Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-12-11

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 11
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 495▼ 295 vs year ago 941 · −31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 202▲ 4 vs year ago 165 · +2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 87▲ 3 vs year ago 37 · +8.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Tremendous demand for all feeder calves due to buyers wanting to build year-end inventories and continued positive futures trading. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower on a more plain offering and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.92/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.76 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$341.92
46 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.41
vs KY average
−36.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544346.231,88338
Medium 1-2530323.001,7123thin
Medium and Large 2-3554320.541,7765thin
One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about $106 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 sale46 hd
341.92
—
KY average28 barns · 1,980 hd
351.33
−9.41
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−36.04
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−48.76
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—High1,682195.923,29615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,429156.702,23850
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209148.751,79849
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,057133.981,41640

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,550$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$2,59511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$2,0173thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$3,0372thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)935$2,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$3,1333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,3001thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5594
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,8947
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433451.64/cwt451.00–452.501,9569
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433339.94/cwt330.00–350.001,4722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462434.64/cwt420.00–437.502,00816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533410.14/cwt401.00–430.002,18613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,1345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,4344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1693
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627361.54/cwt353.00–366.002,26715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680358.36/cwt350.00–360.002,4376
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769350.50/cwt350.50–350.502,69569
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793319.28/cwt319.00–320.002,53218
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2879300.37/cwt294.00–307.002,6408
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned884276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,4404
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9011
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,060240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335411.26/cwt405.00–435.001,3786
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368435.88/cwt430.00–437.501,60423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,76413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3447355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5873
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478366.10/cwt361.00–385.001,75035
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527325.90/cwt320.00–329.001,7173
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2530323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,7123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542346.19/cwt335.00–353.001,87635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565346.70/cwt345.00–350.001,9593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622320.46/cwt317.50–321.001,99332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1755
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0697
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy728251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8273
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2445
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Replacement759309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,34510
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765273.72/cwt270.00–275.002,0944
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,29010
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,1682
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2801290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3234
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858274.50/cwt272.50–275.002,3555
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2682
Heifers1000–1050Large 1-21,040210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2266493.53/cwt485.00–512.501,3138
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,96217
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3371460.19/cwt445.00–470.001,70710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,06730
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475361.42/cwt355.00–385.001,71710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full478340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,11912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3539331.74/cwt325.00–360.001,7889
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2542393.99/cwt380.00–395.002,13537
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616352.76/cwt340.00–355.002,17326
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715314.20/cwt313.00–314.502,24715
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1471
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2836282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,3624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,627183.04/cwt179.00–186.002,9783
Bulls——1,691193.67/cwt189.00–198.003,2758
Bulls——1,706210.07/cwt202.00–226.003,5844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054130.96/cwt112.50–136.001,38029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073140.93/cwt137.00–147.001,51210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164165.45/cwt163.00–172.501,9267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190134.42/cwt131.00–138.001,6004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196152.17/cwt148.00–160.001,82018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240142.70/cwt136.00–147.001,76920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,316142.09/cwt137.00–145.001,87010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428157.24/cwt149.00–162.002,24519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450131.94/cwt125.00–135.001,9133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488168.36/cwt164.00–180.002,50518
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,185.00/head3,185.00–3,185.003,1851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0901,775.23/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3722,659.00/head2,300.00–3,100.002,65910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0433,037.41/head2,700.00–3,400.003,0372

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.