Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. sold cheaper on very few like comparisons and those over 550 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.26/cwt on 47 head, down $7.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −9.69 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.

Average price

$384.26

▼ 7.12 vs prior sale

47 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$62.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.83

vs KY average

−23.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	392.91	2,176	31
Medium and Large 2-3	552	370.00	2,042	15thin
Medium 1-2	595	330.00	1,964	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.91/cwt here — about $213 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $339.50, median $393.95 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

384.26

—

KY average17 barns · 805 hd

414.09

−29.83

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−23.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

393.95

−9.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,618	222.52	3,600	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,402	180.62	2,532	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	174.33	1,982	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	161.25	1,654	35

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$3,461	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,455	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,232	$3,321	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,097	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$3,053	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,626	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$3,244	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	998	$3,125	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,975	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$2,646	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	898	$2,058	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,336	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	427.77/cwt	424.00–440.00	2,058	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,460	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	392.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,177	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	336.28/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	347.44/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,165	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	407.66/cwt	407.50–408.00	2,157	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	318.26/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,182	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,544	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	501.34/cwt	485.00–503.00	2,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	375.69/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,442	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	723	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,702.25/head	2,575.00–2,820.00	2,702	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	3,320.57/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,112	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,625.79/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,626	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	3,281.97/head	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,282	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,454.53/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	167.27/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,805	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	156.25/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,875	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	163.93/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	175.91/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,761	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,272	195.48/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,487	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,368	181.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,489	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,209	172.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,090	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	182.68/cwt	177.00–193.00	2,042	9
Bulls	—	—	1,403	234.92/cwt	230.00–238.00	3,296	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	222.65/cwt	219.00–228.00	3,478	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	175.05/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,410	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,098	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,865	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	154.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,585	14
Bulls	—	—	1,792	205.34/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,680	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	141.61/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,467	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,125	187.59/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,110	4
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,746	225.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,944	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	188.21/cwt	181.00–206.00	2,797	26
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,952	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,228	164.06/cwt	161.00–167.50	2,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	166.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,715	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,145.00/head	2,145.00–2,145.00	2,145	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	905	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	3,190.95/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	3,029.49/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,460.75/head	3,150.00–3,800.00	3,461	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,970.00/head	1,970.00–1,970.00	1,970	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	2,551.40/head	2,445.00–2,685.00	2,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,034.47/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	399.32/cwt	370.00–408.00	2,312	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	364.95/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	362.58/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	414.15/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,093	10

How this sale compares

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 May 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 720Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 140Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 110Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	625.00	625.00
1	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
14	350–400	368	517.50	517.50
10	400–450	436	480.00	480.00
48	450–500	481	424.00–440.00	427.77
4	500–550	546	397.50	397.50
27	550–600	555	390.00–400.00	392.23
19	600–650	623	345.00–360.00	347.44
3	650–700	685	315.00–325.00	318.26
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	618	335.00–340.00	336.28
2	950–1000	968	267.50	267.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	358	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	425	390.00–420.00	414.15
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
12	500–550	548	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	567	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	675.00	675.00
2	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
13	350–400	384	550.00	550.00
11	400–450	428	485.00–503.00	501.34
20	450–500	496	440.00	440.00
15	500–550	529	407.50–408.00	407.66
9	550–600	563	415.00	415.00
9	600–650	630	374.00–390.00	375.69
2	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
7	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	807	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	615	397.00	397.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	433	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	510	360.00–367.50	364.95
3	550–600	557	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
8	450–500	466	490.00	490.00
16	550–600	554	444.00	444.00
14	600–650	616	413.00	413.00
3	700–750	733	375.00	375.00
2	750–800	785	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	440.00	440.00
9	550–600	579	370.00–408.00	399.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
4	650–700	674	360.00–370.00	362.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	723	392.50	392.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,320.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,625.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,454.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,228	3,150.00–3,800.00	3,460.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,368	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,034.47
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,190.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,029.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,172	2,575.00–2,820.00	2,702.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,970.00	1,970.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	2,145.00	2,145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,055	2,445.00–2,685.00	2,551.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,017	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,281.97
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	3,400.00	3,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	162.00–170.00	167.27
2	—	1,200	155.00–157.50	156.25
9	—	1,118	177.00–193.00	182.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	163.00–165.00	163.93
34	—	1,377	166.00–180.00	175.05
26	—	1,486	181.00–206.00	188.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	172.00–180.00	175.91
14	—	1,025	150.00–158.00	154.64
4	—	1,036	134.00–149.00	141.61
7	—	1,030	165.00–170.00	166.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	192.50–200.00	195.48
10	—	1,368	175.00–185.00	181.98
2	—	1,228	161.00–167.50	164.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	170.00–175.00	172.86
4	—	1,125	185.00–193.00	187.59
1	—	1,115	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,220	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	165.00–175.00	169.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	230.00–238.00	234.92
7	—	1,562	219.00–228.00	222.65
3	—	1,792	195.00–210.00	205.34
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	220.00–230.00	225.87

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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