Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 higher. Today's offering didn't contained as many weaned packages of feeders but the overall quality was very good and the buyers continued showing strong demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with extremely good prices for the highest dressing individuals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.39 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$331.33

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$33.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs KY average

−1.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	332.83	1,801	42
Medium and Large 2-3	523	299.76	1,568	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $233 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

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 sale44 hd

331.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,307 hd

331.56

−0.24

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−1.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−63.39

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	1,762	191.59	3,377	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	156.75	2,213	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	151.77	1,808	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	141.90	1,496	48
Steers	Choice	Average	1,265	207.50	2,625	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$2,540	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,087	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	898	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,978	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$3,654	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,457	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	263.28/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	309.24/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	299.76/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	345.84/cwt	344.00–352.50	1,657	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	266.77/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	369.92/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,022	240.56/cwt	239.00–241.00	2,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	332.83/cwt	329.00–334.00	1,801	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	294.86/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,807	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,598	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	367.73/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,154	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,121	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	442.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,375	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	623	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,006	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	707	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,064	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,340	160.46/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,150	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,338	151.80/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,031	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,210	147.58/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,050	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	158.87/cwt	150.00–172.50	2,285	35
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,799	206.24/cwt	200.00–225.00	3,710	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	130.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,363	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	158.19/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,645	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	145.08/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,049	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	141.66/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,526	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	134.42/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	155.88/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,844	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,265	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	143.27/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,755	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	120.40/cwt	117.50–124.00	1,156	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,154	162.36/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,543	166.44/cwt	165.00–167.50	2,568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	176.65/cwt	172.50–180.00	3,397	5
Bulls	—	—	1,914	190.37/cwt	182.50–195.00	3,644	4
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,210	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,966	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,721	193.10/cwt	185.00–197.50	3,323	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	2,540.47/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,540	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	3,654.10/head	3,150.00–3,900.00	3,654	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,072.74/head	2,825.00–3,375.00	3,073	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,210	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	2,099.86/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,087.41/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	432.90/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,641	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	344.58/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,861	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	1,812	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	418.03/cwt	407.50–422.00	1,789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	287.99/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	364.91/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	394.56/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,511	9

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 May 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 729Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 176Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 43Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	345.00–385.00	367.73
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	900	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	950	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	531	362.50	362.50
33	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
22	600–650	628	343.00	343.00
8	700–750	700	303.00	303.00
1	800–850	800	282.50	282.50
9	1000–1050	1,022	239.00–241.00	240.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	459	418.00	418.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	318	360.00–380.00	369.92
9	350–400	383	380.00–400.00	394.56
20	400–450	426	375.00	375.00
48	450–500	479	344.00–352.50	345.84
42	500–550	541	329.00–334.00	332.83
24	600–650	613	287.00–297.00	294.86
1	650–700	690	261.00	261.00
9	700–750	706	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	905	222.50	222.50
1	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	357	408.00	408.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	448	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	523	290.00–310.00	299.76
5	600–650	625	266.00–270.00	266.77
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	420	362.50–375.00	364.91
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	522	307.50–312.50	309.24
1	550–600	550	297.50	297.50
3	600–650	622	245.00–272.50	263.28
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	738	245.00–250.00	247.49
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	435.00–445.00	442.16
17	350–400	379	420.00–445.00	432.90
15	400–450	428	407.50–422.00	418.03
28	450–500	489	370.50	370.50
39	500–550	540	340.00–355.00	344.58
6	600–650	630	285.00–291.00	287.99
4	750–800	763	267.50	267.50
2	850–900	868	225.00	225.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	623	322.00	322.00
7	700–750	707	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,340	156.00–165.00	160.46
2	—	1,338	150.00–154.00	151.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	144.00–152.00	147.58
6	—	1,154	156.00–165.00	162.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	152.50	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,438	150.00–172.50	158.87
9	—	1,412	139.00–149.00	145.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	128.00–133.00	130.28
10	—	1,040	150.00–170.00	158.19
26	—	1,077	136.00–149.00	141.66
4	—	960	117.50–124.00	120.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	132.00–137.00	134.42
23	—	1,183	150.00–167.00	155.88
11	—	1,225	139.00–149.00	143.27
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,799	200.00–225.00	206.24
1	—	1,210	162.50	162.50
18	—	1,721	185.00–197.50	193.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	165.00–167.50	166.44
5	—	1,923	172.50–180.00	176.65
4	—	1,914	182.50–195.00	190.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	207.50	207.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,575.00	2,575.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,099.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,359	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,540.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,087.41
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	3,150.00–3,900.00	3,654.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,270	2,825.00–3,375.00	3,072.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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