Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-06-26

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 26
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 439▼ 225 vs year ago 661 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 124▲ 13 vs year ago 99 · +13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 57▲ 76 vs year ago 22 · +345.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower, with moderate demand for light weight feeders due to extreme heat. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $365.28/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −72.35 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$365.28
23 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.55
vs KY average
−4.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549365.282,00723
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
365.28
—
KY average24 barns · 425 hd
361.73
+3.55
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−4.30
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−72.35
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

31 sales
499446392338median 437.6303/0504/2306/1809/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $352.00, median $437.64 across 31 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—Average1,697201.783,42415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,502165.612,4878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204162.011,95146
CowsLean 85-90%High928143.521,33327
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage985210.012,0694thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,7003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,4212thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,3644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,3222thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,2178
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,164$3,15511
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,122$2,7739
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$3,1858
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,2501thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228435.00/cwt435.00–435.009923
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,4284
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473381.75/cwt375.00–385.001,8066
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481345.78/cwt340.00–351.501,6634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8609
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553380.25/cwt380.25–380.252,10314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3612300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8363
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629332.26/cwt326.00–334.002,09018
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673277.76/cwt265.00–288.001,8693
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724303.34/cwt298.00–310.002,19622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777291.06/cwt290.75–295.002,26214
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912302.75/cwt302.75–302.752,76156
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added965284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,7412
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,016259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,6319
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,6681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280345.00/cwt345.00–345.009661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370380.03/cwt370.00–390.001,40616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431339.49/cwt337.50–340.001,46315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473330.16/cwt328.00–334.001,56223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537329.41/cwt321.00–342.001,76940
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614289.74/cwt280.00–292.001,77927
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,96220
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683285.49/cwt282.50–287.001,9503
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,1147
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,9742
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3372341.46/cwt330.00–347.501,2703
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378374.09/cwt370.00–375.001,41411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437360.73/cwt359.00–361.001,57615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478362.11/cwt362.00–362.501,7319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5861
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561328.02/cwt317.00–333.001,84016
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618302.06/cwt302.00–302.501,8678
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2693278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9273
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7531
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9791
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice985210.01/cwt207.50–212.502,0694
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,273169.10/cwt159.00–176.002,1534
Bulls——1,728206.09/cwt194.00–217.003,5618
Bulls——2,180233.84/cwt225.00–245.005,0983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%863121.19/cwt112.50–130.001,0468
Cows—Lean 85-90%955149.09/cwt141.00–159.001,42415
Cows—Lean 85-90%960167.26/cwt160.00–177.001,6064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111147.13/cwt142.00–150.001,6356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194158.68/cwt151.00–166.001,89519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245171.98/cwt167.00–182.002,14120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420161.51/cwt161.00–162.002,2932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500152.51/cwt152.00–153.002,2882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544174.21/cwt168.00–178.002,6904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,773.27/head2,550.00–3,150.002,7739
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1643,154.69/head2,850.00–3,300.003,15511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,217.05/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2178
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,321.77/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,363.71/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,421.15/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9491
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1313,219.34/head2,800.00–3,375.003,2194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.