KY-TN Livestock Market Report, Guthrie, KY

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 17, 2026

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $362.35/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 540 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $367.50/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 499 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $446.25/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 438 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	349	636	724
Feeder cattle	255	562	634
Slaughter cattle	71	60	80
Replacement cattle	23	14	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

↕ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower on average with instances of some selling steady or higher
→ Feeder steers: No trend on feeder steers due to limited comparisons
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,652	—
411–448	438	15	445.00–450.00	$446.25	$1,955	+16.25
542	542	10	379.00	$379.00	$2,054	-21.00
605–614	613	14	355.00–359.00	$358.72	$2,199	+9.33
682	682	3	327.50	$327.50	$2,234	—
710–730	720	2	300.00–315.00	$307.40	$2,213	-22.56

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–380	365	3	405.00–410.00	$406.73	$1,485	+21.80
490	490	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,813	—
520	520	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,781	—
560	560	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,778	—
625	625	3	327.50	$327.50	$2,047	+7.50
810	810	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,268	-10.00

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,649	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,933	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,144	+27.84
343	343	7	415.00	$415.00	$1,423	—
384	384	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,536	-19.81
434–447	437	12	380.00–382.50	$381.86	$1,669	-43.14
499	499	16	367.50	$367.50	$1,834	+12.50
556	556	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,863	±0.00
616	616	12	314.00	$314.00	$1,934	-5.00
702	702	8	287.00	$287.00	$2,015	—
772	772	3	284.00	$284.00	$2,192	—
800	800	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,220	—
905–920	913	2	272.50–273.00	$272.75	$2,490	-27.25
975–995	985	3	252.50–263.00	$259.34	$2,554	—
1000–1025	1012	5	250.00–276.00	$258.73	$2,618	—
1130	1130	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,853	—
1175	1175	1	249.00	$249.00	$2,926	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,083	—
300	300	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,170	—
355	355	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,331	—
405–431	426	5	365.00–370.00	$365.95	$1,559	-21.55
525–535	533	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,759	—
615–640	632	3	289.00–295.00	$290.95	$1,839	—
880	880	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,288	—
1100	1100	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,365	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	269.00	$269.00	$1,829	—
875	875	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,049	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,188	—
277	277	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,385	—
359	359	8	435.00	$435.00	$1,562	—
421	421	9	447.50	$447.50	$1,884	+23.50
482	482	9	417.50	$417.50	$2,012	+10.50
517–547	540	21	350.00–366.00	$362.35	$1,957	+1.35
598	598	6	337.50	$337.50	$2,018	+7.50
730–735	734	4	295.00–305.00	$302.51	$2,220	+22.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	380.00–400.00	$395.00	$1,540	—
440	440	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,804	+23.19
585	585	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,843	+17.98

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1660	1434	75-80%	15	150.00–160.00	$157.02	$2,252	—
1285–1775	1530	75-80%	2	145.00–146.00	$145.58	$2,227	-23.73
1235–1905	1566	75-80%	14	162.00–172.50	$166.59	$2,609	+6.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1240	1100	80-85%	4	165.00–180.00	$171.56	$1,887	+35.56
1030–1300	1186	80-85%	4	148.00–160.00	$154.11	$1,828	—
1175–1225	1200	80-85%	2	145.00–146.00	$145.51	$1,746	-24.49
1305–1375	1340	80-85%	2	112.50–133.00	$122.48	$1,641	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1079	85-90%	4	137.00–149.00	$142.78	$1,541	-2.52
1170–1470	1257	85-90%	6	116.00–135.00	$127.06	$1,597	—
1320	1320	85-90%	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	197.00	$197.00	$2,571	—
1710–1970	1840	2	189.00–191.00	$189.93	$3,495	—
1885–2255	2065	3	210.00–212.50	$211.21	$4,361	—
2210	2210	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,978	—
2350	2350	1	200.00	$200.00	$4,700	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1115	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	180.00–190.00	$184.02	$1,816

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1195	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	193.00–215.00	$204.54	$2,215

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1310	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,332.67
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1345	1345	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

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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.