Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-03-05

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 5
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
697 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 715▲ 206 vs year ago 491 · +42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 105▲ 10 vs year ago 72 · +13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 46▲ 48 vs year ago 78 · +61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. The price of all classes of feeder calves rebounded with the demand being similar to a few weeks ago. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.99/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +38.36 against this barn's trailing median of $437.64.
Average price
$475.99
41 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$81.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.65
vs KY average
+0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525505.732,65726
Medium and Large 2-3571424.442,42415thin
One grade step is worth $81.29/cwt here — about $233 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 sale41 hd
475.99
—
KY average24 barns · 1,025 hd
461.34
+14.65
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
+0.43
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.64
+38.36
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—Low1,861196.743,66119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,452165.752,40725
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,186154.221,82813
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low970136.111,32115

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$3,40311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,3503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,104$3,3297
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$3,27320
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$3,26941
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,042$3,1116
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,4957
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,219$2,4878
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,325$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$3,7502thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$2,5092thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,136$2,2856

Every lot

94 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5181
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379579.24/cwt560.00–610.002,19512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465506.63/cwt500.00–516.002,35628
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487468.44/cwt410.00–485.002,2816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513505.17/cwt497.50–513.002,59218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531450.08/cwt422.50–480.002,3905
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,8048
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591411.62/cwt410.00–412.002,43310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623455.75/cwt455.75–455.752,83978
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630424.05/cwt416.00–426.002,67242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664394.63/cwt380.00–403.002,62010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715342.52/cwt340.00–345.002,4492
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725367.28/cwt366.00–372.502,66313
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766383.75/cwt383.75–383.752,94066
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,7242
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,7855
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6881
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322493.85/cwt490.00–500.001,5905
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2349550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,92012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,94116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8475
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460455.89/cwt449.00–465.002,09714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,05412
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2528255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537412.24/cwt411.00–413.002,21421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0856
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,18819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1084
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617352.40/cwt345.00–357.502,17415
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3662326.73/cwt325.00–330.002,1633
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707328.52/cwt318.00–335.002,32313
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,5733
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2314600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8846
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364573.43/cwt560.00–577.502,08734
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0334
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425443.25/cwt440.00–450.001,8843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439494.43/cwt477.50–502.002,17123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479491.97/cwt478.00–508.002,35729
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2528380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2542455.29/cwt440.00–472.502,46837
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,62119
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671378.39/cwt367.50–386.002,5395
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,7172
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7561
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,824194.20/cwt188.00–198.003,5428
Bulls——1,873181.25/cwt178.00–185.003,3953
Bulls——1,893205.08/cwt200.00–211.003,8828
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928127.56/cwt117.50–135.001,1848
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012151.01/cwt150.00–152.001,5283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024142.03/cwt136.00–145.001,4544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112172.53/cwt165.00–185.001,9193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158146.30/cwt144.00–149.001,6945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289155.18/cwt152.00–160.002,0004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350150.04/cwt149.00–151.002,0263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421159.02/cwt154.00–163.002,2606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497173.17/cwt166.00–182.002,59215
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29832,922.88/head2,550.00–3,100.002,9233
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0232,689.41/head2,550.00–2,950.002,6893
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0432,775.54/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7764
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0702,821.50/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8222
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0932,425.63/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1043,328.64/head3,150.00–3,550.003,3297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2193,670.94/head3,000.00–3,800.003,6718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2213,322.28/head2,850.00–3,850.003,32237
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,556.72/head2,000.00–2,900.002,5577
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2543,323.10/head3,150.00–3,450.003,32318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,522.18/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5225
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29401,893.62/head1,720.00–2,040.001,8942
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2342,480.80/head2,175.00–2,875.002,4814
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,508.86/head2,390.00–2,620.002,5092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001

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.