Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-01-15

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 15
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▼ 643 vs last sale 1,023▼ 811 vs year ago 1,191 · −68.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 208▼ 47 vs year ago 176 · −26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 33▼ 16 vs year ago 34 · −47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with the exception of the 500-700 lb. steers and they were 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder demand remained strong overall but today's offering lacked the high quality packages of last week's sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.16/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.53 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$353.16
18 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.94
vs KY average
−60.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550357.461,96413thin
Medium and Large 2-3545341.961,8655thin
One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd
353.16
—
KY average25 barns · 1,665 hd
375.10
−21.94
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−60.32
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−37.53
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
434390345301median 390.6803/0504/3006/2508/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,614194.273,13513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,393162.482,26343
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189147.241,75128
CowsLean 85-90%High994133.351,32537

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$3,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,545$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$2,7802thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,4835
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,7002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,7001thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0081
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432481.00/cwt481.00–481.002,0783
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517383.99/cwt375.00–390.001,9855
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,26515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,36513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564401.34/cwt392.50–405.002,26412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,41615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3629360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2644
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667369.15/cwt365.00–377.502,46212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714346.61/cwt346.50–347.502,4759
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3738330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4352
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767342.65/cwt340.00–344.002,6283
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,7901
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9549
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8711
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035292.50/cwt292.50–292.503,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305429.84/cwt420.00–435.001,3113
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6146
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,7456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424359.12/cwt357.50–360.001,5233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy439430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8884
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475368.02/cwt360.00–370.001,7485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479393.58/cwt385.00–395.001,88527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533347.45/cwt345.00–350.001,8524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8965
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,0502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Replacement628361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,2676
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629336.27/cwt329.00–340.002,11527
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663305.02/cwt300.00–310.002,0222
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2675305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679329.45/cwt324.00–335.002,2374
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,2033
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,3818
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3234
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,1261
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913281.25/cwt275.00–287.502,5688
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2303535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3322456.16/cwt435.00–480.001,4695
Bulls350–400Large 1-2350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,9765
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3398485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9302
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0595
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,1943
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455446.90/cwt420.00–452.502,0336
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519422.50/cwt409.00–426.502,19325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3621333.10/cwt332.50–335.002,0694
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,37114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2698337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,3525
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4271
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2827287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,3733
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563175.68/cwt174.00–177.002,7462
Bulls——1,571193.85/cwt190.00–196.003,0455
Bulls——1,666200.81/cwt198.00–210.003,3456
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870172.87/cwt167.50–177.501,5042
Cows—Lean 85-90%970149.00/cwt148.00–150.001,4452
Cows—Lean 85-90%997127.87/cwt117.50–136.001,27527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028139.63/cwt137.00–143.001,4356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152150.00/cwt147.00–157.001,7285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182133.73/cwt132.00–135.001,5816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201141.30/cwt136.00–145.001,69710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204165.34/cwt160.00–170.001,9917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392169.79/cwt162.00–180.002,36321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397156.00/cwt151.00–161.002,17921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0232,101.30/head1,700.00–2,500.002,1013
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,779.74/head1,975.00–3,400.002,7802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3733,055.56/head2,500.00–3,500.003,0562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.