Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 lower with a very limited number of comparisons on the heavier heifers. The demand remained very strong for the lightweight calves and the weaned calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.36/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −99.36 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$295.36

45 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$47.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs KY average

−9.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	302.82	1,657	38
Medium and Large 2-3	567	254.88	1,445	7thin

One grade step is worth $47.93/cwt here — about $212 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 sale45 hd

295.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,895 hd

287.07

+8.29

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−9.66

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−99.36

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	1,812	163.35	2,960	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	143.76	2,043	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	134.14	1,609	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	123.23	1,328	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	173.00	2,379	1thin

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)	1,138	$2,435	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,146	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,908	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,773	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,563	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,981	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,712	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,475	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	366.67/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	260.06/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	301.54/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	253.15/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	376.50/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	367.15/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	1,905	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	309.86/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,584	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	288.78/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,958	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	246.47/cwt	239.00–249.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	276.28/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,132	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	331.62/cwt	324.00–337.50	1,771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,751	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,334	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	142.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,659	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	116.22/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,246	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	132.57/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,613	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,398	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	148.48/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,129	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	134.83/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,884	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,446	2
Bulls	—	—	2,148	176.69/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,795	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	162.71/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	150.97/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,085	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,073.57/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,074	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,684.38/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,684	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,680.61/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,681	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,145.58/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,146	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,089	2,981.48/head	2,875.00–3,100.00	2,981	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,658.64/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,659	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	236.79/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	352.29/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,497	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	379.89/cwt	377.50–381.00	1,379	19

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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 854Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 155Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 70Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
6	300–350	317	365.00–367.50	366.67
3	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
14	400–450	425	351.00–360.00	352.29
10	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	534	324.00–337.50	331.62
2	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	687	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	786	236.00–240.00	236.79
1	950–1000	955	202.00	202.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	300.00–305.00	302.43
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	630	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	372.50	372.50
5	450–500	454	352.00	352.00
23	600–650	606	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	317.50	317.50
5	300–350	300	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	532	250.00–280.00	260.06
4	550–600	593	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
14	400–450	415	365.00–367.50	367.15
15	450–500	486	326.00	326.00
13	500–550	540	293.00–304.00	301.54
4	550–600	595	271.00	271.00
7	600–650	614	250.00–261.00	253.15
2	650–700	685	234.00–235.00	234.50
2	700–750	700	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	775	232.50	232.50
2	800–850	843	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	363	377.50–381.00	379.89
6	400–450	427	372.50	372.50
11	450–500	475	353.00	353.00
4	700–750	705	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	539	316.00	316.00
7	550–600	550	297.00	297.00
71	700–750	725	262.75	262.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
10	450–500	458	375.00–378.00	376.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	387.50	387.50
2	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	576	305.00–330.00	309.86
11	600–650	638	275.00–290.00	276.28
4	800–850	831	239.00–249.00	246.47
1	850–900	870	238.00	238.00
1	950–1000	980	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	556	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	613	311.00	311.00
17	650–700	678	286.00–292.00	288.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	249.00	249.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	490	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	140.00–145.00	142.75
12	—	1,217	125.00–139.00	132.57
2	—	1,185	121.00–123.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	111.00–123.00	116.22
1	—	1,130	139.00	139.00
6	—	1,076	125.00–135.00	129.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,434	140.00–153.00	148.48
9	—	1,397	131.00–139.00	134.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,148	172.00–181.00	176.69
3	—	1,778	159.00–168.00	162.71
2	—	1,528	148.00–154.00	150.97

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,680.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,165	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,145.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,684.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,950.00	1,950.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,073.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,194	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,658.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,089	2,875.00–3,100.00	2,981.48
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.

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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

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