Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. With the positivity in futures trading in recent days the demand was stronger across all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.49/cwt on 34 head, up $22.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.54 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.

Average price

$420.49

▲ 22.19 vs prior sale

34 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs KY average

−2.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	423.31	2,309	30
Medium and Large 2-3	535	399.32	2,136	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $173 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $339.50, median $393.95 across 31 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 sale34 hd

420.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,586 hd

418.57

+1.92

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−2.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

393.95

+26.54

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	—	Average	1,861	205.10	3,817	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	181.94	2,569	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	172.32	1,960	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	154.84	1,587	24

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)	1,560	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,926	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$4,200	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,540	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$3,233	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,582	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	413.86/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	454.75/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,165	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	604	322.67/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	325.98/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,327	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	378.24/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,341	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,205	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,048	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	508.25/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,830	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,285	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	399.32/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	550–600	555	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	461.06/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,946	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	340.63/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	497.36/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	386.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	466.18/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	354.18/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	553.50/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	423.10/cwt	411.00–432.50	2,619	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	388.56/cwt	382.50–394.00	2,689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	424.08/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,927	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	497.87/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,639	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	529.01/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,502	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	480.21/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,555	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	744	318.98/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	470.67/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	176.29/cwt	169.00–189.00	1,983	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,140	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,767	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,596	188.79/cwt	181.00–196.00	3,013	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,025	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	156.18/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,712	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,092	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	145.94/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,373	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	170.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,821	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	181.14/cwt	171.00–195.00	2,492	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	165.02/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,861	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,210	185.52/cwt	177.50–195.00	2,245	4
Bulls	—	—	2,047	196.43/cwt	190.00–202.50	4,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,786	210.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,758	8
Bulls	—	—	1,630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,690	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,190	221.83/cwt	215.00–230.00	4,858	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,886	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,926.27/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,486	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	561.51/cwt	555.00–562.50	2,083	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	433.39/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,397	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	573.18/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	527.03/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,240	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	513.21/cwt	505.00–514.00	2,510	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	435.47/cwt	429.00–436.00	2,661	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	995	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	792	2,332.95/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,333	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,852.94/head	2,725.00–2,940.00	2,853	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,175.45/head	2,130.00–2,220.00	2,175	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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 778Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 153Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 72Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	248	600.00	600.00
8	300–350	307	545.00	545.00
19	350–400	360	505.00–520.00	508.25
19	400–450	420	525.00	525.00
31	450–500	476	445.00–457.50	454.75
8	500–550	521	410.00–417.50	413.86
11	550–600	554	412.50	412.50
22	600–650	619	375.00–387.50	378.24
13	700–750	714	317.50–335.00	325.98
3	800–850	808	312.00	312.00
2	900–950	913	286.00	286.00
6	1000–1050	1,048	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	485.00	485.00
8	350–400	363	440.00–470.00	466.18
8	400–450	422	450.00–475.00	461.06
4	500–550	535	397.50–405.00	399.32
3	600–650	604	319.00–330.00	322.67
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	715	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	825	280.00	280.00
4	850–900	880	282.50	282.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	555	441.00	441.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	680.00	680.00
6	300–350	304	630.00	630.00
15	350–400	371	555.00–562.50	561.51
36	400–450	425	515.00–530.00	527.03
32	450–500	489	505.00–514.00	513.21
7	500–550	524	507.50	507.50
26	550–600	553	462.00	462.00
13	600–650	611	429.00–436.00	435.47
6	700–750	708	367.00	367.00
2	750–800	758	332.50	332.50
2	800–850	825	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	560.00–600.00	573.18
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	373	450.00–490.00	470.67
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	487	430.00–435.00	433.39
6	500–550	521	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	603	402.50	402.50
7	700–750	744	310.00–327.50	318.98
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	480.00–510.00	497.36
2	450–500	475	470.00–490.00	480.21
3	500–550	523	390.00–440.00	424.08
3	600–650	635	380.00–390.00	386.67
1	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	740	340.00–342.50	340.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	730.00	730.00
3	250–300	283	650.00	650.00
10	300–350	343	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	367	550.00–560.00	553.50
3	400–450	400	532.50	532.50
10	450–500	473	525.00–530.00	529.01
15	500–550	530	490.00–500.00	497.87
5	550–600	560	485.00	485.00
16	600–650	619	411.00–432.50	423.10
9	650–700	692	382.50–394.00	388.56
11	700–750	708	384.00	384.00
6	750–800	781	350.00–355.00	354.18
2	850–900	858	325.00–330.00	327.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	700–750	721	406.00	406.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	147.00–150.00	148.46
11	—	1,125	169.00–189.00	176.29
5	—	1,128	162.00–167.50	165.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	177.50	177.50
5	—	1,596	181.00–196.00	188.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,210	177.50–195.00	185.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	152.50–160.00	156.18
2	—	865	125.00–127.50	126.21
7	—	941	142.50–150.00	145.94
7	—	1,068	165.00–175.00	170.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,376	171.00–195.00	181.14
1	—	1,315	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,047	190.00–202.50	196.43
8	—	1,786	205.00–220.00	210.44
1	—	1,630	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,190	215.00–230.00	221.83
1	—	1,480	195.00	195.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	912	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	792	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,332.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,150.00	3,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	2,725.00–2,940.00	2,852.94
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,130.00–2,220.00	2,175.45

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

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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

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