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Guthrie Livestock Auction

Name: Guthrie Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 22

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 571▼ 225 vs year ago 741 · −30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 95▼ 15 vs year ago 131 · −11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 114▲ 37 vs year ago 26 · +142.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.28/cwt on 40 head, down $8.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −41.21 against this barn's trailing median of $406.50.

Average price

$365.28

▼ 8.74 vs prior sale

40 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$82.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	377.62	2,107	31
Medium and Large 2	527	330.00	1,739	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	320.00	1,712	3thin
Large 1-2	595	295.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.62/cwt here — about $351 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

365.28

—

KY average27 barns · 854 hd

365.59

−0.31

This barn, trailing median33 sales

406.50

−41.21

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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $469.86, low $335.22, median $406.50 across 33 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	1,828	172.58	3,154	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	140.41	2,224	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	136.40	1,673	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	118.48	1,161	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,055	165.00	3,391	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$2,163	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$3,355	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,810	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,392	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,032	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,931	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	405.07/cwt	404.00–408.00	2,163	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,211	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	325.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,876	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	368.33/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,291	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	330.36/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,322	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,505	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	314.97/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,564	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	469.43/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,267	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,735	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,819	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,352	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	473.24/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,954	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	404.54/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,788	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,985	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	344.62/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,616	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,928	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,559	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,632	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	358.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,960	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	322.31/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,805	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	280.13/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,650	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	317.72/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,983	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	648	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,879	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,016	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,184	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,143	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,360	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,483	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,771	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	349.55/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,486	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,810	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,989	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	489	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,112	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,739	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	547	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,133	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	358.03/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,059	12
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,138	26
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	319.19/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,008	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,903	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	703	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,236	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,091	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,224	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,178	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	2,055	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,391	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,792	177.86/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,187	6
Bulls	—	—	1,792	162.76/cwt	147.50–168.00	2,917	5
Bulls	—	—	2,220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,218	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	102.95/cwt	99.00–108.00	916	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	115.62/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,143	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	124.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,264	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,757	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	113.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,292	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	159.66/cwt	144.00–172.50	1,937	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	123.31/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,522	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	134.65/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,667	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	145.71/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,245	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	125.44/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,969	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	134.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,269	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	2,163.42/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,163	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,355.41/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,355	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	244.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,382	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	205.83/cwt	182.50–250.00	2,204	7

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 571Year ago 741

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 95Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 114Year ago 26

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	450.00–480.00	469.43
2	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
11	400–450	442	400.00–412.50	404.54
18	450–500	485	397.50	397.50
35	500–550	547	340.00–360.00	358.34
7	550–600	560	321.00–330.00	322.31
12	600–650	624	300.00–330.00	317.72
17	650–700	688	293.00	293.00
2	700–750	728	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	752	285.00	285.00
3	800–850	828	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	955	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	347	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
11	400–450	413	470.00–475.00	473.24
5	450–500	467	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	392	345.00	345.00
9	450–500	469	337.00–360.00	344.62
2	500–550	528	309.00	309.00
4	550–600	589	250.00–295.00	280.13
3	600–650	648	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	905	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	503	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	678	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	478	425.00	425.00
26	500–550	534	404.00–408.00	405.07
3	550–600	567	390.00	390.00
30	600–650	622	368.00–370.00	368.33
22	700–750	703	320.00–332.00	330.36
6	750–800	750	334.00	334.00
7	800–850	814	310.00–317.00	314.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	394.00	394.00
3	550–600	577	320.00–330.00	325.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
11	450–500	469	424.00	424.00
12	550–600	575	357.00–360.00	358.03
11	600–650	629	310.00–332.50	319.19
2	700–750	703	297.50	297.50
4	750–800	754	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	356	497.50	497.50
8	400–450	423	480.00	480.00
32	450–500	489	432.00	432.00
19	500–550	547	390.00	390.00
26	600–650	618	346.00	346.00
17	700–750	703	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	330.00–365.00	349.55
3	500–550	535	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	464	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	527	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	302.00	302.00
7	750–800	795	274.00	274.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,006	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,163.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,355.41
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,071	182.50–250.00	205.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	240.00–250.00	244.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,792	147.50–168.00	162.76
1	—	2,220	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,792	170.00–188.00	177.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	130.00–138.00	134.72
2	—	1,570	123.00–128.00	125.44
11	—	1,541	141.00–160.00	145.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,213	144.00–172.50	159.66
29	—	1,238	130.00–143.00	134.65
3	—	1,137	112.00–115.00	113.65
14	—	1,234	116.00–128.00	123.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,016	120.00–129.00	124.41
4	—	890	99.00–108.00	102.95
7	—	989	108.00–119.00	115.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	165.00	165.00

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.