Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-03-13

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 13
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
▲ 395 vs last sale 491▲ 120 vs year ago 766 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 72▲ 31 vs year ago 124 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 78▲ 23 vs year ago 39 · +59.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with the 500-650 lbs. calves in both classes selling sharply higher. The demand for the lightweight calves wasn't as strong as in previous weeks and the heavier calves saw much better demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower on an overall lower quality offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.14/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −97.55 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$293.14
100 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.80
vs KY average
−21.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547297.641,62985
Medium and Large 2566274.001,5517thin
Medium and Large 2-3558262.001,4618thin
One grade step is worth $35.64/cwt here — about $168 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 sale100 hd
293.14
—
KY average26 barns · 1,946 hd
299.93
−6.80
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−21.82
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−97.55
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—Average1,674163.262,73229
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,459143.242,09040
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254134.261,68432
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,039128.251,33348
HeifersChoiceAverage1,410176.002,4822thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,675181.003,0322thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,470165.002,4261thin

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)1,323$2,5494thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$2,1586
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,0776
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,7742thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$3,5673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$3,19113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,4751thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,3914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4119
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480302.45/cwt287.50–307.501,4524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,71812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7347
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6694
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9295
Steers550–600Medium 1-2590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595271.25/cwt260.00–282.501,6142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618314.50/cwt314.50–314.501,9448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8234
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9343
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,03812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762280.80/cwt280.80–280.802,14066
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0433
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0343
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1021
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9691
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,3263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2242362.84/cwt360.00–385.008788
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,0504
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,13914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364371.75/cwt370.00–375.001,35343
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390312.94/cwt300.00–322.501,22012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421300.74/cwt297.50–305.001,2667
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430332.12/cwt327.50–332.501,42825
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473316.30/cwt314.50–337.501,49667
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543299.30/cwt292.00–303.001,62568
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564291.01/cwt290.00–292.501,64117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,5517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3599244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4877
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625270.78/cwt263.00–274.001,69221
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3721224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6159
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722234.04/cwt232.00–235.001,69016
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767239.88/cwt229.00–241.001,84011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8962
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9131
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8931
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-21,275171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250380.00/cwt380.00–380.009501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255335.00/cwt335.00–335.008542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315384.55/cwt382.50–385.001,21111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3331346.27/cwt335.00–347.501,14610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3369316.99/cwt295.00–322.501,1705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375371.53/cwt369.00–373.001,39321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424337.91/cwt337.50–338.001,43336
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480323.03/cwt321.00–330.001,55140
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3042
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2492260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2793
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2502240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2053
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5739
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3532271.53/cwt270.00–272.501,4455
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545323.50/cwt323.50–323.501,76334
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,86014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615278.47/cwt275.00–280.001,71313
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688266.65/cwt262.50–267.001,83512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7773
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7211
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9203
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9681
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,9531
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,470165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4261
Steers—Choice1,675181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,0322
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,410176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,403149.39/cwt139.00–154.002,09610
Bulls——1,627162.64/cwt158.00–167.002,6467
Bulls——1,852173.83/cwt170.00–180.003,21910
Bulls——Natural2,298182.00/cwt182.00–182.004,1822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992140.96/cwt136.00–150.001,39811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054126.80/cwt122.00–134.001,33629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059117.32/cwt113.00–120.001,2427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253141.60/cwt140.00–145.001,7748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255132.54/cwt125.00–139.001,66323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,355160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451135.07/cwt129.00–139.001,96012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464147.11/cwt140.00–156.002,15426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,9031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0281,975.18/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,774.02/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,049.68/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,177.70/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3232,548.58/head2,200.00–2,700.002,5494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3342,248.97/head1,850.00–2,550.002,2494
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2073,497.93/head3,450.00–3,550.003,4987
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,567.05/head3,550.00–3,600.003,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.