Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-09-25

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 25
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
837 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 634▲ 86 vs year ago 751 · +11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 80▼ 51 vs year ago 132 · −38.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 10▼ 66 vs year ago 88 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher with the exception of the 500-700 lbs. steers and they were 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Cooler temperatures and some rain sparked demand for the steers and heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $380.72/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.92 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$380.72
50 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.25
vs KY average
−36.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539385.962,08041
Medium and Large 2-3536356.831,9119thin
One grade step is worth $29.13/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale50 hd
380.72
—
KY average25 barns · 981 hd
380.97
−0.25
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−36.37
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−56.92
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—Low1,828195.423,5726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,448163.452,36633
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221155.141,89419
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,120145.801,63218

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,3624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,424$3,4307

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8608
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,03618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470383.63/cwt372.00–392.501,8038
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532357.56/cwt333.00–361.001,9028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539385.96/cwt383.00–394.002,08041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615350.36/cwt346.00–352.002,15533
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,1325
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3666308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,0516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,3356
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy674359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,4208
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,2812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691393.75/cwt393.75–393.752,72179
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,37823
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745369.25/cwt369.25–369.252,75168
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776355.25/cwt355.25–355.252,75762
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,6836
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,6812
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 2-31,210220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,4187
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2354475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,68212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368396.51/cwt395.00–400.001,4597
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,86211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457373.49/cwt371.00–376.001,70720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472348.30/cwt340.00–352.501,6443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2501369.97/cwt358.00–375.001,85434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3549335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552346.87/cwt345.00–350.001,91535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,06319
Heifers600–650Large 1-2633265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6772
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0163
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660326.98/cwt319.00–333.002,15822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3094
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,2293
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863279.38/cwt277.50–280.002,4114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0451
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2296530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5695
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373495.92/cwt487.50–502.501,85016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5753
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427429.90/cwt427.50–432.001,83611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,6424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,85921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3536331.01/cwt330.00–332.001,77414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2549369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,02614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8743
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,98129
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9053
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0759
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3762270.59/cwt270.00–271.002,0625
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345182.22/cwt182.00–182.502,4512
Bulls——2,040209.04/cwt206.00–213.004,2642
Bulls——2,098195.00/cwt192.00–198.004,0912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097130.38/cwt121.00–137.001,4303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106154.11/cwt150.00–159.001,7046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125169.87/cwt167.00–174.001,9113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168143.46/cwt139.00–148.001,6768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227155.33/cwt149.00–160.001,90612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274143.51/cwt138.00–147.001,8284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364146.22/cwt144.00–148.001,9944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423153.64/cwt150.00–158.002,1864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465167.77/cwt160.00–180.002,45825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,482.04/head2,475.00–2,500.002,4823
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4463,513.76/head3,375.00–3,650.003,5146

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.