Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-08-27

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 27
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
544 head
▲ 248 vs last sale 296▼ 67 vs year ago 611 · −11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 82▼ 31 vs year ago 168 · −18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 22▲ 41 vs year ago 58 · +70.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 10.00-12.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.31/cwt on 38 head, down $16.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −64.37 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$326.31
▼ 16.84 vs prior sale
38 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.80
vs KY average
−11.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558328.531,83326
Medium and Large 2527323.001,70211thin
Medium and Large 2-3590305.001,8001thin
One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $34 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 sale38 hd
326.31
—
KY average26 barns · 561 hd
336.11
−9.80
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
−11.71
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−64.37
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—Average1,593203.383,23920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,413166.982,36045
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224157.381,92729
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044149.541,56129

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,268$3,3932thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,288$3,3433thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$3,24634
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,83512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$2,6834thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$2,6692thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,161$2,3685
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,042$2,0333thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$4,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,5001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7247
Steers350–400Medium 1-2370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,98614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521359.14/cwt350.00–375.001,8718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2607
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,14611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615317.40/cwt317.00–319.001,9525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,20113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3136
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685362.75/cwt362.75–362.752,48569
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715313.51/cwt313.00–315.002,2428
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3768294.95/cwt290.00–300.002,2652
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817317.97/cwt312.00–320.002,5984
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0952
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2296460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3627
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,61816
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3369385.19/cwt380.00–390.001,4218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426358.15/cwt355.00–370.001,5269
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,77629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,74623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,70211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558328.53/cwt320.00–330.001,83326
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622308.04/cwt307.00–316.001,91626
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655306.40/cwt300.00–308.002,0075
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3662285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8873
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713267.60/cwt263.00–270.001,9089
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0712
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,4682
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,150221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2257540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3888
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3279424.75/cwt400.00–435.001,1854
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317466.28/cwt450.00–480.001,4787
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3371392.42/cwt387.50–410.001,4569
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,4925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423428.57/cwt428.00–430.001,81314
Bulls450–500Large 1-2483300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,82522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3543334.19/cwt330.00–335.001,8156
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,94010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622318.53/cwt315.00–325.001,98114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy661323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,1359
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683287.95/cwt277.00–310.001,9673
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,1349
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3803250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0083
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,099213.72/cwt213.00–215.002,3493
Bulls——1,475205.92/cwt200.00–210.003,0376
Bulls——1,743189.77/cwt181.00–196.003,3086
Bulls——Natural1,849210.44/cwt205.00–217.503,8915
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950174.33/cwt171.00–180.001,6565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041148.98/cwt145.00–155.001,5518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058126.46/cwt115.00–135.001,3388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083164.56/cwt159.00–169.001,7826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4371
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,113137.08/cwt130.00–145.001,5262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200161.05/cwt155.00–168.001,93317
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,230162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,9991
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,240172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,1391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280174.53/cwt170.00–180.002,2342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282144.58/cwt142.50–147.501,8547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364162.82/cwt158.00–169.002,22115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397175.52/cwt170.00–183.002,45215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409150.58/cwt140.00–155.002,1225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,463176.65/cwt175.00–178.002,5842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,465158.04/cwt155.00–161.002,3152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,546169.46/cwt165.00–176.002,6206
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29052,526.52/head2,150.00–3,000.002,5273
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0252,843.90/head2,650.00–2,900.002,8444
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0602,491.63/head1,950.00–2,900.002,4928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,368.48/head2,300.00–2,600.002,3685
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,669.25/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2683,393.29/head3,200.00–3,600.003,3932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,576.73/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2883,342.69/head2,300.00–3,850.003,3433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,270.45/head2,500.00–3,750.003,27023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4004,050.00/head4,000.00–4,100.004,0504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4243,522.70/head2,400.00–3,950.003,5234
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2554,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890229.51/cwt217.50–242.502,0432
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2920197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8171
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142218.88/cwt200.00–240.002,50012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253194.38/cwt185.00–205.002,4362

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.