Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-02-19

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 19
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,048 head
185 vs last sale 863 1,048 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
41 vs last sale 107 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
62 vs last sale 84 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 4.00-6.00 lower. The demand for feeders wasn't as strong this week overall. The buyers backed off the soft, bawling calves when compared to the previous weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $426.46/cwt on 131 head, up $14.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +31.75 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.
Average price
$426.46
14.61 vs prior sale
131 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$75.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.70
vs KY average
2.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523433.382,265119
Medium and Large 2-3556357.911,99112thin
One grade step is worth $75.46/cwt here — about $274 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

30 sales
440402364326median 394.7212/1803/0504/3006/1808/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $339.50, median $394.72 across 30 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 sale131 hd
426.46
KY average26 barns · 1,567 hd
414.77
+11.70
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−2.71
This barn, trailing median30 sales
394.72
+31.75
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
BullsAverage1,693195.733,31423
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,429175.712,51134
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184166.111,96736
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,041146.301,52343

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$3,3252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,2343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$3,1874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$3,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,96212
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,193$4,43297
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,81314
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)700$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$3,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1-2Value Added500–550505462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,33668
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800787337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,6563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418501.23/cwt500.00–505.002,0954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683388.29/cwt378.00–403.002,65218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850800333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,66412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850818282.48/cwt280.00–285.002,3112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,38317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400387620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,3993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461529.56/cwt525.00–530.002,44112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500482400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481429.80/cwt422.50–445.002,06721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300281630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7704
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250215575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300255570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,8621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850814306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,4917
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900885265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3452
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550527370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750708355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,51317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627370.47/cwt369.00–378.002,32324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430470.37/cwt455.00–475.002,02344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369535.50/cwt520.00–540.001,97649
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530406.49/cwt395.00–415.002,15418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,80710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500498482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,4032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535467.55/cwt465.00–482.502,50127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950913315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,26511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,142220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750742380.65/cwt375.00–393.002,82455
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650606456.00/cwt456.00–456.002,76314
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900890299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,6612
SteersMedium 1-2450–500465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,48813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400386575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,2204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800774385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,98066
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750705367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,59114
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2991
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550513428.51/cwt427.50–430.002,1985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,0114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624413.12/cwt410.00–420.002,57829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750706409.75/cwt409.75–409.752,89373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750729352.89/cwt345.00–361.002,5738
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500462464.27/cwt460.00–465.002,1457
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400358549.80/cwt540.00–575.001,9684
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8491
CowsLean 85-90%1,063155.31/cwt149.00–162.001,65116
CowsLean 85-90%1,024143.38/cwt140.00–147.501,46816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426178.34/cwt168.00–191.002,54329
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176146.62/cwt142.50–150.001,7244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200160.13/cwt154.00–165.001,92214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173175.10/cwt169.00–190.002,05418
CowsLean 85-90%984130.45/cwt115.00–138.001,2849
CowsLean 85-90%1,263168.86/cwt168.00–170.002,1332
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453162.33/cwt159.00–165.002,3594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,1651
Bulls1,705197.62/cwt192.00–200.003,3698
Bulls1,684185.98/cwt178.00–190.003,13210
Bulls1,693212.21/cwt209.00–222.503,5935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2203,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-21,0113,693.14/head3,200.00–3,800.003,6936
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2054,480.27/head3,900.00–5,000.004,48091
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1484,006.72/head3,300.00–4,300.004,00712
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28253,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1753,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1103,233.78/head3,150.00–3,350.003,2343
Bred HeifersMedium 1-21,0253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656361.75/cwt357.50–372.502,3737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577349.28/cwt347.50–360.002,0157
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250230750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427524.39/cwt517.50–527.502,23939
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300282659.86/cwt650.00–665.001,8613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650633347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1976
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950920275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600553379.05/cwt379.00–380.002,09622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600556445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350306670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,0508
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500487516.00/cwt516.00–516.002,51327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900880280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620405.87/cwt387.50–410.002,51628
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,085240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6041
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,120210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3521
BullsMedium 1-2300–350305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368612.79/cwt600.00–617.502,25511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850811306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,4829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700678348.90/cwt340.00–367.502,3666
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550541457.03/cwt456.00–462.502,47341
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed8401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29903,039.39/head2,950.00–3,100.003,0394
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1933,216.34/head2,750.00–3,650.003,2163
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2873,090.84/head2,700.00–3,600.003,0917
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.