Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-03-16

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 16
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
767 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 663▼ 49 vs year ago 816 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 71▼ 60 vs year ago 175 · −34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 18 vs year ago 56 · −32.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Buyers showed strong preference for the fancy and value-added groups. Slaughter cows traded 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.89/cwt on 349 head.
Average price
$194.89
349 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521195.751,021337
Medium and Large 2-3514170.7987812thin
One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $143 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 sale349 hd
194.89
—
KY average24 barns · 7,067 hd
188.16
+6.73
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—Average1,666109.821,82912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44188.951,28243
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20786.211,04128
CowsLean 85-90%High99471.9671530

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,5145
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,32510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,3172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,2252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)983$1,1625
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,1064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,4252thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,050$1,8753thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,4752thin

Every lot

84 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 1-2220215.00/cwt215.00–215.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy267253.51/cwt250.00–265.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283225.00/cwt225.00–225.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345234.00/cwt234.00–234.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364256.38/cwt247.00–260.0093315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418197.98/cwt195.00–201.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,03724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483202.00/cwt202.00–202.009766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,16510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567188.40/cwt183.00–194.001,0686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622193.64/cwt181.00–196.001,20419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916158.17/cwt158.00–159.001,4496
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy256211.15/cwt205.00–215.005419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy314225.14/cwt222.50–226.0070712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371222.49/cwt216.00–228.0082527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373192.00/cwt192.00–192.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405177.50/cwt177.50–177.507191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425207.00/cwt207.00–207.0088020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446199.00/cwt199.00–199.0088810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461183.00/cwt183.00–183.008445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463171.00/cwt171.00–171.007924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494211.63/cwt200.00–215.251,045127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540184.94/cwt184.75–186.0099926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567178.14/cwt177.00–179.001,01024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633171.40/cwt161.50–174.751,08531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715160.30/cwt158.00–163.001,14619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815143.98/cwt140.00–146.001,17315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255237.50/cwt237.50–237.506065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323255.00/cwt255.00–255.0082413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374257.36/cwt245.00–261.0096333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410187.00/cwt187.00–187.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428229.00/cwt229.00–229.0098019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469191.66/cwt190.00–195.008996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488212.43/cwt205.00–214.501,03744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2547192.73/cwt180.00–196.501,05427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612188.49/cwt186.00–189.001,15423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719179.89/cwt165.00–182.501,29312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2816171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3837140.81/cwt130.00–152.501,1793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2878148.75/cwt147.50–150.001,3062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,101126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3874
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39895.75/cwt93.00–99.001,3392
Bulls——1,712107.13/cwt101.00–110.001,8345
Bulls——1,727118.13/cwt113.00–126.002,0405
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84651.17/cwt45.00–55.004334
Cows—Lean 85-90%97766.54/cwt61.00–70.006509
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02575.75/cwt74.00–79.0077611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05986.99/cwt83.00–91.009216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20381.02/cwt76.00–86.0097513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20892.40/cwt89.00–98.001,11614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24567.00/cwt67.00–67.008341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43594.26/cwt91.00–98.001,35314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44486.39/cwt81.00–90.001,24729
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2805800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2903751.73/head725.00–775.007522
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2Fancy9801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2Fancy9951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0371,435.69/head1,250.00–1,525.001,4363
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,199.07/head1,000.00–1,400.001,1992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,058938.71/head925.00–950.009392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,514.39/head1,375.00–1,550.001,5145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,316.67/head1,150.00–1,475.001,3172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,421.78/head1,250.00–1,525.001,4228
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.