Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-07-28

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 28
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 490▲ 172 vs year ago 405 · +42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 131▼ 1 vs year ago 78 · −1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 43▼ 1 vs year ago 39 · −2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher. Bull calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Strong demand was shown for all feeder cattle classes. Slaughter cows sold steady except for the boner cows which sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00-12.00 higher on a better quality offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.22/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$150.22
235 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540153.83831206
Medium and Large 2-3619124.5777129
One grade step is worth $29.26/cwt here — about $59 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 sale235 hd
150.22
—
KY average25 barns · 4,819 hd
160.88
−10.67
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—High1,666107.121,7858thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49976.601,14819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22472.9689321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01062.1762816

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$8325
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$6601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1766
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,17410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,0474thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338190.50/cwt190.50–190.506446
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411178.00/cwt178.00–178.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430159.00/cwt159.00–159.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477184.75/cwt184.75–184.7588119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537172.21/cwt166.00–175.0092526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570149.00/cwt149.00–149.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610149.00/cwt149.00–149.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619168.92/cwt167.00–171.001,04628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675159.77/cwt156.00–165.001,0787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723147.96/cwt146.00–151.001,0705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2931141.04/cwt129.00–143.001,3137
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269157.76/cwt150.00–162.504245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330145.00/cwt142.50–147.504792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350173.00/cwt173.00–173.0060623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428162.50/cwt162.50–162.5069636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438138.96/cwt135.00–143.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458127.00/cwt127.00–127.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492153.65/cwt152.00–154.0075633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526149.26/cwt147.00–156.0078512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554151.33/cwt148.50–156.0083816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561164.50/cwt164.50–164.5092312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3604137.54/cwt132.00–139.758317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622149.74/cwt149.50–150.0093140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656142.71/cwt140.00–145.0093611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688112.00/cwt112.00–112.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3703122.00/cwt122.00–122.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2814129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835111.00/cwt111.00–111.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389387.00/cwt87.00–87.007774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,13811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,105118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270146.25/cwt135.00–157.503952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318185.00/cwt185.00–185.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353187.00/cwt187.00–187.006608
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3358147.66/cwt140.00–155.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375171.00/cwt171.00–171.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427172.00/cwt172.00–172.0073410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429132.86/cwt124.00–150.005706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447154.00/cwt154.00–154.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462147.22/cwt146.00–152.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479167.50/cwt167.50–167.5080216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481131.99/cwt130.00–136.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554156.00/cwt156.00–156.0086422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571133.13/cwt120.00–138.0076015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626146.14/cwt137.00–148.0091529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3641122.00/cwt122.00–122.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2704140.00/cwt140.00–140.009869
Bulls—Large 1-2768113.00/cwt113.00–113.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390890.00/cwt90.00–90.008172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7311
Bulls——1,696106.49/cwt98.00–114.001,8066
Bulls——1,77093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,6461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99573.00/cwt73.00–73.007261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01164.76/cwt61.00–70.006559
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01156.48/cwt53.00–59.005716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18564.30/cwt62.00–66.007627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23482.22/cwt79.50–86.001,0155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24874.54/cwt68.50–78.009309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47875.86/cwt72.00–80.001,12113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49368.75/cwt68.50–69.001,0262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56982.92/cwt81.00–84.501,3014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,154.32/head975.00–1,300.001,1544
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,217.86/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,016.40/head935.00–1,075.001,0162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,145.31/head875.00–1,400.001,1456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,077.78/head800.00–1,300.001,0782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,216.02/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250831.56/head650.00–1,075.008325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.