Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-04-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 17
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
26 vs last sale 735 49 vs year ago 712 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
65 vs last sale 133 110 vs year ago 88 · +125.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
28 vs last sale 90 38 vs year ago 24 · +158.3%
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 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves saw strong demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-6.00 lower on a plainer quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.73/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 78.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.
Average price
$315.73
51 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.04
vs KY average
5.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547316.781,73449
Medium and Large 2-3553290.001,6042thin
One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale51 hd
315.73
KY average24 barns · 1,526 hd
314.69
+1.04
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−5.45
This barn, trailing median30 sales
394.72
−78.98
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
BullsHigh1,718169.892,91924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,440152.332,19471
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228148.701,82631
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,052137.121,44235

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,34720
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,166$2,3455
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$2,3252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,321$2,2904thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)992$2,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,376$3,8016
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$2,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$3,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2-3550–600553290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450408326.57/cwt315.00–332.501,3323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000956217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350309387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1975
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619291.10/cwt280.00–296.001,80245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435362.68/cwt360.00–365.001,57842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,012206.01/cwt200.00–209.002,0853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500453362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,6425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372389.42/cwt382.50–390.001,44926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,95173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800767228.65/cwt226.00–230.001,7543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600559314.39/cwt314.00–316.001,75730
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,048192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,0122
HeifersMedium 1-2850–900880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265401.28/cwt395.00–405.001,0638
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800765266.93/cwt261.00–276.002,0423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750713309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,2035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668314.93/cwt313.00–316.002,10414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400369447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250243400.00/cwt400.00–400.009722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500497336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,67035
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,108223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,4713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612319.30/cwt305.00–320.001,95421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950933234.99/cwt230.00–240.002,1922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529320.56/cwt318.00–322.001,69619
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600592310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250245435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472384.52/cwt371.00–388.001,81520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735221.16/cwt215.00–227.501,6262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544349.62/cwt331.00–352.001,90226
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400397389.16/cwt387.50–392.501,5453
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750723262.27/cwt255.00–270.001,8962
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950920223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,0522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700659284.55/cwt283.00–289.001,8754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703297.72/cwt296.00–300.002,0937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000995227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2641
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,160215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600566351.50/cwt351.00–353.001,98912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,8512
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7624
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650616288.74/cwt285.00–290.001,7794
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400368325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1967
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800797234.49/cwt231.00–238.001,8694
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950912207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368443.61/cwt440.00–445.001,63218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450442395.50/cwt395.50–395.501,74811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550522368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,92110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272141.11/cwt136.00–146.001,79511
CowsLean 85-90%1,135113.41/cwt110.00–117.001,2872
CowsLean 85-90%1,047126.68/cwt119.00–130.001,3268
CowsLean 85-90%1,050149.50/cwt143.00–157.501,57011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458152.61/cwt146.00–165.002,22559
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204152.88/cwt147.00–164.001,84120
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365143.26/cwt142.00–145.001,9555
CowsLean 85-90%1,042136.33/cwt132.00–140.001,42113
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,070142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5191
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,344156.48/cwt153.00–161.002,1037
Bulls1,684177.81/cwt176.00–181.002,9948
Bulls1,840167.58/cwt163.00–170.003,08312
Bulls1,270149.26/cwt146.00–152.001,8962
BullsNatural1,570172.75/cwt166.00–178.002,7122
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0482,200.60/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,521.94/head2,450.00–2,550.002,5223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,420.83/head2,200.00–2,750.002,42116
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4482,453.22/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4533
Bred CowsMedium 1-29401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0182,079.98/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900874240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750741258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9126
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550543330.55/cwt329.00–342.501,7958
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500495358.21/cwt350.00–358.501,77328
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000965202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,9541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900870217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378390.87/cwt385.00–405.001,4774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600562327.72/cwt322.00–330.001,84226
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4236
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750713268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600597285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7013
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450443367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6285
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650617303.06/cwt289.00–309.001,87020
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750704284.37/cwt278.00–286.002,00215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450428381.88/cwt380.00–382.001,63417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820250.96/cwt243.00–254.002,05811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300288433.07/cwt430.00–435.001,24710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350313388.66/cwt385.00–390.001,2174
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3763,800.55/head3,300.00–4,400.003,8016
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2903,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0653,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2831,948.93/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.