Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The demand for the male calves was weaker throughout sale and the demand for heifers continued to be very strong. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.30/cwt on 38 head, up $11.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +7.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$402.30

▲ 11.62 vs prior sale

38 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$29.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.41

vs KY average

−19.87 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	415.72	2,270	21
Medium and Large 2-3	521	385.73	2,010	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.99/cwt here — about $260 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 sale38 hd

402.30

—

KY average28 barns · 1,313 hd

417.71

−15.41

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−19.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

+7.59

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	1,622	203.06	3,294	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	180.44	2,500	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,155	173.73	2,007	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	158.08	1,603	32

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,394	$3,273	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$3,001	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,816	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$2,314	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$4,893	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,490	$4,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,711	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,371	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,355	7

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,894	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	511.29/cwt	496.00–522.50	2,204	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,534	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	415.72/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,270	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	264.30/cwt	259.00–275.00	2,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,799	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	458.35/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	585.61/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	341.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	509.50/cwt	509.50–509.50	2,660	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	556.26/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,964	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	465.23/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,233	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	297.95/cwt	260.00–320.00	2,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	404.23/cwt	365.00–427.50	1,843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	656.80/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	376.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,311	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	481.37/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	532.03/cwt	527.50–542.00	2,293	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	386.71/cwt	367.50–398.00	2,003	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	426.93/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,418	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	468.55/cwt	461.00–482.50	2,535	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	430.02/cwt	429.50–437.50	2,688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,411	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	489.71/cwt	489.00–490.00	2,390	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,131	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,401	187.57/cwt	182.50–192.50	2,628	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,437	173.03/cwt	167.50–176.00	2,486	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	169.04/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,296	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	179.61/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,058	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,275	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	177.28/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,780	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	165.12/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,714	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	182.13/cwt	174.00–194.00	2,510	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	165.59/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,944	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	151.31/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,549	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	136.29/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,321	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,165	169.97/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	202.12/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,200	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	213.33/cwt	210.00–217.50	3,819	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,558	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,992	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	3,001.17/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	3,001	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,468.54/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,469	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	2,482.75/head	2,420.00–2,535.00	2,483	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,711.34/head	2,515.00–2,915.00	2,711	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	3,273.03/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,220.28/head	2,200.00–2,240.00	2,220	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	4,892.71/head	3,900.00–5,200.00	4,893	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,409.46/head	2,300.00–2,465.00	2,409	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	3,045.39/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	457.22/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,957	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	589.83/cwt	587.50–600.00	2,141	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,233	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	439.97/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,398	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	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.

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KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Apr 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 796Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 121Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 32Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	650.00	650.00
12	300–350	303	625.00	625.00
21	350–400	363	587.50–600.00	589.83
19	400–450	431	518.00	518.00
43	450–500	488	489.00–490.00	489.71
27	500–550	545	430.00–445.00	439.97
13	600–650	612	414.00	414.00
9	700–750	717	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	334	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
8	400–450	428	440.00–480.00	457.22
3	450–500	450	432.50	432.50
7	500–550	534	399.00	399.00
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	648	353.00	353.00
1	650–700	655	367.50	367.50
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	860	259.00–275.00	264.30
1	900–950	925	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	276	650.00–690.00	656.80
4	300–350	340	550.00	550.00
38	350–400	353	540.00–560.00	556.26
64	400–450	431	496.00–522.50	511.29
32	450–500	480	465.00–467.50	465.23
21	500–550	546	415.00–417.50	415.72
10	600–650	613	375.00–385.00	376.97
5	650–700	676	340.00–350.00	341.92
2	750–800	778	330.00	330.00
5	950–1000	965	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	560.00–610.00	585.61
6	350–400	383	455.00–460.00	458.35
15	400–450	429	425.00–430.00	426.93
8	450–500	456	365.00–427.50	404.23
16	500–550	518	367.50–398.00	386.71
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
6	700–750	723	260.00–320.00	297.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	325	600.00	600.00
3	450–500	472	470.00–505.00	481.37
15	500–550	541	447.00	447.00
3	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
2	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	522	509.50	509.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	359	600.00	600.00
48	400–450	431	527.50–542.00	532.03
15	450–500	469	514.00	514.00
44	500–550	541	461.00–482.50	468.55
15	600–650	625	429.50–437.50	430.02
4	650–700	650	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	138.00	138.00
18	—	1,146	172.00–190.00	179.61
10	—	1,174	158.00–170.00	165.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,401	182.50–192.50	187.57
6	—	1,437	167.50–176.00	173.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	163.00–173.00	169.04
34	—	1,378	174.00–194.00	182.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	192.50	192.50
2	—	1,165	167.50–172.50	169.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	170.00–187.00	177.28
5	—	1,038	163.00–167.50	165.12
15	—	1,024	147.50–156.00	151.31
4	—	969	125.00–144.00	136.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	196.00–208.00	202.12
1	—	1,485	188.00	188.00
3	—	1,790	210.00–217.50	213.33
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	190.00–194.00	192.01
1	—	1,620	215.00	215.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,259	2,450.00–3,600.00	3,001.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,468.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,394	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,273.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,341	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,045.39
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	911	2,420.00–2,535.00	2,482.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,140	2,515.00–2,915.00	2,711.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,157	2,300.00–2,465.00	2,409.46
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	2,200.00–2,240.00	2,220.28
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,303	3,900.00–5,200.00	4,892.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	4,350.00	4,350.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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