Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher with the lightweight heifers selling sharply higher. Better demand across all classes of feeder cattle as the negative futures trading continues. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 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 $323.93/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −70.78 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$323.93

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.44

vs KY average

−40.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	325.00	1,781	28
Medium and Large 2-3	520	309.00	1,607	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

323.93

—

KY average25 barns · 1,310 hd

332.37

−8.44

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−40.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−70.78

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	1,834	190.37	3,491	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	151.16	2,175	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	137.89	1,664	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	130.84	1,361	35

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,921	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,816	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,696	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,696	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	305.82/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,878	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	721	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,759	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	401.10/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	283.16/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,764	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	262.29/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	325.00/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,781	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	458.69/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	367.99/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	330.82/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	309.37/cwt	304.00–315.00	2,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	906	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,884	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,546	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	328.21/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	395.14/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	366.89/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,919	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	275.95/cwt	270.00–279.00	2,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	390.25/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	310.33/cwt	294.00–317.50	1,663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,042	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,917	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	133.60/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,409	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	136.35/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,850	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	160.29/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,384	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	145.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,732	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	122.56/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	135.58/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,635	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	121.47/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,247	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	162.03/cwt	159.00–167.50	1,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	191.65/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,567	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	147.87/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,106	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	155.50/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,896	4
Bulls	—	—	2,010	206.63/cwt	203.00–210.00	4,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	181.83/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,126	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,926.49/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	348	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,816.18/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,816	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,938.53/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,939	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,043	1,466.01/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,877.46/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,843.70/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	373.20/cwt	362.50–376.00	1,773	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,822	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,116	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,521	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	279.16/cwt	270.00–286.00	2,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,797	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	424.21/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,209	4

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 641Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 284Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 80Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	422.50–430.00	424.21
12	350–400	360	422.50	422.50
14	400–450	426	407.50	407.50
24	450–500	475	362.50–376.00	373.20
21	500–550	544	335.00	335.00
13	600–650	614	301.00–310.00	305.82
19	700–750	703	301.00	301.00
7	750–800	777	270.00–286.00	279.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	278	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	379	385.00–395.00	390.25
9	400–450	442	382.50	382.50
8	500–550	536	294.00–317.50	310.33
5	700–750	721	278.00	278.00
4	1000–1050	1,042	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	353	457.50–460.00	458.69
25	400–450	418	430.00	430.00
18	450–500	492	357.50	357.50
28	500–550	548	320.00–327.00	325.00
27	600–650	623	279.00–286.00	283.16
1	650–700	660	269.00	269.00
7	700–750	701	253.00–266.00	262.29
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	375.00	375.00
6	250–300	288	355.00–410.00	401.10
2	300–350	318	355.00–380.00	367.99
4	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
9	400–450	436	330.00–332.50	330.82
2	500–550	520	309.00	309.00
4	900–950	906	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	723	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	513	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	638	308.00	308.00
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
12	450–500	456	387.50–410.00	395.14
16	500–550	523	364.00–370.00	366.89
10	600–650	621	327.00–330.00	328.21
4	700–750	722	304.00–315.00	309.37
2	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50
3	950–1000	960	270.00–279.00	275.95
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	832	306.00	306.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,055	129.00–142.00	133.60
15	—	1,027	110.00–128.00	121.47
3	—	1,022	159.00–167.50	162.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,357	129.00–140.00	136.35
20	—	1,487	153.00–166.00	160.29
15	—	1,424	144.00–152.00	147.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	144.00–148.00	145.64
4	—	1,225	119.00–127.00	122.56
24	—	1,206	130.00–142.00	135.58
4	—	1,219	154.00–158.00	155.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,861	188.00–196.00	191.65
2	—	2,010	203.00–210.00	206.63
5	—	1,719	170.00–185.00	181.83

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,816.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,184	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,938.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,843.70
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,466.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,877.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,075.00	2,075.00

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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Guthrie Livestock Auction

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle