Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-06-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
57 vs last sale 398 131 vs year ago 472 · 27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
48 vs last sale 168 27 vs year ago 93 · +29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
17 vs last sale 60 28 vs year ago 15 · +186.7%
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 8.00-10.00 higher on a limited number of like comparisons. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The demand for the male calves was much stronger. The few larger groups of heifers saw good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.24/cwt on 58 head, up $12.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.29 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.
Average price
$397.24
12.98 vs prior sale
58 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.61
vs KY average
7.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525402.312,11252
Medium and Large 2-3555353.331,9626thin
One grade step is worth $48.98/cwt here — about $150 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
440402364326median 393.9512/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
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 sale58 hd
397.24
KY average25 barns · 1,332 hd
410.86
−13.61
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−7.52
This barn, trailing median31 sales
393.95
+3.29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,760223.023,92514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,409181.842,56255
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226175.112,14818
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080161.681,74629

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)1,338$3,09910
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$2,9685
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$2,8694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,1252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,0451thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$2,5784thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,062$2,3127
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)940$2,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750745282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400391516.05/cwt515.00–520.002,0189
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850818295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363454.93/cwt450.00–465.001,6516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500498360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525402.31/cwt390.00–420.002,11252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623354.73/cwt351.00–368.002,21032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621412.65/cwt410.00–415.002,56322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,3749
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750706331.70/cwt325.00–339.002,34212
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450443417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,8504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850828335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,49610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500491468.84/cwt460.00–485.002,30211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450407457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,8629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700699377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,55220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350312460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300266600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5965
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550540422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,28215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350347545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250223627.50/cwt627.50–627.501,3992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784292.47/cwt290.00–297.502,2933
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400366545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9954
CowsLean 85-90%1,068181.16/cwt176.00–185.001,9354
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,426189.48/cwt185.00–200.002,70215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,334172.37/cwt165.00–177.002,2997
CowsLean 85-90%991141.21/cwt140.00–142.501,3994
CowsLean 85-90%1,104155.03/cwt150.00–157.501,7127
CowsLean 85-90%1,097165.29/cwt160.00–171.001,81314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468185.61/cwt179.00–194.002,72516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199182.80/cwt178.00–192.002,1924
BullsNatural1,770229.85/cwt222.50–235.004,0687
CowsBoner 80-85%1,284169.59/cwt165.00–177.502,1786
Bulls1,785237.00/cwt237.00–237.004,2301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165161.45/cwt160.00–163.001,8812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,380176.73/cwt170.00–182.502,43916
Bulls1,703205.08/cwt201.00–209.503,4932
Bulls1,765216.54/cwt211.00–222.503,8224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,200155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8601
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,195187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,2412
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,214176.35/cwt170.00–180.002,1414
Bred CowsMedium 1-28833,059.63/head2,950.00–3,100.003,0604
Bred CowsMedium 1-28552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Stock CowsMedium 1-29402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,0202,201.62/head2,170.00–2,230.002,2022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3383,099.48/head2,100.00–3,600.003,09910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,992.54/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2303,045.00/head3,045.00–3,045.003,0451
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2692,577.67/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5784
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0792,356.50/head2,130.00–2,475.002,3575
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750748305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350305530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350348440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0064
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8722
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650629342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1544
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300298600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7883
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550519436.73/cwt425.00–455.002,2675
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550396.67/cwt385.00–420.002,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429441.68/cwt435.00–445.001,8956

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.