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KY-TN Livestock Market Report, Guthrie, KY

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.66/cwt -10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,081/hd at 775 lb · 88 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.89/cwt -13.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 544 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.17/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 479 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 859 397 838
Feeder cattle 729 335 707
Slaughter cattle 108 50 94
Replacement cattle 22 12 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. The demand for feeders was weaker especially on the non-weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 417.00 $417.00 $1,230 —
370–383 380 4 380.00–395.00 $391.35 $1,487 —
410 410 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,476 +30.00
462 462 8 346.00 $346.00 $1,599 —
519 value added 519 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,765 —
505–545 529 6 312.50–327.00 $317.87 $1,682 +8.87
550 550 17 316.00 $316.00 $1,738 —
610 value added 610 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 —
619–624 622 27 281.00–299.00 $289.80 $1,803 -1.64
655–683 679 7 271.00–280.00 $272.24 $1,849 -5.28
715–740 724 19 255.00–264.00 $262.82 $1,903 -1.18
750–776 771 23 249.00–255.00 $250.04 $1,928 -8.96
776 value added 776 65 275.25 $275.25 $2,136 -4.75
802–836 827 19 244.00–250.00 $248.47 $2,055 -4.53
855–891 884 5 240.00–242.00 $241.61 $2,136 —
975 975 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,291 —
1135 1135 3 206.00 $206.00 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,314 —
403 403 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,310 —
480 480 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,450 —
535–548 544 3 247.50–275.00 $265.98 $1,447 —
580 580 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,531 -23.50
611–643 620 10 259.00–270.00 $267.21 $1,657 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 365.00 $365.00 $766 —
250–293 271 11 330.00–350.00 $342.16 $927 -32.84
309 309 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,051 -16.46
357–359 358 14 337.00 $337.00 $1,206 +17.00
403–417 414 13 290.00–306.00 $302.40 $1,252 +4.42
455–486 479 49 275.00–292.00 $284.17 $1,361 +3.17
542 value added 542 11 277.50 $277.50 $1,504 —
538–549 545 48 269.00–273.50 $271.83 $1,481 -6.17
561 561 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,515 -3.50
615–640 628 37 240.00–252.00 $250.68 $1,574 +2.47
704 704 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,795 +26.00
703–712 709 15 216.00–222.00 $218.61 $1,550 -10.39
716–730 value added 721 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,730 —
790 790 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,722 —
820–830 825 2 217.50–220.00 $218.74 $1,805 -7.26
905 905 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,036 —
1050 1050 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 310.00 $310.00 $992 +15.00
368–393 374 8 297.50–302.50 $298.81 $1,118 +23.81
449 449 8 272.00 $272.00 $1,221 —
535 535 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,284 -28.87
920 920 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,817 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,188 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 3 385.00 $385.00 $808 —
262 262 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,022 —
305–330 322 3 372.50–380.00 $377.63 $1,216 +17.63
350–370 359 4 345.00–365.00 $352.65 $1,266 —
371 fancy 371 7 382.50 $382.50 $1,419 —
427–449 436 29 324.00–331.00 $328.02 $1,430 -8.98
470 470 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,516 -3.50
491 fancy 491 29 334.00 $334.00 $1,640 —
538 538 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,560 -9.99
557 fancy 557 15 301.00 $301.00 $1,677 —
619–625 619 13 260.00–275.00 $273.84 $1,695 +1.84
719–745 721 12 237.50–250.00 $248.92 $1,795 -8.08
773 773 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,701 -13.00
828 828 12 220.00 $220.00 $1,822 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 335.00 $335.00 $938 —
305 305 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,037 —
380 380 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 —
400 400 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,180 —
453 453 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,341 —
544 544 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,452 —
623–640 635 7 247.00–249.00 $247.56 $1,572 —
655–665 660 2 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,288 —
592 592 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,634 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1660 1376 75-80% 10 125.00–134.00 $132.23 $1,819 -9.94
1155–1880 1429 75-80% 19 135.00–154.00 $140.84 $2,013 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,652 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1080 983 85-90% 4 88.00–102.50 $96.90 $953 —
925–1200 1008 85-90% 6 105.00–115.00 $110.21 $1,111 -13.80
885–1390 1098 85-90% 14 117.00–129.00 $121.17 $1,330 —
885–1305 1177 85-90% 5 130.00–132.00 $131.35 $1,546 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1455 1208 80-85% 3 111.00–114.00 $112.81 $1,363 -27.01
1145–1295 1210 80-85% 8 133.00–140.00 $136.82 $1,656 -3.00
1025–1370 1227 80-85% 14 121.00–132.00 $125.94 $1,545 +0.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1785 1397 5 140.00–158.00 $151.42 $2,115 —
1185–2000 1736 11 170.00–183.00 $175.09 $3,040 —
1585–1950 1768 5 160.00–166.00 $163.40 $2,889 -3.10

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 thin fleshed 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1110–1265 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,725.00–2,000.00 $1,824.82
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,975.00–2,125.00 $2,050.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1075 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,775.00 $1,634.89
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.