Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-05-01

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 1
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
729 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 737▲ 57 vs year ago 672 · +8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 170▲ 81 vs year ago 95 · +85.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 100▲ 11 vs year ago 32 · +34.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were sharply higher. Feeder buyers showed lower demand for the "new crop" steers and heifers, especially the heifers where there was an abundance in the today's offering. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.15/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −60.54 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$330.15
75 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs KY average
+0.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544331.511,80371
Medium and Large 2-3538306.001,6464thin
One grade step is worth $25.51/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale75 hd
330.15
—
KY average24 barns · 1,437 hd
328.95
+1.20
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
+0.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−60.54
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—Low1,685183.463,09217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,407157.952,22269
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,189154.681,83945
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,049140.021,46838

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,6993thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,386$2,48711
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,428$2,3175
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,135$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,049$2,1523thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)760$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,3805

Every lot

96 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385416.35/cwt410.00–417.501,6036
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479391.51/cwt391.00–402.501,87521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529385.46/cwt385.00–386.002,03921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547355.45/cwt340.00–358.001,94421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9703
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9188
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611326.51/cwt315.00–339.001,99552
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688310.24/cwt310.00–312.502,13410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712284.39/cwt277.50–288.002,0253
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2504
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2909246.25/cwt245.00–250.002,2384
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2247460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1363
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3253375.05/cwt370.00–380.009492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2593
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366379.36/cwt365.00–385.001,38832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433357.52/cwt350.00–360.001,54850
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478342.06/cwt335.00–355.001,63537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,6464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540329.51/cwt320.00–334.001,77950
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8677
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,87811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7783
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625302.06/cwt297.00–303.001,88875
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7644
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,99515
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,07130
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3787205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6133
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793250.89/cwt250.00–251.001,9909
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1242
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added970228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,21210
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,018200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0362
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,240192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,3871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2233490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1422
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2299450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,34610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,57814
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376397.35/cwt390.00–405.001,4944
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432404.07/cwt395.00–407.001,74634
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486380.09/cwt372.50–381.001,84726
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9737
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,96522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621317.95/cwt307.50–321.001,97416
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2698290.40/cwt277.50–292.002,0279
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3741262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9414
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2817252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0595
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8151
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9951
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1421
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,413193.19/cwt190.00–196.002,7302
Bulls——1,637161.27/cwt158.00–164.002,6403
Bulls——1,680176.75/cwt172.00–181.002,9696
Bulls——Natural1,753205.33/cwt199.00–210.003,5993
Bulls——1,858190.71/cwt186.00–197.003,5433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993157.48/cwt146.00–165.001,56410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031124.22/cwt117.00–130.001,28110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032138.07/cwt132.00–144.001,42513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147161.82/cwt152.00–173.001,85620
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,182150.39/cwt147.00–154.001,7785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231146.23/cwt137.00–150.001,80017
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,238136.44/cwt135.00–140.001,6894
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,240163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,243162.09/cwt160.00–166.002,0153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,288137.52/cwt137.00–138.001,7712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,309157.36/cwt156.00–159.002,0605
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354144.12/cwt140.00–150.001,9519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421160.35/cwt152.00–174.002,27944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,469164.93/cwt161.00–173.002,4239
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28731,803.30/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8032
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29552,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,698.71/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3862,487.03/head1,800.00–2,700.002,48711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5702,509.08/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5094
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002

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.