66.00–70.50	895	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	64.53/cwt	63.00–66.00	954	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,125	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	927.85/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,626	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	1,214.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	15,617	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,305.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,335.00	16,965	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Jan 20, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 755Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 137Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 48Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	172.00	172.00
2	—	563	161.00	161.00
3	—	625	162.50	162.50
4	—	749	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	765	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	144.50	144.50
3	—	535	154.50	154.50
15	—	424	158.00–164.00	160.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
4	—	609	129.00	129.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
4	—	372	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	318	151.00	151.00
17	—	487	145.00–150.00	147.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	139.00	139.00
1	—	370	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	172.00	172.00
15	—	553	150.50	150.50
5	—	512	149.50	149.50
10	—	477	153.00–158.50	157.45
3	—	307	181.00	181.00
9	—	623	146.00–147.00	146.46
7	—	439	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,253	800.00–1,125.00	927.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,300	1,275.00–1,335.00	1,305.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,286	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,214.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,961	89.50–94.50	93.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	61.50–74.00	70.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	63.00–66.00	64.53
1	—	1,605	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,168	54.00–65.50	59.88
2	—	1,310	66.00–70.50	68.32
4	—	979	51.00–53.00	51.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	107.00	107.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.