Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 6
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
118 vs last sale 335 191 vs year ago 644 · 29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
25 vs last sale 55 148 vs year ago 228 · 64.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
52 vs last sale 15 39 vs year ago 28 · +139.3%
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 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 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits 37.01 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544362.021,97022
Medium and Large 2-3523345.741,80810thin
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

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 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 median31 sales
393.95
−37.01
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
BullsAverage1,622221.103,58622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,484187.762,78626
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195181.362,16614
CowsLean 85-90%High1,079162.961,75814
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,690217.003,6672thin

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)1,375$3,17913
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$5,26120
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,118$4,91822
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,105$4,1002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$4,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$5,0001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,1545
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550543422.60/cwt412.50–425.002,2959
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550502402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0186
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523345.74/cwt345.00–347.501,80810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710293.77/cwt292.50–295.002,0862
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350339510.62/cwt510.00–515.001,7318
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750735295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250240550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430421.18/cwt380.00–440.001,8113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650617306.66/cwt305.00–315.001,8926
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450433405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7548
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300268460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2332
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400361435.95/cwt410.00–447.501,5749
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250225430.00/cwt430.00–430.009681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400353505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7832
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1054,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4104,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1303,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1385,211.01/head4,700.00–6,000.005,21119
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700663309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31100–11501,100238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,6182
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29232,815.31/head2,350.00–3,200.002,8152
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29654,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
HeifersMedium 1-2900–950910260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,178.69/head2,400.00–3,800.003,17913
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,2391
Bulls1,414215.00/cwt208.00–221.003,0408
Bulls1,978230.95/cwt226.00–235.004,5682
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,507198.24/cwt197.00–200.002,9873
CowsLean 85-90%1,103188.13/cwt180.00–195.002,0752
BullsNatural1,774222.73/cwt215.00–228.003,9515
BullsNatural1,808235.03/cwt232.50–241.004,2495
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250174.92/cwt167.50–180.002,1865
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7041
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,588178.93/cwt170.00–182.502,8416
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472192.46/cwt185.00–203.002,83313
SteersSelect and Choice1,690217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,6672
Bulls1,253196.74/cwt196.00–197.502,4652
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1191
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,367182.82/cwt177.50–190.002,4993
CowsLean 85-90%1,248147.96/cwt147.00–149.001,8473
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176188.06/cwt182.00–192.002,2128
CowsLean 85-90%1,056156.49/cwt150.00–162.001,6534
CowsLean 85-90%986167.08/cwt163.00–174.001,6475
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705331.17/cwt320.00–335.002,3354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,07614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,85716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574411.55/cwt395.00–415.002,3626
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1655,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4641
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1465,321.73/head4,800.00–5,900.005,32219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300259609.77/cwt580.00–620.001,5794
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3987
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550548438.50/cwt438.50–438.502,40310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650619366.46/cwt360.00–367.502,26826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400363557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,02412
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700699315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2027
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450424450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560347.03/cwt345.00–347.501,94316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,7741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450411495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,03414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500483424.38/cwt417.50–425.002,05024
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700698355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469402.71/cwt400.00–408.001,88917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement700–750710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4147
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523412.18/cwt407.50–414.002,1569
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600572345.25/cwt325.00–360.001,9753
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300278540.88/cwt490.00–550.001,5047
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400362485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,75610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300267493.50/cwt480.00–500.001,3183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750744376.75/cwt376.75–376.752,80369
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800783336.24/cwt335.00–337.502,6334
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550518385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9943
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,020247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,5251

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.