Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-04-14

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
342 head
▼ 586 vs last sale 928▼ 357 vs year ago 699 · −51.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 94▼ 43 vs year ago 106 · −40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 92▼ 48 vs year ago 72 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with a light test. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.28/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$148.28
159 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$103
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517150.88780145
Medium and Large 2-3727121.4288314thin
One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale159 hd
148.28
—
KY average24 barns · 5,605 hd
147.49
+0.79
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—High1,499106.081,5907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29085.721,1065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49180.131,19515
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18676.4190715

Every lot

61 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 2-3225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240172.50/cwt172.50–172.504141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330173.00/cwt173.00–173.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369192.00/cwt192.00–192.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417189.81/cwt181.00–191.0079214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478185.00/cwt185.00–185.0088414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556173.70/cwt173.00–175.5096625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586156.19/cwt150.00–158.009156
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700141.00/cwt141.00–141.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795113.00/cwt113.00–113.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208185.00/cwt185.00–185.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273178.96/cwt175.00–180.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306180.61/cwt172.00–182.005538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375172.61/cwt168.00–174.0064718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439159.63/cwt158.00–160.0070133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482150.32/cwt150.00–152.0072530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540147.00/cwt147.00–147.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555150.50/cwt150.50–150.5083513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561139.48/cwt135.00–141.007824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613137.00/cwt137.00–137.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.49/cwt125.00–127.008534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716124.14/cwt121.00–126.008898
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3748119.00/cwt119.00–119.008902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2798112.50/cwt112.50–112.508988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2892114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3894101.65/cwt100.00–105.009096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910112.74/cwt110.00–115.501,0266
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2302195.00/cwt195.00–195.005897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377187.37/cwt183.00–191.0070611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423184.50/cwt184.50–184.5078010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445167.00/cwt167.00–167.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2504171.00/cwt171.00–171.0086211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543160.00/cwt160.00–160.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557162.00/cwt162.00–162.009028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565111.00/cwt111.00–111.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617145.50/cwt145.50–145.508989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28898.08/cwt95.00–101.001,2633
Bulls——1,517109.61/cwt104.50–113.001,6633
Bulls——2,075119.50/cwt119.50–119.502,4801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15069.00/cwt69.00–69.007941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18976.94/cwt72.00–82.0091514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29085.72/cwt82.00–87.501,1065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49180.13/cwt77.00–83.001,19515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2700625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,9901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100984.66/cwt925.00–1,050.0010,8312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340963.34/cwt850.00–1,075.0012,9092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,388981.89/cwt850.00–1,090.0013,6292
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,1401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,461.98/cwt1,450.00–1,475.0017,5442

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.