Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 10.00-12.00 lower. The 400-600 lb. heifers traded 4.00-5.00 higher and the remainder were sharply lower. The smaller number in today's offering resulted in much smaller group size along with several soft, new crop type calves lowered the demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.13/cwt on 27 head, down $30.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −13.62 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$438.13

▼ 30.71 vs prior sale

27 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$44.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.35

vs KY average

−48.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	448.39	2,464	20
Medium and Large 2	500	440.00	2,200	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	403.61	2,228	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.78/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.45, low $403.31, median $451.75 across 27 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 sale27 hd

438.13

—

KY average25 barns · 1,249 hd

471.48

−33.35

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−48.89

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

−13.62

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	1,774	187.85	3,333	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,425	162.37	2,314	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,237	152.75	1,890	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	142.23	1,486	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	224.00	3,188	2thin

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)	1,540	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,834	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,801	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,254	$3,130	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,214	$4,054	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,475	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,094	$2,423	10

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	650–700	658	380.59/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	991	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,923	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,810	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	393.99/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	352.08/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	370.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	428.44/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	438.72/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	486.76/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	420.42/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	489.61/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	461.69/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,456	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	248	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	303.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	397.80/cwt	396.25–399.50	2,876	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	474.79/cwt	467.50–490.00	2,217	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	475.79/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,055	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	407.91/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	302.00/cwt	299.00–305.00	2,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	381.32/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,109	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	203	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	444.51/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,400	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	540.04/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	441.12/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,131	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	333.44/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,024	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	361.70/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	404.98/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,142	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,961.99/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	491.52/cwt	485.00–499.00	2,118	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,429	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,202	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,517	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	3,457.24/head	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,668.47/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,668	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	121.72/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,732	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	128.48/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,212	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	141.02/cwt	137.50–148.00	1,581	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	169.69/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,697	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	179.06/cwt	172.50–185.00	3,219	11
Bulls	—	—	1,746	202.85/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,542	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	170.37/cwt	164.00–182.00	2,464	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	156.69/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,239	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	145.46/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,903	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	358	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,396	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	168.15/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,982	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	157.66/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,931	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	191.47/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,358	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	904	2,273.17/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,273	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	3,130.00/head	2,600.00–3,675.00	3,130	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,523.47/head	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,523	6

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 Feb 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 1,048Year ago 854

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 148Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 146Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
23	450–500	467	467.50–490.00	474.79
12	500–550	532	447.50–467.50	461.69
8	550–600	576	427.50–430.00	428.44
11	600–650	621	390.00–407.50	393.99
9	650–700	658	370.00–382.50	380.59
4	700–750	709	360.00–370.00	365.03
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	810	320.00	320.00
9	950–1000	991	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	650–700	682	412.00	412.00
139	700–750	723	396.25–399.50	397.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
12	700–750	736	350.00–352.50	352.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	534	400.00–440.00	420.42
2	550–600	588	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	342.50	342.50
2	700–750	733	320.00–340.00	329.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	456	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	603	300.00–310.00	303.37
2	650–700	675	310.00–315.00	312.50
1	700–750	745	292.50	292.50
2	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	870	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	630.00	630.00
5	300–350	319	530.00–555.00	540.04
4	350–400	358	520.00	520.00
18	400–450	432	475.00–490.00	475.79
24	450–500	483	430.00–455.00	441.12
18	500–550	529	397.50–410.00	404.98
24	550–600	553	380.00–410.00	381.32
21	600–650	607	325.00–340.00	333.44
2	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
8	700–750	719	299.00–305.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	343	480.00–540.00	489.61
5	350–400	374	455.00–510.00	486.76
4	450–500	459	435.00–450.00	438.72
2	600–650	605	360.00–380.00	370.08
2	750–800	773	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
12	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
19	400–450	431	485.00–499.00	491.52
10	450–500	476	462.50	462.50
11	500–550	540	435.00–452.50	444.51
19	600–650	607	390.00–410.00	407.91
3	650–700	677	360.00–362.50	361.70
10	700–750	702	346.00	346.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	552	456.00	456.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	390.00	390.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,961.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,668.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	4,650.00	4,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,457.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,550.00	3,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	904	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,273.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,220	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,523.47
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,254	2,600.00–3,675.00	3,130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	121.00–122.50	121.72
6	—	1,308	143.00–147.00	145.46
4	—	1,179	167.00–170.00	168.15
9	—	1,225	153.00–161.00	157.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	150.00–155.00	152.47
10	—	943	117.50–135.00	128.48
11	—	1,121	137.50–148.00	141.02
4	—	1,000	162.50–175.00	169.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,160	142.50	142.50
15	—	1,446	164.00–182.00	170.37
13	—	1,429	150.00–161.00	156.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,798	172.50–185.00	179.06
5	—	1,746	200.00–208.00	202.85
6	—	1,754	188.00–195.00	191.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	224.00	224.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle