Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-03-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 27
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
858 head
198 vs last sale 660 139 vs year ago 719 · +19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
75 vs last sale 95 50 vs year ago 120 · +41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
26 vs last sale 24 20 vs year ago 30 · +66.7%
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 steady and feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. The overall quality of today's offering was somewhat more plain and it didn't see the big increase in prices of the previous weeks. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.40/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 95.31 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.
Average price
$299.40
47 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$46.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.01
vs KY average
22.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550301.621,65840
Medium and Large 2541292.001,5806thin
Medium 1-2565255.001,4411thin
One grade step is worth $46.62/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale47 hd
299.40
KY average27 barns · 1,519 hd
306.41
−7.01
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−22.34
This barn, trailing median30 sales
394.72
−95.31
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
BullsHigh1,692167.292,83035
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,461146.692,14354
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232135.771,67327
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024124.661,27733

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,6196
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,4269
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,1912thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,0742thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,9075
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,2384thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556293.74/cwt280.00–298.001,63317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,42727
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650649272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7658
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,010182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900870214.99/cwt212.50–217.501,8702
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440293.63/cwt275.00–307.501,2927
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750722233.11/cwt230.00–242.501,6835
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350336328.57/cwt327.50–330.001,10412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,77811
HeifersMedium and Large 21000–10501,015202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000982209.62/cwt207.00–215.002,0583
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550541292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545307.45/cwt295.00–308.001,67623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367379.37/cwt375.00–387.501,39231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250232377.65/cwt375.00–380.008766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700691266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500496321.47/cwt305.00–322.001,59430
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850827242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300251385.00/cwt385.00–385.009664
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629284.00/cwt282.00–291.001,78636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800779251.65/cwt241.00–259.001,9605
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900857221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500453335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,51816
BullsMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,165192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,2431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550508280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4223
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550529330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7466
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900860233.62/cwt222.50–245.002,0092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,7316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750712276.25/cwt276.25–276.251,96772
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500460277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2771
SteersMedium and Large 1-21200–12501,200207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,4901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555322.77/cwt316.00–333.001,7915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350336417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733288.50/cwt288.50–288.502,1154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700698300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539338.74/cwt325.00–340.001,82621
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0511
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,010207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0961
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465375.83/cwt372.00–377.001,74831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388405.29/cwt400.00–407.001,57312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627311.58/cwt307.00–312.501,95411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650615275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,82013
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,6756
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368414.96/cwt413.00–417.501,52716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800788252.74/cwt240.00–257.001,9928
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900850207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600567284.60/cwt280.00–290.001,61414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550518337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,74618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225120.09/cwt119.00–122.001,4713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241145.81/cwt143.00–152.001,8106
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3571
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,447140.59/cwt134.00–149.002,0343
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,085149.40/cwt148.00–151.001,6212
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,290139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,435154.75/cwt151.00–160.002,2213
CowsLean 85-90%948107.22/cwt104.00–111.001,0166
CowsLean 85-90%1,050121.68/cwt115.00–125.001,27811
CowsLean 85-90%850148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,502153.22/cwt146.00–163.002,30128
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,260120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241135.76/cwt128.00–140.001,68512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,417138.16/cwt130.00–144.001,95819
CowsLean 85-90%1,047132.27/cwt127.50–138.001,38515
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,305124.93/cwt124.00–126.001,6302
Bulls1,891174.70/cwt171.00–180.003,3044
Bulls1,695167.72/cwt161.00–174.002,84315
Bulls1,573154.06/cwt139.00–159.002,4238
BullsNatural1,668174.51/cwt170.00–180.002,9115
BullsNatural1,538166.83/cwt166.00–168.002,5662
BullsNatural2,215202.00/cwt202.00–202.004,4741
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1732,598.54/head2,500.00–2,675.002,5996
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29031,844.74/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8452
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700666287.25/cwt287.25–287.251,91375
HeifersMedium 1-2600–650600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
HeifersLarge 1-2900–950915207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8991
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300284332.11/cwt305.00–350.009436
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600557322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,79623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950935220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950923191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0172
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,115187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,0911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280404.09/cwt387.50–420.001,1317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700691277.32/cwt273.00–279.001,91616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350319408.54/cwt407.50–415.001,3037
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450431357.81/cwt355.00–358.001,54215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518314.47/cwt305.00–317.001,6295
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500487331.69/cwt315.00–333.001,61526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650622292.77/cwt292.00–293.001,82135
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400365348.07/cwt325.00–365.001,2705
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2942,662.25/head2,375.00–2,800.002,6625
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2731,965.37/head1,800.00–2,200.001,9654
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,191.42/head2,150.00–2,225.002,1912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,073.94/head1,800.00–2,350.002,0742
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.