Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-05-29

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 29
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
606 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 647▲ 132 vs year ago 474 · +27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 115▲ 73 vs year ago 99 · +73.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 39▲ 26 vs year ago 8 · +325.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The demand for the lightweight calves in all classes was very strong. Today's offering contained fewer steers over 600 lbs. and the quality was less when compared to last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00-9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.16/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −64.52 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$326.16
66 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.14
vs KY average
−6.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541331.181,79160
Medium and Large 2-3570276.001,5736thin
One grade step is worth $55.18/cwt here — about $218 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 sale66 hd
326.16
—
KY average16 barns · 862 hd
330.30
−4.14
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−6.53
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−64.52
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—Low1,713203.163,48144
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,433170.292,44044
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,199162.251,94626
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010151.781,53339
SteersChoiceAverage1,533203.003,1122thin

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)1,300$3,06714
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,7833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,485$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$2,4444thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)979$4,2274thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,470$2,9001thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3448325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9497
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471405.74/cwt390.00–407.001,91113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,94011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,99131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,0963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558361.48/cwt355.00–370.002,0177
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570343.24/cwt338.00–347.001,9565
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628328.37/cwt318.00–330.002,06229
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677275.16/cwt256.00–290.001,8635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2698306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,13616
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1362
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,1293
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2261
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875243.75/cwt240.00–247.502,1332
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945225.00/cwt222.50–227.502,1262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0321
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330430.23/cwt425.00–435.001,4204
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367442.12/cwt437.50–445.001,62318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381385.10/cwt380.00–390.001,4674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427396.97/cwt375.00–402.501,69520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3443334.11/cwt310.00–340.001,4805
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482348.27/cwt348.00–350.001,67950
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538329.21/cwt312.50–332.001,77150
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555341.02/cwt337.00–345.001,89310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5736
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Replacement602320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,92613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626295.54/cwt285.00–301.001,85016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6642
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,9326
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Replacement660317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,09211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671244.48/cwt240.00–247.501,6405
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713260.27/cwt251.00–265.001,8566
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3884208.32/cwt207.50–210.001,8423
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3963215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0703
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2223490.73/cwt475.00–510.001,0944
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310478.82/cwt465.00–485.001,4847
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3328432.63/cwt430.00–435.001,4192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365390.00/cwt370.00–410.001,4242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,72010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429407.87/cwt400.00–425.001,75024
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3474341.14/cwt320.00–351.001,6179
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483381.75/cwt362.50–384.001,84427
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528322.63/cwt295.00–343.001,70313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,94226
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3617295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8209
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,97215
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3692275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9033
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0049
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9926
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8922
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1471
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1941
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,240195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,533203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,1122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,546175.86/cwt169.00–180.002,7195
Bulls——1,620208.31/cwt204.00–214.003,3754
Bulls——Natural1,745205.91/cwt200.00–212.503,59324
Bulls——Natural1,754221.67/cwt215.00–238.003,8886
Bulls——1,754190.94/cwt187.50–195.003,3495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%946135.99/cwt126.00–141.001,28611
Cows—Lean 85-90%996168.52/cwt163.00–176.001,67811
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,035160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6561
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,055140.57/cwt138.00–143.001,4832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064152.05/cwt147.00–161.001,61814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147176.17/cwt166.00–184.002,0218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206159.26/cwt152.00–164.001,92114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257142.16/cwt139.00–145.001,7873
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,355153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,0731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,375170.67/cwt168.00–172.502,3478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378160.55/cwt152.50–165.002,21213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,461182.35/cwt176.00–190.002,6645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476175.32/cwt167.00–193.002,58817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,5531
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9604,707.81/head4,450.00–4,950.004,7082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29983,746.62/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2573,340.34/head3,200.00–3,550.003,3407
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3092,443.82/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,782.90/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,793.38/head2,200.00–3,050.002,7937
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.