Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-05-22

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 22
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 655▲ 145 vs year ago 502 · +28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 184▲ 54 vs year ago 61 · +88.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 52▲ 27 vs year ago 12 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves continued to see good demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.30/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.38 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$327.30
49 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.01
vs KY average
−6.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545330.061,79843
Medium and Large 2-3534307.501,6426thin
One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale49 hd
327.30
—
KY average27 barns · 1,307 hd
328.31
−1.01
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−6.96
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−63.38
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—Low1,720188.313,23910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457163.502,38346
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193158.421,88929
CowsLean 85-90%Low998151.841,51527
HeifersSelectAverage1,410170.002,3971thin

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)1,360$2,8823thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,62514
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,167$2,4937
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$2,3364thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$3,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$2,1501thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258446.45/cwt430.00–455.001,1523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355420.99/cwt400.00–445.001,49513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,8487
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468387.60/cwt377.00–392.001,81424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530360.96/cwt350.00–371.001,91341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568336.28/cwt334.00–343.001,9104
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568318.32/cwt305.00–322.501,8085
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621338.36/cwt335.00–340.002,10136
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662317.71/cwt316.00–321.002,10314
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3703277.48/cwt272.50–282.501,9512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,19232
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779279.45/cwt272.00–282.502,1777
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813271.50/cwt271.50–271.502,2075
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2878
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2942
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,3431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1025
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2306400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2246
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,4647
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3763
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,5503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415336.42/cwt330.00–350.001,3963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426369.94/cwt369.00–380.001,57623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479346.15/cwt343.00–353.001,65857
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538330.43/cwt319.00–333.501,77832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,85611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607300.50/cwt300.50–300.501,82443
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638263.17/cwt261.00–270.001,6794
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,95912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8772
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2991220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1809
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,127186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,0967
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,180187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,2131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220489.00/cwt489.00–489.001,0761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4105
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340413.09/cwt405.00–420.001,4055
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,6116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418345.40/cwt335.00–365.001,4443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425402.51/cwt380.00–406.001,71135
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481367.58/cwt360.00–370.001,76820
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3508316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,6052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,91931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,7652
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621308.55/cwt296.00–313.001,91632
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690290.50/cwt290.50–290.502,0048
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2779266.60/cwt265.00–275.002,0776
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,410170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,527182.79/cwt175.00–188.002,7913
Bulls——1,797194.12/cwt190.00–202.003,4886
Bulls——1,840170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
Cows—Lean 85-90%975164.88/cwt156.00–176.001,60811
Cows—Lean 85-90%978134.98/cwt129.00–139.001,3204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039147.67/cwt143.00–152.001,5349
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,150171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155164.08/cwt159.00–172.001,89512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184151.05/cwt146.00–157.001,78810
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,200152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,8241
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,289157.27/cwt153.00–162.002,0276
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372152.43/cwt142.00–158.002,0918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,455171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467166.99/cwt160.00–180.002,45033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,565165.02/cwt163.00–168.002,5833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,335.81/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2522,650.56/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,882.23/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4562,684.84/head2,350.00–2,850.002,68513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29252,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.