Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Tremendous demand for all feeder calves due to buyers wanting to build year-end inventories and continued positive futures trading. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower on a more plain offering and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.92/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.79 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$341.92

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$25.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs KY average

−36.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	346.23	1,883	38
Medium 1-2	530	323.00	1,712	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	320.54	1,776	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about $106 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 sale46 hd

341.92

—

KY average28 barns · 1,980 hd

351.33

−9.41

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−36.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−52.79

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	1,682	195.92	3,296	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,429	156.70	2,238	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	148.75	1,798	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	133.98	1,416	40

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,595	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,017	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$3,037	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$3,185	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,133	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2-3	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	273.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	325.90/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	366.10/cwt	361.00–385.00	1,750	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	320.46/cwt	317.50–321.00	1,993	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	346.19/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,876	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,290	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	274.50/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	346.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	759	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,345	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	435.88/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	451.64/cwt	451.00–452.50	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	300.37/cwt	294.00–307.00	2,640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	434.64/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,008	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,695	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	319.28/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,532	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,060	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	361.54/cwt	353.00–366.00	2,267	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	358.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	410.14/cwt	401.00–430.00	2,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	339.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	850–900	884	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	361.42/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	478	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,962	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	140.93/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,512	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	131.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,913	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	142.09/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,870	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	142.70/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,769	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	130.96/cwt	112.50–136.00	1,380	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	168.36/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,505	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	157.24/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,245	19
Bulls	—	—	1,706	210.07/cwt	202.00–226.00	3,584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,691	193.67/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,275	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	165.45/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,926	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	152.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,820	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	183.04/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,978	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,775.23/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	970	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	2,659.00/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,659	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	411.26/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	728	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	331.74/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	352.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,173	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	493.53/cwt	485.00–512.50	1,313	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,119	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	393.99/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,135	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	460.19/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,067	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	314.20/cwt	313.00–314.50	2,247	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,185.00/head	3,185.00–3,185.00	3,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	3,037.41/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,037	2

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 495Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 202Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 87Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	447	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	527	320.00–329.00	325.90
2	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	638	285.00	285.00
4	750–800	765	270.00–275.00	273.72
2	800–850	800	271.00	271.00
2	950–1000	955	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	659	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,040	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	405.00–435.00	411.26
23	350–400	368	430.00–437.50	435.88
13	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
35	450–500	478	361.00–385.00	366.10
35	500–550	542	335.00–353.00	346.19
3	550–600	565	345.00–350.00	346.70
32	600–650	622	317.50–321.00	320.46
7	650–700	663	312.00	312.00
5	700–750	743	302.00	302.00
10	750–800	766	299.00	299.00
4	800–850	801	290.00	290.00
5	850–900	858	272.50–275.00	274.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	759	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	728	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	527.50	527.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	433	451.00–452.50	451.64
16	450–500	462	420.00–437.50	434.64
13	500–550	533	401.00–430.00	410.14
5	550–600	550	388.00	388.00
15	600–650	627	353.00–366.00	361.54
6	650–700	680	350.00–360.00	358.36
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
18	750–800	793	319.00–320.00	319.28
8	850–900	879	294.00–307.00	300.37
1	1050–1100	1,055	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	399.00	399.00
69	750–800	769	350.50	350.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	330.00–350.00	339.94
3	600–650	625	347.00	347.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	884	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
10	350–400	371	445.00–470.00	460.19
2	400–450	420	427.50	427.50
10	450–500	475	355.00–385.00	361.42
9	500–550	539	325.00–360.00	331.74
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	365	537.50	537.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	266	485.00–512.50	493.53
30	400–450	427	484.00	484.00
12	450–500	490	432.50	432.50
37	500–550	542	380.00–395.00	393.99
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
26	600–650	616	340.00–355.00	352.76
15	700–750	715	313.00–314.50	314.20
4	800–850	836	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,073	137.00–147.00	140.93
1	—	975	152.00	152.00
29	—	1,054	112.50–136.00	130.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	125.00–135.00	131.94
10	—	1,316	137.00–145.00	142.09
18	—	1,488	164.00–180.00	168.36
19	—	1,428	149.00–162.00	157.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,240	136.00–147.00	142.70
7	—	1,164	163.00–172.50	165.45
18	—	1,196	148.00–160.00	152.17
4	—	1,190	131.00–138.00	134.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	202.00–226.00	210.07
8	—	1,691	189.00–198.00	193.67
3	—	1,627	179.00–186.00	183.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,372	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,659.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	3,185.00	3,185.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,037.41

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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