Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light offering last week a limited number of comparisons were available. The demand for feeder calves was very strong and they sold sharply higher on the few comparisons. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.98/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.74 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$268.98

72 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

vs KY average

−35.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	275.76	1,526	48
Medium and Large 2-3	546	255.42	1,394	24

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale72 hd

268.98

—

KY average21 barns · 1,691 hd

282.62

−13.65

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−35.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−125.74

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,687	159.55	2,692	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	133.46	1,972	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	127.40	1,534	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	114.49	1,202	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	182.50	2,263	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,416	162.76	2,305	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,347	$2,087	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,003	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,436	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	309.51/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,337	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,523	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	313.77/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,440	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	253.53/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,399	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	260.30/cwt	260.30–260.30	1,859	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	259.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,620	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	289.85/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,394	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	362.98/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	264.25/cwt	264.25–264.25	1,797	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	245.31/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	217.37/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	236.53/cwt	235.50–240.00	1,982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	372.53/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,534	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	293.74/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,728	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	268.89/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	2,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	274.10/cwt	274.10–274.10	2,031	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	273.53/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,946	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	255.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	292.66/cwt	287.50–301.00	1,838	54
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,097	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,839	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	359.45/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,334	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	300.66/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,097	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,164	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	128.87/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,853	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	124.45/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,542	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	143.75/cwt	133.00–151.00	1,594	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	132.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,383	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	119.57/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,252	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,416	162.76/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,305	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,263	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	96.02/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,013	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	137.53/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,077	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	111.29/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	108.80/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,151	9
Bulls	—	—	1,799	163.13/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,935	9
Bulls	—	—	1,570	152.05/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,387	11
Bulls	—	—	1,782	176.29/cwt	176.00–177.00	3,141	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,180	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,454.46/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,454	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	827	1,551.71/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,552	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,023	1,701.10/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	705	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,207.35/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,207	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,435.75/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	273.11/cwt	267.50–278.00	1,295	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	266.90/cwt	255.00–269.50	1,649	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	291.75/cwt	291.75–291.75	1,619	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,471	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,545	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	243	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	335.67/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,443	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	357.78/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,063	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	246.14/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,745	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	268.74/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	328.88/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,204	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	227.85/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	306.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	987	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,381	7

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Jan 16, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,191Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	296	360.00–367.50	362.98
40	350–400	366	317.50–337.50	328.88
18	400–450	432	295.00–312.50	309.51
44	450–500	481	288.00–300.00	289.85
11	500–550	548	280.00	280.00
37	550–600	555	274.50	274.50
53	600–650	625	250.00–260.00	259.13
3	650–700	677	248.00	248.00
20	700–750	715	229.00	229.00
4	750–800	759	219.00	219.00
6	800–850	826	211.00–220.00	217.37
2	900–950	915	196.00	196.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	459	312.50–315.00	313.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	325.00	325.00
12	300–350	322	305.00–310.00	306.58
7	500–550	531	260.00	260.00
17	550–600	552	240.00–258.00	253.53
6	650–700	664	217.50–230.00	227.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	680	264.25	264.25
69	700–750	714	260.30	260.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	362.50–380.00	372.53
7	400–450	411	344.00	344.00
9	450–500	469	330.00	330.00
11	500–550	521	324.00	324.00
38	550–600	553	312.50	312.50
54	600–650	628	287.50–301.00	292.66
21	650–700	695	256.00	256.00
13	700–750	722	250.00–260.00	255.88
5	750–800	771	240.00–249.00	245.31
13	800–850	838	235.50–240.00	236.53
16	850–900	851	238.75	238.75
2	900–950	928	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	461	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	307.00	307.00
8	500–550	531	272.50–302.50	293.74
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
9	600–650	629	265.00–277.00	268.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	563	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	541	340.00	340.00
13	650–700	683	272.00–277.00	273.53
69	700–750	741	274.10	274.10
13	750–800	750	259.50	259.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,097	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	297	350.00–360.00	357.78
10	350–400	371	352.50–362.50	359.45
22	400–450	430	335.00–340.00	335.67
18	450–500	461	319.00	319.00
29	500–550	500	309.00	309.00
25	550–600	555	291.75	291.75
32	600–650	618	255.00–269.50	266.90
21	700–750	709	241.00–247.00	246.14
6	800–850	802	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
9	350–400	365	285.00–320.00	300.66
3	400–450	435	267.50	267.50
29	450–500	474	267.50–278.00	273.11
8	500–550	545	265.00–271.00	268.74
5	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,438	123.00–132.00	128.87
1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00
35	—	1,510	133.00–149.00	137.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,239	118.00–132.00	124.45
8	—	1,109	133.00–151.00	143.75
5	—	1,237	105.00–115.00	111.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	131.00–138.00	132.96
21	—	1,047	114.00–129.00	119.57
6	—	1,055	92.00–102.00	96.02
9	—	1,058	104.00–113.00	108.80
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	157.00–170.00	162.76
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	182.50	182.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,799	159.00–169.00	163.13
11	—	1,570	144.00–157.00	152.05
3	—	1,782	176.00–177.00	176.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,327	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,454.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,485	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,428	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,207.35
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	827	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,551.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,701.10
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,287	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,435.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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How this sale compares

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