Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-02-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 12
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
863 head
▲ 680 vs last sale 183▲ 379 vs year ago 484 · +78.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 61▲ 18 vs year ago 89 · +20.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 27▲ 70 vs year ago 14 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last week's smaller sized offering limited comparisons. Strong demand was seen across all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $434.71/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.93 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$434.71
17 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.34
vs KY average
−43.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551442.502,43814thin
Medium and Large 2-3555398.332,2113thin
One grade step is worth $44.17/cwt here — about $227 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 sale17 hd
434.71
—
KY average24 barns · 1,112 hd
456.05
−21.34
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−43.68
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
−2.93
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—Average1,550193.062,99322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433170.512,44329
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,223161.721,97928
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024146.921,50429

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$3,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,4092thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$3,21730
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$3,1267
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$3,10919
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$2,6283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,5564thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)998$3,0752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$3,4673thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2298705.00/cwt705.00–705.002,1014
Steers300–350Medium 1-2305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,0352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,3135
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478451.86/cwt435.00–470.002,1602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,43814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619418.92/cwt410.00–420.002,59323
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683376.24/cwt373.00–390.002,5705
Steers700–750Medium 1-2705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718366.30/cwt360.00–370.002,63019
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757352.98/cwt350.00–355.002,6725
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787382.66/cwt380.00–384.253,012196
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816327.58/cwt325.00–331.002,6737
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2938317.48/cwt315.00–320.002,9782
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 1-2225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3271560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5185
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319563.89/cwt560.00–580.001,7995
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8333
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385452.50/cwt430.00–460.001,7424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1207
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468472.29/cwt465.00–480.002,21030
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515379.84/cwt370.00–390.001,9563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,30218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619363.49/cwt355.00–365.002,25020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Replacement679375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5468
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698368.25/cwt368.25–368.252,57066
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718336.19/cwt327.50–342.502,41412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3719313.28/cwt300.00–320.002,2526
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6656
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3268565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5142
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3326465.39/cwt430.00–540.001,5173
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367574.68/cwt572.50–580.002,10921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431470.98/cwt460.00–480.002,0306
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481465.90/cwt465.00–475.002,24121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2539439.66/cwt430.00–445.002,37019
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,43720
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3649362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3534
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3848
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2733320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3462
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4991
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4962
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6601
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6141
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,113217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,4152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328211.76/cwt206.00–223.002,8125
Bulls——1,546181.01/cwt174.00–189.002,79810
Bulls——1,715196.92/cwt194.00–200.003,3777
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938156.11/cwt152.50–157.501,4644
Cows—Lean 85-90%981130.22/cwt122.00–135.001,2779
Cows—Lean 85-90%997170.70/cwt165.00–177.501,7026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112144.02/cwt140.00–147.501,60210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205171.83/cwt164.00–185.002,07112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208159.54/cwt154.00–163.001,92710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286145.15/cwt142.00–148.001,8676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395161.92/cwt154.00–165.002,2597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445173.24/cwt167.00–182.002,50322
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2654,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29782,903.41/head2,300.00–3,350.002,9033
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0272,622.65/head2,200.00–2,850.002,6233
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0733,195.10/head2,900.00–3,500.003,1952
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0802,261.11/head2,150.00–2,350.002,2612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2623,218.45/head2,650.00–3,650.003,21828
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3013,199.95/head3,000.00–3,750.003,20016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3182,628.32/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,409.26/head3,000.00–3,850.003,4092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501

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.