Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2025-08-28

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 28
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
81 vs last sale 530 329 vs year ago 282 · +116.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
110 vs last sale 58 117 vs year ago 51 · +229.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
42 vs last sale 16 52 vs year ago 6 · +866.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. The demand for feeders was a bit softer and today's offering lacked the quality of last week's. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.36/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits 40.59 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.
Average price
$353.36
47 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,975
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$46.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.04
vs KY average
16.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555359.351,99538
Medium and Large 2-3545342.501,8671thin
Medium and Large 2593330.451,9606thin
Medium 1-2525315.001,6541thin
Large 1-2545312.501,7031thin
One grade step is worth $46.85/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
440402364326median 393.9512/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
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 sale47 hd
353.36
KY average26 barns · 1,562 hd
357.40
−4.04
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−16.45
This barn, trailing median31 sales
393.95
−40.59
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
BullsHigh1,752205.863,60650
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,418166.202,35638
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182161.841,91337
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,084145.481,57719
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305191.002,4931thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215244.002,9651thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,5644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,203$2,5363thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,45013
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$2,3353thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,1753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$2,0516
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,7252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,4602thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,2002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$2,7673thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,093134.71/cwt129.00–140.001,4728
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428160.89/cwt150.00–165.002,29813
CowsLean 85-90%980180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,518176.63/cwt172.00–180.002,6815
Bulls1,935210.19/cwt206.00–218.004,0677
HeifersSelect and Choice1,305191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,4931
BullsNatural1,585198.05/cwt192.50–200.003,1394
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,223176.43/cwt172.00–186.002,1583
SteersSelect and Choice1,215244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,9651
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,028150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5422
BullsNatural1,802220.24/cwt217.50–235.003,96910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,141172.38/cwt166.00–179.001,96714
Bulls1,385182.99/cwt182.00–184.002,5344
CowsLean 85-90%1,090145.78/cwt142.50–149.001,5895
Bulls1,708199.60/cwt192.00–204.003,40916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4701
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,270162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,0641
BullsNatural1,868211.27/cwt204.00–215.003,9479
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1002,162.90/head2,150.00–2,175.002,1632
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28302,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1032,033.87/head1,725.00–2,325.002,0343
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550545312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,382144.32/cwt140.00–149.001,9953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900874306.80/cwt300.00–316.002,6815
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625319.58/cwt317.00–323.001,99716
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600593330.45/cwt327.50–331.001,9606
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750708329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,3294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,03411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500459457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1007
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,62020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750717349.22/cwt346.00–350.002,50410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950940212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400372487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,81412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650609334.35/cwt326.00–336.002,03630
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550547401.88/cwt392.50–405.002,19824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300266470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2507
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571345.60/cwt345.00–346.001,97313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435391.68/cwt387.50–394.001,70426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800769293.24/cwt288.00–295.002,2559
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,12119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750702304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,1343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550547366.50/cwt366.50–366.502,00525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300283511.85/cwt492.50–520.001,4496
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,37214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500484411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,98914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0131
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3062,555.82/head2,275.00–2,750.002,5569
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750708316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,23714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,10215
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,505155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,785160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8561
CowsLean 85-90%1,050157.56/cwt157.00–158.001,6542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279144.30/cwt140.00–148.001,8467
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160159.53/cwt154.00–163.001,85112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,352172.85/cwt166.00–182.502,33715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2032,535.80/head2,250.00–2,800.002,5363
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
HeifersMedium 1-2950–1000990242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,4011
HeifersMedium 1-2500–550525315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6541
Bred CowsMedium 1-29752,382.91/head2,300.00–2,550.002,3833
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0932,459.67/head2,350.00–2,575.002,4602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,602.48/head2,500.00–2,650.002,6023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5102,552.15/head2,150.00–2,850.002,5522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,139.99/head2,025.00–2,250.002,1402
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380438.33/cwt435.00–440.001,6663
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550532382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,03510
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450449352.24/cwt325.00–360.001,5829
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250218396.72/cwt395.00–400.008653
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500456385.43/cwt370.00–390.001,7589
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700671301.42/cwt293.00–309.502,0236
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350342422.98/cwt410.00–450.001,4475
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682333.87/cwt333.00–335.002,2779
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700687341.61/cwt340.00–344.002,3475
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350338370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475394.68/cwt385.00–405.001,8752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750726274.41/cwt261.00–287.501,9926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637348.45/cwt343.00–350.002,2209
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,130279.00/cwt279.00–279.003,1533
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600593342.97/cwt325.00–346.502,03410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1702
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900855289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,4711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650633320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805284.38/cwt282.50–290.002,2894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550544394.27/cwt394.00–395.002,14511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300283410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1603
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950935295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800761373.75/cwt373.75–373.752,84464
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950910272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400368372.77/cwt355.00–385.001,3726

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.