Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-09-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 4
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 611▼ 28 vs year ago 676 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 168▲ 6 vs year ago 142 · +4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 58▼ 44 vs year ago 74 · −59.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder buyers showed strong preference for the male calves today. An abundance of heifers in today's offering and lighter demand pulled the prices back especially on the bawling heifers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.57/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.11 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$347.57
75 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.71
vs KY average
−23.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555348.381,93373
Medium and Large 2-3585318.001,8602thin
One grade step is worth $30.38/cwt here — about $73 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 sale75 hd
347.57
—
KY average17 barns · 1,061 hd
371.29
−23.71
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
−23.94
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−43.11
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
434390345301median 390.6803/0504/3006/2508/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,725200.823,46528
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,463163.692,39454
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,201153.401,84335
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,080147.761,59615

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,620$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$3,00511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,7252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$2,5404thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)833$2,4503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,9502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$2,1501thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,85610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,0848
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469447.12/cwt440.00–447.502,09719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3511337.37/cwt326.00–345.001,72410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,07821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1618
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588334.81/cwt320.00–350.001,9692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,12610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628367.56/cwt351.00–370.002,30816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690345.64/cwt344.50–350.002,38529
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735350.16/cwt347.00–352.502,57415
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807327.52/cwt317.50–337.502,6434
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,6911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,0231
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,038295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,0622
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,3481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205572.50/cwt560.00–585.001,1742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279491.61/cwt490.00–495.001,3729
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318429.88/cwt425.00–435.001,3672
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,64212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370424.27/cwt395.00–435.001,5709
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,63623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,55413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474359.18/cwt352.50–360.001,70335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537352.24/cwt340.00–355.501,89250
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,8602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,02023
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609327.65/cwt326.00–329.001,9959
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,21115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,45710
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3778284.99/cwt282.50–287.502,2172
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,2971
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930289.18/cwt287.50–292.502,6893
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,022242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,4782
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,5464
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225580.67/cwt560.00–595.001,3073
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2299527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,5777
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3354437.30/cwt415.00–465.001,54812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,73813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422502.00/cwt502.00–502.002,11817
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3443447.17/cwt410.00–452.501,9818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482436.84/cwt415.00–440.002,10646
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3541337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8266
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,04412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,08528
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3626317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9844
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680321.39/cwt317.50–322.002,1857
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2639
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2799286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,2859
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2841271.50/cwt270.00–277.502,2835
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,692179.95/cwt172.00–188.003,0456
Bulls——Natural1,693211.27/cwt206.00–215.003,5779
Bulls——1,695203.13/cwt201.00–206.003,4434
Bulls——Natural1,720198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,4061
Bulls——Natural1,737220.19/cwt218.00–223.003,8253
Bulls——1,842194.12/cwt191.00–200.003,5765
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908178.92/cwt173.00–185.001,6252
Cows—Lean 85-90%953154.62/cwt150.00–159.001,4743
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117132.83/cwt129.00–136.001,4845
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,125143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6091
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,148151.96/cwt148.00–156.001,7452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161166.28/cwt163.00–170.001,9319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192141.84/cwt138.00–144.001,6913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199156.35/cwt153.00–159.001,8755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234144.86/cwt138.00–149.001,78816
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,240162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0091
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,250170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,293162.25/cwt159.00–168.002,0984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474170.76/cwt164.00–185.002,51722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482158.65/cwt153.00–163.002,35127
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,888.94/head2,850.00–3,000.002,8897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2283,311.67/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,470.62/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502

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.