Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 6
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 335▼ 191 vs year ago 644 · −29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 55▼ 148 vs year ago 228 · −64.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 15▲ 39 vs year ago 28 · +139.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. All classes of feeder calves saw stronger demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 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 $356.93/cwt on 32 head, down $46.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −33.75 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$356.93
▼ 46.04 vs prior sale
32 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.23
vs KY average
−17.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544362.021,97022
Medium and Large 2-3523345.741,80810thin
One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $162 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 sale32 hd
356.93
—
KY average26 barns · 688 hd
372.17
−15.23
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−17.10
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−33.75
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—Average1,622221.103,58622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,484187.762,78626
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,195181.362,16614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079162.961,75814
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,690217.003,6672thin

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)1,375$3,17913
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$5,26120
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,118$4,91822
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,105$4,1002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$4,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$5,0001thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430421.18/cwt380.00–440.001,8113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,1545
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543422.60/cwt412.50–425.002,2959
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548438.50/cwt438.50–438.502,40310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574411.55/cwt395.00–415.002,3626
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3987
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4683
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3698355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4782
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744376.75/cwt376.75–376.752,80369
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783336.24/cwt335.00–337.502,6334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225430.00/cwt430.00–430.009681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267493.50/cwt480.00–500.001,3183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3268460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3361435.95/cwt410.00–447.501,5749
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,75610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,85716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7548
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469402.71/cwt400.00–408.001,88917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0186
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523345.74/cwt345.00–347.501,80810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560347.03/cwt345.00–347.501,94316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617306.66/cwt305.00–315.001,8926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,07614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0492
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2699315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2027
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4147
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710293.77/cwt292.50–295.002,0862
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
Heifers900–950Medium 1-2910260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3661
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,7741
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,5251
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,100238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,6182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2259609.77/cwt580.00–620.001,5794
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3278540.88/cwt490.00–550.001,5047
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3339510.62/cwt510.00–515.001,7318
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3353505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,02412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2411495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,03414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3424450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9087
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483424.38/cwt417.50–425.002,05024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9943
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523412.18/cwt407.50–414.002,1569
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572345.25/cwt325.00–360.001,9753
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619366.46/cwt360.00–367.502,26826
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705331.17/cwt320.00–335.002,3354
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1681
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3003
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,690217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,6672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,253196.74/cwt196.00–197.502,4652
Bulls——1,414215.00/cwt208.00–221.003,0408
Bulls——Natural1,774222.73/cwt215.00–228.003,9515
Bulls——Natural1,808235.03/cwt232.50–241.004,2495
Bulls——1,978230.95/cwt226.00–235.004,5682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%986167.08/cwt163.00–174.001,6475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056156.49/cwt150.00–162.001,6534
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103188.13/cwt180.00–195.002,0752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176188.06/cwt182.00–192.002,2128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,248147.96/cwt147.00–149.001,8473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250174.92/cwt167.50–180.002,1865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,367182.82/cwt177.50–190.002,4993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472192.46/cwt185.00–203.002,83313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,507198.24/cwt197.00–200.002,9873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588178.93/cwt170.00–182.502,8416
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4104,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29232,815.31/head2,350.00–3,200.002,8152
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29654,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1054,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1385,211.01/head4,700.00–6,000.005,21119
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1465,321.73/head4,800.00–5,900.005,32219
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,2391
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1655,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,178.69/head2,400.00–3,800.003,17913

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.