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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 17

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

649 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 718▲ 55 vs year ago 594 · +9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 139▲ 18 vs year ago 72 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 18▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. The demand for weaned calves remained strong. The bawling calves in all classes are seeing the normal lower demand during the summer heat. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.50/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −60.18 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$330.50

74 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$46.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.42

vs KY average

−8.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	336.34	1,820	64
Medium 1-2	530	301.00	1,595	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	289.71	1,586	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.63/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale74 hd

330.50

—

KY average24 barns · 1,308 hd

339.92

−9.42

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−8.24

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

−60.18

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,758	195.80	3,442	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	166.52	2,343	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	157.42	1,893	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	142.49	1,485	17

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,500	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	252	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	920	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,567	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,621	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	368.12/cwt	359.00–378.00	1,778	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	339.24/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,750	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	360.55/cwt	360.50–361.00	1,929	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	336.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,893	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,659	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,253	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,096	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	312.38/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,980	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	324.48/cwt	314.00–334.00	2,226	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,372	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,425	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,278	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	370.43/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,052	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	344.44/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,130	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	354	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,195	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	368.58/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,331	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	351.88/cwt	347.00–353.00	1,503	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	446	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,472	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	341.01/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,627	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,761	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	329.15/cwt	319.00–334.00	1,744	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	530	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,595	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	553	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,593	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,899	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,131	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	301.43/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,860	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	626	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,097	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,774	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,898	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	727	253.52/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,843	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,764	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,185	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,908	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	965	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,858	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,938	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,081	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,175	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,132	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	427.13/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,294	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,179	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	394.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,446	18
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	384	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,421	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,603	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	314.45/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,365	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,463	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	354.60/cwt	340.00–355.50	1,734	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	321.56/cwt	316.00–330.50	1,714	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,679	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	551	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,851	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,913	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	262.31/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,626	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	652	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,002	33
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	278.37/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,985	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,010	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	3,441	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,647	190.24/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,133	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	188.43/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,299	10
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,830	202.92/cwt	199.00–208.00	3,713	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	203.68/cwt	203.00–205.00	3,958	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	152.42/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,498	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	137.38/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,401	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	146.84/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,609	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	159.30/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,902	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,782	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,045	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,726	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,880	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,276	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	174.39/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,421	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	163.51/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,374	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	990	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Jul 17, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 718Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 139Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	284	368.00–380.00	370.43
19	350–400	361	360.00–374.00	368.58
27	400–450	427	347.00–353.00	351.88
61	450–500	477	340.00–344.00	341.01
40	500–550	530	319.00–334.00	329.15
6	550–600	572	332.00	332.00
46	600–650	617	293.00–302.00	301.43
19	700–750	703	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	257.00	257.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	190.00	190.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	192.50	192.50
1	1150–1200	1,165	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	342.50–355.00	344.44
4	350–400	354	337.50	337.50
13	400–450	446	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	553	288.00	288.00
2	600–650	638	278.00	278.00
7	700–750	727	245.00–257.00	253.52
1	800–850	830	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	940	203.00	203.00
1	950–1000	965	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	346.00	346.00
10	550–600	592	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	626	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
11	450–500	483	359.00–378.00	368.12
28	500–550	535	360.50–361.00	360.55
5	550–600	562	330.00–340.00	336.84
19	600–650	620	338.00	338.00
29	650–700	686	314.00–334.00	324.48
7	700–750	736	329.50	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	367.00	367.00
14	700–750	704	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
10	600–650	634	310.00–318.00	312.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
7	450–500	474	342.00	342.00
8	500–550	516	339.00–340.00	339.24
1	550–600	570	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	850	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	323	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	384	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	434	290.00–322.50	314.45
4	450–500	453	323.00	323.00
4	500–550	538	312.00	312.00
2	600–650	620	249.00–275.00	262.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	551	336.00	336.00
33	650–700	652	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	400.00–432.50	427.13
18	350–400	367	380.00–400.00	394.01
8	400–450	432	371.00	371.00
17	450–500	489	340.00–355.50	354.60
10	500–550	533	316.00–330.50	321.56
21	600–650	617	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
10	700–750	713	275.00–281.00	278.37
3	750–800	785	256.00	256.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	154.00–163.00	159.30
1	—	1,260	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,200	148.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	1,210	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,020	125.00–143.00	137.38
6	—	1,096	145.00–149.00	146.84
2	—	983	152.00–153.00	152.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	169.00–180.00	174.39
1	—	1,350	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,270	148.00	148.00
10	—	1,452	157.00–167.00	163.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,751	184.00–194.00	188.43
2	—	1,575	217.00–220.00	218.48
3	—	1,943	203.00–205.00	203.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	199.00–208.00	202.92
3	—	1,647	180.00–197.00	190.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,450.00	2,450.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.