Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-04-03

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 3
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 575 vs last sale 858▼ 237 vs year ago 520 · −45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 170▼ 20 vs year ago 126 · −15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 50▲ 32 vs year ago 30 · +106.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. With severe storms and flooding rains in the area today's offering was smaller than previous weeks but the demand remained strong especially for heifers and bull calves. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower on plainer 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 $337.06/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −53.62 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$337.06
80 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.83
vs KY average
+15.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512341.881,75071
Medium and Large 2-3538299.011,6099thin
One grade step is worth $42.87/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale80 hd
337.06
—
KY average25 barns · 1,449 hd
309.23
+27.83
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
+15.68
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−53.62
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—Low1,640166.832,73623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444145.902,10742
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217131.731,60315
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008118.451,19418

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)1,043$2,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,0975
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)825$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,6501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$2,3451thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$3,54911
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,077$2,9676
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,7503thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5233
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476369.58/cwt366.00–375.001,75910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539338.07/cwt333.00–341.501,82220
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634293.92/cwt292.00–300.001,8635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0158
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240360.00/cwt360.00–360.008641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250330.00/cwt330.00–330.008251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357379.49/cwt370.00–382.001,35524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3419330.75/cwt327.50–332.501,3863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,5724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466358.50/cwt358.50–358.501,6715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478331.41/cwt325.00–337.501,5842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509345.93/cwt340.00–347.251,76158
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525323.82/cwt316.00–327.501,70013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538299.01/cwt297.00–305.001,6099
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620291.66/cwt287.50–296.001,8086
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3653237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2911212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2233440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0253
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0803
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367388.52/cwt375.00–395.001,42610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439370.03/cwt362.50–377.501,6246
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7505
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,7035
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8876
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619307.30/cwt307.00–307.501,9025
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7211
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8561
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,005187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,436163.91/cwt155.00–168.002,3547
Bulls——1,558157.77/cwt154.00–164.002,4586
Bulls——1,765171.56/cwt170.00–174.003,0284
Bulls——Natural1,820173.38/cwt170.00–176.003,1565
Bulls——Natural2,160190.00/cwt190.00–190.004,1041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975110.66/cwt106.00–113.001,0797
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026120.51/cwt115.00–124.001,2368
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035131.15/cwt126.00–138.001,3573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120144.46/cwt144.00–145.001,6182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135133.82/cwt132.00–135.001,5195
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,255137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305123.99/cwt119.00–130.001,6186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,315142.99/cwt142.00–144.001,8803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414149.00/cwt145.00–155.002,10725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,428150.64/cwt147.00–153.002,1516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,430134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615127.99/cwt126.00–130.002,0672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,626135.98/cwt132.00–140.002,2115
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,345.00/head2,345.00–2,345.002,3451
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1223,491.44/head3,350.00–3,750.003,4917
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1032,087.76/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,230.35/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2302

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.