Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-06-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 12
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 472▲ 191 vs year ago 444 · +43.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 93▼ 2 vs year ago 98 · −2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 15▲ 15 vs year ago 17 · +88.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady on limited comparisons due to a low number of steers in last week's offering. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with the 650-750 lb. weaned packages selling sharply higher. The demand for feeder calves was good considering much warmer weather in place and producers trying to complete fieldwork. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 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 $328.88/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.80 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$328.88
26 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.88
vs KY average
−12.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559338.001,88915thin
Medium and Large 2542329.001,7835thin
Medium and Large 2-3528306.001,6166thin
One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd
328.88
—
KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd
342.77
−13.88
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−12.04
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−61.80
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—High1,807210.173,79812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,434168.692,41932
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221162.471,98325
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,036154.471,60023
HeifersChoiceAverage1,370210.002,8771thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,355227.503,0831thin

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)1,170$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$2,74616
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$2,3653thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$2,2913thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,238$2,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$2,3501thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3776
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3411401.89/cwt400.00–402.501,6524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467399.30/cwt397.50–402.501,86517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473366.63/cwt352.50–380.001,7346
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,8874
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,99812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591315.28/cwt287.50–340.001,8637
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627333.60/cwt326.00–346.002,09216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665299.63/cwt298.00–301.001,9933
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1503
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735334.75/cwt334.75–334.752,46066
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769293.34/cwt293.00–294.002,2566
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0541
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,58322
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2881288.90/cwt279.00–292.002,5458
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933274.15/cwt270.00–288.002,55811
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,045227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,3771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2351405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,42212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385376.95/cwt375.00–380.001,4515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6109
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439318.94/cwt310.00–342.501,40011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478361.56/cwt352.00–363.501,72834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,6166
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,7835
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,88915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,9749
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617312.33/cwt300.00–316.001,92730
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3679280.02/cwt260.00–284.001,9016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1285
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701311.15/cwt311.00–312.002,18141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3793271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,1492
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,37833
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,3013
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,3871
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2371
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2337452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,52512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364401.08/cwt400.00–402.501,4607
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395383.75/cwt375.00–392.501,5164
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,60216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432350.17/cwt349.00–355.001,5135
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483358.31/cwt355.00–359.001,73124
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534300.16/cwt291.00–310.001,6037
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,8519
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3552321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,94023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3633280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7723
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3667273.38/cwt271.00–277.001,8235
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,01612
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7582
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,355227.50/cwt227.50–227.503,0831
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,370210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,8771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,343197.58/cwt195.00–200.002,6532
Bulls——1,778201.27/cwt194.00–210.003,5794
Bulls——1,888217.57/cwt216.00–219.004,1082
Bulls——Natural2,023225.55/cwt220.00–231.004,5633
Bulls——Natural2,040210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,2841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003142.84/cwt130.00–145.001,43310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026171.60/cwt162.50–180.001,7617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102153.87/cwt150.00–157.001,6966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191170.66/cwt165.00–180.002,03313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237155.33/cwt150.00–163.001,92110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333144.95/cwt144.00–146.001,9322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,360179.84/cwt172.00–189.002,4462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,410170.51/cwt169.00–172.002,4042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439171.85/cwt166.00–185.002,47319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439160.39/cwt154.00–164.002,3088
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29902,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,726.16/head1,675.00–1,775.001,7262
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0852,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,361.89/head2,050.00–2,650.002,3622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,473.01/head2,150.00–2,800.002,4732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2422,794.62/head2,150.00–3,050.002,79511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,274.02/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.