Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower with a few instances of steady to slightly higher. Today's offering was much smaller and contained a majority of unweaned, soft calves which were discounted. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.77/cwt on 24 head, up $1.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −2.95 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$391.77

▲ 1.36 vs prior sale

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.56

vs KY average

−22.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	393.15	2,166	23
Medium and Large 2-3	535	360.00	1,926	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $240 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

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 sale24 hd

391.77

—

KY average27 barns · 1,371 hd

403.33

−11.56

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−22.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

−2.95

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	1,644	193.80	3,187	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	175.67	2,628	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	163.84	2,013	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	141.72	1,421	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	211.00	2,912	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)	1,264	$3,531	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	932	$2,877	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,958	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	748	$2,200	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$3,775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,345	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,815	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	133.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,362	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	145.93/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,380	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,432	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	159.12/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,228	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	182.03/cwt	169.00–196.00	2,791	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	477.93/cwt	471.00–485.00	2,280	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,487	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	833	2,753.75/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,754	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	393.15/cwt	392.50–394.00	2,166	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	617.91/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	537.38/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,956	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,164	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	405.91/cwt	395.00–409.00	2,513	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	447.64/cwt	431.00–457.50	2,435	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	336.54/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,157	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,103	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	454.17/cwt	451.00–455.00	1,939	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	587.50/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	412.77/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	316.50/cwt	316.00–317.50	2,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	414.00/cwt	411.00–418.00	2,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,110	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	298.76/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	514.42/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,233	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	143.19/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	177.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,153	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	158.21/cwt	152.50–163.00	1,927	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	213.87/cwt	213.00–215.00	3,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	191.68/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,105	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	748	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,190.00/head	2,190.00–2,190.00	2,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,815.00/head	1,815.00–1,815.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	353	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	3,491.31/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	381.01/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	431.71/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	559.63/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,511	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,957.73/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	492.25/cwt	485.00–497.50	2,294	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	502.73/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	407.57/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	407.30/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	453.54/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,998	1

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 697Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 82Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 126Year ago 62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	127.50–135.00	133.16
2	—	990	141.00–145.00	143.19
2	—	975	155.00–160.00	157.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	142.50–149.00	145.93
4	—	1,216	170.00–185.00	177.02
3	—	1,218	152.50–163.00	158.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	154.00–166.00	159.12
13	—	1,533	169.00–196.00	182.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	211.00	211.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,743	213.00–215.00	213.87
3	—	1,620	186.00–196.00	191.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	690.00	690.00
5	300–350	301	590.00–625.00	617.91
13	350–400	364	535.00–545.00	537.38
10	400–450	437	499.00	499.00
14	450–500	477	471.00–485.00	477.93
8	500–550	544	431.00–457.50	447.64
14	600–650	619	395.00–409.00	405.91
2	650–700	693	366.00	366.00
1	700–750	730	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	803	297.50	297.50
3	1100–1150	1,103	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	550.00–570.00	559.63
3	300–350	334	480.00–550.00	502.73
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	505	400.00–415.00	407.57
1	550–600	575	382.50	382.50
5	600–650	610	380.00–382.50	381.01
2	700–750	720	321.00	321.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	585.00–600.00	587.50
7	350–400	351	560.00	560.00
20	400–450	427	451.00–455.00	454.17
9	450–500	489	442.50	442.50
23	550–600	551	392.50–394.00	393.15
13	600–650	641	335.00–339.00	336.54
3	650–700	687	316.00–317.50	316.50
6	850–900	893	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	520.00	520.00
11	350–400	362	420.00–470.00	431.71
6	450–500	474	395.00–412.50	407.30
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	695	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	735	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	815	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	434	510.00–515.00	514.42
7	450–500	466	485.00–497.50	492.25
9	500–550	543	462.50	462.50
7	600–650	628	411.00–418.00	414.00
7	650–700	684	379.00	379.00
2	700–750	728	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	755	365.00	365.00
4	900–950	933	295.00–302.50	298.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	428	440.00–460.00	453.54
9	500–550	522	408.00–420.00	412.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,753.75
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,323	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,491.31
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,957.73
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,190.00	2,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,815.00	1,815.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,640	3,775.00	3,775.00

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

Heifers · 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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