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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 16

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

639 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 636▼ 4 vs year ago 643 · −0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 99▲ 55 vs year ago 109 · +50.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 26 vs year ago 56 · −46.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: The 500-700 lb. steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher with remainder being unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Continued strong demand for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.86/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.77 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.

Average price

$395.86

57 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$35.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs KY average

−73.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	397.12	2,181	55
Medium and Large 2-3	585	361.22	2,113	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.90/cwt here — about $68 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 sale57 hd

395.86

—

KY average23 barns · 745 hd

396.39

−0.52

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−73.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.64

−41.77

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,857	194.49	3,612	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	170.42	2,463	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	158.16	1,858	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	147.83	1,510	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$2,654	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,488	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,245	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,038	$2,643	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$2,317	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,795	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	427.84/cwt	422.50–429.00	2,041	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	395.92/cwt	389.00–410.00	2,130	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,223	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	361.22/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,113	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,362	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	373.29/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,288	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	351.61/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,398	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	429.75/cwt	429.75–429.75	2,948	76
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,304	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,391	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,634	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,669	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,875	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,945	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,664	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	337	363.42/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,225	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,551	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,754	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	347.46/cwt	339.00–365.00	1,539	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,879	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	329.79/cwt	313.00–338.00	1,715	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	363.47/cwt	356.00–366.00	1,963	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	351.94/cwt	349.00–366.00	2,073	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	331.55/cwt	322.50–336.00	2,062	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,315	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,370	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	302.18/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,167	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	787	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,227	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	297.56/cwt	292.50–301.00	2,494	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,464	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	494.90/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,406	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,364	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	402.75/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,341	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	445.48/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,599	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,827	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	404.75/cwt	403.00–405.00	1,894	31
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,076	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,164	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,124	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	341.91/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,164	26
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,135	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,262	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	746	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,219	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,272	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,370	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,823	181.28/cwt	176.00–184.00	3,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	195.48/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,640	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	135.98/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,308	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	151.35/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,518	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	164.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,709	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	144.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,514	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	146.63/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,666	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	160.37/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,881	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	172.36/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,067	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,629	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	147.50/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,047	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	163.83/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,321	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	176.15/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,577	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	815	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	895	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,642.68/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,643	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	945	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,487.82/head	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,410.12/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,410	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,653.77/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,654	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Oct 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 636Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 99Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 19Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	488	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	585	357.50–365.00	361.22
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	795	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	440.00	440.00
9	650–700	696	331.00	331.00
1	700–750	730	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	477	422.50–429.00	427.84
41	500–550	538	389.00–410.00	395.92
3	550–600	567	392.00	392.00
45	600–650	613	360.00–384.00	373.29
5	650–700	682	340.00–370.00	351.61
2	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	834	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	920	312.50	312.50
1	950–1000	990	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	586	403.00	403.00
76	650–700	686	429.75	429.75
7	750–800	784	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	337	360.00–365.00	363.42
9	400–450	443	339.00–365.00	347.46
9	500–550	520	313.00–338.00	329.79
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	787	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	367	422.50	422.50
16	400–450	432	406.00	406.00
11	450–500	477	394.00	394.00
44	500–550	540	356.00–366.00	363.47
11	550–600	589	349.00–366.00	351.94
22	600–650	622	322.50–336.00	331.55
9	700–750	717	300.00–317.00	302.18
5	800–850	838	292.50–301.00	297.56
3	1000–1050	1,010	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	687	337.00	337.00
14	700–750	716	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	480.00–500.00	494.90
2	300–350	303	450.00	450.00
13	350–400	359	435.00–450.00	445.48
16	400–450	431	424.00	424.00
31	450–500	468	403.00–405.00	404.75
5	500–550	523	397.00	397.00
20	550–600	552	392.00	392.00
26	600–650	633	329.00–343.00	341.91
7	650–700	651	328.00	328.00
13	700–750	709	319.00	319.00
1	750–800	765	297.00	297.00
7	800–850	823	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	380.00–420.00	402.75
2	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	585	363.00	363.00
4	700–750	746	297.50	297.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,417	156.00–167.00	163.83
39	—	1,463	168.00–185.00	176.15
6	—	1,388	142.00–152.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	144.00–149.00	146.63
17	—	1,173	154.00–165.00	160.37
2	—	1,215	130.00–138.00	134.05
4	—	1,199	166.00–179.00	172.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	160.00–168.00	164.37
2	—	1,003	150.00–153.00	151.35
8	—	1,051	140.00–147.00	144.01
5	—	962	133.00–139.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	176.00–184.00	181.28
1	—	1,860	207.00	207.00
14	—	1,862	190.00–201.00	195.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,038	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,642.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,487.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,460	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,653.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,285	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,410.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00

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