Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2022-12-01

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 1
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,023 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 985▼ 409 vs year ago 1,432 · −28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 234▲ 45 vs year ago 177 · +25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 40▼ 26 vs year ago 51 · −51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to market closure last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. The buyer interest in all classes of feeder cattle was very good. The demand on slaughter cattle was moderate on a very plain offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.09/cwt on 436 head.
Average price
$147.09
436 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577147.82852422
Medium and Large 2-3629125.1478714thin
One grade step is worth $22.67/cwt here — about $65 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 sale436 hd
147.09
—
KY average22 barns · 6,699 hd
148.72
−1.63
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—Average1,62690.311,46924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47664.6095467
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22759.0672546
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02253.0554265

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)1,340$95710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$7351thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)923$7642thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$1,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,315$9463thin

Every lot

74 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 1-2272175.00/cwt175.00–175.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385197.00/cwt197.00–197.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3417151.00/cwt151.00–151.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470176.08/cwt165.00–180.0082828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2547166.78/cwt156.00–170.0091213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3551145.00/cwt145.00–145.007999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558170.00/cwt170.00–170.0094920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,10460
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623164.49/cwt156.50–174.001,02547
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637146.02/cwt140.00–152.0093010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723147.37/cwt142.00–157.501,06543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3731135.00/cwt135.00–135.009875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814135.21/cwt135.00–135.501,10114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860137.49/cwt130.00–140.001,1825
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263161.10/cwt160.00–162.5042411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290132.50/cwt132.50–132.503842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308172.00/cwt172.00–172.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3312150.00/cwt150.00–150.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372177.00/cwt176.00–180.0065827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374159.00/cwt159.00–159.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435154.82/cwt145.00–159.0067373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489153.00/cwt153.00–153.0074846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539145.20/cwt143.50–148.0078316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551145.70/cwt142.00–147.0080351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630142.86/cwt130.50–146.5090083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723129.43/cwt125.00–138.0093640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769138.82/cwt132.00–140.001,06820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2809134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,0866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846146.25/cwt146.25–146.251,23725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3863119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2958129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,23614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277148.78/cwt142.50–155.004124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351206.00/cwt206.00–206.0072312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365137.50/cwt137.50–137.505022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375156.40/cwt145.00–160.005874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427174.00/cwt174.00–174.0074344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445131.00/cwt131.00–131.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461141.00/cwt141.00–141.006507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489159.00/cwt159.00–159.0077835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540123.00/cwt123.00–123.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553153.00/cwt153.00–153.0084647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573132.00/cwt132.00–132.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623139.88/cwt130.00–141.0087130
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692134.87/cwt130.00–137.0093326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2844129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0938
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43679.42/cwt73.00–85.001,1407
Bulls——1,695100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6952
Bulls——1,70694.10/cwt89.00–98.001,60515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98538.40/cwt33.00–45.0037810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00750.86/cwt47.00–55.0051229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01168.22/cwt67.00–70.006905
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06359.44/cwt56.00–64.0063221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21156.15/cwt52.00–60.0068026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21846.85/cwt45.00–49.005712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23563.28/cwt61.00–66.0078213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29168.14/cwt67.00–72.008805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40457.70/cwt55.00–59.008109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47965.15/cwt60.00–70.0096455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64575.22/cwt73.00–78.001,2373
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200849.32/head785.00–910.008492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5451,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923764.16/head750.00–775.007642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340956.69/head750.00–1,150.0095710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.