Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-08-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 4
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 577▼ 384 vs year ago 746 · −51.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 77▼ 52 vs year ago 112 · −46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 38▼ 60 vs year ago 76 · −78.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 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 $155.99/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$155.99
107 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$124
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3444159.897108thin
Medium and Large 1-2536155.6783499
One grade step is worth $4.22/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale107 hd
155.99
—
KY average24 barns · 4,880 hd
161.38
−5.39
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—Average1,522100.311,5278thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39884.281,1784thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56381.891,2809thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13972.4282522

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,1173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$8873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,0212thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$9251thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423178.00/cwt178.00–178.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456179.00/cwt179.00–179.0081611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500159.00/cwt159.00–159.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536176.75/cwt176.75–176.7594715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3553153.00/cwt153.00–153.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582163.63/cwt160.00–165.009527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,00913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0957
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739163.00/cwt160.00–164.001,20512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,3188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,2948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2892130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328165.75/cwt160.00–167.505444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378178.00/cwt178.00–178.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382177.00/cwt177.00–177.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430154.05/cwt152.00–158.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431168.00/cwt168.00–168.0072413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490162.50/cwt162.50–162.5079618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541157.10/cwt156.00–157.5085037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558158.00/cwt158.00–158.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632148.00/cwt148.00–148.009358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704126.50/cwt126.50–126.5089110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310187.00/cwt187.00–187.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373167.15/cwt157.50–171.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380186.00/cwt186.00–186.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434171.00/cwt171.00–171.0074219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485153.00/cwt153.00–153.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492163.00/cwt163.00–163.0080225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3552145.00/cwt145.00–145.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556159.75/cwt159.75–159.7588816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615150.00/cwt150.00–150.0092312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642129.00/cwt129.00–129.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3742117.00/cwt117.00–117.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0972
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36995.97/cwt92.00–98.001,3145
Bulls——1,777107.55/cwt104.00–111.001,9113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02863.36/cwt63.00–64.006513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15173.51/cwt67.00–79.0084618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,1882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39884.28/cwt80.00–87.501,1784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61380.86/cwt77.50–83.001,3047
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,021.33/head960.00–1,075.001,0212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953887.41/head860.00–900.008873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,117.25/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1173

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.