Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-04-24

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 24
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
737 head
24 vs last sale 761 96 vs year ago 641 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
28 vs last sale 198 2 vs year ago 172 · 1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
38 vs last sale 62 10 vs year ago 90 · +11.1%
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 traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves had instances of sharply higher on strong demand for a very good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with the highest dressing individuals being even higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.78/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 70.93 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.
Average price
$323.78
58 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.58
vs KY average
6.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547323.781,77158
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale58 hd
323.78
KY average26 barns · 1,346 hd
322.20
+1.58
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−6.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
394.72
−70.93
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
BullsHigh1,816174.143,16317
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,433157.542,25756
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,188152.201,80846
CowsLean 85-90%High1,018142.741,45440

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,4503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$2,3884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,308$2,1443thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,1358
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$2,1239
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)869$2,1086
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,1504thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)841$2,1007
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)888$1,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,088$3,3406
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$3,3007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,138$2,6255
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,2503thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2700–750717249.39/cwt247.50–250.001,7884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900851261.00/cwt258.00–263.002,2215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400356442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,5755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664272.02/cwt268.00–275.001,80614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650600347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300286385.22/cwt380.00–390.001,1024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950930230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,9586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575356.43/cwt356.00–357.002,0499
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815245.05/cwt242.50–247.501,9972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374376.31/cwt365.00–377.001,40718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619283.91/cwt267.50–287.001,75722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770248.23/cwt240.00–250.001,91111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328375.80/cwt365.00–385.001,23312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555324.08/cwt305.00–326.001,79936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534323.30/cwt314.00–328.001,72622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,63926
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400368342.92/cwt330.00–347.501,2624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250243405.00/cwt405.00–405.009842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482345.66/cwt335.00–352.501,66644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,85710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450444327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,4524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250225425.00/cwt425.00–425.009561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950920212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3784
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,080177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,9171
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700688268.26/cwt267.50–269.001,8464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700650313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,0354
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600571307.43/cwt302.50–315.001,7556
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725287.42/cwt286.00–294.002,08411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600576357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400374455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250237428.71/cwt425.00–440.001,0164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450446406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,8117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9142
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450444420.79/cwt420.00–422.001,86810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550541363.92/cwt363.50–368.001,96931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7233
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850805243.75/cwt237.50–250.001,9622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,01715
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630292.68/cwt285.00–300.001,8442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550546372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,0319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750722312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,25332
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635315.55/cwt312.50–317.002,0043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430398.22/cwt390.00–401.001,7128
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7654
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900878220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400367443.88/cwt440.00–447.501,62925
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450434409.26/cwt408.00–413.001,77645
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,292167.52/cwt157.00–175.002,1647
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,117161.14/cwt155.00–165.001,8005
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228144.79/cwt136.00–149.001,77814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198123.81/cwt120.00–128.001,4832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,423158.88/cwt152.00–170.002,26137
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544147.60/cwt144.00–151.002,27912
CowsLean 85-90%1,012154.34/cwt148.00–168.001,56218
CowsLean 85-90%1,023139.03/cwt133.00–146.001,42215
CowsLean 85-90%830112.50/cwt112.50–112.509341
CowsLean 85-90%1,058122.23/cwt114.00–129.001,2936
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184157.07/cwt150.00–174.001,86024
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,070151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6161
Bulls1,833195.19/cwt192.00–201.003,5783
Bulls1,947168.64/cwt165.00–172.003,2837
Bulls1,655145.73/cwt141.00–150.002,4122
BullsNatural1,473174.05/cwt172.00–177.002,5642
BullsNatural1,600192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,0721
BullsNatural1,948181.35/cwt180.00–183.003,5332
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Heifer PairsMedium 1-29003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29693,360.00/head2,775.00–3,550.003,3604
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1433,300.00/head2,850.00–3,850.003,3007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1972,891.92/head2,600.00–3,300.002,8923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3082,144.20/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1443
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28202,000.00/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3702,279.89/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2805
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3482,533.50/head2,200.00–2,700.002,5343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350305420.12/cwt402.50–425.001,28111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600550349.94/cwt330.00–351.001,92520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400398395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5722
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550547325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7787
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450437341.56/cwt320.00–347.001,49312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800798228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000995194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9303
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650627310.66/cwt302.00–312.001,94830
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500491307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5104
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750729266.55/cwt257.50–271.001,9433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550543355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,92810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,91223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700688283.11/cwt282.00–289.001,94818
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred CowsMedium 1-28692,107.77/head1,850.00–2,225.002,1086
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28951,716.20/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7162
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-28802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28402,059.52/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2432,123.19/head1,850.00–2,600.002,1239
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.