Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-03-24

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 24
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 816▲ 85 vs year ago 610 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 175▲ 106 vs year ago 80 · +132.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 56▲ 52 vs year ago 29 · +179.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 6.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with instances sharply higher. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.61/cwt on 248 head.
Average price
$154.61
248 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514154.89796190
Medium and Large 2-3499153.7076658
One grade step is worth $1.18/cwt here — about $30 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 sale248 hd
154.61
—
KY average25 barns · 6,553 hd
148.34
+6.27
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—High1,687108.921,83720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30384.731,10427
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43182.841,18540
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14975.6987041

Every lot

75 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215192.50/cwt192.50–192.504142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273197.50/cwt197.50–197.505393
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3293180.00/cwt180.00–180.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373197.50/cwt197.50–197.507374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414190.00/cwt190.00–190.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420167.00/cwt167.00–167.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470184.82/cwt184.00–185.0086921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539176.25/cwt176.25–176.2595020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553167.00/cwt167.00–167.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,01317
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617162.24/cwt157.00–163.751,00117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,08573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2998131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2212177.50/cwt177.50–177.503763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225162.50/cwt162.50–162.503661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287163.35/cwt163.00–165.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290142.50/cwt142.50–142.504131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303163.00/cwt163.00–163.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366169.55/cwt165.00–172.5062126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439163.00/cwt163.00–163.0071639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462170.40/cwt165.00–171.5078719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488159.14/cwt155.00–161.0077741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537155.64/cwt150.00–156.5083634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551150.00/cwt150.00–150.0082718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564158.50/cwt158.50–158.508944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589136.61/cwt132.00–138.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612132.50/cwt132.50–132.5081112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690131.98/cwt130.00–135.5091111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702129.50/cwt129.50–129.509098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838118.00/cwt118.00–118.009896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,198113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313192.03/cwt185.00–193.006018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364190.88/cwt181.00–192.0069510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365179.50/cwt179.50–179.506552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424187.00/cwt187.00–187.0079321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434168.51/cwt161.00–174.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493165.50/cwt165.50–165.5081631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493150.00/cwt150.00–150.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531155.50/cwt155.50–155.508264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542163.78/cwt162.00–171.0088839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619149.90/cwt147.00–150.5092824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3634141.00/cwt141.00–141.008944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2737129.00/cwt129.00–129.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813111.00/cwt111.00–111.009023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40398.45/cwt92.00–106.001,3817
Bulls——1,809112.90/cwt106.00–117.502,04210
Bulls——1,942120.09/cwt119.00–121.002,3323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99267.58/cwt66.00–69.006706
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17476.73/cwt72.00–82.5090134
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30384.73/cwt80.00–90.001,10427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41983.01/cwt77.00–90.501,17837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,2881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63876.95/cwt76.00–77.501,2602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,137.50/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0011,9442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,121.61/cwt1,025.00–1,275.0012,4849
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,6881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,251.32/cwt950.00–1,400.0015,9928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858883.25/cwt625.00–1,025.007,5786
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0014,4381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950937.50/cwt900.00–975.008,9062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,568.45/cwt1,375.00–1,700.0016,4694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,382.30/cwt1,150.00–1,625.0016,0499

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.