Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 15
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 615▲ 40 vs year ago 655 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 109▲ 24 vs year ago 66 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 76▼ 76 vs year ago 89 · −85.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder bulls 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.06/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$157.06
249 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529159.89845212
Medium and Large 2-3565140.8479537
One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $50 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 sale249 hd
157.06
—
KY average25 barns · 5,893 hd
156.00
+1.06
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—Low1,715100.521,72410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30683.711,09310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43580.381,15411
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22274.1290624

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)1,375$1,2102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$8401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$8701thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290202.50/cwt202.50–202.505872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377195.00/cwt195.00–195.007355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405152.50/cwt152.50–152.506181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410195.08/cwt190.00–197.5080016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470188.66/cwt184.00–194.5088732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534184.03/cwt183.25–187.5098341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0369
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545176.00/cwt176.00–176.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616180.03/cwt178.50–183.001,10915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,09212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3687159.54/cwt156.00–163.001,0968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688170.64/cwt166.00–173.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703165.21/cwt164.00–168.001,16110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,24113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831147.14/cwt145.00–150.001,2237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,43218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,47619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,225129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328171.00/cwt171.00–171.005615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361178.00/cwt178.00–178.0064314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370155.71/cwt147.50–161.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417143.12/cwt138.00–154.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438168.95/cwt166.00–170.0074031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465161.00/cwt161.00–161.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479167.43/cwt167.00–168.0080245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540156.00/cwt156.00–156.0084212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3548150.00/cwt150.00–150.008223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559158.85/cwt158.50–162.0088845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620148.57/cwt147.00–155.0092141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632138.00/cwt138.00–138.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691141.97/cwt140.00–146.009819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3691130.76/cwt125.00–132.0090417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734135.00/cwt135.00–135.009916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310157.50/cwt157.50–157.504882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366188.33/cwt180.00–190.0068912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3398153.00/cwt153.00–153.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445179.00/cwt179.00–179.0079710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478159.00/cwt159.00–159.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482173.00/cwt173.00–173.0083418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522141.00/cwt141.00–141.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553164.26/cwt158.00–165.0090829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622156.50/cwt156.50–156.5097320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642147.50/cwt147.50–147.509475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,01510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2796134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2848115.00/cwt115.00–115.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03498.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0134
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,682102.53/cwt99.00–109.001,7258
Bulls——1,84592.50/cwt87.00–95.001,7072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18366.89/cwt65.00–68.007914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23075.56/cwt70.00–80.0092920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30683.71/cwt81.00–86.501,09310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32076.52/cwt75.00–78.001,0102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46181.24/cwt78.00–85.001,1879
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,115117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,209.82/head1,200.00–1,220.001,2102

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.