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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 17

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

816 head

▲ 241 vs last sale 575▲ 442 vs year ago 374 · +118.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 99▲ 87 vs year ago 88 · +98.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 56▲ 25 vs year ago 31 · +80.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 higher with very strong demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.42/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$150.42

276 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$21.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

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	512	151.11	774	267
Medium and Large 2-3	479	130.06	623	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about $151 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 sale276 hd

150.42

—

KY average24 barns · 4,966 hd

147.11

+3.31

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	—	High	1,749	103.48	1,810	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	86.37	1,165	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	84.91	1,277	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	75.97	930	38

Every lot

73 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	186.12/cwt	181.00–191.00	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	168.44/cwt	164.00–170.00	714	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	803	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	744	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	903	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	148.10/cwt	140.00–149.50	881	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	155.98/cwt	155.50–157.00	989	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	646	146.32/cwt	137.00–151.00	945	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	995	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	149.20/cwt	149.20–149.20	1,156	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	140.33/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,138	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	167.31/cwt	165.00–169.00	522	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	168.64/cwt	162.00–171.00	616	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	164.03/cwt	162.00–166.00	722	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	155.73/cwt	147.00–157.50	748	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	149.73/cwt	149.50–150.50	813	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	782	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	835	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	132.23/cwt	132.00–132.25	817	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	871	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	127.38/cwt	126.50–127.50	911	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	937	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,032	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	626	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	186.76/cwt	183.00–190.00	676	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	785	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	160.20/cwt	153.00–161.00	700	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	166.60/cwt	165.00–167.75	871	46
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	552	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	762	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	831	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	924	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	137.12/cwt	136.00–139.00	930	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	961	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	93.93/cwt	87.50–103.50	1,465	8
Bulls	—	—	1,849	109.91/cwt	104.00–116.00	2,032	8
Bulls	—	—	2,105	115.93/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,440	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	589	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	76.14/cwt	71.00–85.00	935	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	85.32/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,139	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,045	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	94.25/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,371	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	83.87/cwt	79.00–88.50	1,263	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	93.14/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,439	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	20,610	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	1,102.83/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	13,410	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,187.70/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	14,490	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,057.65/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	12,956	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,312.16/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	14,565	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,392	1,502.40/cwt	1,150.00–1,575.00	20,913	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	25,900	3

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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 575Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 99Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 56Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 higher with very strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	146.00	146.00
2	—	635	111.00	111.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
2	—	395	144.00	144.00
1	—	450	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	312	165.00–169.00	167.31
58	—	543	149.50–150.50	149.73
7	—	657	132.50	132.50
3	—	268	156.00	156.00
4	—	839	123.00	123.00
4	—	781	120.00	120.00
25	—	618	132.00–132.25	132.23
44	—	365	162.00–171.00	168.64
40	—	440	162.00–166.00	164.03
17	—	715	126.50–127.50	127.38
39	—	480	147.00–157.50	155.73
8	—	588	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	612	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	137.00–151.00	146.32
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
3	—	300	175.00	175.00
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
13	—	595	140.00–149.50	148.10
5	—	483	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	775	149.20	149.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	185.00	185.00
2	—	568	151.00–154.00	152.49
25	—	634	155.50–157.00	155.98
6	—	811	140.00–140.50	140.33
8	—	424	164.00–170.00	168.44
2	—	748	142.00	142.00
13	—	464	173.00	173.00
10	—	541	167.00	167.00
6	—	381	181.00–191.00	186.12
2	—	698	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	362	183.00–190.00	186.76
24	—	428	183.50	183.50
19	—	614	150.50	150.50
18	—	678	136.00–139.00	137.12
12	—	554	150.00	150.00
10	—	821	117.00	117.00
46	—	523	165.00–167.75	166.60
6	—	313	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	171.00	171.00
5	—	552	138.00	138.00
3	—	467	153.00	153.00
20	—	437	153.00–161.00	160.20
1	—	330	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	62.00	62.00
36	—	1,228	71.00–85.00	76.14
1	—	1,350	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	92.00–94.00	93.14
17	—	1,506	79.00–88.50	83.87
1	—	1,340	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	94.00–94.50	94.25
15	—	1,335	82.00–90.00	85.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,105	115.00–117.00	115.93
8	—	1,849	104.00–116.00	109.91
8	—	1,560	87.50–103.50	93.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,216	900.00–1,200.00	1,102.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	925.00–1,175.00	1,057.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,187.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,392	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,502.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,110	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,312.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.