Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of the 450-650# steers and the were 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. The buyers continued to pay premiums for the good quality calves and discounting the calves that are carrying some extra condition. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were 3.oo-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.62/cwt on 64 head, down $17.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.90 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$396.62

▼ 17.81 vs prior sale

64 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.38

vs KY average

−31.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	401.79	2,249	52
Medium and Large 2	560	380.00	2,128	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	373.67	2,099	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $150 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

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 sale64 hd

396.62

—

KY average25 barns · 947 hd

413.00

−16.38

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−31.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

+1.90

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	—	High	1,689	213.83	3,611	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	182.93	2,615	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	172.14	2,039	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	157.15	1,637	16

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)	1,045	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,891	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$2,437	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,463	$3,451	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,268	$2,616	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	928	$2,212	6

Every lot, as filed

100 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	850–900	875	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	401.36/cwt	387.50–407.00	2,264	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	289.49/cwt	285.00–294.00	2,637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	377.19/cwt	375.00–378.00	2,312	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,183	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	361.74/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	542.34/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	486.63/cwt	480.00–487.00	2,569	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	319.86/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,437	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	266.42/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	525.90/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	485.45/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,732	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	418.13/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	491.70/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	444.91/cwt	443.00–455.00	2,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,397	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	442.17/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	423.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	809	335.41/cwt	332.50–336.00	2,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	592.89/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	385.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	366.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,635	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	572.57/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,119	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	299	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	447.41/cwt	410.00–456.00	2,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	135.71/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,273	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	173.67/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,572	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	185.00/cwt	175.00–201.00	2,609	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	166.83/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,965	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,731	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,476	185.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,737	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	166.20/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,720	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	170.24/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,405	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	183.59/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,130	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,213	183.84/cwt	182.50–185.00	2,230	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,199	170.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,049	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	156.44/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,766	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,254	172.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,168	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	223.02/cwt	219.00–234.00	3,912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,576	206.79/cwt	195.00–213.00	3,259	7
Bulls	—	—	1,355	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,608	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,185	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	4,971	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,840	219.36/cwt	217.50–221.00	4,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,615.93/head	2,175.00–3,025.00	2,616	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	907	2,159.76/head	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,160	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,899.02/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,899	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,987.10/head	2,450.00–3,400.00	2,987	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,437.26/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	3,451.28/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	747	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,419	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	472.82/cwt	472.50–473.00	2,241	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	407.51/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,510	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	508.22/cwt	507.50–512.50	2,185	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,337	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	653	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	359	466.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	387.99/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	429.29/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,125	31

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 May 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 790Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 150Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 92Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	675.00	675.00
13	300–350	319	530.00–545.00	542.34
16	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
33	400–450	428	510.00	510.00
31	450–500	495	422.50–430.00	429.29
4	500–550	509	407.00	407.00
48	550–600	564	387.50–407.00	401.36
31	600–650	613	375.00–378.00	377.19
8	700–750	703	332.50	332.50
17	750–800	762	315.00–331.00	319.86
3	850–900	875	297.50	297.50
8	900–950	911	285.00–294.00	289.49
1	950–1000	975	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	335	470.00–500.00	485.45
7	350–400	359	450.00–470.00	466.94
13	400–450	442	420.00–430.00	424.96
5	450–500	482	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	530	385.00–390.00	387.99
6	550–600	588	355.00–363.00	361.74
2	600–650	628	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	725	260.00–285.00	266.42
2	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	685.00	685.00
7	300–350	344	575.00–600.00	592.89
5	350–400	388	585.00	585.00
11	400–450	446	515.00–530.00	525.90
27	450–500	461	520.00	520.00
40	500–550	528	480.00–487.00	486.63
7	550–600	588	440.00–442.50	442.17
25	600–650	628	435.00	435.00
13	700–750	719	365.00–370.00	366.52
1	850–900	850	332.50	332.50
1	900–950	925	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	685	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	560.00	560.00
3	450–500	467	490.00–495.00	491.70
5	550–600	560	420.00–430.00	423.95
8	600–650	623	415.00–420.00	418.13
6	800–850	809	332.50–336.00	335.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
6	500–550	530	443.00–455.00	444.91
5	600–650	626	380.00–400.00	385.93
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	930	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	335	630.00	630.00
12	350–400	370	570.00–585.00	572.57
14	400–450	430	507.50–512.50	508.22
16	450–500	474	472.50–473.00	472.82
22	550–600	551	439.00	439.00
28	600–650	616	400.00–410.00	407.51
2	650–700	688	352.00	352.00
14	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	383	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	522	410.00–456.00	447.41
2	550–600	560	377.50	377.50
3	650–700	653	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	747	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	885	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	130.00–143.00	135.71
2	—	905	172.50–175.00	173.67
4	—	1,035	162.00–170.00	166.20
7	—	1,129	152.00–159.00	156.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,410	175.00–201.00	185.00
6	—	1,413	166.00–174.00	170.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	160.00–173.00	166.83
1	—	1,245	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,160	177.00–190.00	183.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,476	180.00–195.00	185.41
4	—	1,254	170.00–175.00	172.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	182.50–185.00	183.84
4	—	1,199	165.00–175.00	170.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,754	219.00–234.00	223.02
7	—	1,576	195.00–213.00	206.79
1	—	1,355	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	227.50	227.50
2	—	1,840	217.50–221.00	219.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,899.02
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,219	2,450.00–3,400.00	2,987.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,437.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,175.00–3,025.00	2,615.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,475.00	2,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	907	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,159.76
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,463	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,451.28

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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