Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

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 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −53.36 against this barn's trailing median of $392.86.

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

−27.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	342.25	1,865	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	317.50	1,810	2thin

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

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 sale18 hd

339.50

—

KY average29 barns · 873 hd

377.13

−37.63

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−27.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

392.86

−53.36

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	—	Low	1,726	217.74	3,759	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	180.37	2,620	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	176.38	2,121	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	161.98	1,824	7thin

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)	1,438	$3,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,812	4thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	1,871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	311.49/cwt	309.50–312.50	2,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	344.42/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	387.73/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,900	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	369.17/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,151	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	407.43/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,976	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,114	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	148.58/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,458	185.18/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,700	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,443	175.92/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,539	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,184	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,283.33/head	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,773	215.54/cwt	215.00–216.00	3,822	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	185.16/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,713	11
Bulls	—	—	1,220	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	193.60/cwt	181.00–207.50	3,090	4
Bulls	—	—	2,080	220.14/cwt	216.00–225.00	4,579	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,730	232.50/cwt	227.50–237.00	4,022	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	4,055	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,083	171.85/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	176.29/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,295	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	184.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,043	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,200	172.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,071	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,064	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,423	1

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 453Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 80Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 67Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
3	250–300	278	457.50	457.50
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	485	389.00	389.00
2	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	360	492.50	492.50
2	400–450	438	447.50	447.50
11	450–500	485	400.00–409.00	407.43
6	550–600	553	365.00–370.00	369.17
13	600–650	611	352.00	352.00
4	700–750	705	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	423	462.50	462.50
10	450–500	490	387.50–390.00	387.73
13	500–550	543	344.50	344.50
3	550–600	553	332.50	332.50
10	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	311.00	311.00
4	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	763	309.50–312.50	311.49
1	1050–1100	1,065	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	443	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	570	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	638	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	425	447.50	447.50
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	554	402.00	402.00
8	600–650	638	360.00	360.00
8	650–700	678	340.00–347.00	344.42
3	1000–1050	1,020	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,240	170.00–171.00	170.49
2	—	1,090	147.00–150.00	148.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	180.00–193.00	185.18
13	—	1,443	170.00–181.00	175.92
1	—	1,440	167.00	167.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,465	179.00–193.00	185.16
1	—	1,425	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	165.00–179.00	171.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	175.00–178.00	176.29
4	—	1,108	180.00–190.00	184.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	170.00–180.00	172.55
1	—	1,290	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	215.00–216.00	215.54
3	—	1,730	227.50–237.00	232.50
1	—	1,590	255.00	255.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	230.00	230.00
4	—	1,596	181.00–207.50	193.60
3	—	2,080	216.00–225.00	220.14

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,438	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	210.00	210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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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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