Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-01-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 27
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 205▼ 110 vs year ago 578 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 36▲ 118 vs year ago 27 · +437.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 53▲ 53 vs year ago 27 · +196.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.25/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$146.25
194 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513147.65757173
Medium and Large 2-3462134.6962321
One grade step is worth $12.96/cwt here — about $135 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 sale194 hd
146.25
—
KY average25 barns · 6,541 hd
142.46
+3.78
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
Bulls—Average1,66491.741,52612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60270.771,1349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36269.8195111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24762.6078054

Every lot

60 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280168.00/cwt168.00–168.004703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370171.00/cwt171.00–171.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462187.00/cwt187.00–187.0086421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480163.00/cwt163.00–163.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505131.00/cwt131.00–131.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556163.50/cwt163.50–163.509098
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615131.45/cwt125.00–138.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,00214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779144.66/cwt144.00–146.001,12715
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2248147.00/cwt147.00–147.003654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272147.00/cwt147.00–147.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275143.00/cwt143.00–143.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300152.00/cwt152.00–152.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343135.00/cwt135.00–135.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362163.50/cwt158.00–164.5059227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432162.00/cwt162.00–162.0070018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435140.08/cwt137.00–141.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478152.11/cwt150.00–159.0072735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519132.01/cwt126.00–135.506858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530145.27/cwt140.00–150.0077015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554145.39/cwt145.25–146.0080527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618130.26/cwt129.50–132.0080517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682118.00/cwt116.00–119.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713130.07/cwt127.50–133.5092719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0077
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317185.00/cwt185.00–185.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372181.00/cwt181.00–181.0067319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390161.00/cwt161.00–161.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425174.50/cwt174.50–174.5074212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479145.59/cwt141.00–147.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483160.07/cwt159.00–163.0077321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523137.73/cwt131.00–140.007208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559148.00/cwt148.00–148.0082711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618147.00/cwt147.00–147.0090814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715131.00/cwt131.00–131.0093711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28282.63/cwt78.00–86.001,0593
Bulls——1,79194.77/cwt90.50–99.001,6979
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24562.67/cwt55.00–68.5078050
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25369.24/cwt69.00–69.508682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28054.21/cwt54.00–54.506942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36269.81/cwt65.00–74.0095111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60270.77/cwt67.00–74.501,1349
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,6342
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,244.44/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0013,0679
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,020.88/cwt850.00–1,225.0011,0466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,197896.93/cwt875.00–950.0010,7365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,103.17/cwt985.00–1,300.0014,3636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3541,119.00/cwt860.00–1,225.0015,15110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,2132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,209.87/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0015,3293
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,292.55/cwt1,175.00–1,350.0017,0623

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.