Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 7
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 428▲ 298 vs year ago 346 · +86.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 100▲ 159 vs year ago 69 · +230.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 11▲ 19 vs year ago 9 · +211.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Today's quality was much like last week's and the feeder buyers continued to show good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $408.59/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −29.05 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$408.59
111 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.50
vs KY average
+18.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582410.592,391107
Medium and Large 2-3569355.002,0204thin
One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $372 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 sale111 hd
408.59
—
KY average22 barns · 815 hd
387.09
+21.50
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
+18.57
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−29.05
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—Low1,786205.283,66742
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440173.462,49874
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242158.451,96938
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062146.591,55644

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)1,050$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,8014thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$2,7173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$2,3833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,9632thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,045$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,172$3,6173thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4397
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2681
Steers300–350Large 1-2318340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0819
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,7592
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469407.25/cwt407.00–410.001,91012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541377.38/cwt372.50–379.002,04212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0204
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570384.50/cwt382.00–386.002,19211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590418.75/cwt418.75–418.752,47184
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1122
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,33512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,88266
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,7603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205402.50/cwt390.00–415.008252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3282390.91/cwt385.00–400.001,1024
Heifers300–350Large 1-2300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,05010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,56111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,74216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429349.91/cwt338.00–362.501,5018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,78319
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,6286
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,87727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,9127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575311.57/cwt306.00–317.501,7926
Heifers550–600Large 1-2578288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,6654
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,14919
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620323.44/cwt321.50–328.002,00542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2699319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,2305
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714289.27/cwt289.00–290.002,06511
Heifers700–750Large 1-2728240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7472
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3506
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7934
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3542
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,4213
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235521.00/cwt521.00–521.001,2241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1203
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Bulls300–350Large 1-2318340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,63816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,78125
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438357.50/cwt317.50–377.501,5666
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5081
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490385.34/cwt362.50–387.001,88829
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3529335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7725
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543363.80/cwt363.00–375.001,97515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3558318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,7742
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623306.70/cwt305.00–308.001,9117
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626331.50/cwt331.50–331.502,07514
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716297.67/cwt280.00–299.002,13114
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1392
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1414
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,620199.02/cwt193.00–201.003,2244
Bulls——1,635204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,3351
Bulls——1,694196.46/cwt190.00–200.003,3288
Bulls——Natural1,799211.17/cwt206.00–218.003,79917
Bulls——1,820190.45/cwt184.00–198.003,4667
Bulls——Natural2,008225.37/cwt221.00–228.004,5255
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032152.77/cwt150.00–159.001,5779
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048144.62/cwt140.00–149.001,51617
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,065176.71/cwt170.00–180.001,8823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073168.25/cwt162.50–180.001,8056
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097133.90/cwt125.00–139.001,46912
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,232161.02/cwt160.00–162.001,9843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242172.74/cwt167.00–190.002,1459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259145.71/cwt140.00–149.001,83412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270136.13/cwt134.00–138.001,7292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277159.16/cwt153.00–164.002,0329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325151.01/cwt150.00–152.002,0012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,426182.80/cwt173.00–190.002,60725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440171.82/cwt166.00–183.002,47438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,500164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,4601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506158.83/cwt154.00–164.002,3928
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,800.95/head2,350.00–3,200.002,8014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3304,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,700.00/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.