Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-03-14

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 14
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
766 head
148 vs last sale 618 1 vs year ago 767 · 0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
33 vs last sale 91 9 vs year ago 115 · +7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
14 vs last sale 25 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%
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 under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 higher and and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The demand for all classes of feeder calves was good. The buyers continue to discount calves that are carrying too much condition. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.71/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 133.24 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.
Average price
$260.71
115 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,411
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.18
vs KY average
15.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541265.111,434102
Medium and Large 2547233.051,27510thin
Medium and Large 2-3537203.311,0923thin
One grade step is worth $61.80/cwt here — about $342 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
440402364326median 393.9512/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $339.50, median $393.95 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale115 hd
260.71
KY average26 barns · 2,056 hd
260.89
−0.18
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−15.46
This barn, trailing median31 sales
393.95
−133.24
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
BullsAverage1,837131.272,41121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,427119.981,71233
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,248112.321,40222
CowsLean 85-90%High1,028102.391,05330
SteersChoiceAverage1,401163.812,2956thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,5605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,4444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$1,4086
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,4752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)944$1,4636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,1694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,1632thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,8002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800798205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525260.31/cwt257.00–265.001,36753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,56620
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950923163.84/cwt160.00–167.501,5122
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358294.54/cwt294.00–295.001,05431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,39611
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585221.52/cwt217.50–230.001,2963
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950922197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600579265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,53725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500461304.50/cwt304.50–304.501,40423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431270.38/cwt260.00–272.501,16568
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371247.50/cwt247.50–247.509186
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373217.50/cwt217.50–217.508113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715209.97/cwt208.00–213.001,50120
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850805172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550537203.31/cwt195.00–207.501,0923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283319.60/cwt310.00–322.5090413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626231.87/cwt226.00–235.001,45249
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333280.00/cwt280.00–280.009322
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
BullsMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,020132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800754211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,73325
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4361
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250222310.00/cwt310.00–310.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800754228.67/cwt225.00–236.001,7243
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531237.99/cwt230.00–241.001,2647
HeifersMedium and Large 21150–12001,174137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,7538
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450205.00/cwt205.00–205.009231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471318.01/cwt295.00–324.001,49814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850838225.26/cwt225.00–228.001,88811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,53413
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,024196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,0079
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800792238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,88520
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7073
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950925177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612272.50/cwt267.50–273.001,66811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534299.31/cwt280.00–300.001,59828
SteersMedium and Large 21150–12001,175165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750708239.75/cwt232.50–242.001,6977
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573278.99/cwt265.00–294.001,5994
BullsMedium and Large 21200–12501,200155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8601
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400352298.36/cwt295.00–305.001,0503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450440334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,47012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500484319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,54418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400352354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,24611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600570305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13898.54/cwt98.00–99.001,1212
CowsLean 85-90%1,066112.04/cwt107.00–119.001,19411
CowsLean 85-90%89883.20/cwt80.00–86.007473
Bulls1,762126.52/cwt119.00–132.002,22912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44098.94/cwt97.00–101.001,4252
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430127.81/cwt123.00–135.001,82816
SteersChoice1,401163.81/cwt160.00–172.002,2956
Bulls2,022140.17/cwt134.00–149.002,8348
CowsLean 85-90%1,02799.36/cwt94.00–106.001,02016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,421114.43/cwt104.00–121.001,62615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189117.15/cwt113.00–125.001,39310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,329110.25/cwt105.00–112.001,46510
Bulls1,255117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4681
Bred CowsMedium 1-29751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0571,607.61/head1,400.00–1,775.001,6083
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2975925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2041,580.24/head1,425.00–1,675.001,5804
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium 1-29451,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersSmall 1-28901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28631,140.22/head975.00–1,275.001,1402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850826202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6699
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0257
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800768220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6902
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400390260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,015167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300262227.50/cwt227.50–227.505962
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4561
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515261.98/cwt250.00–270.001,3495
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620252.98/cwt240.00–256.001,56822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550505220.00/cwt210.00–230.001,1112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550542288.62/cwt288.00–290.001,56416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5966
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300291299.10/cwt280.00–305.008709
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400363332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2078
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700691239.31/cwt227.50–240.751,6549
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433321.75/cwt310.00–325.001,39318
BullsMedium and Large 2-31150–12001,175127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469291.53/cwt280.00–297.501,3676
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250231385.00/cwt385.00–385.008894
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed875850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium 1-29051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0151,782.84/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7833

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.