Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-03-06

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 6
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▼ 363 vs last sale 854▼ 127 vs year ago 618 · −20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 155▼ 19 vs year ago 91 · −20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 70▲ 53 vs year ago 25 · +212.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 lower with a very limited number of comparisons on the heavier heifers. The demand remained very strong for the lightweight calves and the weaned calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.36/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −95.32 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$295.36
45 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.29
vs KY average
−9.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547302.821,65738
Medium and Large 2-3567254.881,4457thin
One grade step is worth $47.93/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd
295.36
—
KY average25 barns · 1,895 hd
287.07
+8.29
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−9.66
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−95.32
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
434390345301median 390.6803/0504/3006/2508/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,812163.352,9607thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,421143.762,04326
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199134.141,60919
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,077123.231,32815
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375173.002,3791thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,4354thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,1465
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$1,9083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,515$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,7733thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,5632thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$2,9817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,71216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$2,4752thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,2001thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458376.50/cwt375.00–378.001,72410
Steers500–550Medium 1-2540291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,89012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576309.86/cwt305.00–330.001,7855
Steers600–650Medium 1-2610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,9067
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638276.28/cwt275.00–290.001,76311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678288.78/cwt286.00–292.001,95817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831246.47/cwt239.00–249.002,0484
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,0711
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,1321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255317.50/cwt317.50–317.508102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300322.50/cwt322.50–322.509685
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363379.89/cwt377.50–381.001,37919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415367.15/cwt365.00–367.501,52414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,67711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,58415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532260.06/cwt250.00–280.001,3843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,70314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540301.54/cwt293.00–304.001,62813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,6347
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3593251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4884
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614253.15/cwt250.00–261.001,5547
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685234.50/cwt234.00–235.001,6062
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6592
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7704
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725262.75/cwt262.75–262.751,90571
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3288302.43/cwt300.00–305.008712
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317366.67/cwt365.00–367.501,1626
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425352.29/cwt351.00–360.001,49714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,5985
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,65810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534331.62/cwt324.00–337.501,7717
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2540274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy606289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,75123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7723
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2786236.79/cwt236.00–240.001,8615
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,9291
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,9361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008401
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3490222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0902
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,375173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528150.97/cwt148.00–154.002,3072
Bulls——1,778162.71/cwt159.00–168.002,8933
Bulls——2,148176.69/cwt172.00–181.003,7952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072116.22/cwt111.00–123.001,2468
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076129.94/cwt125.00–135.001,3986
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162142.75/cwt140.00–145.001,6595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185122.00/cwt121.00–123.001,4462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217132.57/cwt125.00–139.001,61312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397134.83/cwt131.00–139.001,8849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434148.48/cwt140.00–153.002,12917
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28801,684.38/head1,400.00–1,950.001,6842
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0251,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,145.58/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,680.61/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0252,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0892,981.48/head2,875.00–3,100.002,9817
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,658.64/head2,550.00–2,750.002,65911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,073.57/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.