Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-10-02

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 837▼ 167 vs year ago 796 · −21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 81▼ 2 vs year ago 132 · −1.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 22▼ 25 vs year ago 35 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply lower. Continuing heat and the return of dry weather is causing calf health concerns and leading to discounts across all classes of feeders especially the lightweight, unweaned calves. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady 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 $340.82/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.86 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$340.82
61 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.27
vs KY average
−28.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547348.231,90643
Medium and Large 2-3531323.111,71618thin
One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale61 hd
340.82
—
KY average25 barns · 1,326 hd
351.09
−10.27
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−28.09
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−49.86
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—High1,696191.103,2428thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430169.332,42229
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227160.181,96633
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,021144.671,47722
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,340177.502,3793thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$2,1252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,0762thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6173
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,6829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453426.00/cwt426.00–426.001,93020
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,8211
Steers500–550Large 1-2510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,01743
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,8422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554370.05/cwt367.50–377.502,0504
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616346.59/cwt336.00–349.002,13527
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693325.82/cwt322.50–326.002,25819
Steers700–750Medium 1-2710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0592
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,4093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3748293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,1922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3463
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5461
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,62818
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6788
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0811
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2232515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1953
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,3975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,51417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4566
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,65810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437341.21/cwt334.00–362.501,49121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484367.61/cwt367.00–373.001,77938
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527324.12/cwt321.00–326.001,70816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,90140
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,9763
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617320.07/cwt310.00–322.001,97531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706299.49/cwt295.00–300.002,11410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3094
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2939287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,69513
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,5461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2193
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3282445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2553
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3324434.54/cwt427.50–440.001,4087
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2351452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,5887
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,80213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,60112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,83524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532342.33/cwt339.00–344.001,82111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,95321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572306.94/cwt292.50–327.501,7565
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,04915
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9974
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9983
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685304.14/cwt302.50–307.502,0833
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0399
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,2002
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3826223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8424
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,340177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,3793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505181.62/cwt171.00–189.002,7333
Bulls——1,705191.61/cwt190.00–194.003,2673
Bulls——1,970204.55/cwt200.00–208.004,0302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%971135.99/cwt135.00–137.001,3206
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020154.28/cwt152.00–158.001,5743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041144.49/cwt140.00–149.001,50412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198143.86/cwt140.00–148.001,7235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203168.22/cwt160.00–180.002,02416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272156.27/cwt152.00–158.001,98812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355157.50/cwt157.50–157.502,1341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433169.75/cwt161.00–177.502,43328
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,076.28/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.