Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2023-05-25

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 25
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
627 head
46 vs last sale 673 6 vs year ago 633 · 0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
47 vs last sale 133 88 vs year ago 174 · 50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
48 vs last sale 55 33 vs year ago 40 · 82.5%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher and bull calves were steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a few of the packages selling sharply higher. Feeder buyers showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows were up 3.00-5.00 with the high dressing cows selling 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-7.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.31/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$210.31
280 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.30
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533213.801,140263
Medium 1-2530171.009061thin
Medium and Large 2-3585155.3890916thin
One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale280 hd
210.31
KY average26 barns · 5,944 hd
204.01
+6.30
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,671127.332,1286thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,432107.161,53438
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21698.241,19523
CowsLean 85-90%Low98384.4783115

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)1,155$1,1432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$7401thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy433228.23/cwt225.00–229.0098820
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3806112.00/cwt112.00–112.009034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540209.80/cwt209.50–210.501,13349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2341204.26/cwt201.00–207.506976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2284211.33/cwt206.00–222.506003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753158.49/cwt155.00–162.001,1932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,27617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2807180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy210285.00/cwt285.00–285.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473208.00/cwt208.00–208.009842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3489167.00/cwt167.00–167.008174
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595144.00/cwt144.00–144.008571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623206.27/cwt206.00–207.001,28518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2872188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,6446
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705137.50/cwt137.50–137.509691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2932144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2836157.57/cwt154.00–158.001,3179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363220.00/cwt220.00–220.007993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy419263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,10219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added701200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,40216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412240.82/cwt230.00–246.009923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy349260.00/cwt260.00–260.0090710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added554226.75/cwt226.75–226.751,25620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470204.00/cwt204.00–204.009591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3925155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy467253.27/cwt250.00–255.001,18329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,40834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added538242.36/cwt240.00–243.751,30463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2786167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2327221.63/cwt220.00–225.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2930155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2636195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2406
BullsMedium and Large 1-2358235.00/cwt235.00–235.008413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy323247.50/cwt247.50–247.507992
CowsLean 85-90%1,07078.00/cwt78.00–78.008351
CowsLean 85-90%84763.51/cwt53.00–73.005383
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443108.96/cwt101.00–118.001,57232
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37297.55/cwt88.00–100.001,3386
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10080.00/cwt80.00–80.008801
CowsLean 85-90%1,04497.14/cwt95.00–101.001,0144
CowsLean 85-90%99587.14/cwt84.00–91.008677
Bulls1,598114.01/cwt110.00–117.001,8222
Bulls1,708133.99/cwt130.00–140.002,2894
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202106.07/cwt102.00–116.001,27513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24988.95/cwt85.00–95.001,1119
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed880740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2770800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy432245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0588
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy598211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,26213
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,050140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2744
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477179.16/cwt175.00–180.008556
BullsMedium and Large 2-3895127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2273230.00/cwt230.00–230.006283
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy701193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,3569
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485196.00/cwt196.00–196.009511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy538225.91/cwt225.50–226.001,21537
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy456220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0035
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3548150.00/cwt150.00–150.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy472228.00/cwt224.00–232.001,07646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added664225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,49420
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440191.00/cwt191.00–191.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533207.45/cwt204.00–211.001,1066
HeifersMedium 1-2530171.00/cwt171.00–171.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540195.47/cwt190.00–197.001,0569
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy377232.60/cwt230.00–233.0087730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy293235.00/cwt235.00–235.006892

How this sale compares

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.