Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-09-17

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 17
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
255 head
▼ 307 vs last sale 562▼ 379 vs year ago 634 · −59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 60▼ 9 vs year ago 80 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 14▲ 13 vs year ago 10 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: No trend on feeder steers due to limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower on average with instances of some selling steady or higher. With temperatures nearing 100 degrees today and the next few days resulted in mixed demand for today's offering that consisted mainly of bawling, soft calves. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.78/cwt on 9 head, down $0.86 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.90 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$332.78
▼ 0.86 vs prior sale
9 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.15
vs KY average
−21.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556335.001,8635thin
Medium and Large 2-3533330.001,7594thin
One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd
332.78
—
KY average23 barns · 778 hd
343.93
−11.15
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−21.53
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−57.90
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—High1,968198.813,9128thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500160.602,40931
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,185153.221,81612
CowsLean 85-90%High1,198136.041,63011
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235237.502,9331thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,3332thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$3,4252thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365406.73/cwt405.00–410.001,4853
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438446.25/cwt445.00–450.001,95515
Steers450–500Medium 2-3478345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,05410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613358.72/cwt355.00–359.002,19914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0473
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2343
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720307.40/cwt300.00–315.002,2132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1443
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4237
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5364
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426365.95/cwt365.00–370.001,5595
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437381.86/cwt380.00–382.501,66912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2499367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,83416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7594
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8635
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,93412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632290.95/cwt289.00–295.001,8393
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2680269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,8291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0158
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,1923
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2201
Heifers850–900Medium 1-2875235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0561
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913272.75/cwt272.50–273.002,4902
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985259.34/cwt252.50–263.002,5543
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012258.73/cwt250.00–276.002,6185
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,100215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3651
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,8531
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,175249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,9261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1882
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3853
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2359435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5628
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390395.00/cwt380.00–400.001,5414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,8849
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0129
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540362.35/cwt350.00–366.001,95721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2598337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0186
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2734302.51/cwt295.00–305.002,2204
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,235237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,9331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,5711
Bulls——1,840189.93/cwt189.00–191.003,4952
Bulls——Natural2,065211.21/cwt210.00–212.504,3613
Bulls——2,210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,9781
Bulls——Natural2,350200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,7001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079142.78/cwt137.00–149.001,5414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100171.56/cwt165.00–180.001,8874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186154.11/cwt148.00–160.001,8284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200145.51/cwt145.00–146.001,7462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,257127.06/cwt116.00–135.001,5976
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340122.48/cwt112.50–133.001,6412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434157.02/cwt150.00–160.002,25215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530145.58/cwt145.00–146.002,2272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,566166.59/cwt162.00–172.502,60914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,332.67/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2987184.02/cwt180.00–190.001,8163
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083204.54/cwt193.00–215.002,2153

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.