Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-04-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
978 head
▲ 636 vs last sale 342▲ 216 vs year ago 762 · +28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 63▲ 127 vs year ago 95 · +133.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 24▲ 39 vs year ago 48 · +81.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with light weight male cattle trading a couple dollars higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.62/cwt on 420 head.
Average price
$151.62
420 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521153.06797378
Medium and Large 2-3549138.6876142
One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $36 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 sale420 hd
151.62
—
KY average24 barns · 6,403 hd
150.50
+1.12
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35385.921,1624thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48880.851,20316
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21773.8189839

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260204.00/cwt204.00–204.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384201.00/cwt201.00–201.0077210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424186.58/cwt186.00–188.007917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443178.00/cwt178.00–178.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482182.00/cwt182.00–182.0087719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556176.00/cwt176.00–176.0097930
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568143.69/cwt139.00–147.0081611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624158.50/cwt158.50–158.5098920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638137.00/cwt137.00–137.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,02110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3783128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,1356
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230163.00/cwt163.00–163.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260169.00/cwt169.00–169.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296173.00/cwt173.00–173.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303182.00/cwt182.00–182.005517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3339169.00/cwt169.00–169.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359176.41/cwt172.00–179.0063327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435160.63/cwt158.00–162.5069987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3456150.00/cwt150.00–150.0068412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486154.36/cwt154.00–156.0075065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537145.00/cwt145.00–145.0077923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538143.50/cwt143.50–143.507725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552147.60/cwt146.75–154.5081555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621140.35/cwt136.00–140.5087230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635154.00/cwt154.00–154.0097850
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3642127.00/cwt127.00–127.008159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690131.00/cwt131.00–131.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720126.15/cwt124.00–126.2590823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3724115.00/cwt115.00–115.0083310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2814107.00/cwt107.00–107.008714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2304204.00/cwt204.00–204.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365189.67/cwt189.00–196.0069210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372203.27/cwt200.00–206.0075635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440185.00/cwt185.00–185.0081432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476171.88/cwt166.00–184.0081872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533145.00/cwt145.00–145.007737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538159.00/cwt159.00–159.0085512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553159.00/cwt159.00–159.0087933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616144.00/cwt144.00–144.0088727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3646126.79/cwt125.00–129.008199
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2694130.50/cwt130.50–130.5090613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2821125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0265
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05585.00/cwt85.00–85.008971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11368.00/cwt68.00–68.007572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22773.82/cwt68.00–79.0090636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35385.92/cwt83.50–88.501,1624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46183.02/cwt79.50–85.501,21311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54676.06/cwt74.00–78.001,1765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0014,8911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153838.47/cwt800.00–910.009,6683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,011.58/cwt885.00–1,125.0012,0388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,192.96/cwt1,050.00–1,425.0015,0677
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335935.00/cwt935.00–935.0012,4821
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,271.81/cwt1,000.00–1,400.0014,1939
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5001

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.