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KY-TN Livestock Market Report, Guthrie, KY

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $340.00/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 553 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.50/cwt -22.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 489 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $305.19/cwt -13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 619 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 780 826
Feeder cattle 187 544 648
Slaughter cattle 54 137 148
Replacement cattle 8 99 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: No trends available on feeder cattle. Today's feeder offering was small due to the extreme temperatures and did not allow for any like comparisons on feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,633 -27.50
450 450 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,901 -6.50
550 550 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,994 —
638–640 639 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,141 -20.00
685–690 686 6 311.00–316.00 $314.33 $2,156 -37.67
823 value added 823 5 312.00 $312.00 $2,568 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 370.00–375.00 $372.57 $1,744 -22.43
538 538 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,816 -21.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,439 +35.00
369 369 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,753 —
423 423 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,607 -36.00
489 489 16 337.50 $337.50 $1,650 -22.50
548 548 2 333.00 $333.00 $1,825 —
550 550 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 -8.53
620 620 7 305.00 $305.00 $1,891 -3.04
697 697 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,917 —
780 780 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,164 +8.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,194 —
352 352 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,267 -25.19
425–433 431 4 335.00–355.00 $350.07 $1,509 -8.08
530 530 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,675 —
579 579 7 306.00 $306.00 $1,772 +1.00
628 628 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,307 -45.00
310–338 324 4 435.00–450.00 $442.18 $1,433 -24.10
441 441 8 403.00 $403.00 $1,777 -25.57
461 461 10 391.00 $391.00 $1,803 +17.00
553 553 17 340.00 $340.00 $1,880 -2.50
618–620 619 11 297.00–312.00 $305.19 $1,889 -13.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,424 —
365 365 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,405 -7.42
400–430 415 2 355.00–375.00 $364.64 $1,513 +7.64
465 465 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,581 —
558–568 563 4 305.00–325.00 $314.91 $1,773 -7.59
620 620 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,755 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,558 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1310 1270 75-80% 2 178.00–180.00 $179.03 $2,274 —
1300 1300 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,080 —
1335 1335 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,069 —
1120–1540 1367 75-80% 7 170.00–184.00 $174.87 $2,390 +12.05
1255–1780 1465 75-80% 7 155.00–167.50 $160.35 $2,349 +2.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,376 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,562 -20.56
1025–1160 1087 85-90% 5 151.00–165.00 $157.61 $1,713 -6.95
900–1195 1114 85-90% 7 134.00–147.00 $138.61 $1,544 +1.53
1135–1155 1145 85-90% 2 120.00–129.00 $124.46 $1,425 -12.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,665 —
985–1360 1138 80-85% 4 140.00–148.00 $143.66 $1,635 +13.66
1200 1200 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,620 -26.05
1220 1220 80-85% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,928 -4.50
1305 1305 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1865 1638 3 185.00–187.00 $186.40 $3,053 —
1530–1845 1715 5 195.00–205.00 $199.97 $3,429 +10.20
1975 1975 1 211.00 $211.00 $4,167 —
2155 2155 1 213.00 $213.00 $4,590 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,500

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 thin fleshed 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.