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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 30

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 283▼ 93 vs year ago 428 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 93▼ 45 vs year ago 100 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 42▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply lower. Today's offering contained a majority of unweaned calves with several being plain quality. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.97/cwt on 86 head, up $50.20 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.29 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$402.97

▲ 50.20 vs prior sale

86 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$69.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.90

vs KY average

+42.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	412.70	2,277	74
Medium and Large 2-3	543	342.98	1,861	12thin

One grade step is worth $69.72/cwt here — about $416 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale86 hd

402.97

—

KY average25 barns · 686 hd

375.07

+27.90

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+42.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

+12.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $314.93, median $390.68 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,790	212.08	3,797	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	189.72	2,878	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	178.64	2,262	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	163.00	1,711	21

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)	1,275	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,462	5

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,877	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,152	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	426.77/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,262	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	374.36/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,299	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,474	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	422.98/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,324	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	461.65/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,745	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,733	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	368.23/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,602	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,888	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,997	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	350.38/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,885	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,294	70
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,729	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	297.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,818	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,856	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	276.60/cwt	273.00–280.00	2,138	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	259	474.65/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,229	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	523.44/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,895	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,034	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	443.09/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,136	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,205	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,976	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	363.31/cwt	361.00–364.00	2,227	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	309.60/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,941	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,220	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	218.53/cwt	217.50–220.00	3,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	198.32/cwt	187.00–207.50	3,715	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,880	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,399	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	131.50/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,256	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	184.91/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,803	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,020	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,658	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,923	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	168.38/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,817	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	156.53/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,689	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,470	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,175	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,390	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,495	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,410	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	175.48/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,536	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	189.91/cwt	182.50–195.00	2,788	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,600	195.42/cwt	185.00–208.00	3,127	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,796	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,509	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,075	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	3,637.31/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,637	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,005	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 283Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 93Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 42Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	590.00	590.00
4	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
5	450–500	453	475.00	475.00
10	500–550	530	420.00–427.50	426.77
15	600–650	614	372.50–375.00	374.36
9	700–750	712	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	430.00–490.00	474.65
2	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	545	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	627	295.00–340.00	309.60
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
15	350–400	362	510.00–535.00	523.44
7	400–450	426	477.50	477.50
19	450–500	482	435.00–455.00	443.09
5	500–550	543	406.00	406.00
13	600–650	613	361.00–364.00	363.31
4	650–700	698	318.00	318.00
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	880	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
14	350–400	378	445.00–485.00	461.65
8	400–450	428	405.00	405.00
11	450–500	484	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	512	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	550–600	554	414.00	414.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	313	410.00–430.00	422.98
13	400–450	435	350.00–390.00	368.23
2	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
10	500–550	538	335.00–360.00	350.38
2	550–600	565	306.00	306.00
4	600–650	611	290.00–300.00	297.52
4	700–750	728	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	773	273.00–280.00	276.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	164.00–173.00	168.38
7	—	1,079	152.00–160.00	156.53
3	—	975	177.00–190.00	184.91
2	—	955	124.00–140.00	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,600	185.00–208.00	195.42
1	—	1,410	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	175.00–176.00	175.48
5	—	1,468	182.50–195.00	189.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	170.00–173.00	171.52
1	—	1,045	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,390	179.00–180.00	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	217.50–220.00	218.53
3	—	1,873	187.00–207.50	198.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	212.50	212.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	204.00	204.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,637.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.