Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-10-01

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 1
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
← Sep 24Oct 1latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▼ 525 vs last sale 969▼ 185 vs year ago 629 · −29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 101▼ 61 vs year ago 130 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 81▲ 42 vs year ago 10 · +420.0%
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 and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's smaller offering limited group size along with very few weaned calves softened demand on all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.70/cwt on 43 head, down $31.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −51.16 against this barn's trailing median of $392.86.
Average price
$341.70
▼ 31.33 vs prior sale
43 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.36
vs KY average
−11.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556350.001,94628
Medium and Large 2548326.201,78815thin
One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
440394347301median 392.8602/1204/0906/0408/0610/01
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 sale43 hd
341.70
—
KY average25 barns · 1,078 hd
338.34
+3.36
National average179 barns · 12,503 hd
352.96
−11.26
This barn, trailing median32 sales
392.86
−51.16
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
Bulls—High1,735181.353,14619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,464147.572,16118
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225146.811,79811
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062128.691,36717

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,5733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$2,1614thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,9502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,5502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$4,0253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,5002thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2-3250–300257400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0283
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650631337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1308
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550537350.89/cwt337.50–355.001,8844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850831299.65/cwt297.00–309.002,49011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400375429.53/cwt410.00–450.001,6119
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600559319.25/cwt319.00–320.001,7854
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7854
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350337461.31/cwt430.00–480.001,5553
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450449370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6615
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550517347.56/cwt345.00–350.001,7974
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620316.92/cwt310.00–322.501,9654
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750713291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0754
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450438390.51/cwt387.50–410.001,7107
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,8358
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300260410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3332,180.88/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1813
Open HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—927209.64/cwt200.00–225.001,9433
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,2252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,2902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Open HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—953260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4789
Open HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—979220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1544
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—9002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed—9152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,1201,950.45/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9502
HeifersMedium 1-2700–750733265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9422
CowsLean 85-90%—1,070128.36/cwt122.00–135.001,3736
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,339136.55/cwt135.00–139.001,8285
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,395144.81/cwt140.00–150.002,02012
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,1504,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0253
BullsLarge 1-2450–500453360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6312
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,1251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bulls——1,575187.92/cwt185.00–192.502,9602
Bulls—Natural—1,811182.22/cwt175.00–186.003,3009
Bulls—Natural—1,828191.55/cwt188.00–195.003,5022
Bulls——1,925169.39/cwt165.00–173.003,2612
Bulls——1,501177.01/cwt176.00–178.002,6574
CowsLean 85-90%—950168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5961
CowsLean 85-90%—1,078112.08/cwt106.00–120.001,2086
CowsLean 85-90%—1,055144.28/cwt140.00–148.001,5224
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,117143.11/cwt140.00–147.001,5993
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,142167.62/cwt160.00–175.001,9143
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,568160.39/cwt152.00–173.002,5154
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,673138.52/cwt138.00–139.002,3172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,212182.07/cwt175.00–192.502,2073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,0401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,0751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2632,997.72/head2,750.00–3,200.002,9982
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,040250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350305545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,6624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,95819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400350535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8739
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,6509
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,11512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650617338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,08520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600552367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,02917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750704324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,28113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,03127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850834257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1434
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,8087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900857297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,55020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400350490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750714306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,18513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,16818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488375.38/cwt372.50–387.501,83210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,94628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,05217
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700693307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1315
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9315
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550548326.20/cwt326.00–327.501,78815
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,125252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,8411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,9705

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.