Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-04-09

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 9
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
724 head
111 vs last sale 613 11 vs year ago 735 · 1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
20 vs last sale 109 4 vs year ago 133 · 3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
72 vs last sale 32 14 vs year ago 90 · +15.6%
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 sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. The male calves continued to see strong demand. Today's offering contained an abundance of heifers and the demand was softer. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $469.12/cwt on 36 head, down $16.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 27 comparable sales and sits +17.37 against this barn's trailing median of $451.75.
Average price
$469.12
16.33 vs prior sale
36 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.29
vs KY average
21.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537480.382,58226
Medium and Large 2575443.292,5493thin
Medium and Large 2-3576438.362,5257thin
One grade step is worth $42.02/cwt here — about $57 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

27 sales
499463426389median 451.7512/1803/0504/2306/1108/06
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 sale36 hd
469.12
KY average25 barns · 1,085 hd
490.41
−21.29
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−21.71
This barn, trailing median27 sales
451.75
+17.37
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
BullsHigh1,684211.003,55323
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,456182.852,66246
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,135173.391,96826
CowsLean 85-90%High1,052157.931,66132
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,585225.003,5662thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,37125
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$3,1596
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,321$3,1189
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,0673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$2,8982thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,149$3,27320
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$2,48712
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,1592thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2604
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600592347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,45510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530483.50/cwt470.00–485.002,56320
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370440.26/cwt410.00–450.001,6294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500457432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,9773
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700697329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,2933
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31100–11501,115229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,5533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429486.39/cwt480.00–487.502,08741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,32913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,4414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,073230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300294535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593411.80/cwt409.00–415.002,44217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550542412.75/cwt410.00–419.002,23738
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535393.91/cwt390.00–395.002,1079
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300278520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4883
HeifersMedium 1-2250–300280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,29235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950932277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,5863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700692346.82/cwt344.00–349.002,40025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950903342.50/cwt342.50–342.503,0934
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400359530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9034
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350329545.49/cwt520.00–570.001,7952
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450401560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,24610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750707372.77/cwt370.00–375.002,6359
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350326463.29/cwt460.00–465.001,5103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700692397.81/cwt390.00–400.002,75318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800786361.58/cwt355.00–365.002,8428
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500462472.13/cwt450.00–500.002,1819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611430.93/cwt420.00–432.502,63316
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575443.29/cwt440.00–445.002,5493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6416
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450438480.69/cwt440.00–495.002,1054
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679420.75/cwt420.75–420.752,85774
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600576438.36/cwt437.50–439.002,5257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900898347.75/cwt347.75–347.753,12360
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400366600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,19618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350300610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8304
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650628375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850815305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8151
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450414522.18/cwt520.00–522.502,1628
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203182.76/cwt174.00–192.502,1998
CowsLean 85-90%1,023180.13/cwt173.00–185.001,8436
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,353181.80/cwt180.00–185.002,4605
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,554191.80/cwt185.00–204.002,98110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,395150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0931
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,120201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,2511
CowsLean 85-90%1,057161.13/cwt157.00–169.001,70311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455184.42/cwt172.50–201.002,68324
CowsLean 85-90%1,048136.54/cwt135.00–137.501,4313
CowsLean 85-90%1,063149.25/cwt144.00–155.001,58712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,393167.98/cwt167.50–170.002,3406
CowsBoner 80-85%1,094166.51/cwt158.00–171.001,82216
SteersSelect and Choice1,585225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,5662
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,255181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,2721
Bulls1,703216.36/cwt207.50–227.003,68512
Bulls1,585186.65/cwt182.50–190.002,9582
Bulls1,864201.38/cwt197.00–205.003,7545
BullsNatural1,570228.19/cwt220.00–235.003,5832
BullsNatural1,330210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,7932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3213,118.42/head2,600.00–3,300.003,1189
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2753,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3103,230.99/head2,700.00–3,600.003,2315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,898.43/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,370.87/head3,000.00–4,000.003,37125
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Stock CowsMedium 1-29192,492.83/head2,200.00–2,585.002,4934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400362490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,77424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500489506.00/cwt506.00–506.002,47419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700673363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,4436
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650615345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1222
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450436450.00/cwt447.50–455.001,96212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250243560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8261
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750743335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400373546.37/cwt540.00–555.002,0387
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550520425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300283575.97/cwt550.00–590.001,6305
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650612402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4635
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550535462.10/cwt460.00–465.002,47228
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700683362.51/cwt360.00–365.002,4762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450416539.00/cwt539.00–539.002,24211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,60117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250223710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,5832
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1683,312.01/head3,050.00–3,550.003,31218
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Stock CowsMedium 1-29602,159.32/head2,150.00–2,170.002,1592
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0772,483.41/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4838

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.