Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-06-26

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 26
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
3 vs last sale 439 225 vs year ago 661 · 34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
12 vs last sale 124 13 vs year ago 99 · +13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
41 vs last sale 57 76 vs year ago 22 · +345.5%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower, with moderate demand for light weight feeders due to extreme heat. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $365.28/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 86.47 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.
Average price
$365.28
23 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.55
vs KY average
4.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549365.282,00723
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
499463426389median 451.7512/1803/0504/2306/1108/06
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $403.31, median $451.75 across 27 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 sale23 hd
365.28
KY average24 barns · 425 hd
361.73
+3.55
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−4.30
This barn, trailing median27 sales
451.75
−86.47
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
BullsAverage1,697201.783,42415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,502165.612,4878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204162.011,95146
CowsLean 85-90%High928143.521,33327
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage985210.012,0694thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,7003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,4212thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,3644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,3222thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,2178
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,164$3,15511
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,122$2,7739
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$3,1858
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000965284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280345.00/cwt345.00–345.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500460297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3692
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370380.03/cwt370.00–390.001,40616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431339.49/cwt337.50–340.001,46315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537329.41/cwt321.00–342.001,76940
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473330.16/cwt328.00–334.001,56223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800777291.06/cwt290.75–295.002,26214
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,96220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614289.74/cwt280.00–292.001,77927
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473381.75/cwt375.00–385.001,8066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629332.26/cwt326.00–334.002,09018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8609
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950912302.75/cwt302.75–302.752,76156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250228435.00/cwt435.00–435.009923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724303.34/cwt298.00–310.002,19622
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,165229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,6681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750724292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,1147
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,016259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,6319
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700673277.76/cwt265.00–288.001,8693
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500481345.78/cwt340.00–351.501,6634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,4284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650612300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600553380.25/cwt380.25–380.252,10314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478362.11/cwt362.00–362.501,7319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400372341.46/cwt330.00–347.501,2703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550520305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194158.68/cwt151.00–166.001,89519
CowsLean 85-90%960167.26/cwt160.00–177.001,6064
CowsLean 85-90%955149.09/cwt141.00–159.001,42415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500152.51/cwt152.00–153.002,2882
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544174.21/cwt168.00–178.002,6904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420161.51/cwt161.00–162.002,2932
HeifersSelect and Choice985210.01/cwt207.50–212.502,0694
CowsLean 85-90%863121.19/cwt112.50–130.001,0468
Bulls1,728206.09/cwt194.00–217.003,5618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111147.13/cwt142.00–150.001,6356
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245171.98/cwt167.00–182.002,14120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3171
Bulls1,273169.10/cwt159.00–176.002,1534
Bulls2,180233.84/cwt225.00–245.005,0983
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1643,154.69/head2,850.00–3,300.003,15511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2632,363.71/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,421.15/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,217.05/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2178
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2182,321.77/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9491
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1222,773.27/head2,550.00–3,150.002,7739
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800762259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,9742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1313,219.34/head2,800.00–3,375.003,2194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378374.09/cwt370.00–375.001,41411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450437360.73/cwt359.00–361.001,57615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650618302.06/cwt302.00–302.501,8678
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600561328.02/cwt317.00–333.001,84016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700693278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683285.49/cwt282.50–287.001,9503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2533

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.