Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-06-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 398▼ 131 vs year ago 472 · −27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 168▲ 27 vs year ago 93 · +29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 60▲ 28 vs year ago 15 · +186.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher on a limited number of like comparisons. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The demand for the male calves was much stronger. The few larger groups of heifers saw good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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 $397.24/cwt on 58 head, up $12.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +6.56 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$397.24
▲ 12.98 vs prior sale
58 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.61
vs KY average
−7.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525402.312,11252
Medium and Large 2-3555353.331,9626thin
One grade step is worth $48.98/cwt here — about $150 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 sale58 hd
397.24
—
KY average25 barns · 1,332 hd
410.86
−13.61
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−7.52
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
+6.56
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—Average1,760223.023,92514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,409181.842,56255
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226175.112,14818
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080161.681,74629

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)1,338$3,09910
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$2,9685
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$2,8694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,1252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,0451thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$2,5784thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,062$2,3127
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)940$2,3001thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2298600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7883
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391516.05/cwt515.00–520.002,0189
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,49610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519436.73/cwt425.00–455.002,2675
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,55220
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550396.67/cwt385.00–420.002,1823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621412.65/cwt410.00–415.002,56322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2699377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6394
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4352
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3348440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363454.93/cwt450.00–465.001,6516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,8629
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429441.68/cwt435.00–445.001,8956
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,8504
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3498360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525402.31/cwt390.00–420.002,11252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0064
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623354.73/cwt351.00–368.002,21032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784292.47/cwt290.00–297.502,2933
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4132
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2223627.50/cwt627.50–627.501,3992
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2266600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5965
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2347545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9954
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1044
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2491468.84/cwt460.00–485.002,30211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,28215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,3749
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3629342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1544
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2706331.70/cwt325.00–339.002,34212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3748305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2812
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3441
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,703205.08/cwt201.00–209.503,4932
Bulls——1,765216.54/cwt211.00–222.503,8224
Bulls——Natural1,770229.85/cwt222.50–235.004,0687
Bulls——1,785237.00/cwt237.00–237.004,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%991141.21/cwt140.00–142.501,3994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068181.16/cwt176.00–185.001,9354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097165.29/cwt160.00–171.001,81314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104155.03/cwt150.00–157.501,7127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165161.45/cwt160.00–163.001,8812
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,195187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,2412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199182.80/cwt178.00–192.002,1924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,200155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8601
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,214176.35/cwt170.00–180.002,1414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284169.59/cwt165.00–177.502,1786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,334172.37/cwt165.00–177.002,2997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,380176.73/cwt170.00–182.502,43916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,426189.48/cwt185.00–200.002,70215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468185.61/cwt179.00–194.002,72516
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,045.00/head3,045.00–3,045.003,0451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28833,059.63/head2,950.00–3,100.003,0604
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3383,099.48/head2,100.00–3,600.003,09910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,992.54/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9933
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,0202,201.62/head2,170.00–2,230.002,2022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0792,356.50/head2,130.00–2,475.002,3575
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2692,577.67/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5784

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.