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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 31

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

428 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 274▲ 80 vs year ago 348 · +23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 79▲ 35 vs year ago 65 · +53.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 11 · +0.0%

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 and heifers sold sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeder calves. The lightweight calves sold much better today. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.82/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −55.81 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.

Average price

$381.82

35 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs KY average

+0.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	383.75	2,173	33
Medium and Large 2-3	540	350.00	1,890	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $283 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 sale35 hd

381.82

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

382.56

−0.73

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

+0.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.64

−55.81

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,634	204.15	3,336	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	172.43	2,459	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	161.84	1,995	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	156.73	1,627	25

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,625	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,139	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	376.11/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,008	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	385.81/cwt	384.00–388.00	2,218	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	336.61/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,043	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,906	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	319.58/cwt	317.50–323.00	2,186	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,453	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	359.25/cwt	359.25–359.25	2,727	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,416	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,370	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,142	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,253	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,447	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	382.01/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,394	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	404	341.02/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,378	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,673	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	360.26/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,751	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,821	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,931	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	306.28/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,795	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	315.81/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,917	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,278	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	289.60/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,992	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,886	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,316	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,234	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,416	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	407.70/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,773	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,922	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	337.58/cwt	337.00–338.00	1,820	7
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	552	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,918	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,956	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,937	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,077	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,314	186.36/cwt	181.00–200.00	2,449	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,741	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,613	228.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	3,680	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,645	212.78/cwt	209.00–220.00	3,500	6
Bulls	—	—	1,764	195.89/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,455	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	214.40/cwt	209.00–220.00	4,095	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	168.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,576	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	145.68/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,509	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	154.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,618	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,088	180.31/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,962	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,115	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,817	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,125	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,856	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,145	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,637	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	172.49/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,075	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	155.51/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,875	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,245	181.93/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,265	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	148.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,044	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	172.78/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,398	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,424	180.28/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,567	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,453	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	161.69/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,387	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,433.44/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,433	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 274Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 79Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year 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
2	200–250	243	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	293	427.50	427.50
4	350–400	353	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	429	390.00	390.00
16	450–500	486	355.00–361.00	360.26
14	550–600	550	331.00	331.00
11	600–650	607	310.00–318.00	315.81
3	650–700	665	332.00	332.00
2	750–800	793	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	380.00–382.50	382.01
5	400–450	404	335.00–350.00	341.02
12	550–600	586	305.00–308.00	306.28
5	650–700	688	289.00–290.00	289.60
2	700–750	705	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	805	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	346.00	346.00
20	650–700	666	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
5	250–300	298	475.00	475.00
14	400–450	435	400.00–409.00	407.70
8	450–500	489	393.00	393.00
7	500–550	539	337.00–338.00	337.58
5	550–600	555	332.00	332.00
16	600–650	615	318.00	318.00
5	650–700	681	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	723	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	668	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	552	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	312.50	312.50
2	800–850	828	285.00–287.50	286.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	402.50	402.50
7	500–550	534	357.50–385.00	376.11
26	550–600	575	384.00–388.00	385.81
15	600–650	607	335.00–338.00	336.61
13	650–700	684	317.50–323.00	319.58
2	750–800	773	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
32	700–750	702	349.50	349.50
67	750–800	759	359.25	359.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,036	141.00–149.00	145.68
4	—	938	165.00–170.00	168.04
8	—	1,049	150.00–160.00	154.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	159.00–163.00	161.69
1	—	1,590	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,388	167.00–184.00	172.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,088	175.00–185.00	180.31
1	—	1,145	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	146.00–150.00	148.34
6	—	1,206	152.00–160.00	155.51
3	—	1,203	166.00–180.00	172.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,424	175.00–191.00	180.28
1	—	1,460	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	180.00–184.00	181.93
2	—	1,125	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	190.00–203.00	195.89
2	—	1,910	209.00–220.00	214.40
1	—	1,450	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	225.00–235.00	228.13
4	—	1,314	181.00–200.00	186.36
6	—	1,645	209.00–220.00	212.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,625	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,433.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.