Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-04-25

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 25
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
641 head
71 vs last sale 712 77 vs year ago 564 · +13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
84 vs last sale 88 57 vs year ago 115 · +49.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
66 vs last sale 24 45 vs year ago 45 · +100.0%
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 mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. The overall feeder quality was better today and the demand was stronger especially on the feeder heifers. A lower quality offering slaughter offering resulted in cows selling unevenly steady and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.72/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 131.99 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.
Average price
$262.72
87 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.95
vs KY average
7.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529262.721,38987
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
440402364326median 394.7212/1803/0504/3006/1808/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $339.50, median $394.72 across 30 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 sale87 hd
262.72
KY average27 barns · 1,708 hd
261.77
+0.95
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−7.47
This barn, trailing median30 sales
394.72
−131.99
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
BullsHigh1,663144.432,40220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,456129.861,89076
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210126.741,53432
CowsLean 85-90%High1,028122.251,25643

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)1,203$2,36614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$1,8867
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,6676
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,64010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,6333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)874$1,5359
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,058$2,7416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,6147
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,021$2,96113

Every lot, as filed

119 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,69425
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328285.15/cwt280.00–287.509356
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900875171.24/cwt170.00–172.501,4982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613246.27/cwt245.00–247.001,51041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400398232.50/cwt232.50–232.509253
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300253280.03/cwt275.00–282.507083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605226.67/cwt225.00–227.501,3713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,22726
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450411209.00/cwt209.00–209.008596
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700696206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376296.85/cwt287.50–298.001,11622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950925178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,160172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680222.25/cwt215.00–226.001,5118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535249.95/cwt240.00–251.001,33722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550503268.91/cwt268.00–269.001,35334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5171
HeifersLarge 1-2850–900868170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4762
HeifersMedium 1-21000–10501,000160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450441257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1367
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600552265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,46331
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510254.80/cwt240.00–260.001,2994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400361344.98/cwt342.50–347.501,24510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300286332.14/cwt330.00–332.509507
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625254.87/cwt247.00–257.501,59336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,63511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,50412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723179.83/cwt179.00–180.001,3006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500462248.49/cwt240.00–258.001,1486
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773233.34/cwt230.00–235.001,8043
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950925175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6191
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650617246.17/cwt235.00–250.001,5196
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535302.42/cwt302.00–305.001,61828
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723239.49/cwt232.50–243.001,7328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0271
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450436315.84/cwt312.50–320.001,3776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677255.52/cwt247.00–261.001,73017
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1611
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0941
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0482
Dairy SteersLarge 2900–950920157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550538282.02/cwt269.00–289.001,51734
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650608224.97/cwt210.00–235.001,3683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715236.22/cwt230.00–240.001,68916
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450408264.94/cwt255.00–275.001,0812
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327282.65/cwt270.00–310.009243
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
CowsLean 85-90%1,058137.28/cwt133.00–148.001,4528
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457127.52/cwt120.00–131.001,85843
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186133.69/cwt130.00–139.001,58611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218123.76/cwt115.00–129.001,50720
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4581
CowsLean 85-90%1,033123.24/cwt117.00–131.001,27324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456134.04/cwt132.00–139.001,95231
CowsLean 85-90%89587.00/cwt87.00–87.007791
CowsLean 85-90%1,004111.36/cwt105.00–115.001,11810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418115.50/cwt115.00–116.001,6382
Bulls1,854154.33/cwt151.00–157.002,8616
Bulls1,647143.47/cwt138.00–148.002,36310
Bulls1,418132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0531,650.24/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium 1-29901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2782,692.56/head2,500.00–2,900.002,69310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Heifer PairsMedium 1-29002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28451,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4032,144.56/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2371,713.02/head1,375.00–1,925.001,7138
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250238349.95/cwt345.00–355.008332
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900855207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7741
BullsMedium 1-2300–350320240.00/cwt240.00–240.007681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800774223.25/cwt215.00–225.001,72810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350312324.94/cwt320.00–327.501,0143
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5621
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485284.79/cwt275.00–295.001,3812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950930190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7671
BullsMedium 1-2350–400370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500476312.10/cwt311.00–314.001,48626
BullsLarge 1-2450–500465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425310.28/cwt300.00–322.501,31922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600557257.85/cwt255.00–259.001,4367
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,112.50/head1,775.00–2,450.002,1132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,072.09/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0752,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0273,019.91/head2,875.00–3,150.003,02011
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29061,573.45/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5735
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28381,319.98/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3203
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,634.75/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6353
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28351,486.45/head1,250.00–1,800.001,4864
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.