Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeder calves. The lightweight calves sold much better today. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.82/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −69.93 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$381.82

35 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs KY average

+0.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	383.75	2,173	33
Medium and Large 2-3	540	350.00	1,890	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

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 sale35 hd

381.82

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

382.56

−0.73

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

+0.14

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−69.93

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,634	204.15	3,336	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	172.43	2,459	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	161.84	1,995	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	156.73	1,627	25

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)	1,625	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,139	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	360.26/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	337.58/cwt	337.00–338.00	1,820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	382.01/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	404	341.02/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,278	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	306.28/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,795	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	289.60/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	385.81/cwt	384.00–388.00	2,218	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,453	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	359.25/cwt	359.25–359.25	2,727	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	828	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	319.58/cwt	317.50–323.00	2,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	376.11/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	336.61/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,043	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	407.70/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,773	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,918	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	145.68/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,509	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	161.69/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,387	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	195.89/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,455	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	214.40/cwt	209.00–220.00	4,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,115	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,817	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,088	180.31/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	172.78/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,398	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	148.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	155.51/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,875	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	168.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	154.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,618	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	172.49/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,075	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,424	180.28/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,567	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,245	181.93/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,265	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,125	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,856	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,145	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,741	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,613	228.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	3,680	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,314	186.36/cwt	181.00–200.00	2,449	4
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,645	212.78/cwt	209.00–220.00	3,500	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,433.44/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,922	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,956	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	315.81/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	3

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 Jul 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 274Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 79Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	293	427.50	427.50
4	350–400	353	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	429	390.00	390.00
16	450–500	486	355.00–361.00	360.26
14	550–600	550	331.00	331.00
11	600–650	607	310.00–318.00	315.81
3	650–700	665	332.00	332.00
2	750–800	793	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	380.00–382.50	382.01
5	400–450	404	335.00–350.00	341.02
12	550–600	586	305.00–308.00	306.28
5	650–700	688	289.00–290.00	289.60
2	700–750	705	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	805	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	346.00	346.00
20	650–700	666	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
5	250–300	298	475.00	475.00
14	400–450	435	400.00–409.00	407.70
8	450–500	489	393.00	393.00
7	500–550	539	337.00–338.00	337.58
5	550–600	555	332.00	332.00
16	600–650	615	318.00	318.00
5	650–700	681	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	723	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	668	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	552	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	312.50	312.50
2	800–850	828	285.00–287.50	286.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	402.50	402.50
7	500–550	534	357.50–385.00	376.11
26	550–600	575	384.00–388.00	385.81
15	600–650	607	335.00–338.00	336.61
13	650–700	684	317.50–323.00	319.58
2	750–800	773	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
32	700–750	702	349.50	349.50
67	750–800	759	359.25	359.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,036	141.00–149.00	145.68
4	—	938	165.00–170.00	168.04
8	—	1,049	150.00–160.00	154.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	159.00–163.00	161.69
1	—	1,590	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,388	167.00–184.00	172.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,088	175.00–185.00	180.31
1	—	1,145	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	146.00–150.00	148.34
6	—	1,206	152.00–160.00	155.51
3	—	1,203	166.00–180.00	172.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,424	175.00–191.00	180.28
1	—	1,460	168.00	168.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	180.00–184.00	181.93
2	—	1,125	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	190.00–203.00	195.89
2	—	1,910	209.00–220.00	214.40
1	—	1,450	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	225.00–235.00	228.13
4	—	1,314	181.00–200.00	186.36
6	—	1,645	209.00–220.00	212.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,625	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,433.44
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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