Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-01-09

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 9
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 323 vs last sale 529▼ 600 vs year ago 806 · −74.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 99▼ 98 vs year ago 155 · −63.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 42▼ 79 vs year ago 88 · −89.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure for the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $312.54/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.09 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$312.54
3 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.39
vs KY average
−29.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559312.541,7473thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
312.54
—
KY average11 barns · 370 hd
308.15
+4.39
National average155 barns · 22,672 hd
342.08
−29.54
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−125.09
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

31 sales
499446392338median 437.6303/0504/2306/1809/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $352.00, median $437.64 across 31 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,669157.232,62410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460135.021,97115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228127.291,56412
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,014116.021,17719

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)1,100$1,5002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,470$2,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,0501thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473323.53/cwt317.50–325.001,5305
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559312.54/cwt307.50–315.001,7473
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Steers650–700Medium 1-2655245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6051
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7755
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0092
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added932248.75/cwt248.75–248.752,31855
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8531
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2963227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419307.66/cwt300.00–312.501,2895
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4859
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4728
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3601230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3827
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5269
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6154
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5143
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5477
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2298377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,1255
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2354340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2044
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548284.38/cwt275.00–290.001,5588
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2584266.04/cwt260.00–270.001,5545
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6625
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6513
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6763
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2789225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393159.49/cwt157.00–162.002,2222
Bulls——1,716172.31/cwt164.00–180.002,9574
Bulls——1,759141.03/cwt137.00–145.002,4814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90092.50/cwt92.50–92.508331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013121.66/cwt115.00–127.001,23211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020106.26/cwt101.00–112.001,0846
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155135.95/cwt132.00–140.001,5702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243125.56/cwt121.00–130.001,56110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373128.84/cwt122.00–133.001,7696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496142.03/cwt135.00–157.502,1258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.