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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 8

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

816 head

▲ 372 vs last sale 444▲ 180 vs year ago 636 · +28.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 69▲ 10 vs year ago 99 · +10.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 52▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. There was stronger demand across all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.64/cwt on 57 head, up $3.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.91 against this barn's trailing median of $390.55.

Average price

$345.64

▲ 3.94 vs prior sale

57 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs KY average

−22.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	352.26	1,915	45
Medium and Large 2-3	543	320.83	1,743	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

345.64

—

KY average26 barns · 1,295 hd

343.55

+2.09

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−22.27

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.55

−44.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $314.93, median $390.55 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,879	179.35	3,370	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	135.44	2,017	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	128.23	1,613	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	123.86	1,400	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	223.27	3,329	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,690	203.00	3,431	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,328	170.00	2,258	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,172	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,830	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,367	$4,046	3thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,793	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,812	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,031	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,073	11
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	535	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,672	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,882	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,908	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,773	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	358.41/cwt	357.00–362.00	2,215	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,169	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,318	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,605	67
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	327.83/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,360	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,752	66
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,619	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,319	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,294	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	426.87/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,511	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	415.51/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,766	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	374.55/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,809	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,876	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	539	322.18/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,737	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	1,922	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,805	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,732	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,269	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	333.45/cwt	320.00–336.50	2,067	83
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,822	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,908	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,053	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,352	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,365	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,479	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	293	454.43/cwt	447.50–475.00	1,331	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	503.27/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,656	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	1,815	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,953	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	451	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,759	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,004	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	337.41/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,832	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,975	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,926	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,077	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,139	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,081	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,258	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,491	223.27/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,329	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,690	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,431	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,585	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	165.54/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,829	4
Bulls	—	—	1,741	185.41/cwt	182.50–190.00	3,228	5
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,898	178.94/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,396	2
Bulls	—	—	2,198	175.51/cwt	173.00–181.00	3,858	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,213	196.67/cwt	193.00–200.00	4,352	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,128	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	122.42/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,434	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	127.52/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,566	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	133.72/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,655	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	138.55/cwt	133.00–144.00	2,012	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	127.58/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,884	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	113.29/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,703	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	148.43/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,249	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,007	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	4,046.34/head	3,850.00–4,275.00	4,046	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,018	1,795.21/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,795	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	2,171.77/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,172	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY

Thu Oct 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 444Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 69Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 52Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	345.00	345.00
11	600–650	638	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	700–750	705	369.50	369.50
66	750–800	784	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	492.50	492.50
2	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	468	434.00	434.00
11	500–550	535	387.50	387.50
18	600–650	618	357.00–362.00	358.41
6	650–700	692	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	720	317.50–335.00	327.83
4	850–900	856	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	453	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	547	344.00	344.00
5	550–600	572	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	625	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	447.50–475.00	454.43
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	451	390.00	390.00
11	500–550	543	325.00–345.00	337.41
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	490.00–520.00	503.27
17	350–400	375	484.00	484.00
14	400–450	421	464.00	464.00
25	450–500	483	415.00	415.00
24	500–550	544	363.00	363.00
4	550–600	555	347.00	347.00
15	600–650	622	334.00	334.00
12	650–700	698	306.50	306.50
6	750–800	754	276.00	276.00
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	539	320.00–326.00	322.18
1	550–600	590	306.00	306.00
2	600–650	613	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	653	279.00	279.00
3	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	450.00	450.00
8	350–400	354	425.00–430.00	426.87
30	400–450	425	400.00–420.00	415.51
22	450–500	483	372.50–375.00	374.55
8	500–550	514	365.00	365.00
37	550–600	550	349.50	349.50
83	600–650	620	320.00–336.50	333.45
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
8	700–750	714	287.50	287.50
5	800–850	811	290.00	290.00
8	1050–1100	1,078	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	704	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	615	369.00	369.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,367	3,850.00–4,275.00	4,046.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	4,700.00	4,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,328	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,171.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,795.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	137.50	137.50
18	—	1,171	116.00–130.00	122.42
1	—	920	155.00	155.00
1	—	925	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,515	146.00–154.00	148.43
7	—	1,452	133.00–144.00	138.55
1	—	1,715	117.00	117.00
12	—	1,477	119.00–131.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,228	121.00–131.00	127.52
2	—	1,503	109.00–117.00	113.29
7	—	1,238	132.00–138.00	133.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	156.00–171.00	165.54
3	—	2,198	173.00–181.00	175.51
5	—	1,741	182.50–190.00	185.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	178.00–180.00	178.94
2	—	2,213	193.00–200.00	196.67
1	—	1,585	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,491	220.00–226.00	223.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	170.00	170.00

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.