Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. All classes of feeder calves saw stronger demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.93/cwt on 32 head, down $46.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −35.92 against this barn's trailing median of $392.86.

Average price

$356.93

▼ 46.04 vs prior sale

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.23

vs KY average

−17.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	362.02	1,970	22
Medium and Large 2-3	523	345.74	1,808	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $162 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $314.93, median $392.86 across 32 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 sale32 hd

356.93

—

KY average26 barns · 688 hd

372.17

−15.23

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−17.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

392.86

−35.92

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	—	Average	1,622	221.10	3,586	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	187.76	2,786	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	181.36	2,166	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	162.96	1,758	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,690	217.00	3,667	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,179	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$5,261	20
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$4,918	22
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$4,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$4,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$5,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	376.75/cwt	376.75–376.75	2,803	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	493.50/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	540.88/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	345.25/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	412.18/cwt	407.50–414.00	2,156	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	402.71/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,889	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	424.38/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,050	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,034	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	347.03/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,943	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	699	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,024	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	366.46/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,268	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	438.50/cwt	438.50–438.50	2,403	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,398	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	259	609.77/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,579	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,146	5,321.73/head	4,800.00–5,900.00	5,322	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,464	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	411.55/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,076	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	331.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	167.08/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,647	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	156.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,653	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	188.06/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,212	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,367	182.82/cwt	177.50–190.00	2,499	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	422.60/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	345.74/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	293.77/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	510.62/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	421.18/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	306.66/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	435.95/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,783	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,138	5,211.01/head	4,700.00–6,000.00	5,211	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,100	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,618	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	923	2,815.31/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,815	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	965	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,178.69/head	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,179	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	215.00/cwt	208.00–221.00	3,040	8
Bulls	—	—	1,978	230.95/cwt	226.00–235.00	4,568	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,507	198.24/cwt	197.00–200.00	2,987	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	188.13/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,075	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,774	222.73/cwt	215.00–228.00	3,951	5
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,808	235.03/cwt	232.50–241.00	4,249	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	174.92/cwt	167.50–180.00	2,186	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	178.93/cwt	170.00–182.50	2,841	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	192.46/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,833	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,253	196.74/cwt	196.00–197.50	2,465	2

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 335Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 55Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 15Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	268	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	361	410.00–447.50	435.95
8	400–450	433	405.00	405.00
10	500–550	523	345.00–347.50	345.74
6	600–650	617	305.00–315.00	306.66
2	650–700	663	309.00	309.00
2	700–750	710	292.50–295.00	293.77
1	1000–1050	1,020	247.50	247.50
2	1100–1150	1,100	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	480.00–500.00	493.50
10	350–400	362	485.00	485.00
16	400–450	422	440.00	440.00
17	450–500	469	400.00–408.00	402.71
6	500–550	502	402.00	402.00
16	550–600	560	345.00–347.50	347.03
14	600–650	631	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	965	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	699	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
7	250–300	278	490.00–550.00	540.88
8	300–350	339	510.00–515.00	510.62
2	350–400	353	505.00	505.00
7	400–450	424	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	518	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	572	325.00–360.00	345.25
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	580.00–620.00	609.77
12	350–400	363	557.50	557.50
14	400–450	411	495.00	495.00
24	450–500	483	417.50–425.00	424.38
9	500–550	523	407.50–414.00	412.18
26	600–650	619	360.00–367.50	366.46
4	700–750	705	320.00–335.00	331.17
3	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	560.00	560.00
5	400–450	445	484.00	484.00
9	500–550	543	412.50–425.00	422.60
6	550–600	574	395.00–415.00	411.55
7	600–650	631	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	658	375.00	375.00
4	750–800	783	335.00–337.50	336.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	548	438.50	438.50
69	700–750	744	376.75	376.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	380.00–440.00	421.18
2	650–700	698	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,146	4,800.00–5,900.00	5,321.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,138	4,700.00–6,000.00	5,211.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,815.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	4,100.00	4,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	220.00	220.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	199.00	199.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	5,000.00	5,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	4,900.00	4,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,375	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,178.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	986	163.00–174.00	167.08
4	—	1,056	150.00–162.00	156.49
3	—	1,248	147.00–149.00	147.96
2	—	1,103	180.00–195.00	188.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,176	182.00–192.00	188.06
5	—	1,250	167.50–180.00	174.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	177.50–190.00	182.82
3	—	1,507	197.00–200.00	198.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	163.00	163.00
6	—	1,588	170.00–182.50	178.93
13	—	1,472	185.00–203.00	192.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,414	208.00–221.00	215.00
2	—	1,978	226.00–235.00	230.95
2	—	1,253	196.00–197.50	196.74
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,774	215.00–228.00	222.73
5	—	1,808	232.50–241.00	235.03
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	217.00	217.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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