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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 14

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 644▼ 267 vs year ago 774 · −34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 228▲ 14 vs year ago 106 · +13.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 28▲ 16 vs year ago 21 · +76.2%

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 under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Continued strong demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

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 $339.84/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −50.85 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$339.84

41 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.78

vs KY average

−10.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	347.00	1,909	25
Medium and Large 2-3	550	328.64	1,809	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale41 hd

339.84

—

KY average26 barns · 1,062 hd

353.62

−13.78

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−10.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

−50.85

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	1,765	209.18	3,692	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	173.40	2,556	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,256	163.22	2,050	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	150.44	1,640	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,361	$3,005	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$2,590	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,308	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,026	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,825	4thin

Every lot

85 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,843	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,617	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,971	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	387.40/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,836	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,878	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,085	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,063	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,940	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	352.31/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,160	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,981	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,241	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,541	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	309.86/cwt	309.00–312.50	2,457	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,679	34
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	883	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,826	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,996	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,192	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	303	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,235	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	351	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,316	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,531	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	342.62/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,460	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,678	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	363.90/cwt	363.00–377.50	1,787	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	329.30/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,785	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,909	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	325.80/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,912	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	325.60/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,028	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	304.83/cwt	304.00–309.00	2,192	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,457	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,180	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,481	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,413	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,216	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,572	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	480.73/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,312	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,747	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,875	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	390.78/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,700	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,939	39
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	370.85/cwt	363.00–375.50	2,014	36
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,958	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,073	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	299.85/cwt	297.50–301.00	2,009	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	701	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,166	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,219	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	482	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,518	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	204.27/cwt	202.00–208.00	3,462	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,724	207.66/cwt	203.00–214.00	3,580	8
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,828	221.01/cwt	216.00–227.00	4,040	6
Bulls	—	—	2,102	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	4,435	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,517	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	171.45/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,860	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	135.15/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,483	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	143.54/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,145	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,866	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	171.33/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,986	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,210	180.70/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,186	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	161.67/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,968	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,367	178.96/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,446	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,411	168.12/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,372	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	144.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,091	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,070	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	179.28/cwt	171.00–194.00	2,799	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	162.98/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,549	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,590.23/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,590	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,025.62/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,401.31/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,401	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,361	3,005.33/head	2,725.00–3,100.00	3,005	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,058	2,649.17/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,649	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 644Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 228Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 28Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	487.50	487.50
10	450–500	453	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	543	384.00	384.00
9	550–600	556	371.00	371.00
16	600–650	613	335.00–355.00	352.31
13	650–700	677	331.00	331.00
4	750–800	793	309.00–312.50	309.86
6	1000–1050	1,044	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	777	327.00	327.00
34	800–850	808	331.50	331.50
4	850–900	883	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	474	385.00–395.00	387.40
4	500–550	526	357.00	357.00
2	550–600	595	326.00	326.00
2	600–650	625	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	407.50	407.50
4	350–400	351	375.00	375.00
12	400–450	426	315.00–345.00	342.62
13	500–550	542	305.00–338.00	329.30
3	550–600	587	325.00–327.50	325.80
1	850–900	855	255.00	255.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	467.50	467.50
3	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	356	430.00	430.00
9	400–450	433	387.50	387.50
30	450–500	491	363.00–377.50	363.90
25	550–600	550	347.00	347.00
30	600–650	623	321.00–327.00	325.60
12	700–750	719	304.00–309.00	304.83
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
2	900–950	912	272.00	272.00
1	950–1000	985	245.00	245.00
2	1100–1150	1,138	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	833	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
7	450–500	482	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	475.00–500.00	480.73
12	350–400	364	480.00	480.00
14	400–450	432	434.00	434.00
39	450–500	491	395.00	395.00
36	500–550	543	363.00–375.50	370.85
3	550–600	588	333.00	333.00
17	600–650	617	336.00	336.00
3	650–700	670	297.50–301.00	299.85
7	800–850	810	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
11	400–450	435	385.00–395.00	390.78
2	500–550	530	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	701	309.00	309.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,217	159.00–164.00	161.67
5	—	1,159	165.00–177.50	171.33
4	—	1,449	142.00–147.00	144.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	162.00–173.00	168.12
20	—	1,367	174.00–188.00	178.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	163.00	163.00
4	—	1,210	174.00–190.00	180.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	141.00–145.00	143.54
3	—	1,085	168.00–177.00	171.45
1	—	985	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,097	128.00–140.00	135.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,561	171.00–194.00	179.28
15	—	1,564	156.00–169.00	162.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	190.00–195.00	192.67
3	—	2,102	210.00–212.00	211.00
3	—	1,695	202.00–208.00	204.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,724	203.00–214.00	207.66
6	—	1,828	216.00–227.00	221.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	940	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,590.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,318	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,401.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,361	2,725.00–3,100.00	3,005.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,649.17

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.