Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2026-10-29

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 29
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
← Oct 22Oct 29latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 516▲ 204 vs year ago 428 · +47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 116▼ 25 vs year ago 117 · −21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 63▲ 17 vs year ago 48 · +35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 700 lbs. were steady to 3.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.77/cwt on 77 head, up $9.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.78 against this barn's trailing median of $390.55.
Average price
$352.77
▲ 9.63 vs prior sale
77 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.84
vs KY average
−22.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545367.141,99956
Medium and Large 2-3556314.431,74721
One grade step is worth $52.71/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale77 hd
352.77
—
KY average26 barns · 1,267 hd
340.92
+11.84
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−22.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.55
−37.78
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
434390345301median 390.5502/2604/2306/2508/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,728178.913,09111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513134.892,04146
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226125.491,53824
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,171115.281,3508thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,453216.003,1383thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$3,4334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,414$3,09725
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,9462thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$2,5513thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,525$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,332$1,8643thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,308$1,8012thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$3,2343thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470442.83/cwt441.00–447.502,08117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530337.57/cwt330.00–345.001,7892
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,20712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570342.41/cwt328.00–346.001,9527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,31816
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,39330
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0203
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2814308.28/cwt301.00–309.002,50911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2184510.00/cwt510.00–510.009386
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283422.36/cwt390.00–430.001,1955
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359448.94/cwt445.00–450.001,61215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386404.97/cwt400.00–410.001,5634
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426446.33/cwt435.00–450.001,90122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434382.40/cwt370.00–395.001,66010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487398.32/cwt396.00–404.001,94035
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,88414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524319.25/cwt290.00–340.001,67312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,00922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,06820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3598308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8429
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,04044
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,8749
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3698287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706306.87/cwt306.00–307.002,16723
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9214
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,2562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,4482
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3511
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826315.50/cwt315.50–315.502,60636
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3232393.79/cwt380.00–420.009143
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6268
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313498.51/cwt490.00–515.001,5603
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,82111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420455.87/cwt455.00–456.001,91523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3433410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7753
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3453359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,6265
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487432.86/cwt430.00–433.002,10820
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535336.84/cwt330.00–340.001,8026
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540375.54/cwt375.00–390.002,02826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9773
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,08421
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3648310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0092
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2682318.60/cwt315.00–320.002,17319
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,3313
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,453216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,1383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,413171.89/cwt168.00–175.002,4292
Bulls——1,701170.21/cwt165.00–175.002,8954
Bulls——1,822182.44/cwt179.00–186.003,3243
Bulls——1,955198.02/cwt194.00–201.003,8712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,174108.85/cwt102.50–114.001,2784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183140.93/cwt139.00–143.001,6672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202130.42/cwt124.00–138.001,56813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228119.29/cwt119.00–120.001,4653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247117.44/cwt112.50–121.001,4647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348106.23/cwt105.00–107.501,4322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399123.06/cwt120.00–126.001,7225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,5811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,467137.32/cwt134.00–145.002,0143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488146.13/cwt139.00–157.002,17411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555132.99/cwt128.00–137.502,06826
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium 1-2734250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8354
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2972257.63/cwt250.00–262.502,5043
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0752,233.49/head1,800.00–2,600.002,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,945.79/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,801.43/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3321,863.52/head1,700.00–2,150.001,8643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,433.36/head2,900.00–3,950.003,4334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4382,551.16/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4413,110.21/head2,300.00–3,550.003,11021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4733,817.57/head3,700.00–3,950.003,8182
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,5252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,020197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,0151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183230.23/cwt223.00–237.502,7242
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190182.63/cwt180.00–185.002,1732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-21,0752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,234.46/head2,450.00–3,800.003,2343

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.