Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-10-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 27
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
691 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 624▼ 47 vs year ago 738 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 125▼ 71 vs year ago 150 · −47.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 18 · +94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Compared to last week Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.59/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$143.59
256 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559145.16811209
Medium and Large 2-3512136.6270047
One grade step is worth $8.53/cwt here — about $111 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
143.59
—
KY average24 barns · 5,746 hd
147.08
−3.49
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—Average1,52084.611,28610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,79060.791,0886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30559.1777265
CowsLean 85-90%Low98550.7550011

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)1,161$1,03713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,143$8533thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$8512thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)850$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,0052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$9501thin

Every lot

79 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 1-2405177.00/cwt177.00–177.007171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007046
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450166.00/cwt166.00–166.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459169.31/cwt168.00–169.5077717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508121.00/cwt121.00–121.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543162.50/cwt162.50–162.5088219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620141.00/cwt141.00–141.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623159.50/cwt159.50–159.5099432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3666135.00/cwt135.00–135.008997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690144.00/cwt144.00–144.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2994149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4819
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267146.00/cwt146.00–146.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3293127.00/cwt127.00–127.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313156.67/cwt150.00–167.504905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315137.50/cwt137.50–137.504331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373160.62/cwt154.00–161.5059917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384140.00/cwt140.00–140.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424151.52/cwt132.50–158.0064216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429160.50/cwt160.50–160.5068922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488157.50/cwt157.50–157.5076932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3494138.00/cwt138.00–138.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516149.50/cwt149.50–149.5077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525141.00/cwt141.00–141.0074010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560141.50/cwt141.50–141.5079235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578136.00/cwt136.00–136.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618137.23/cwt132.00–143.0084837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627125.90/cwt117.50–130.0078910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657138.00/cwt138.00–138.009076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730111.48/cwt105.00–125.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741129.00/cwt129.00–129.0095620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3763110.00/cwt110.00–110.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835119.00/cwt119.00–119.009943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2993124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,2368
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3268160.00/cwt160.00–160.004293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2314183.66/cwt170.00–190.005777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361178.00/cwt178.00–178.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420151.00/cwt151.00–151.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432175.50/cwt175.50–175.5075822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479132.08/cwt122.00–142.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485164.68/cwt164.00–168.0079922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535167.50/cwt167.50–167.508966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545123.00/cwt123.00–123.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559151.68/cwt142.00–153.5084844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568133.26/cwt120.00–137.007579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623144.00/cwt144.00–144.0089726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660141.31/cwt135.50–143.0093323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3739125.24/cwt122.50–128.009264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0467
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3895108.00/cwt108.00–108.009672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3910115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17082.00/cwt82.00–82.009591
Bulls——1,42779.76/cwt76.00–83.001,1383
Bulls——1,59786.07/cwt84.00–87.501,3755
Bulls——1,76594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,6681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91842.59/cwt41.00–46.003913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01053.81/cwt51.00–57.005438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24852.88/cwt45.00–57.006605
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31059.69/cwt52.00–69.0078260
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79060.79/cwt59.00–63.001,0886
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2955849.21/head825.00–875.008492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068850.82/head800.00–900.008512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,037.49/head925.00–1,085.001,03713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,520860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05491.50/cwt74.00–113.009649
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,100935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,200950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.