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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 16

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

680 head

▲ 313 vs last sale 367▲ 7 vs year ago 673 · +1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 74▲ 0 vs year ago 133 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 23▼ 40 vs year ago 55 · −72.7%

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 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder buyers showed good demand for all classes of calves today. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.80/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −140.88 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$249.80

83 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$60.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.28

vs KY average

−20.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	265.50	1,460	38
Medium and Large 2	536	239.59	1,285	41
Medium and Large 2-3	566	205.32	1,162	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.18/cwt here — about $298 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

249.80

—

KY average24 barns · 1,237 hd

263.08

−13.28

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−20.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

−140.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $314.93, median $390.68 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,703	144.91	2,467	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	131.95	1,892	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	124.77	1,466	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	112.16	1,185	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	152.61	2,022	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$1,819	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,804	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,663	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,178	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,395	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,400	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	330.60/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,564	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	269.82/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,438	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	306.08/cwt	305.00–307.25	1,647	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,689	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,317	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,697	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,442	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	265.03/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,675	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	237.08/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,638	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	190.80/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,370	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,762	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,822	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	232.01/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,877	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,620	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,882	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	888	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	314.43/cwt	297.50–327.50	965	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	306.68/cwt	292.50–311.00	1,098	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	282.66/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,218	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	436	201.97/cwt	197.50–205.00	881	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	221.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,036	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	274.96/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,342	67
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	239.70/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,285	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,460	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	205.32/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,162	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	219.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,338	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	243.56/cwt	243.25–244.50	1,498	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,471	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	209.81/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,441	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,585	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	186.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,369	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,586	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	185.80/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,550	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	172.39/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,777	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	323.43/cwt	310.00–342.50	889	12
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,087	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	263.35/cwt	240.00–285.00	877	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	360.43/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,312	18
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	323.78/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,298	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,465	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	298.04/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,288	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	320.64/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,510	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	276.57/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,493	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,466	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	261.34/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,626	30
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,631	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,669	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	187.56/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,632	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	903	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,761	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,479	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,325	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,022	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	131.44/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	152.68/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,143	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	92.19/cwt	85.00–96.00	876	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,288	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	105.54/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,090	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	118.82/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,321	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	134.08/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,527	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,361	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	125.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,480	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,177	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	134.97/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,930	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	126.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,817	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,662.87/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,040	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,070	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,804.24/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,804	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	1,819.49/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,819	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 367Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 74Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	536	230.00–250.00	239.70
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
5	600–650	611	215.00–220.00	219.00
8	650–700	687	206.00–211.00	209.81
4	700–750	733	185.00–190.00	186.76
1	750–800	775	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	250	355.00	355.00
7	300–350	307	297.50–327.50	314.43
17	350–400	358	292.50–311.00	306.68
24	400–450	431	280.00–302.50	282.66
67	450–500	488	262.00–280.00	274.96
38	550–600	550	265.50	265.50
46	600–650	615	243.25–244.50	243.56
13	650–700	678	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	206.00	206.00
10	800–850	834	183.00–190.00	185.80
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
5	1000–1050	1,031	170.00–173.00	172.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	215.00	215.00
5	400–450	436	197.50–205.00	201.97
3	450–500	467	220.00–225.00	221.75
4	550–600	566	180.00–215.00	205.32
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
16	700–750	703	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	362.50	362.50
3	350–400	368	379.00	379.00
4	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	334.91
11	450–500	473	320.00–337.50	330.60
23	500–550	538	305.00–307.25	306.08
31	600–650	632	260.00–276.00	265.03
2	700–750	728	242.00	242.00
4	750–800	782	233.00	233.00
11	800–850	809	222.50–233.00	232.01
2	850–900	875	210.00–220.00	215.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	533	257.50–282.50	269.82
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	691	237.00–237.50	237.08
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	820	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	620	232.50	232.50
5	700–750	718	190.00–191.00	190.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	553	305.50	305.50
4	600–650	604	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	288	377.50	377.50
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
18	350–400	364	350.00–362.50	360.43
4	400–450	401	310.00–337.50	323.78
20	450–500	471	316.00–332.00	320.64
14	500–550	540	276.00–280.00	276.57
30	600–650	622	255.00–264.00	261.34
7	650–700	671	243.00	243.00
5	700–750	707	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	275	310.00–342.50	323.43
4	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	432	275.00–302.50	298.04
1	450–500	470	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	548	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
3	850–900	870	180.00–197.50	187.56
2	900–950	903	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	240.00–285.00	263.35
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	427	343.00	343.00
26	550–600	552	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,112	112.00–125.00	118.82
9	—	1,033	99.00–110.00	105.54
3	—	1,010	127.00–128.00	127.52
4	—	950	85.00–96.00	92.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,441	120.00–129.00	126.07
39	—	1,430	131.00–144.00	134.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	131.00–140.00	134.08
4	—	1,168	115.00–118.00	116.53
1	—	1,345	87.50	87.50
15	—	1,183	120.00–129.00	125.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,718	144.00–157.00	152.68
3	—	1,608	128.00–134.00	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	150.00–155.00	152.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,262	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,819.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,804.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.