Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-09-29

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 29
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 859▲ 105 vs year ago 673 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 49▲ 47 vs year ago 70 · +67.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 23 vs year ago 40 · −57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bull calves were 10.00-12.00 lower with low demand. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher with the remainder trading 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.07/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$146.07
354 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508147.51750331
Medium and Large 2-3515125.3764523
One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $105 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 sale354 hd
146.07
—
KY average24 barns · 5,694 hd
150.97
−4.90
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—Average1,62199.911,62013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50678.311,17927
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22969.5685520
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00965.3465947

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,0526
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$7602thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$8251thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005087
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368177.50/cwt177.50–177.506532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419165.00/cwt165.00–165.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467172.00/cwt172.00–172.008038
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533133.00/cwt133.00–133.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540174.25/cwt174.25–174.2594113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552135.00/cwt135.00–135.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580161.00/cwt161.00–161.009348
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620158.68/cwt151.00–161.0098434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670151.67/cwt136.00–155.001,01615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685122.50/cwt122.50–122.508392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710142.43/cwt130.00–145.001,01120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834129.33/cwt125.00–135.001,0795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280146.05/cwt140.00–155.004096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313145.00/cwt145.00–145.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362159.08/cwt152.50–161.0057635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375131.28/cwt130.00–132.504922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428154.31/cwt143.00–156.0066069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477121.57/cwt120.00–125.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495151.17/cwt150.75–153.5074885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525126.07/cwt120.00–132.0066217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537146.75/cwt146.75–146.7578813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553145.00/cwt145.00–145.0080238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621133.37/cwt127.00–136.0082842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670142.99/cwt133.00–144.0095822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704125.45/cwt125.00–125.5088311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789116.00/cwt116.00–116.009155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2293165.16/cwt155.00–175.004846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374178.00/cwt178.00–178.0066616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382156.52/cwt155.00–157.505985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429157.29/cwt145.00–159.0067532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482130.60/cwt130.00–131.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485156.73/cwt142.00–158.0076035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537125.00/cwt125.00–125.0067112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2548153.00/cwt153.00–153.0083849
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618118.85/cwt111.00–120.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620140.45/cwt132.00–141.0087150
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670123.72/cwt120.00–127.508292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706137.00/cwt137.00–137.0096717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765111.98/cwt111.00–113.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835119.00/cwt119.00–119.0099410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295087.00/cwt87.00–87.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01383.00/cwt83.00–83.008412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48293.31/cwt86.00–98.001,3837
Bulls——1,755113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,9921
Bulls——1,789106.43/cwt104.00–109.001,9045
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96256.47/cwt51.00–60.0054315
Cows—Lean 85-90%99375.74/cwt73.00–80.0075214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05367.85/cwt63.50–71.0071416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12338.88/cwt38.00–40.004372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19258.31/cwt51.00–63.006953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23671.55/cwt67.00–76.5088417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44386.23/cwt85.00–88.001,2444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51877.20/cwt73.00–83.001,17222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125759.62/head675.00–835.007602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,052.32/head750.00–1,275.001,0526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.