Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. The price of all classes of feeder calves rebounded with the demand being similar to a few weeks ago. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.99/cwt on 41 head, up $37.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 27 comparable sales and sits +24.24 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.

Average price

$475.99

▲ 37.86 vs prior sale

41 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$81.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.65

vs KY average

+0.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	505.73	2,657	26
Medium and Large 2-3	571	424.44	2,424	15thin

One grade step is worth $81.29/cwt here — about $233 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

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 sale41 hd

475.99

—

KY average24 barns · 1,025 hd

461.34

+14.65

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+0.43

This barn, trailing median27 sales

451.75

+24.24

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	1,861	196.74	3,661	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	165.75	2,407	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	154.22	1,828	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	970	136.11	1,321	15

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)	1,166	$3,403	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$3,329	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,273	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$3,269	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$3,111	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,495	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$2,487	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,325	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,509	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,136	$2,285	6

Every lot, as filed

94 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	750–800	785	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	455.75/cwt	455.75–455.75	2,839	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	383.75/cwt	383.75–383.75	2,940	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	411.62/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	328.52/cwt	318.00–335.00	2,323	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	326.73/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	378.39/cwt	367.50–386.00	2,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	352.40/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,174	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,941	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	412.24/cwt	411.00–413.00	2,214	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,188	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	455.29/cwt	440.00–472.50	2,468	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	455.89/cwt	449.00–465.00	2,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	424.05/cwt	416.00–426.00	2,672	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	367.28/cwt	366.00–372.50	2,663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	579.24/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	506.63/cwt	500.00–516.00	2,356	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	493.85/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	505.17/cwt	497.50–513.00	2,592	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	468.44/cwt	410.00–485.00	2,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	450.08/cwt	422.50–480.00	2,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	394.63/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	443.25/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	159.02/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,260	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	155.18/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,000	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	173.17/cwt	166.00–182.00	2,592	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	127.56/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,184	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	142.03/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,454	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,526	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	172.53/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,919	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,528	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	146.30/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,694	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	181.25/cwt	178.00–185.00	3,395	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	205.08/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,882	8
Bulls	—	—	1,824	194.20/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,542	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	2,821.50/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	3,323.10/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,323	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,522.18/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,522	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	3,670.94/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,671	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,480.80/head	2,175.00–2,875.00	2,481	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,023	2,689.41/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,689	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	983	2,922.88/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,923	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,043	2,775.54/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,776	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,093	2,425.63/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,508.86/head	2,390.00–2,620.00	2,509	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,893.62/head	1,720.00–2,040.00	1,894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,556.72/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,557	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	3,328.64/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,329	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	3,322.28/head	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,322	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	494.43/cwt	477.50–502.00	2,171	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,621	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	573.43/cwt	560.00–577.50	2,087	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	491.97/cwt	478.00–508.00	2,357	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,717	2

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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 715Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 105Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 46Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	660.00	660.00
12	350–400	379	560.00–610.00	579.24
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
28	450–500	465	500.00–516.00	506.63
18	500–550	513	497.50–513.00	505.17
8	550–600	553	507.00	507.00
42	600–650	630	416.00–426.00	424.05
10	650–700	664	380.00–403.00	394.63
13	700–750	725	366.00–372.50	367.28
2	750–800	785	347.00	347.00
5	800–850	805	346.00	346.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	623	455.75	455.75
66	750–800	766	383.75	383.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	487	410.00–485.00	468.44
5	500–550	531	422.50–480.00	450.08
10	550–600	591	410.00–412.00	411.62
2	700–750	715	340.00–345.00	342.52
1	800–850	840	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	490.00–500.00	493.85
5	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
6	500–550	538	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	590	337.50	337.50
3	650–700	662	325.00–330.00	326.73
3	700–750	728	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
12	300–350	349	550.00	550.00
7	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
16	400–450	422	460.00	460.00
14	450–500	460	449.00–465.00	455.89
21	500–550	537	411.00–413.00	412.24
19	550–600	554	395.00	395.00
15	600–650	617	345.00–357.50	352.40
13	700–750	707	318.00–335.00	328.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	495	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	598	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	690.00	690.00
6	300–350	314	600.00	600.00
34	350–400	364	560.00–577.50	573.43
23	400–450	439	477.50–502.00	494.43
29	450–500	479	478.00–508.00	491.97
37	500–550	542	440.00–472.50	455.29
1	550–600	570	420.00	420.00
19	600–650	624	420.00	420.00
5	650–700	671	367.50–386.00	378.39
2	750–800	760	357.50	357.50
1	850–900	875	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	980	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	373	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	425	440.00–450.00	443.25
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	154.00–163.00	159.02
3	—	1,350	149.00–151.00	150.04
15	—	1,497	166.00–182.00	173.17
1	—	1,270	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	152.00–160.00	155.18
1	—	1,130	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,112	165.00–185.00	172.53
5	—	1,158	144.00–149.00	146.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	928	117.50–135.00	127.56
4	—	1,024	136.00–145.00	142.03
3	—	1,012	150.00–152.00	151.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,873	178.00–185.00	181.25
8	—	1,893	200.00–211.00	205.08
8	—	1,824	188.00–198.00	194.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,821.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,689.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	983	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,922.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,775.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,254	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,323.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,285	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,522.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,219	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,670.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,238	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,556.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,104	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,328.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,221	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,322.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,900.00	3,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,234	2,175.00–2,875.00	2,480.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,390.00–2,620.00	2,508.86
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,720.00–2,040.00	1,893.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,325	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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Guthrie Livestock Auction

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

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KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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