Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-08-11

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▲ 308 vs last sale 362▲ 164 vs year ago 506 · +32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 60▲ 21 vs year ago 50 · +42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 24 · +29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle traded sharply higher with strong demand and a high 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 $155.26/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$155.26
256 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2632157.20993220
Medium and Large 2-3546143.4078336
One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $209 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 sale256 hd
155.26
—
KY average26 barns · 5,704 hd
164.21
−8.94
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—Low1,677106.911,79310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27789.441,14211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44387.431,2619thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14175.0485617
SteersChoiceAverage1,425129.001,8381thin

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)1,258$1,1316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$8701thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,050$1,0851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,2373thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,2324thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,083$9263thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,1251thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386190.00/cwt190.00–190.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450198.50/cwt198.50–198.5089315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463189.00/cwt189.00–189.008757
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512162.00/cwt162.00–162.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535180.06/cwt177.00–183.009636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543192.83/cwt188.00–194.001,04725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624175.69/cwt175.00–177.001,0969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632176.54/cwt174.00–179.001,11610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690176.23/cwt175.00–176.501,21626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,14814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730172.53/cwt171.00–174.001,25926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2799152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,031138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,42310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297176.00/cwt176.00–176.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325167.00/cwt167.00–167.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360174.00/cwt174.00–174.0062615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363162.00/cwt162.00–162.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430169.66/cwt161.00–170.0073026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436153.00/cwt153.00–153.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489163.33/cwt161.75–169.0079926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536162.50/cwt162.50–162.5087126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536143.32/cwt125.00–150.0076811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586162.50/cwt162.50–162.5095211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624159.73/cwt156.00–165.0099730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626136.00/cwt136.00–136.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3703130.00/cwt130.00–130.009149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,14712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,08311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790124.00/cwt122.00–130.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863143.17/cwt141.00–143.751,23619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,32128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,183132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5623
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2328160.00/cwt160.00–160.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368192.00/cwt192.00–192.0070710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375167.50/cwt167.50–167.506281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410153.67/cwt145.00–158.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428188.00/cwt188.00–188.0080527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3456156.90/cwt142.50–160.007156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483173.00/cwt173.00–173.0083624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525146.00/cwt146.00–146.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552170.50/cwt170.50–170.5094115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613143.00/cwt143.00–143.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631156.00/cwt156.00–156.0098412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2701141.00/cwt141.00–141.0098818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2803119.00/cwt119.00–119.009566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850110.50/cwt110.50–110.509396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2919116.44/cwt111.00–120.001,0705
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,425129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56399.01/cwt97.00–100.001,5483
Bulls——1,726110.29/cwt105.00–114.001,9047
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04169.31/cwt67.00–71.007224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17276.80/cwt73.00–82.0090013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22387.93/cwt84.00–92.001,0759
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44886.48/cwt82.00–94.001,2528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52096.24/cwt94.00–99.001,4632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0321,236.59/head1,050.00–1,325.001,2373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,083925.77/head825.00–1,000.009263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,231.63/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,131.36/head900.00–1,335.001,1316
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,125.00/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.