Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.38/cwt on 63 head, up $2.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.66 against this barn's trailing median of $394.72.

Average price

$399.38

▲ 2.76 vs prior sale

63 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$79.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

vs KY average

−17.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	403.18	2,219	60
Medium and Large 2-3	543	323.33	1,757	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.85/cwt here — about $462 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 sale63 hd

399.38

—

KY average28 barns · 1,392 hd

410.12

−10.74

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−17.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

394.72

+4.66

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	1,696	218.62	3,707	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	187.81	2,989	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	180.74	2,204	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	165.36	1,649	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,420	237.23	3,369	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,807	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$2,708	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$2,669	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$3,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	450–500	481	434.59/cwt	430.00–436.00	2,090	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	342.41/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	488.35/cwt	487.50–495.00	2,119	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	523.77/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,865	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,342	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	371.75/cwt	371.75–371.75	2,584	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	392.92/cwt	330.00–435.00	1,697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,221	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	333.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	376.08/cwt	320.00–430.00	1,440	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	370.24/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	391.40/cwt	389.00–398.00	2,748	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	432.44/cwt	430.00–433.00	2,737	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,332	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	469.93/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	516.18/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	474.25/cwt	459.00–475.00	2,547	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	363.70/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	402.38/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,034	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	614	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,499	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	548	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,367	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,420	237.23/cwt	220.00–251.00	3,369	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	150.38/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,535	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	189.06/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,016	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	173.42/cwt	169.00–177.50	2,693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	180.95/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,728	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	166.33/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,675	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	187.97/cwt	177.50–202.00	2,303	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	169.22/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,063	13
Bulls	—	—	1,688	211.09/cwt	205.00–217.50	3,563	13
Bulls	—	—	1,502	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,929	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	232.69/cwt	222.50–260.00	4,077	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	219.65/cwt	212.00–235.00	2,111	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	251.53/cwt	213.00–285.00	2,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,806.93/head	2,250.00–3,300.00	2,807	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,668.95/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,669	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,350.00/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	2,708.44/head	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,708	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,400.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,429	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	531.27/cwt	520.00–595.00	1,796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	328.98/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	407.54/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	402.63/cwt	401.00–408.00	2,178	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	437.72/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	388.74/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	440.23/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,194	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	513.69/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	553.68/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	451.61/cwt	444.00–456.00	2,132	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	358.85/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,455	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	404.47/cwt	403.00–412.00	2,249	43

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 621Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 110Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 36Year ago 52

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with strong demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	635.00	635.00
1	250–300	260	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
20	350–400	356	500.00–525.00	523.77
34	400–450	434	487.50–495.00	488.35
21	450–500	481	430.00–436.00	434.59
6	500–550	519	386.00	386.00
13	600–650	623	376.00	376.00
25	650–700	684	358.00–359.00	358.85
1	700–750	735	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	410.00–470.00	440.23
2	350–400	383	320.00–430.00	376.08
16	400–450	432	330.00–435.00	392.92
8	450–500	472	330.00–350.00	342.41
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	392	485.00	485.00
3	600–650	612	330.00–340.00	333.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	545	407.50	407.50
43	550–600	556	403.00–412.00	404.47
67	650–700	695	371.75	371.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	551	485.00	485.00
38	600–650	633	430.00–433.00	432.44
30	700–750	702	389.00–398.00	391.40
8	750–800	763	369.00	369.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	434	500.00–520.00	516.18
12	450–500	460	507.00	507.00
41	500–550	537	459.00–475.00	474.25
4	600–650	625	400.00	400.00
7	650–700	680	350.00–380.00	370.24
2	750–800	785	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	430.00–495.00	469.93
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	502	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	585	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	619	360.00–375.00	363.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	457	455.00	455.00
5	650–700	663	371.00	371.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
5	350–400	380	425.00–460.00	437.72
5	400–450	421	350.00–445.00	407.54
2	450–500	488	395.00–410.00	402.38
2	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	550.00–565.00	553.68
6	300–350	338	520.00–595.00	531.27
14	350–400	365	495.00–535.00	513.69
22	400–450	426	515.00	515.00
38	450–500	472	444.00–456.00	451.61
17	500–550	541	401.00–408.00	402.63
2	550–600	572	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	617	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	675	351.00	351.00
9	700–750	702	346.00	346.00
9	750–800	775	315.00–336.00	328.98
2	850–900	895	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	650.00	650.00
13	350–400	360	565.00	565.00
15	500–550	548	432.00	432.00
18	600–650	614	407.00	407.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	385.00–410.00	388.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	220.00–251.00	237.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,021	146.00–155.00	150.38
7	—	955	175.00–195.00	180.95
11	—	1,007	160.00–172.50	166.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,595	180.00–198.00	189.06
2	—	1,553	169.00–177.50	173.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	157.00–159.00	157.99
27	—	1,225	177.50–202.00	187.97
13	—	1,219	160.00–175.00	169.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,688	205.00–217.50	211.09
3	—	1,502	195.00	195.00
12	—	1,752	222.50–260.00	232.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	961	212.00–235.00	219.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	213.00–285.00	251.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,196	2,250.00–3,300.00	2,806.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,668.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	904	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,708.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,460	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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