Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: No trend on feeder steers due to limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower on average with instances of some selling steady or higher. With temperatures nearing 100 degrees today and the next few days resulted in mixed demand for today's offering that consisted mainly of bawling, soft calves. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.78/cwt on 9 head, down $0.86 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −60.08 against this barn's trailing median of $392.86.

Average price

$332.78

▼ 0.86 vs prior sale

9 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.15

vs KY average

−21.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	335.00	1,863	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	330.00	1,759	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $104 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.46, low $314.93, median $392.86 across 32 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 sale9 hd

332.78

—

KY average23 barns · 778 hd

343.93

−11.15

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−21.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

392.86

−60.08

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	1,968	198.81	3,912	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	160.60	2,409	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	153.22	1,816	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,198	136.04	1,630	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	237.50	2,933	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,333	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	446.25/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,955	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	358.72/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,199	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,175	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	307.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	259.34/cwt	252.50–263.00	2,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	381.86/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	258.73/cwt	250.00–276.00	2,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	272.75/cwt	272.50–273.00	2,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,015	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	302.51/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,934	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,834	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	362.35/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,957	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,423	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	127.06/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,597	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	157.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,252	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	145.58/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	166.59/cwt	162.00–172.50	2,609	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	171.56/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	406.73/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	290.95/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	365.95/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,559	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,332.67/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,100	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	478	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,649	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	204.54/cwt	193.00–215.00	2,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,571	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,700	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,065	211.21/cwt	210.00–212.50	4,361	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,933	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	987	184.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,816	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	122.48/cwt	112.50–133.00	1,641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	142.78/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	154.11/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,828	4
Bulls	—	—	2,210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	189.93/cwt	189.00–191.00	3,495	2

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 562Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 60Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
15	400–450	438	445.00–450.00	446.25
10	500–550	542	379.00	379.00
14	600–650	613	355.00–359.00	358.72
3	650–700	682	327.50	327.50
2	700–750	720	300.00–315.00	307.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	405.00–410.00	406.73
2	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	560	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	625	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	426	365.00–370.00	365.95
4	500–550	533	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	632	289.00–295.00	290.95
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
7	300–350	343	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	384	400.00	400.00
12	400–450	437	380.00–382.50	381.86
16	450–500	499	367.50	367.50
5	550–600	556	335.00	335.00
12	600–650	616	314.00	314.00
8	700–750	702	287.00	287.00
3	750–800	772	284.00	284.00
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50
2	900–950	913	272.50–273.00	272.75
3	950–1000	985	252.50–263.00	259.34
5	1000–1050	1,012	250.00–276.00	258.73
1	1100–1150	1,130	252.50	252.50
1	1150–1200	1,175	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	269.00	269.00
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	380.00–400.00	395.00
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	277	500.00	500.00
8	350–400	359	435.00	435.00
9	400–450	421	447.50	447.50
9	450–500	482	417.50	417.50
21	500–550	540	350.00–366.00	362.35
6	550–600	598	337.50	337.50
4	700–750	734	295.00–305.00	302.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	163.00	163.00
6	—	1,257	116.00–135.00	127.06
4	—	1,079	137.00–149.00	142.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,434	150.00–160.00	157.02
2	—	1,530	145.00–146.00	145.58
14	—	1,566	162.00–172.50	166.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	165.00–180.00	171.56
2	—	1,340	112.50–133.00	122.48
2	—	1,200	145.00–146.00	145.51
4	—	1,186	148.00–160.00	154.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	197.00	197.00
1	—	2,210	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,840	189.00–191.00	189.93
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	200.00	200.00
3	—	2,065	210.00–212.50	211.21
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	237.50	237.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,332.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	193.00–215.00	204.54
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	180.00–190.00	184.02

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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Guthrie Livestock Auction

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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