Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-08-13

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 13
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
262 vs last sale 453 316 vs year ago 507 · 62.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
15 vs last sale 80 55 vs year ago 120 · 45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
54 vs last sale 67 24 vs year ago 37 · 64.9%
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 sharply lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-12.00 lower. A small offering today due to very warm temperatures along with the futures trading sliding downward in the last couple of days softened demand for feeders significantly. Slaughter cows traded 6.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.50/cwt on 18 head, down $17.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 54.45 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.
Average price
$339.50
17.43 vs prior sale
18 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
37.63
vs KY average
27.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545342.251,86516thin
Medium and Large 2-3570317.501,8102thin
One grade step is worth $24.75/cwt here — about $55 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 sale18 hd
339.50
KY average29 barns · 873 hd
377.13
−37.63
National average162 barns · 7,051 hd
366.69
−27.19
This barn, trailing median31 sales
393.95
−54.45
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
BullsHigh1,726217.743,75914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,453180.372,62032
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202176.382,12112
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,126161.981,8247thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$3,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,8124thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,440167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4051
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,443175.92/cwt170.00–181.002,53913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,458185.18/cwt180.00–193.002,7006
CowsLean 85-90%1,090148.58/cwt147.00–150.001,6202
CowsLean 85-90%1,240170.49/cwt170.00–171.002,1142
CowsLean 85-90%1,055152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485407.43/cwt400.00–409.001,97611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650611352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,15113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8286
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400360492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,7733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600553369.17/cwt365.00–370.002,0426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490387.73/cwt387.50–390.001,90010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,04810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,065255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600553332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,9564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678344.42/cwt340.00–347.002,3358
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,2275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650638360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763311.49/cwt309.50–312.502,3776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9023
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,0093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550543344.50/cwt344.50–344.501,87113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,8872
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7802
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4231
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,290160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0641
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,200172.55/cwt170.00–180.002,0714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,108184.38/cwt180.00–190.002,0434
CowsBoner 80-85%1,302176.29/cwt175.00–178.002,2953
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,083171.85/cwt165.00–179.001,8612
BullsNatural1,590255.00/cwt255.00–255.004,0551
BullsNatural1,730232.50/cwt227.50–237.004,0223
Bulls2,080220.14/cwt216.00–225.004,5793
Bulls1,596193.60/cwt181.00–207.503,0904
Bulls1,220230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,8061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465185.16/cwt179.00–193.002,71311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersMedium 1-2350–400375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
SteersLarge 1-2550–600585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
BullsLarge 1-2550–600555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
BullsNatural1,773215.54/cwt215.00–216.003,8222
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2744
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3004,283.33/head4,200.00–4,450.004,2833
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4383,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250225515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650638300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450443387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400358435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5572
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300278457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,2723

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.