Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The feeder steers lacked the quality and group size of last week which softened the demand for them. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $419.13/cwt on 6 head, down $4.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −29.80 against this barn's trailing median of $448.93.

Average price

$419.13

▼ 4.02 vs prior sale

6 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.95

vs KY average

−46.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	419.13	2,325	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $379.86, median $448.93 across 28 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 sale6 hd

419.13

—

KY average25 barns · 1,271 hd

443.08

−23.95

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−46.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

448.93

−29.80

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	—	High	1,590	199.52	3,172	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	165.56	2,271	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	157.72	1,896	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	144.58	1,555	41

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$3,675	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$3,586	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,444	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$3,368	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,549	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,129	$2,195	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,017	$3,725	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,911	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$3,560	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,015	7

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	347.25/cwt	347.25–347.25	3,007	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	382.42/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	344.15/cwt	343.00–347.50	2,347	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,222	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	343.21/cwt	339.00–347.50	2,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	451.22/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	481.63/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	325.78/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	460.10/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	411.20/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,910.51/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	553.19/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,074	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,724.83/head	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,677	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	141.97/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,557	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	145.27/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,751	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	170.44/cwt	159.00–180.00	2,347	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	154.15/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	165.31/cwt	159.00–172.50	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	443.30/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,491.71/head	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,492	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	3,842.16/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,842	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,548.78/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,549	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,129	2,195.20/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,195	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	3,463.11/head	2,825.00–3,800.00	3,463	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,647	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,015.00/head	2,015.00–2,015.00	2,015	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	307.43/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	130.12/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,368	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	151.95/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,875	11
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,039	3,005.05/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	3,005	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	166.43/cwt	159.00–179.00	1,949	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	203.25/cwt	199.50–211.00	3,012	13
Bulls	—	—	1,885	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,866	194.01/cwt	187.00–196.00	3,620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	143.26/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,801	3

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 Jan 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 380Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 129Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 18Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	866	347.25	347.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	483	462.50	462.50
2	500–550	548	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	558	400.00–422.50	411.20
1	600–650	630	387.50	387.50
12	650–700	682	343.00–347.50	344.15
6	700–750	739	339.00–347.50	343.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	858	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	358	440.00–445.00	443.30
4	500–550	530	365.00–390.00	382.42
2	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	970	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	590.00	590.00
6	350–400	375	540.00–560.00	553.19
8	400–450	430	475.00–482.50	481.63
7	450–500	483	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	612	388.00	388.00
4	700–750	739	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	333	455.00–462.50	460.10
8	350–400	364	445.00–455.00	451.22
8	400–450	428	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	472	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
10	550–600	599	371.00	371.00
2	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	680	320.00–338.00	325.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	549	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	476	370.00–375.00	372.44
2	500–550	508	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	578	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	995	266.00	266.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	300.00–315.00	307.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,031	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,842.16
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,129	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,195.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,088	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,724.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,270	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,491.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,230	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,548.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,246	2,825.00–3,800.00	3,463.11
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,039	2,450.00–3,200.00	3,005.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,570	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,910.51
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	975	2,015.00	2,015.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,103	150.00–155.00	152.08
17	—	1,097	136.00–145.00	141.97
8	—	1,046	159.00–172.50	165.31
11	—	1,051	119.00–135.00	130.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	143.00–149.00	145.27
13	—	1,377	159.00–180.00	170.44
2	—	1,503	152.00–156.00	154.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	149.00–157.00	151.95
15	—	1,171	159.00–179.00	166.43
1	—	1,155	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,257	142.00–145.00	143.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,482	199.50–211.00	203.25
1	—	1,885	173.00	173.00
4	—	1,866	187.00–196.00	194.01

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

Steers · 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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