Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-03-31

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 31
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 695▼ 160 vs year ago 842 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 186▲ 41 vs year ago 109 · +37.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 81▼ 14 vs year ago 60 · −23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady with a lighter test than last week. Feeder bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.93/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$153.93
228 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514155.20798182
Medium and Large 2-3436148.9264946
One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about $148 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 sale228 hd
153.93
—
KY average22 barns · 6,702 hd
149.82
+4.11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,764108.211,90911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25886.641,09024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41883.411,18321
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14577.5388852

Every lot

72 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 1-2284203.17/cwt195.00–206.0057721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378195.00/cwt195.00–195.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427189.00/cwt189.00–189.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486181.36/cwt180.00–181.5088110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490154.00/cwt154.00–154.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573170.54/cwt170.00–171.0097718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606164.50/cwt164.50–164.509979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606153.25/cwt152.00–154.009298
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631141.37/cwt136.00–144.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660150.00/cwt150.00–150.0099013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3703136.00/cwt136.00–136.009563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,0525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,14565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777135.82/cwt134.00–139.001,0558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,17922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,026130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3347
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203183.80/cwt180.00–187.503732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3226164.00/cwt164.00–164.003714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272155.33/cwt144.00–165.004229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306175.00/cwt175.00–175.0053617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3312154.89/cwt150.00–157.504833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358169.98/cwt169.50–172.5060931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358164.00/cwt164.00–164.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432160.39/cwt157.00–161.0069327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438145.75/cwt143.00–148.006387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492159.92/cwt154.00–165.5078727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534156.63/cwt152.00–160.0083629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3543150.00/cwt150.00–150.0081510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554150.79/cwt146.00–153.5083515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590139.01/cwt138.00–140.508205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613133.60/cwt133.00–134.008195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671129.50/cwt129.50–129.508695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3724115.05/cwt111.00–119.008334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2939120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,12710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2957118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1299
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310187.50/cwt187.50–187.505811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3359180.00/cwt180.00–180.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361198.92/cwt195.00–200.0071823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428186.50/cwt186.50–186.5079832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429164.53/cwt154.00–170.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474177.30/cwt175.00–180.0084025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534168.33/cwt166.00–168.7589919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558164.46/cwt160.00–169.0091816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589145.69/cwt133.00–158.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616154.00/cwt154.00–154.0094911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638135.00/cwt135.00–135.008616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718136.00/cwt136.00–136.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008863
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,526102.51/cwt101.00–104.001,5644
Bulls——1,900111.47/cwt108.00–115.002,1187
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04069.45/cwt63.00–73.507228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15678.06/cwt73.00–84.0090241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25886.64/cwt82.00–93.001,09024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27791.89/cwt89.00–94.501,1733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40683.83/cwt79.00–89.001,17920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738897.88/cwt725.00–1,025.006,6262
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,5551,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0022,5481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0010,9861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,188.95/cwt1,125.00–1,250.0012,7812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,267900.10/cwt835.00–950.0011,4043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,162.98/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0015,1196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3641,196.13/cwt1,075.00–1,275.0016,3159
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,068.48/cwt775.00–1,275.0012,2882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3141,434.17/cwt1,075.00–1,625.0018,8455

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.