Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-09-08

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 544▲ 119 vs year ago 496 · +24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 77▲ 55 vs year ago 54 · +101.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 50▲ 42 vs year ago 34 · +123.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 pounds traded steady over 450 pounds traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.10/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$163.10
247 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520164.30854225
Medium and Large 2-3524150.8679022
One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $64 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 sale247 hd
163.10
—
KY average18 barns · 3,682 hd
162.67
+0.43
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—Low1,829103.281,88916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29988.411,14911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48585.481,27019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20179.3495323

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)1,446$1,30019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,11810
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,135$1,7002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,24210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,3203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1501thin

Every lot

65 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 1-2290208.08/cwt205.00–210.0060310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367207.47/cwt202.00–208.0076111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418201.50/cwt201.50–201.5084210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467188.00/cwt188.00–188.0087814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524178.00/cwt178.00–178.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530166.00/cwt166.00–166.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,02821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627174.06/cwt171.50–175.001,09125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694163.19/cwt162.50–166.001,1335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,16518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785179.25/cwt179.25–179.251,40764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2486
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220195.00/cwt195.00–195.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2257184.00/cwt184.00–184.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313183.70/cwt180.00–187.505758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363189.00/cwt189.00–189.0068621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427170.50/cwt170.50–170.5072829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438158.00/cwt158.00–158.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477168.35/cwt165.50–169.5080360
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3544148.26/cwt144.00–149.0080713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552164.07/cwt158.50–164.5090642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617157.52/cwt156.00–160.5097225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709133.91/cwt131.00–142.5094924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2347202.00/cwt202.00–202.007019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370174.00/cwt174.00–174.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381200.00/cwt200.00–200.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433167.70/cwt163.00–171.007267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434187.50/cwt187.50–187.5081421
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2440107.50/cwt107.50–107.504732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481174.00/cwt174.00–174.0083717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518152.50/cwt152.50–152.507902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535172.49/cwt171.00–177.5092349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556175.00/cwt175.00–175.009736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615154.00/cwt154.00–154.009472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629164.89/cwt159.00–165.501,03732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2698155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,10417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2791131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0368
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56992.57/cwt84.00–99.001,4524
Bulls——1,775114.03/cwt112.00–116.002,0242
Bulls——1,943105.42/cwt100.00–111.002,04810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05088.00/cwt88.00–88.009241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05082.00/cwt82.00–82.008611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09071.95/cwt70.00–73.507843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22680.05/cwt74.00–86.5098119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32489.05/cwt85.00–95.001,17910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39575.39/cwt71.00–80.001,0522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,3661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50086.11/cwt81.00–91.001,29216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,241.50/head1,100.00–1,475.001,24210
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,118.29/head850.00–1,350.001,11810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4461,300.05/head1,050.00–1,400.001,30019
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,319.62/head1,150.00–1,525.001,3203
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.