Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Continued strong demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.84/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −54.88 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$339.84

41 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.78

vs KY average

−10.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	347.00	1,909	25
Medium and Large 2-3	550	328.64	1,809	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale41 hd

339.84

—

KY average26 barns · 1,062 hd

353.62

−13.78

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−10.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−54.88

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	1,765	209.18	3,692	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	173.40	2,556	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,256	163.22	2,050	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	150.44	1,640	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,361	$3,005	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$2,590	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,308	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,026	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	750–800	793	309.86/cwt	309.00–312.50	2,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	352.31/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,160	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,044	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	325.80/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,679	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	363.90/cwt	363.00–377.50	1,787	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	342.62/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	351	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	304.83/cwt	304.00–309.00	2,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,909	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	325.60/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,028	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	387.40/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,241	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	482	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,518	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	480.73/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,939	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	390.78/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,700	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	701	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,166	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,070	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,411	168.12/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,372	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,145	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,210	180.70/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,186	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,367	178.96/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,446	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	161.67/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,968	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	171.33/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,986	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	143.54/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	171.45/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,860	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,517	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	135.15/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,483	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	179.28/cwt	171.00–194.00	2,799	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	162.98/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,549	15
Bulls	—	—	1,483	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,857	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	144.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,091	4
Bulls	—	—	2,102	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	4,435	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	204.27/cwt	202.00–208.00	3,462	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,724	207.66/cwt	203.00–214.00	3,580	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,828	221.01/cwt	216.00–227.00	4,040	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,590.23/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,025.62/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,401.31/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,401	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	3,005.33/head	2,725.00–3,100.00	3,005	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,058	2,649.17/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	299.85/cwt	297.50–301.00	2,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	370.85/cwt	363.00–375.50	2,014	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,055	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,138	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	329.30/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,785	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,073	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1

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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 644Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 228Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 28Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	487.50	487.50
10	450–500	453	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	543	384.00	384.00
9	550–600	556	371.00	371.00
16	600–650	613	335.00–355.00	352.31
13	650–700	677	331.00	331.00
4	750–800	793	309.00–312.50	309.86
6	1000–1050	1,044	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	777	327.00	327.00
34	800–850	808	331.50	331.50
4	850–900	883	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	474	385.00–395.00	387.40
4	500–550	526	357.00	357.00
2	550–600	595	326.00	326.00
2	600–650	625	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	407.50	407.50
4	350–400	351	375.00	375.00
12	400–450	426	315.00–345.00	342.62
13	500–550	542	305.00–338.00	329.30
3	550–600	587	325.00–327.50	325.80
1	850–900	855	255.00	255.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	467.50	467.50
3	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	356	430.00	430.00
9	400–450	433	387.50	387.50
30	450–500	491	363.00–377.50	363.90
25	550–600	550	347.00	347.00
30	600–650	623	321.00–327.00	325.60
12	700–750	719	304.00–309.00	304.83
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
2	900–950	912	272.00	272.00
1	950–1000	985	245.00	245.00
2	1100–1150	1,138	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	833	295.00	295.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
7	450–500	482	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	475.00–500.00	480.73
12	350–400	364	480.00	480.00
14	400–450	432	434.00	434.00
39	450–500	491	395.00	395.00
36	500–550	543	363.00–375.50	370.85
3	550–600	588	333.00	333.00
17	600–650	617	336.00	336.00
3	650–700	670	297.50–301.00	299.85
7	800–850	810	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
11	400–450	435	385.00–395.00	390.78
2	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	701	309.00	309.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,217	159.00–164.00	161.67
5	—	1,159	165.00–177.50	171.33
4	—	1,449	142.00–147.00	144.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	162.00–173.00	168.12
20	—	1,367	174.00–188.00	178.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	163.00	163.00
4	—	1,210	174.00–190.00	180.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	141.00–145.00	143.54
3	—	1,085	168.00–177.00	171.45
1	—	985	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,097	128.00–140.00	135.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,561	171.00–194.00	179.28
15	—	1,564	156.00–169.00	162.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	190.00–195.00	192.67
3	—	2,102	210.00–212.00	211.00
3	—	1,695	202.00–208.00	204.27
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,724	203.00–214.00	207.66
6	—	1,828	216.00–227.00	221.01

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,590.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,318	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,401.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,361	2,725.00–3,100.00	3,005.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,649.17

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

Heifers · 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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