Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-01-08

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 8
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,023 head
▲ 301 vs last sale 722▲ 817 vs year ago 206 · +396.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 191▲ 151 vs year ago 57 · +264.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 21▲ 24 vs year ago 9 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure for the holidays. Feeder buyers showed very good demand across all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $403.31/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.32 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$403.31
31 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.03
vs KY average
−63.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531418.932,22621
Medium 1-2552375.002,0702thin
Medium and Large 2-3563369.402,0808thin
One grade step is worth $49.53/cwt here — about $147 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale31 hd
403.31
—
KY average24 barns · 1,509 hd
422.34
−19.03
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−63.02
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−34.32
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

31 sales
499446392338median 437.6303/0504/2306/1809/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $352.00, median $437.64 across 31 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,617191.463,09623
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,368161.662,21159
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214148.021,79743
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,071136.191,45952
HeifersSelectAverage1,388197.002,7342thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,490$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,700$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,5568
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$2,1703thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$2,3001thin

Every lot

99 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,1977
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434454.30/cwt430.00–460.001,9727
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,21815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476451.53/cwt450.00–455.002,14910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2706
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540408.50/cwt403.00–430.002,20615
Steers550–600Medium 1-2552375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563369.40/cwt367.50–375.002,0808
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,50714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626377.30/cwt372.00–380.002,36221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629355.53/cwt352.50–357.502,2365
Steers650–700Medium 1-2680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682364.44/cwt353.00–377.002,48528
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,77073
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707352.00/cwt347.00–357.002,4896
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741369.50/cwt369.50–369.502,73844
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755368.82/cwt368.75–369.002,78545
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772357.62/cwt355.00–359.002,76118
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2801339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,7155
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2833319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,6614
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874335.99/cwt335.00–338.002,9379
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6461
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,046298.50/cwt298.50–298.503,12213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365423.11/cwt420.00–425.001,54430
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432411.40/cwt392.00–419.001,77747
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491380.11/cwt380.00–382.501,86641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521348.92/cwt342.50–351.001,8184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546361.37/cwt357.00–374.001,97351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568345.77/cwt343.00–360.001,9646
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615343.66/cwt338.00–345.002,11427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,0507
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,25710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1769
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707317.49/cwt316.00–319.002,24512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0382
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement735328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,4112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0483
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0033
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,078224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,4152
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,097200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1943
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,5282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3268480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2862
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4314
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2314545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7116
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3318404.08/cwt390.00–420.001,2855
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362550.96/cwt550.00–552.501,99429
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367465.35/cwt460.00–475.001,7086
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418518.00/cwt518.00–518.002,16522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3436448.36/cwt415.00–460.001,95512
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2453410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474452.52/cwt440.00–457.502,14562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2544396.10/cwt385.00–400.502,15564
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3544357.39/cwt351.00–370.001,94412
Bulls550–600Large 1-2563350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3586328.65/cwt325.00–345.001,9268
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,28325
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627350.66/cwt350.00–351.002,1993
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3642321.54/cwt297.50–337.502,0645
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716333.77/cwt325.50–340.002,39018
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3724297.56/cwt295.00–300.002,1544
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4261
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2819316.45/cwt309.00–319.002,5924
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865267.51/cwt265.00–270.002,3142
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,388197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,7342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480191.64/cwt188.00–197.002,8367
Bulls——1,576184.19/cwt178.00–187.002,9039
Bulls——1,806200.64/cwt199.00–204.003,6247
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027141.40/cwt135.00–149.001,45217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089128.04/cwt119.00–134.001,39428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109154.68/cwt151.00–160.001,7156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148156.15/cwt152.00–162.001,79315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241168.12/cwt167.00–172.002,0865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244143.56/cwt138.00–149.001,78615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263128.58/cwt120.00–136.001,6248
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360172.26/cwt167.00–183.002,34322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370158.62/cwt150.00–165.002,17330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381141.37/cwt135.00–148.001,9527
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28572,170.43/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1703
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0512,406.25/head1,850.00–2,700.002,4063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1253,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,324.95/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,310.58/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29351,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.