Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-03-20

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 20
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 886▲ 1 vs year ago 659 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 155▼ 45 vs year ago 140 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 62▲ 4 vs year ago 20 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were sharply higher. Today's offering contained a large number of high quality calves that were in very desirable condition and the buyers reacted by paying premiums for those calves. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.44/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −93.24 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$297.44
38 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.34
vs KY average
−17.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556297.981,65637
Medium and Large 2-3550277.501,5261thin
One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $129 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 sale38 hd
297.44
—
KY average24 barns · 1,501 hd
305.78
−8.34
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−17.14
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−93.24
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—High1,676169.862,84712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415147.482,08642
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190144.111,71626
CowsLean 85-90%High1,056135.751,43315
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,245162.002,0172thin

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)1,229$2,1624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,6818

Every lot

95 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325312.50/cwt305.00–320.001,0162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358417.25/cwt415.00–418.001,4948
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389381.01/cwt380.50–385.001,4829
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434389.28/cwt380.00–390.001,68913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4593
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465342.30/cwt330.00–350.001,5928
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468377.50/cwt374.50–385.001,76728
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,9227
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536341.40/cwt334.00–343.001,83030
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3542310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580324.10/cwt316.00–338.001,88015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3597292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,7774
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618323.14/cwt321.00–324.001,9977
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710288.83/cwt283.00–290.002,05112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3738263.68/cwt250.00–271.001,9466
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772282.58/cwt277.50–289.502,1827
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1451
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243355.00/cwt355.00–355.008633
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0739
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378382.89/cwt382.00–383.001,4479
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3387
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424351.53/cwt351.00–355.001,49031
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455350.84/cwt350.00–351.001,59619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,52631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525306.12/cwt299.00–309.001,60710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567294.96/cwt294.00–302.501,67227
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621262.71/cwt260.00–267.001,63110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678236.48/cwt233.00–242.501,6035
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7933
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721273.90/cwt273.90–273.901,97565
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8934
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2839236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9808
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0143
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8591
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2267397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,0615
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285315.00/cwt315.00–315.008981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,2716
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,4596
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368321.06/cwt305.00–355.001,1823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369404.66/cwt404.50–405.001,49312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431399.75/cwt399.75–399.751,72323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,5295
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477356.57/cwt355.00–357.001,70144
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535294.55/cwt284.00–302.001,5767
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,81811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7355
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,78516
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,8977
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2639288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8407
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2702275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9315
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8711
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2757267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0213
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,245162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,478166.36/cwt162.00–169.002,4593
Bulls——Natural1,515172.48/cwt170.00–175.002,6132
Bulls——Natural1,560168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,6211
Bulls——1,848171.04/cwt170.00–173.003,1616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028132.78/cwt130.00–134.001,3656
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039142.93/cwt138.00–149.001,4855
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,123145.44/cwt144.00–147.001,6332
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,146149.59/cwt147.00–153.001,7147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175147.49/cwt143.00–156.001,73310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,3981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245136.39/cwt131.00–140.001,6986
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,260144.49/cwt144.00–145.001,8212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,285124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,354150.94/cwt148.00–154.002,0447
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385139.06/cwt137.00–141.001,92611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445150.82/cwt143.00–165.002,17922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,453144.98/cwt144.00–146.002,1072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28351,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2722,299.21/head2,275.00–2,325.002,2993
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3173,131.65/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3502,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.