Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 higher. The lightweight calves in all classes saw much weaker demand today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.53/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.19 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$319.53

56 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$38.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.65

vs KY average

−37.36 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	326.43	1,788	46
Medium and Large 2-3	531	287.74	1,528	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.69/cwt here — about $260 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

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 sale56 hd

319.53

—

KY average24 barns · 1,160 hd

326.18

−6.65

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−37.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−75.19

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	—	High	1,702	187.14	3,185	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	154.32	2,173	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	145.86	1,728	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	134.04	1,344	18

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)	1,320	$2,833	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,149	$2,806	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,665	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,089	$2,489	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$3,668	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,317	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2-3	200–250	243	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	352.59/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,918	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	217	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,663	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	318.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,402	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	287.74/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,788	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,566	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	337.19/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,094	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	399.94/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	291.24/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,838	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	269.96/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	293.02/cwt	292.00–297.00	2,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	303.30/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	746	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,925	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,656	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	149.01/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,803	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	136.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,660	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	128.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,288	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	161.07/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,313	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	135.84/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,381	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	136.74/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,988	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	148.92/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,964	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	123.13/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,537	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	160.91/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,810	15
Bulls	—	—	1,745	205.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	178.36/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,909	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	188.63/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,269	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,713.35/head	3,600.00–3,775.00	3,713	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,717.55/head	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,718	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	2,805.63/head	2,500.00–3,225.00	2,806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,832.77/head	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,833	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,005	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,004	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	393.28/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,412	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,758	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	286.31/cwt	272.50–291.00	1,821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	3,834.94/head	3,050.00–4,375.00	3,835	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,636.47/head	2,100.00–2,975.00	2,636	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 489Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 144Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 27Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	528	297.50–315.00	303.30
8	600–650	636	272.50–291.00	286.31
7	700–750	746	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	452.50	452.50
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
19	350–400	359	380.00–395.00	393.28
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
40	450–500	487	361.00	361.00
31	500–550	544	342.50–355.00	352.59
19	600–650	617	325.00	325.00
13	700–750	708	283.00	283.00
3	800–850	805	244.00	244.00
4	900–950	906	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	416	398.00	398.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
14	400–450	441	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	323	390.00	390.00
11	350–400	362	360.00	360.00
21	400–450	429	365.00	365.00
29	450–500	482	345.00	345.00
39	550–600	552	324.00	324.00
24	600–650	631	290.00–295.00	291.24
9	700–750	714	262.00	262.00
3	750–800	773	259.00	259.00
2	800–850	805	228.00	228.00
2	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	255	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	355	337.50	337.50
21	400–450	440	310.00–325.00	318.65
10	500–550	531	265.00–294.00	287.74
7	600–650	624	269.00–272.50	269.96
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	795	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	542	390.00	390.00
9	550–600	583	385.00	385.00
5	700–750	713	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	368	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	545	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	390.00–405.00	399.94
4	450–500	469	402.50	402.50
8	500–550	546	370.00	370.00
11	600–650	621	327.50–350.00	337.19
4	650–700	679	305.00	305.00
5	800–850	806	292.00–297.00	293.02
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	146.00–153.00	149.01
15	—	1,212	132.00–140.00	136.93
5	—	1,248	114.00–130.00	123.13
15	—	1,125	156.00–175.00	160.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,003	120.00–130.00	128.42
1	—	995	167.50	167.50
1	—	915	146.00	146.00
6	—	1,017	134.00–138.00	135.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,436	154.00–170.00	161.07
4	—	1,454	134.00–141.00	136.74
7	—	1,319	144.00–152.00	148.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	200.00–210.00	205.30
6	—	1,631	174.00–182.00	178.36
11	—	1,733	185.00–198.00	188.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	3,600.00–3,775.00	3,713.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,241	3,050.00–4,375.00	3,834.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,272	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,717.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,149	2,500.00–3,225.00	2,805.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,832.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	2,100.00–2,975.00	2,636.47
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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