Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-02-02

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 2
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 250 vs last sale 364▼ 354 vs year ago 468 · −75.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 42▼ 133 vs year ago 145 · −91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 13▼ 77 vs year ago 80 · −96.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Low receipts this week due to inclement weather in the area. Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher and feeder heifers were 5.00-7.00 lower. No test on bull calves. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.82/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$153.82
61 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476156.9074851
Medium and Large 2-3466138.1264310thin
One grade step is worth $18.78/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 sale61 hd
153.82
—
KY average21 barns · 3,304 hd
158.61
−4.79
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49979.731,1954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29569.068942thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93557.005333thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$8751thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250192.50/cwt192.50–192.504811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410189.00/cwt189.00–189.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467191.20/cwt190.00–195.008938
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468171.00/cwt171.00–171.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533174.48/cwt166.00–180.009305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0806
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720152.67/cwt148.00–155.001,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280157.00/cwt157.00–157.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy297184.00/cwt184.00–184.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363180.00/cwt180.00–180.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380154.00/cwt154.00–154.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386165.86/cwt159.00–170.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3456135.24/cwt131.00–138.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460158.99/cwt158.00–161.0073118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541148.72/cwt141.00–154.0080511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585132.09/cwt127.00–137.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618138.01/cwt136.00–140.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668135.45/cwt131.00–140.009052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290191.00/cwt191.00–191.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330193.00/cwt193.00–193.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379187.30/cwt175.00–191.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428190.00/cwt190.00–190.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705141.00/cwt141.00–141.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3905111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87058.00/cwt58.00–58.005051
Cows—Lean 85-90%95045.00/cwt45.00–45.004281
Cows—Lean 85-90%98568.00/cwt68.00–68.006701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29569.06/cwt68.00–70.008942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49979.73/cwt78.00–82.001,1954
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950875.00/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.