Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-06-25

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 25
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
758 head
▲ 393 vs last sale 365▲ 322 vs year ago 436 · +73.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 75▲ 6 vs year ago 112 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 9▼ 41 vs year ago 98 · −41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes and a strong quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $446.12/cwt on 27 head, down $6.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.48 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$446.12
▼ 6.62 vs prior sale
27 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,468
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$43.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.45
vs KY average
−22.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553455.712,51921
Medium and Large 2555412.532,2906thin
One grade step is worth $43.18/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale27 hd
446.12
—
KY average25 barns · 690 hd
459.57
−13.45
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−22.34
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
+8.48
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—High1,663223.273,71216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534188.992,89938
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256177.132,22541
CowsLean 85-90%High1,008158.021,59213

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)1,473$3,3652thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$3,3582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,570$3,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)997$3,0673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)775$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$3,2739
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$2,8502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,4001thin

Every lot

95 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413453.47/cwt420.00–470.001,8733
Steers450–500Medium 1-2465480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,3838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1865
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541424.97/cwt420.00–430.002,2994
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,51618
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583387.66/cwt375.00–400.002,2602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5243
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,67416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3619360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,22819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625390.22/cwt387.00–400.002,4394
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633420.61/cwt420.00–423.002,66210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692389.87/cwt382.50–394.002,69876
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721375.73/cwt370.00–376.002,70922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728356.02/cwt350.00–362.002,5924
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770399.00/cwt399.00–399.003,07266
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770385.31/cwt380.00–389.002,96725
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,7512
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807384.50/cwt384.50–384.503,10366
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,8212
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,9964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351612.00/cwt612.00–612.002,1488
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367443.36/cwt430.00–450.001,6273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,15519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,8318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9787
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,31713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529373.64/cwt367.50–380.001,9776
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542416.51/cwt411.00–419.002,25713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3804
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1793
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620395.35/cwt389.00–405.002,45133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,4623
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685324.25/cwt293.00–332.002,2215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,41112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,61034
Heifers700–750Large 1-2743295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1924
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4611
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2813279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,2682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2307600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2361571.95/cwt540.00–580.002,06515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1848
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485471.14/cwt455.00–474.002,28519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532412.82/cwt410.00–414.002,1967
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy549440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,41613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2598390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy606400.50/cwt400.50–400.502,42710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,3257
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,5128
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815306.74/cwt302.50–315.002,5003
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4225
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308240.09/cwt234.00–247.503,1403
Bulls——1,583199.95/cwt195.00–203.003,1653
Bulls——1,793225.22/cwt218.00–231.004,03810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%898147.01/cwt145.00–149.001,3203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000156.51/cwt135.00–174.001,5654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063183.48/cwt182.00–185.001,9502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070155.05/cwt148.00–158.001,6594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103150.45/cwt146.00–155.001,6592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263186.90/cwt180.00–205.002,36123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271168.86/cwt160.00–177.502,14615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497173.84/cwt172.00–177.502,6023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537190.29/cwt180.00–210.002,92535
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,093258.11/cwt247.50–270.002,8212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29973,067.06/head2,500.00–3,450.003,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,358.49/head3,250.00–3,500.003,3582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4733,364.77/head3,150.00–3,650.003,3652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5703,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,804.95/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,647.97/head3,350.00–3,900.003,6485
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930325.29/cwt245.00–345.003,0256
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2937272.34/cwt247.00–295.002,5523
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.