Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-11-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 17
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 814▼ 31 vs year ago 1,016 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 150▲ 73 vs year ago 161 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 24▼ 17 vs year ago 57 · −29.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower and bull calves traded steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were steady. Buyer interest in all classes of feeder cattle was very moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher on a good quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.65/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$141.65
338 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572142.27814327
Medium and Large 2-3450123.3655511thin
One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $259 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 sale338 hd
141.65
—
KY average22 barns · 6,832 hd
148.98
−7.33
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—Average1,43085.481,22218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49668.111,01966
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21963.9577966
CowsLean 85-90%Low99755.0854961

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)1,211$8675
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$85610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$7965
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$7935
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$5601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)830$6182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$9251thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389157.87/cwt153.00–161.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407189.00/cwt189.00–189.007696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485183.00/cwt183.00–183.0088816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486165.30/cwt164.00–166.0080311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505141.00/cwt141.00–141.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2549165.00/cwt165.00–165.0090626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571151.00/cwt151.00–151.008625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626157.00/cwt157.00–157.009836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633148.22/cwt134.00–151.0093865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657170.75/cwt170.75–170.751,12277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717137.58/cwt130.00–140.0098627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750127.00/cwt127.00–127.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2839145.69/cwt142.50–148.501,22219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985133.73/cwt130.00–137.501,3172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287139.91/cwt130.00–146.0040215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339130.20/cwt127.50–131.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364150.64/cwt142.00–161.0054811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370174.00/cwt174.00–174.0064413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426165.00/cwt165.00–165.0070318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441119.00/cwt119.00–119.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458127.00/cwt127.00–127.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493152.44/cwt137.00–155.0075249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535133.13/cwt129.75–141.0071216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557142.99/cwt132.75–147.7579666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606153.50/cwt153.50–153.509307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630134.68/cwt128.00–135.5084836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663131.72/cwt123.00–133.5087316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712138.36/cwt138.00–138.5098518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730120.59/cwt120.00–123.0088023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,10728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825116.50/cwt116.50–116.509615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277144.19/cwt135.00–150.003995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303192.50/cwt192.50–192.505837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332137.50/cwt137.50–137.504572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369198.30/cwt187.00–201.0073235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370141.00/cwt141.00–141.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426155.85/cwt149.50–164.006647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430191.00/cwt191.00–191.0082124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3452117.50/cwt117.50–117.505313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493161.82/cwt150.00–163.0079838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540152.50/cwt152.50–152.5082411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563157.75/cwt157.75–157.7588829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641155.00/cwt155.00–155.0099421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2644135.67/cwt134.00–138.0087412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730127.70/cwt115.00–131.0093219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766118.50/cwt118.50–118.5090812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820125.98/cwt120.00–127.001,0337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29079.01/cwt73.00–88.001,01913
Bulls——1,70097.47/cwt97.00–98.001,6572
Bulls——1,855105.52/cwt104.00–107.001,9573
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97040.70/cwt33.00–44.003958
Cows—Lean 85-90%98167.54/cwt66.00–69.006637
Cows—Lean 85-90%99250.66/cwt45.00–55.0050322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01460.28/cwt57.00–65.0061124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20965.37/cwt60.00–70.0079045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22555.57/cwt50.00–59.5068114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26375.48/cwt72.00–81.009536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31748.00/cwt48.00–48.006321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43656.89/cwt54.00–58.008174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46173.42/cwt70.00–77.501,07323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52366.13/cwt59.50–69.501,00739
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830618.09/head585.00–650.006182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055793.26/head680.00–835.007935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084796.15/head600.00–935.007965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,211867.46/head585.00–1,000.008675
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220855.60/head625.00–1,025.0085610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2870925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.