Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: There were very limited comparisons on feeder steers under 600 lbs. but those over 600 lbs. sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The demand for male calves remained strong today and much lower on the heifers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.33/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −126.61 against this barn's trailing median of $448.93.

Average price

$322.33

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$36.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs KY average

−18.62 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	324.16	1,794	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	287.50	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.66/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $379.86, median $448.93 across 28 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 sale20 hd

322.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,344 hd

319.54

+2.79

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−18.62

This barn, trailing median28 sales

448.93

−126.61

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	1,773	161.54	2,863	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	141.44	1,943	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	131.12	1,631	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	114.59	1,077	9thin

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)	1,100	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,688	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,009	$1,892	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	959	$1,633	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2-3	550–600	553	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,178	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	268.87/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	248.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	207.33/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	278.00/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	277.52/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,818	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	356.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	291.44/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	142.17/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,939	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	125.28/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,550	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	166.50/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,944	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	139.82/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,690	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	111.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,024	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,249	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	145.40/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	176.44/cwt	172.00–180.00	3,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,649.37/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,987.65/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,705	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	211.18/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	299.99/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	297.98/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,287	8

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 1,191Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 176Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 34Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
7	500–550	540	268.00–270.00	268.87
2	550–600	553	240.00–250.00	244.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	500	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	315	350.00–360.00	356.46
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	432	294.00–305.00	297.98
2	450–500	453	281.00	281.00
10	500–550	534	275.00–280.00	278.00
10	550–600	559	273.50	273.50
12	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	248.21
6	650–700	677	235.00–240.00	237.51
3	700–750	703	229.00	229.00
2	800–850	813	226.00	226.00
3	850–900	860	204.00–214.00	207.33
1	1000–1050	1,015	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	687	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	556	327.00	327.00
9	650–700	689	289.50	289.50
67	750–800	778	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	540	309.00	309.00
12	600–650	635	285.00–292.00	291.44
4	650–700	665	270.00–280.00	277.52
4	700–750	709	264.00	264.00
4	750–800	760	259.00	259.00
2	800–850	810	253.00	253.00
2	900–950	920	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	418	337.00	337.00
8	450–500	498	326.00	326.00
6	500–550	540	299.00–301.00	299.99
11	600–650	627	272.00	272.00
10	700–750	716	257.00	257.00
7	750–800	793	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	848	229.00	229.00
2	900–950	928	207.50–215.00	211.18
3	1000–1050	1,035	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	578	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,364	138.00–159.00	142.17
1	—	1,500	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	119.00–132.00	125.28
1	—	1,490	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,209	134.00–144.00	139.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	110.00–114.00	111.26
3	—	1,007	120.00–126.00	124.01
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	163.00–169.00	166.50
4	—	1,783	140.00–154.00	145.40
3	—	1,765	172.00–180.00	176.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649.37
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987.65

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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