Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-05-14

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, May 14
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 621▲ 50 vs year ago 655 · +7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 110▼ 58 vs year ago 184 · −31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 36▼ 6 vs year ago 52 · −11.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.38/cwt on 63 head, up $2.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +8.69 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$399.38
▲ 2.76 vs prior sale
63 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$462
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$79.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.74
vs KY average
−17.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550403.182,21960
Medium and Large 2-3543323.331,7573thin
One grade step is worth $79.85/cwt here — about $462 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 sale63 hd
399.38
—
KY average28 barns · 1,392 hd
410.12
−10.74
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−17.73
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
+8.69
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—Average1,696218.623,70728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,592187.812,98925
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220180.742,20442
CowsLean 85-90%Low997165.361,64926
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420237.233,3694thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$2,8076
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)904$2,7084thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,192$2,6693thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,3502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$3,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,6501thin

Every lot

89 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1205
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386469.93/cwt430.00–495.001,8145
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434516.18/cwt500.00–520.002,2405
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0793
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,33212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3502405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537474.25/cwt459.00–475.002,54741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,67212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619363.70/cwt360.00–375.002,2514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5004
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633432.44/cwt430.00–433.002,73738
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4605
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680370.24/cwt350.00–380.002,5187
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702391.40/cwt389.00–398.002,74830
Steers700–750Large 1-2705335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,8158
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,6532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,4922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328440.23/cwt410.00–470.001,4442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5552
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2356523.77/cwt500.00–525.001,86520
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383376.08/cwt320.00–430.001,4402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2392485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432392.92/cwt330.00–435.001,69716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434488.35/cwt487.50–495.002,11934
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472342.41/cwt330.00–350.001,6168
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481434.59/cwt430.00–436.002,09021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,0036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,22111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556404.47/cwt403.00–412.002,24943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612333.30/cwt330.00–340.002,0403
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,34213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684358.85/cwt358.00–359.002,45525
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695371.75/cwt371.75–371.752,58467
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4811
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4151
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285553.68/cwt550.00–565.001,5784
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338531.27/cwt520.00–595.001,7966
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,03413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365513.69/cwt495.00–535.001,87514
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380437.72/cwt425.00–460.001,6635
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3421407.54/cwt350.00–445.001,7165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,19422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472451.61/cwt444.00–456.002,13238
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3488402.38/cwt395.00–410.001,9642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515388.74/cwt385.00–410.002,0027
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2541402.63/cwt401.00–408.002,17817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy548432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,36715
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,49918
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2833
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2702346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4299
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775328.98/cwt315.00–336.002,5509
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,5282
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,420237.23/cwt220.00–251.003,3694
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,502195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9293
Bulls——1,688211.09/cwt205.00–217.503,56313
Bulls——1,752232.69/cwt222.50–260.004,07712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955180.95/cwt175.00–195.001,7287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007166.33/cwt160.00–172.501,67511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021150.38/cwt146.00–155.001,5358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150157.99/cwt157.00–159.001,8172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219169.22/cwt160.00–175.002,06313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225187.97/cwt177.50–202.002,30327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553173.42/cwt169.00–177.502,6932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595189.06/cwt180.00–198.003,01623
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4603,400.00/head3,200.00–3,600.003,4002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2912251.53/cwt213.00–285.002,2943
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2961219.65/cwt212.00–235.002,1117
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29042,708.44/head2,200.00–3,400.002,7084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,350.00/head1,700.00–3,000.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,668.95/head2,000.00–3,500.002,6693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,806.93/head2,250.00–3,300.002,8076
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501

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.