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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 25

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

627 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 673▼ 6 vs year ago 633 · −0.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 133▼ 88 vs year ago 174 · −50.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 55▼ 33 vs year ago 40 · −82.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher and bull calves were steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a few of the packages selling sharply higher. Feeder buyers showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows were up 3.00-5.00 with the high dressing cows selling 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-7.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.31/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$210.31

280 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$58.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.30

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	213.80	1,140	263
Medium 1-2	530	171.00	906	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	155.38	909	16thin

One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $231 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 sale280 hd

210.31

—

KY average26 barns · 5,944 hd

204.01

+6.30

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,671	127.33	2,128	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	107.16	1,534	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	98.24	1,195	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	84.47	831	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,143	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$960	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$740	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

80 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	349	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	907	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	240.82/cwt	230.00–246.00	992	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,102	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	253.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,183	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	242.36/cwt	240.00–243.75	1,304	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,095	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,408	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,225	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,402	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,453	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,644	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	211.33/cwt	206.00–222.50	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	293	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	204.26/cwt	201.00–207.50	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	799	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	232.60/cwt	230.00–233.00	877	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	228.23/cwt	225.00–229.00	988	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	228.00/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,076	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	984	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	817	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	209.80/cwt	209.50–210.50	1,133	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	195.47/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,056	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	1,256	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,084	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	206.27/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,285	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,130	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,494	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,276	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	158.49/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,193	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	806	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	903	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	157.57/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,317	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,342	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	221.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,058	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,003	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	179.16/cwt	175.00–180.00	855	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	207.45/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,106	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	538	225.91/cwt	225.50–226.00	1,215	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	598	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,262	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,240	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,274	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	701	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,356	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,313	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,141	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	114.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,822	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	133.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,289	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	63.51/cwt	53.00–73.00	538	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	87.14/cwt	84.00–91.00	867	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	97.14/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,014	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	835	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	106.07/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,275	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	88.95/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,111	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	97.55/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,338	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	108.96/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,572	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	880	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu May 25, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 673Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 133Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 55Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	225.00–229.00	228.23
46	—	472	224.00–232.00	228.00
30	—	377	230.00–233.00	232.60
2	—	293	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	112.00	112.00
3	—	405	190.00	190.00
4	—	489	167.00	167.00
1	—	595	144.00	144.00
2	—	635	178.00	178.00
2	—	548	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	540	209.50–210.50	209.80
18	—	623	206.00–207.00	206.27
20	—	554	226.75	226.75
20	—	664	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	341	201.00–207.50	204.26
3	—	284	206.00–222.50	211.33
2	—	753	155.00–162.00	158.49
17	—	709	180.00	180.00
2	—	473	208.00	208.00
3	—	932	144.00	144.00
9	—	836	154.00–158.00	157.57
3	—	363	220.00	220.00
9	—	540	190.00–197.00	195.47
4	—	556	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	180.00	180.00
6	—	872	188.50	188.50
3	—	412	230.00–246.00	240.82
1	—	550	199.00	199.00
1	—	470	204.00	204.00
1	—	905	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	285.00	285.00
19	—	419	263.00	263.00
1	—	270	260.00	260.00
10	—	349	260.00	260.00
29	—	467	250.00–255.00	253.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	137.50	137.50
1	—	925	155.00	155.00
1	—	690	177.50	177.50
1	—	295	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	701	200.00	200.00
34	—	627	224.50	224.50
63	—	538	240.00–243.75	242.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	167.00	167.00
3	—	327	220.00–225.00	221.63
1	—	930	155.00	155.00
6	—	636	195.00	195.00
3	—	358	235.00	235.00
1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
4	—	685	186.00	186.00
3	—	273	230.00	230.00
2	—	708	174.00	174.00
1	—	485	196.00	196.00
6	—	533	204.00–211.00	207.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	247.50	247.50
8	—	432	245.00	245.00
13	—	598	211.00	211.00
9	—	701	193.50	193.50
37	—	538	225.50–226.00	225.91
5	—	456	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	175.00–180.00	179.16
1	—	895	127.50	127.50
1	—	440	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	78.00	78.00
3	—	847	53.00–73.00	63.51
4	—	1,044	95.00–101.00	97.14
7	—	995	84.00–91.00	87.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,443	101.00–118.00	108.96
6	—	1,372	88.00–100.00	97.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00
13	—	1,202	102.00–116.00	106.07
9	—	1,249	85.00–95.00	88.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	110.00–117.00	114.01
4	—	1,708	130.00–140.00	133.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.