Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-11-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 3
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 691▼ 401 vs year ago 1,052 · −38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 79▲ 27 vs year ago 123 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 35▲ 11 vs year ago 21 · +52.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher and feeder heifers were steady. Bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Buyer demand for feeder cattle was good on the calves under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.41/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$145.41
267 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555145.75810264
Medium and Large 2-3658115.837633thin
One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $47 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 sale267 hd
145.41
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KY average23 barns · 5,795 hd
150.27
−4.86
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—Average1,95995.171,8658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43361.5688237
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21157.5069659
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04751.8954335
HeifersChoiceAverage1,21693.771,1405thin

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)1,428$9132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$81011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$8043thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$7801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$6851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$5552thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,3632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,1251thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356170.00/cwt170.00–170.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414182.00/cwt182.00–182.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428169.04/cwt155.00–175.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474172.55/cwt157.00–174.0081812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530163.00/cwt163.00–163.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538131.00/cwt131.00–131.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558169.98/cwt169.50–172.0094821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,01730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690152.20/cwt148.00–152.501,05014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813145.43/cwt141.00–150.001,1822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267174.08/cwt160.00–178.0046513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369156.82/cwt152.00–159.0057915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426159.00/cwt159.00–159.0067723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483151.16/cwt147.00–152.0073050
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530146.06/cwt137.00–151.0077417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556144.75/cwt144.75–144.7580544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620135.16/cwt130.00–145.0083846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670134.61/cwt130.00–139.009026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675112.50/cwt112.50–112.507591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716139.13/cwt130.00–145.0099638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759125.00/cwt125.00–125.009494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2939121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,1415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265197.00/cwt197.00–197.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265177.50/cwt177.50–177.504701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305186.00/cwt186.00–186.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325157.50/cwt157.50–157.505121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370182.00/cwt182.00–182.0067310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427138.00/cwt138.00–138.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433158.72/cwt157.50–159.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434179.00/cwt179.00–179.0077716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479137.23/cwt134.00–139.0065711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487168.81/cwt167.00–169.0082240
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521121.61/cwt120.00–122.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545159.70/cwt156.00–160.5087034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632153.01/cwt137.00–154.5096749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665121.00/cwt121.00–121.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688131.00/cwt131.00–131.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712136.54/cwt128.00–137.5097230
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2841120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,00915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2953110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0482
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,21693.77/cwt92.00–95.001,1405
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,8461
Bulls——1,98097.35/cwt94.50–102.001,9284
Bulls——2,01088.31/cwt86.00–90.001,7753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02337.61/cwt32.00–44.003859
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03363.36/cwt62.50–64.006554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04448.80/cwt48.00–52.005095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06457.65/cwt54.00–61.0061317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20852.50/cwt50.00–55.0063414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20844.82/cwt38.00–48.005414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21160.13/cwt56.00–66.5072840
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25073.00/cwt73.00–73.009131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40072.26/cwt71.50–74.001,0125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41657.56/cwt54.00–60.5081521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48264.32/cwt61.50–68.0095311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035554.83/head550.00–560.005552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080804.38/head760.00–850.008043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,252810.17/head670.00–925.0081011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,428912.71/head860.00–960.009132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.