Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-05-07

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 7
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 790▲ 111 vs year ago 510 · +21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 150▼ 85 vs year ago 195 · −43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 92▲ 1 vs year ago 35 · +2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of the 450-650# steers and the were 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. The buyers continued to pay premiums for the good quality calves and discounting the calves that are carrying some extra condition. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were 3.oo-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.62/cwt on 64 head, down $17.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +5.94 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$396.62
▼ 17.81 vs prior sale
64 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.38
vs KY average
−31.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560401.792,24952
Medium and Large 2560380.002,1281thin
Medium and Large 2-3562373.672,09911thin
One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $150 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 sale64 hd
396.62
—
KY average25 barns · 947 hd
413.00
−16.38
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−31.28
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
+5.94
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—High1,689213.833,61116
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,429182.932,61561
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185172.142,03920
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,042157.151,63716

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)1,045$3,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$2,89114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$2,4373thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)760$2,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,463$3,4514thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,268$2,6162thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)928$2,2126

Every lot

100 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2266685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,8224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2344592.89/cwt575.00–600.002,0407
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2705
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446525.90/cwt515.00–530.002,34611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,39727
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467491.70/cwt490.00–495.002,2963
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528486.63/cwt480.00–487.002,56940
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530444.91/cwt443.00–455.002,3586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560423.95/cwt420.00–430.002,3745
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588442.17/cwt440.00–442.502,6007
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623418.13/cwt415.00–420.002,6058
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626385.93/cwt380.00–400.002,4165
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,73225
Steers650–700Medium 1-2685365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719366.52/cwt365.00–370.002,63513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2809335.41/cwt332.50–336.002,7136
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,8261
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9601
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,4513
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5193
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319542.34/cwt530.00–545.001,73013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335485.45/cwt470.00–500.001,6262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3359466.94/cwt450.00–470.001,6767
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,04416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,18333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442424.96/cwt420.00–430.001,87813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495429.29/cwt422.50–430.002,12531
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,0724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530387.99/cwt385.00–390.002,0565
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564401.36/cwt387.50–407.002,26448
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588361.74/cwt355.00–363.002,1276
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613377.19/cwt375.00–378.002,31231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0722
Heifers650–700Large 1-2653330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1552
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8552
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3378
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725266.42/cwt260.00–285.001,9324
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762319.86/cwt315.00–331.002,43717
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3901
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1172
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6033
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3901
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2911289.49/cwt285.00–294.002,6378
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,7541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3250615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,5381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2299660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,9734
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,1112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370572.57/cwt570.00–585.002,11912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8382
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430508.22/cwt507.50–512.502,18514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474472.82/cwt472.50–473.002,24116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3522447.41/cwt410.00–456.002,3357
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2551439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,41922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616407.51/cwt400.00–410.002,51028
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3653370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4163
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,4222
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,50314
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3747335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5023
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4781
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,6081
Bulls——1,576206.79/cwt195.00–213.003,2597
Bulls——1,754223.02/cwt219.00–234.003,9125
Bulls——Natural1,840219.36/cwt217.50–221.004,0362
Bulls——Natural2,185227.50/cwt227.50–227.504,9711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905173.67/cwt172.50–175.001,5722
Cows—Lean 85-90%938135.71/cwt130.00–143.001,2733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035166.20/cwt162.00–170.001,7204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129156.44/cwt152.00–159.001,7667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160183.59/cwt177.00–190.002,1305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178166.83/cwt160.00–173.001,9658
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,199170.89/cwt165.00–175.002,0494
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,213183.84/cwt182.50–185.002,2302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,254172.86/cwt170.00–175.002,1684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410185.00/cwt175.00–201.002,60924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413170.24/cwt166.00–174.002,4056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,476185.41/cwt180.00–195.002,73727
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4633,451.28/head3,200.00–3,600.003,4514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0252,899.02/head2,400.00–3,150.002,8994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,437.26/head2,100.00–2,750.002,4373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,987.10/head2,450.00–3,400.002,9879
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29072,159.76/head1,775.00–2,500.002,1605
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,615.93/head2,175.00–3,025.002,6162
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.