Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers traded sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-8.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle saw strong demand today especially the male calves. Continued positive futures trading and cooler temperatures in the forecast helped fuel today's sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.70/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −59.05 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$392.70

33 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$61.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs KY average

−7.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	400.00	2,132	25
Medium and Large 2	544	374.29	2,037	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	339.00	1,898	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.00/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale33 hd

392.70

—

KY average24 barns · 563 hd

392.11

+0.59

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−7.19

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−59.05

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	1,750	201.93	3,534	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	177.60	2,623	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,319	158.78	2,095	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	151.53	1,541	12

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)	1,246	$2,894	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,550	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$3,445	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	600–650	627	331.86/cwt	318.00–337.00	2,081	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	304.88/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,546	2
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	371	440.66/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	302.73/cwt	295.00–304.00	2,961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	343.76/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	343.85/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,113	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	379.25/cwt	379.25–379.25	2,905	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,280	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	327.44/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	748	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	392.43/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	332.75/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,063	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	146.77/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	179.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,705	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	133.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,278	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	136.08/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,966	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	181.15/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	157.24/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,594	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,422	176.71/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,513	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,465	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,388	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	200.04/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,130	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,995	215.99/cwt	214.00–218.00	4,309	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,998	209.22/cwt	208.00–212.00	4,180	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,591	194.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,095	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,409.90/head	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,410	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,590	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,685	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,445.00/head	3,445.00–3,445.00	3,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,112	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	315.86/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,246	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,139	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,084	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	307.39/cwt	298.00–321.00	2,198	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	392.68/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	321.80/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,945	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 507Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 120Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 37Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	355	427.50	427.50
18	400–450	433	409.00	409.00
20	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
25	550–600	551	353.00	353.00
37	600–650	627	318.00–337.00	331.86
10	700–750	715	298.00–321.00	307.39
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	458	320.00–350.00	343.85
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	590	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	675	307.50	307.50
1	850–900	865	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	527	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	560	339.00	339.00
2	650–700	665	292.50	292.50
4	700–750	740	272.50	272.50
1	1000–1050	1,045	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	446	454.00	454.00
25	500–550	533	400.00	400.00
14	600–650	618	369.00	369.00
2	650–700	668	340.00–347.50	343.76
7	700–750	735	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	750	332.50	332.50
2	800–850	835	295.00–315.00	304.88
7	950–1000	978	295.00–304.00	302.73
5	1100–1150	1,113	275.00	275.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
7	350–400	371	430.00–445.00	440.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	620	347.00	347.00
7	650–700	680	325.00–329.00	327.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	766	379.25	379.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	385.00–400.00	392.68
6	450–500	463	375.00–397.50	392.43
5	500–550	529	363.00	363.00
3	550–600	560	347.50	347.50
12	600–650	620	330.00–333.00	332.75
3	700–750	748	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	512.50	512.50
8	350–400	368	460.00	460.00
12	400–450	421	464.00	464.00
22	450–500	488	427.00	427.00
25	550–600	550	384.00	384.00
12	600–650	619	345.50	345.50
3	650–700	682	315.00–325.00	321.80
14	700–750	711	305.00–319.00	315.86
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	144.00–149.00	146.77
3	—	958	125.00–140.00	133.44
1	—	955	181.00	181.00
6	—	1,014	153.00–163.00	157.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,505	175.00–185.00	179.73
1	—	1,525	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	135.00–137.00	136.08
2	—	1,180	175.00–187.00	181.15
1	—	1,250	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,270	166.00	166.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	175.00–179.00	176.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,890	197.00–204.00	200.04
1	—	1,415	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,385	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	214.00–218.00	215.99
3	—	1,998	208.00–212.00	209.22
6	—	1,591	190.00–200.00	194.53

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	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,232	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,409.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,685	3,325.00	3,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,420	3,445.00	3,445.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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