Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady and those over 600 lbs. were 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. The demand for steers remained strong and a little weaker on the heifers and bulls compared to last week's exceptional sale for all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.78/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −36.97 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$414.78

97 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$62.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.24

vs KY average

−29.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	418.67	2,440	91
Medium and Large 2-3	559	355.82	1,989	6thin

One grade step is worth $62.85/cwt here — about $451 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $403.31, median $451.75 across 27 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 sale97 hd

414.78

—

KY average21 barns · 533 hd

396.54

+18.24

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−29.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−36.97

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	—	Low	1,680	192.63	3,236	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	160.45	2,345	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	146.61	1,778	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	138.52	1,485	41

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)	1,205	$2,872	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,476	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	922	$2,200	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,225	$2,665	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	363.35/cwt	361.00–364.00	1,784	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	430.97/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,573	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	309.63/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	365.84/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,573	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	348.80/cwt	342.50–356.00	1,866	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	247	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	307.08/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	318.36/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	427.41/cwt	426.00–431.00	2,240	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	415.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	408.06/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,167	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	448.20/cwt	442.50–470.00	1,685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	326.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	375.82/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	374.79/cwt	367.50–382.00	2,354	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	329.02/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	351.23/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	331.30/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	323.99/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	375.75/cwt	375.75–375.75	2,687	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	598	419.75/cwt	419.75–419.75	2,510	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	356.52/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,182	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	401.38/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,762	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	353.74/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,832	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	321.53/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,848	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	1,960	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	141.07/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,768	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	156.24/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,831	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	142.56/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,587	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	162.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,693	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	142.95/cwt	135.00–147.50	2,073	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	169.94/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,442	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	128.84/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,353	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	157.48/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,335	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	163.58/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	128.60/cwt	122.50–134.00	1,510	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	181.61/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,412	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	203.56/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,969	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	192.78/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,476	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	2,029.72/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,773.50/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,774	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,871.52/head	2,500.00–3,225.00	2,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	323.57/cwt	311.00–328.00	2,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	267.53/cwt	265.00–272.50	2,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	268.85/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	473	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,596	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	693	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	321.51/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	264.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	479.82/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	391.25/cwt	391.25–391.25	2,128	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,313	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	319.58/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,988	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,986	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,665.00/head	2,665.00–2,665.00	2,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 646Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 169Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 40Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	417.50	417.50
28	350–400	365	422.50–440.00	430.97
16	400–450	416	419.00	419.00
36	450–500	491	361.00–364.00	363.35
32	500–550	535	342.50–356.00	348.80
6	550–600	573	315.00–319.00	318.36
10	600–650	622	311.00–328.00	323.57
4	650–700	675	300.00–313.00	309.63
4	750–800	760	287.00	287.00
2	800–850	805	262.50	262.50
3	850–900	879	265.00–272.50	267.53
8	1050–1100	1,075	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
9	400–450	430	362.50–367.50	365.84
2	500–550	530	320.00–323.00	321.51
4	600–650	626	295.00	295.00
5	700–750	713	266.00–280.00	268.85
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	710	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	426.00–431.00	427.41
71	550–600	598	419.75	419.75
68	700–750	715	375.75	375.75
10	800–850	803	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	542.50	542.50
3	400–450	402	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	473	461.00	461.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	247	512.50	512.50
2	250–300	268	502.50	502.50
4	300–350	333	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	376	442.50–470.00	448.20
4	400–450	428	447.50	447.50
13	500–550	531	405.00–410.00	408.06
13	600–650	628	367.50–382.00	374.79
9	650–700	656	362.50–377.50	375.82
3	700–750	722	325.00–331.00	329.02
6	750–800	798	321.00–330.00	323.99
13	900–950	907	305.00–308.00	307.08
2	1000–1050	1,005	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	375	382.50	382.50
2	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	415.27
2	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	576	350.00–355.00	351.23
4	600–650	602	320.00–332.50	326.23
4	650–700	678	325.00–337.50	331.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	685	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	470.00–500.00	479.82
4	350–400	354	455.00	455.00
19	450–500	482	412.00	412.00
19	500–550	544	391.25	391.25
26	600–650	612	345.00–357.00	356.52
10	700–750	703	329.00	329.00
3	750–800	787	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
4	850–900	881	260.00–280.00	264.88
1	900–950	915	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
20	400–450	439	400.00–415.00	401.38
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
26	500–550	518	332.00–365.00	353.74
9	600–650	622	310.00–328.00	319.58
3	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	321.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	361	512.00	512.00
14	400–450	418	469.00	469.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,253	138.00–146.00	141.07
12	—	1,172	151.00–160.00	156.24
2	—	1,253	162.00–165.00	163.58
4	—	1,174	122.50–134.00	128.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,113	138.00–149.00	142.56
5	—	1,042	160.00–170.00	162.44
1	—	1,060	152.00	152.00
20	—	1,050	115.00–136.00	128.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,450	135.00–147.50	142.95
22	—	1,437	165.00–180.00	169.94
29	—	1,483	149.00–163.00	157.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	178.00–185.00	181.61
6	—	1,950	200.00–207.00	203.56
4	—	1,803	188.00–195.00	192.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,029.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,415	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,773.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,500.00–3,225.00	2,871.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	2,665.00	2,665.00

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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