Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-06-05

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 5
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 606▼ 354 vs year ago 826 · −42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 34▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. The higher quality calves in today's offering saw continued strong demand but the plainer calves were discounted more than in the previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower on softer demand than in prior sales and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.68/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −47.00 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$343.68
88 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.89
vs KY average
+5.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528353.541,86667
Medium and Large 2-3540312.211,68621
One grade step is worth $41.33/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale88 hd
343.68
—
KY average25 barns · 1,307 hd
336.79
+6.89
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
+5.44
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−47.00
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.

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)1,100$2,6182thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$2,3135
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)945$2,0501thin

Every lot

69 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6873
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378374.69/cwt370.00–385.001,4163
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,7322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5072
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467347.60/cwt327.50–362.501,6235
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471405.86/cwt405.00–407.501,9129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7493
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,94021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578317.90/cwt317.50–318.001,8375
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1789
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,05422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1673
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718304.36/cwt301.00–305.002,18513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0671
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1802
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,6752
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,5581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237435.35/cwt425.00–440.001,0323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3298400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3309360.24/cwt347.50–400.001,1138
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367361.09/cwt330.00–380.001,3258
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,74027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,50211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475324.03/cwt315.00–330.001,5395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2501367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,84133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533317.08/cwt309.00–327.501,69018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,88434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,6473
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,88516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622285.54/cwt270.00–293.001,7763
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy692302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0906
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,9225
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9802
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808270.33/cwt270.00–271.002,1846
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2963246.68/cwt240.00–250.002,3763
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275473.64/cwt465.00–490.001,3033
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2306430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3164
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365441.25/cwt435.00–447.501,6118
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421404.44/cwt402.50–425.001,70311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440356.04/cwt342.50–380.001,5674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,75222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6106
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2541331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,79120
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7463
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,94422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625286.64/cwt285.00–287.501,7926
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9115
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5932
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8333
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777240.94/cwt240.00–242.501,8728
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9581
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,617.61/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,403.29/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,150.00/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.