Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Softer demand for feeders especially the plain quality and unweaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.15/cwt on 21 head, up $3.65 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.80 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.

Average price

$343.15

▲ 3.65 vs prior sale

21 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs KY average

−8.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	343.30	1,926	20
Medium and Large 2-3	530	340.00	1,802	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

343.15

—

KY average26 barns · 679 hd

352.73

−9.58

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−8.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

393.95

−50.80

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	1,646	209.27	3,444	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	167.98	1,894	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,442	166.30	2,398	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,103	151.81	1,674	19

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)	1,340	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,303	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,136	$2,138	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—Natural	—	2,033	219.59/cwt	216.00–222.50	4,464	2
Bulls	—	—	1,191	228.27/cwt	220.00–232.00	2,719	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	145.44/cwt	142.50–149.00	2,189	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	175.77/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,494	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	158.09/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,699	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	166.96/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,910	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,048	1,997.62/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,998	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,667	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	155.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,036	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,600	203.38/cwt	202.50–204.00	3,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	210.85/cwt	204.00–217.50	3,856	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	191.24/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,123	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,359.80/head	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,360	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,303.02/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,303	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,740	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,738	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	199.73/cwt	197.50–204.00	2,361	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	328.16/cwt	327.50–329.00	2,028	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	349.92/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	312.57/cwt	311.00–317.50	2,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	359.68/cwt	359.00–360.00	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,296	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	308.62/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,892	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,969	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	380.78/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,801	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	457.42/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	457.94/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	319.93/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	375.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	163.58/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,552	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	137.12/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	175.68/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,976	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	171.82/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,624	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	160.45/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,722	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	151.66/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,693	8

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 Aug 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 191Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 65Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,033	216.00–222.50	219.59
2	—	1,600	202.50–204.00	203.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,191	220.00–232.00	228.27
4	—	1,829	204.00–217.50	210.85
4	—	1,633	186.00–197.00	191.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	142.50–149.00	145.44
9	—	1,419	171.00–185.00	175.77
3	—	1,310	150.00–158.00	155.41
4	—	1,560	160.00–166.00	163.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	156.00–159.00	158.09
14	—	1,144	160.00–171.00	166.96
7	—	1,125	173.00–180.00	175.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	130.00–142.50	137.12
2	—	945	170.00–174.00	171.82
4	—	1,073	160.00–161.00	160.45
8	—	1,116	145.00–157.50	151.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,997.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,359.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,240	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,303.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	207.50	207.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	197.50–204.00	199.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	566	335.00–355.00	349.92
2	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	773	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	402.00	402.00
4	600–650	625	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	457.42
4	450–500	466	432.00	432.00
7	500–550	526	378.00	378.00
16	600–650	636	361.00	361.00
2	650–700	658	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	774	311.00–317.50	312.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	453	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	975	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	540	359.00–360.00	359.68
2	550–600	583	347.00	347.00
7	600–650	618	327.50–329.00	328.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	450.00–460.00	457.94
5	400–450	420	457.50	457.50
8	450–500	482	375.00–380.00	375.59
6	500–550	548	338.00	338.00
6	550–600	588	331.00	331.00
16	600–650	613	306.00–312.00	308.62
1	650–700	675	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	440.00–445.00	442.46
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	543	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	553	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	668	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	341	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	359	457.50	457.50
7	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
14	450–500	473	372.50–395.00	380.78
6	550–600	561	351.00	351.00
8	600–650	602	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	663	318.00–327.50	319.93
3	700–750	710	313.00	313.00
3	750–800	798	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	843	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,003	237.50	237.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

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