Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The positive trading of the futures market in recent days led to stronger demand for all classes of feeder cattle today. The demand for slaughter cows and bulls was much better than in previous sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.81/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −54.91 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$339.81

53 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$30.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

vs KY average

−30.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	340.38	1,846	52
Medium and Large 2-3	505	310.00	1,566	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.38/cwt here — about $281 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

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 sale53 hd

339.81

—

KY average24 barns · 1,495 hd

343.97

−4.17

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−30.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−54.91

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	1,609	189.19	3,044	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	162.60	2,300	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	152.20	1,807	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	137.40	1,384	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,138	193.00	2,196	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,640	200.00	3,280	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,706	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,524	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,488	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,360	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$2,297	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,995	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,543	$3,700	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,352	$2,610	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	278.97/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,995	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	374.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	302.04/cwt	292.50–304.00	1,912	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	391.63/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,617	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,140	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	340.10/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,840	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	848	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	323.18/cwt	313.00–324.00	2,282	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	333.57/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	271.50/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	390.93/cwt	390.00–391.00	2,103	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,146	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	389.10/cwt	381.00–395.00	1,821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,137	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	298.77/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	144.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,118	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	155.75/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,562	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	141.68/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,459	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	172.12/cwt	163.00–184.00	2,394	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,982	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	155.91/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,225	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	129.76/cwt	117.00–136.00	1,283	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,138	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	155.48/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,838	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,853	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	163.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,820	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	141.17/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,712	12
Bulls	—	—	1,667	193.81/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,231	7
Bulls	—	—	1,552	180.90/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,808	9
Bulls	—	—	1,643	203.30/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,340	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	2,296.84/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,297	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,613.76/head	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,614	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,025.08/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,025	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	351.79/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,706	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	447.38/cwt	445.00–450.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	438.32/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	779	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,023	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	377.26/cwt	361.00–383.00	2,116	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	378.23/cwt	377.00–379.00	1,774	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	283.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,635	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,610.05/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	998	2,601.00/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,601	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,098	2,481.15/head	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,481	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,665.24/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,665	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,086	2,311.33/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,311	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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 603Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 108Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 61Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	360.00	360.00
5	700–750	706	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	348	395.00	395.00
9	350–400	370	380.00–393.00	391.63
12	400–450	428	370.00–380.00	374.09
18	450–500	485	350.00–352.00	351.79
47	500–550	541	338.00–348.00	340.10
2	550–600	598	317.50	317.50
25	600–650	633	292.50–304.00	302.04
25	700–750	715	274.00–280.00	278.97
1	750–800	780	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	808	269.00	269.00
2	900–950	915	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	692	271.00–272.50	271.50
5	750–800	779	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	848	211.00	211.00
1	850–900	885	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	186.00	186.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	437	403.00	403.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	413.00	413.00
7	450–500	468	381.00–395.00	389.10
27	500–550	538	390.00–391.00	390.93
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
25	600–650	622	345.00	345.00
27	700–750	706	313.00–324.00	323.18
2	750–800	770	299.00	299.00
2	800–850	808	291.00	291.00
4	950–1000	979	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	515	327.50–340.00	333.57
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	533	401.00	401.00
5	600–650	630	364.00	364.00
6	800–850	805	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	611	295.00–310.00	298.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	445.00–450.00	447.38
3	300–350	338	437.50	437.50
3	350–400	382	435.00–440.00	438.32
4	400–450	438	388.00	388.00
20	450–500	469	377.00–379.00	378.23
20	550–600	561	361.00–383.00	377.26
12	600–650	615	329.00	329.00
3	650–700	697	298.00	298.00
5	750–800	767	280.00–290.00	283.94
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,467	140.00–148.00	144.38
37	—	1,391	163.00–184.00	172.12
1	—	1,490	133.00	133.00
21	—	1,427	149.00–161.00	155.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	153.00–158.00	155.75
15	—	1,030	137.00–148.00	141.68
18	—	989	117.00–136.00	129.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,182	148.00–159.00	155.48
3	—	1,393	130.00–135.00	133.02
11	—	1,113	160.00–170.00	163.49
12	—	1,213	138.00–147.00	141.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	193.00	193.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,667	190.00–198.00	193.81
9	—	1,552	176.00–185.00	180.90
3	—	1,643	200.00–209.00	203.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,091	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,296.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,196	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,613.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,025.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,244	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,665.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,601.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,098	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,481.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,086	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,311.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,200	3,475.00	3,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,635	5,000.00	5,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,352	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,610.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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