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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

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Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 191▼ 234 vs year ago 530 · −44.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 65▲ 24 vs year ago 58 · +41.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 16 · +37.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Softer demand for feeders especially the plain quality and unweaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.15/cwt on 21 head, up $3.65 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −47.54 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$343.15

▲ 3.65 vs prior sale

21 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs KY average

−7.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	343.30	1,926	20
Medium and Large 2-3	530	340.00	1,802	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about $124 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 sale21 hd

343.15

—

KY average26 barns · 679 hd

352.73

−9.58

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−7.77

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.68

−47.54

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,646	209.27	3,444	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	167.98	1,894	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	166.30	2,398	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,103	151.81	1,674	19

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,303	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,136	$2,138	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

79 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	457.42/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,711	4
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,740	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,013	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,868	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,022	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,988	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	349.92/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,981	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,331	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,296	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,237	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,261	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	312.57/cwt	311.00–317.50	2,419	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	457.94/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,447	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,738	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,922	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,563	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	375.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,810	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	359.68/cwt	359.00–360.00	1,942	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,852	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,023	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,946	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	308.62/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,892	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	328.16/cwt	327.50–329.00	2,028	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,076	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,559	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,695	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,372	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,569	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,642	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	380.78/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,801	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,860	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	553	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,797	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,969	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,047	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	319.93/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,121	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,770	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,222	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,195	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,234	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,382	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,270	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	635	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,667	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,191	228.27/cwt	220.00–232.00	2,719	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,600	203.38/cwt	202.50–204.00	3,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	191.24/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,123	4
Bulls	—	—	1,829	210.85/cwt	204.00–217.50	3,856	4
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,033	219.59/cwt	216.00–222.50	4,464	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	171.82/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,624	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	160.45/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,722	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	158.09/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,699	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	151.66/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,693	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	175.68/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,976	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	166.96/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,910	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	137.12/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,602	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	155.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,036	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	175.77/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,494	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	145.44/cwt	142.50–149.00	2,189	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	163.58/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,552	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,048	1,997.62/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,998	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,359.80/head	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,360	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,303.02/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,303	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	970	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,013	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	199.73/cwt	197.50–204.00	2,361	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Aug 20, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 191Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 65Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	566	335.00–355.00	349.92
2	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	773	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	457.42
4	450–500	466	432.00	432.00
7	500–550	526	378.00	378.00
16	600–650	636	361.00	361.00
2	650–700	658	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	774	311.00–317.50	312.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	402.00	402.00
4	600–650	625	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	440.00–445.00	442.46
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	543	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	553	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	668	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	341	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	359	457.50	457.50
7	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
14	450–500	473	372.50–395.00	380.78
6	550–600	561	351.00	351.00
8	600–650	602	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	663	318.00–327.50	319.93
3	700–750	710	313.00	313.00
3	750–800	798	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	843	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,003	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	540	359.00–360.00	359.68
2	550–600	583	347.00	347.00
7	600–650	618	327.50–329.00	328.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	450.00–460.00	457.94
5	400–450	420	457.50	457.50
8	450–500	482	375.00–380.00	375.59
6	500–550	548	338.00	338.00
6	550–600	588	331.00	331.00
16	600–650	613	306.00–312.00	308.62
1	650–700	675	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	453	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	975	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,240	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,303.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,359.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,997.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	197.50–204.00	199.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	160.00–166.00	163.58
3	—	1,310	150.00–158.00	155.41
9	—	1,419	171.00–185.00	175.77
2	—	1,505	142.50–149.00	145.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	130.00–142.50	137.12
2	—	945	170.00–174.00	171.82
4	—	1,073	160.00–161.00	160.45
8	—	1,116	145.00–157.50	151.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	173.00–180.00	175.68
14	—	1,144	160.00–171.00	166.96
4	—	1,075	156.00–159.00	158.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	186.00–197.00	191.24
4	—	1,829	204.00–217.50	210.85
3	—	1,191	220.00–232.00	228.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	202.50–204.00	203.38
2	—	2,033	216.00–222.50	219.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.