Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves continued to see good demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.30/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −66.65 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.

Average price

$327.30

49 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs KY average

−6.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	330.06	1,798	43
Medium and Large 2-3	534	307.50	1,642	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $339.50, median $393.95 across 31 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 sale49 hd

327.30

—

KY average27 barns · 1,307 hd

328.31

−1.01

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−6.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

393.95

−66.65

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	—	Low	1,720	188.31	3,239	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	163.50	2,383	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	158.42	1,889	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	151.84	1,515	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,410	170.00	2,397	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,882	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,625	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,167	$2,493	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,336	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	600–650	621	308.55/cwt	296.00–313.00	1,916	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	345.40/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	402.51/cwt	380.00–406.00	1,711	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	266.60/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	369.94/cwt	369.00–380.00	1,576	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	336.42/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,127	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	991	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,180	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	330.43/cwt	319.00–333.50	1,778	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,180	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	263.17/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,824	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	346.15/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,658	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,192	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	279.45/cwt	272.00–282.50	2,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	420.99/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,495	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	387.60/cwt	377.00–392.00	1,814	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	360.96/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,913	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	317.71/cwt	316.00–321.00	2,103	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	336.28/cwt	334.00–343.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	446.45/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	318.32/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	277.48/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	338.36/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,101	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,919	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	413.09/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,405	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	134.98/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,320	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,289	157.27/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,027	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,200	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	164.08/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,895	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	166.99/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,450	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	151.05/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,788	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	164.88/cwt	156.00–176.00	1,608	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	147.67/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,534	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	152.43/cwt	142.00–158.00	2,091	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,565	165.02/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,150	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	182.79/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,797	194.12/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,488	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,335.81/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,336	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456	2,684.84/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,685	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,650.56/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,882.23/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,882	3
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	367.58/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,768	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,004	8

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 655Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 184Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 52Year ago 12

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	220	489.00	489.00
5	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	367	439.00	439.00
35	400–450	425	380.00–406.00	402.51
20	450–500	481	360.00–370.00	367.58
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
31	550–600	553	347.00	347.00
32	600–650	621	296.00–313.00	308.55
8	650–700	690	290.50	290.50
6	750–800	779	265.00–275.00	266.60
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	405.00–420.00	413.09
3	400–450	418	335.00–365.00	345.40
2	500–550	508	316.00	316.00
2	550–600	573	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	377	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	415	330.00–350.00	336.42
2	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
6	500–550	534	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	638	261.00–270.00	263.17
2	700–750	715	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	358	409.00	409.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	390	397.50	397.50
23	400–450	426	369.00–380.00	369.94
57	450–500	479	343.00–353.00	346.15
32	500–550	538	319.00–333.50	330.43
11	550–600	564	329.00	329.00
43	600–650	607	300.50	300.50
12	700–750	715	274.00	274.00
9	950–1000	991	220.00	220.00
7	1100–1150	1,127	186.00	186.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	430.00–455.00	446.45
13	350–400	355	400.00–445.00	420.99
24	450–500	468	377.00–392.00	387.60
41	500–550	530	350.00–371.00	360.96
4	550–600	568	334.00–343.00	336.28
36	600–650	621	335.00–340.00	338.36
14	650–700	662	316.00–321.00	317.71
32	700–750	707	310.00	310.00
7	750–800	779	272.00–282.50	279.45
5	800–850	813	271.50	271.50
8	850–900	873	262.00	262.00
2	900–950	925	248.00	248.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	568	305.00–322.50	318.32
2	700–750	703	272.50–282.50	277.48
1	800–850	845	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	413	447.50	447.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	129.00–139.00	134.98
11	—	975	156.00–176.00	164.88
9	—	1,039	143.00–152.00	147.67
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,565	163.00–168.00	165.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,289	153.00–162.00	157.27
1	—	1,150	171.00	171.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,200	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,155	159.00–172.00	164.08
10	—	1,184	146.00–157.00	151.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,467	160.00–180.00	166.99
1	—	1,500	125.00	125.00
8	—	1,372	142.00–158.00	152.43
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,527	175.00–188.00	182.79
6	—	1,797	190.00–202.00	194.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,251	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,335.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,456	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,684.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,252	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,650.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,360	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,882.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,150.00	2,150.00

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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