Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. The demand for feeders was weaker especially on the non-weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.16/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.56 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$272.16

65 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$32.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

vs KY average

−32.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	272.66	1,488	64
Medium and Large 2-3	535	240.00	1,284	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale65 hd

272.16

—

KY average25 barns · 2,917 hd

280.70

−8.54

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−32.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−122.56

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	—	High	1,663	166.67	2,772	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	137.01	1,936	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	127.85	1,559	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	117.31	1,264	29

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)	1,130	$1,763	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,749	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,738	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$1,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	391.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	289.80/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,803	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	271.83/cwt	269.00–273.50	1,481	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	2,136	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	298.81/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	449	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	284.17/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,361	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	704	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	302.40/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,252	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	218.61/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,550	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	317.87/cwt	312.50–327.00	1,682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	248.47/cwt	244.00–250.00	2,055	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	241.61/cwt	240.00–242.00	2,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	265.98/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	250.04/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,928	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	267.21/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	272.24/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	262.82/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,903	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	247.56/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	491	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,640	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	557	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,677	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	121.17/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,330	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	96.90/cwt	88.00–102.50	953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	110.21/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,111	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,546	5
Bulls	—	—	1,736	175.09/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,040	11
Bulls	—	—	1,397	151.42/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,115	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	136.82/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,656	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,652	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	132.23/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,819	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	112.81/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,363	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	140.84/cwt	135.00–154.00	2,013	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	125.94/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,545	14
Bulls	—	—	1,768	163.40/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,889	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,050.00/head	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,050	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,634.89/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,824.82/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,105	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	328.02/cwt	324.00–331.00	1,430	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	352.65/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	273.84/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,695	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	248.92/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,795	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	377.63/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	342.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	250.68/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,574	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,805	2

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 335Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 50Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 37

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. The demand for feeders was weaker especially on the non-weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	365.00	365.00
11	250–300	271	330.00–350.00	342.16
6	300–350	309	340.00	340.00
14	350–400	358	337.00	337.00
13	400–450	414	290.00–306.00	302.40
49	450–500	479	275.00–292.00	284.17
48	500–550	545	269.00–273.50	271.83
5	550–600	561	270.00	270.00
37	600–650	628	240.00–252.00	250.68
15	700–750	709	216.00–222.00	218.61
2	750–800	790	218.00	218.00
2	800–850	825	217.50–220.00	218.74
1	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	542	277.50	277.50
6	700–750	721	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
8	350–400	374	297.50–302.50	298.81
8	400–450	449	272.00	272.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	920	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	704	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	417.00	417.00
4	350–400	380	380.00–395.00	391.35
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
8	450–500	462	346.00	346.00
6	500–550	529	312.50–327.00	317.87
17	550–600	550	316.00	316.00
27	600–650	622	281.00–299.00	289.80
7	650–700	679	271.00–280.00	272.24
19	700–750	724	255.00–264.00	262.82
23	750–800	771	249.00–255.00	250.04
19	800–850	827	244.00–250.00	248.47
5	850–900	884	240.00–242.00	241.61
1	950–1000	975	235.00	235.00
3	1100–1150	1,135	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
65	750–800	776	275.25	275.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	403	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	480	302.00	302.00
3	500–550	544	247.50–275.00	265.98
3	550–600	580	264.00	264.00
10	600–650	620	259.00–270.00	267.21
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	322.00	322.00
5	550–600	592	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	453	296.00	296.00
6	500–550	544	267.00	267.00
7	600–650	635	247.00–249.00	247.56
2	650–700	660	245.00–250.00	247.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	382.50	382.50
29	450–500	491	334.00	334.00
15	550–600	557	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	385.00	385.00
3	250–300	262	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	322	372.50–380.00	377.63
4	350–400	359	345.00–365.00	352.65
29	400–450	436	324.00–331.00	328.02
1	450–500	470	322.50	322.50
8	500–550	538	290.00	290.00
13	600–650	619	260.00–275.00	273.84
12	700–750	721	237.50–250.00	248.92
2	750–800	773	220.00	220.00
12	800–850	828	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,098	117.00–129.00	121.17
4	—	983	88.00–102.50	96.90
6	—	1,008	105.00–115.00	110.21
5	—	1,177	130.00–132.00	131.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,210	133.00–140.00	136.82
3	—	1,208	111.00–114.00	112.81
14	—	1,227	121.00–132.00	125.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	112.00	112.00
10	—	1,376	125.00–134.00	132.23
19	—	1,429	135.00–154.00	140.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,736	170.00–183.00	175.09
5	—	1,397	140.00–158.00	151.42
5	—	1,768	160.00–166.00	163.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,824.82
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,634.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,475.00	1,475.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,900.00	1,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle