Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-10-23

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 23
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 639▲ 71 vs year ago 670 · +10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 164▲ 24 vs year ago 107 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 21 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-4.00 lower. The downward trending futures trading in recent days affected the market today especially on the calves under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.18/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.50 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$348.18
82 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.35
vs KY average
−42.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543354.381,92469
Medium and Large 2565335.001,8932thin
Medium and Large 2-3560311.701,74411thin
One grade step is worth $42.68/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale82 hd
348.18
—
KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd
361.53
−13.35
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−42.64
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−42.50
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—Low1,640189.483,1079thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,419170.682,42257
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,176160.841,89131
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low993152.741,51634

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)1,259$2,6434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$2,5294thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,162$2,1675
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$3,6001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,5952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2454394.15/cwt394.00–395.001,7897
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,90518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541402.22/cwt387.50–403.002,17639
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2039
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3544361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,9644
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589352.78/cwt352.00–353.002,0789
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622359.40/cwt354.00–360.002,23541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,4086
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2651356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,3186
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668319.84/cwt314.00–326.002,1372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708335.52/cwt334.00–336.002,37513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732373.50/cwt373.50–373.502,73469
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757336.50/cwt336.00–338.002,5478
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,8751
Steers900–950Large 1-2930280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,54613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385386.68/cwt360.00–397.501,48910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,69416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3447349.71/cwt331.00–359.001,56315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,81544
Heifers450–500Large 1-2486309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5028
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,6973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543354.38/cwt346.00–363.001,92469
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570308.96/cwt290.00–322.501,7618
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616335.83/cwt335.25–340.002,06942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3616305.59/cwt284.00–315.001,8828
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,1152
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0563
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2Fleshy720261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,8791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0311
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5072
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,5621
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,2781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,61112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383412.35/cwt405.00–420.001,5792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,77719
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3424349.23/cwt332.50–402.501,4814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480395.50/cwt395.50–395.501,89812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527346.67/cwt346.00–350.001,8276
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540381.85/cwt381.00–386.002,06228
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3564319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,7994
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615337.40/cwt335.00–344.002,07530
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637298.64/cwt290.00–303.001,9023
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1788
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3728278.01/cwt274.00–280.002,0246
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2775237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8411
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3813239.92/cwt238.00–247.501,9515
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568184.42/cwt182.00–186.002,8924
Bulls——1,697193.53/cwt190.00–199.003,2845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944174.24/cwt165.00–183.001,6456
Cows—Lean 85-90%970158.31/cwt152.00–162.001,53613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027144.91/cwt140.00–151.001,48811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045123.91/cwt113.00–137.001,2954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150171.46/cwt166.00–181.001,97211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187158.99/cwt153.00–165.001,88713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196147.59/cwt140.00–152.001,7657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,291162.60/cwt158.00–165.002,09912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450173.92/cwt167.00–186.002,52243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513149.61/cwt145.00–153.002,2642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0882,505.28/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,320.77/head1,600.00–2,850.002,3214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4033,040.50/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6253,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001

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.