KY-TN Livestock Market

Guthrie, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Thu, Oct 8, 2026. 43 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Thursday.

Cattle receipts

949 head

Last reported: 565 (Oct 1, 2026)
Year ago: 754

500-599 lb steers

$387.50/cwt

11 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$7.50 vs last week
▼ -$1.17 vs Oct 9, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$359.14/cwt

138 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$35.96 vs last week
▲ +$27.01 vs Oct 9, 2025

Reports

43 in 12 mo

Since Nov 13, 2025
Usual day: Thursday

Prices, Oct 8, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	364364	492.50492.50	$1,793
2	425425	465.00465.00	$1,976
3	468468	434.00434.00	$2,031
11	535535	387.50387.50	$2,073
18	618615-625	358.41357.00-362.00	$2,215
6	692692	335.00335.00	$2,318
67	705705	369.50369.50	$2,605	Value Added
5	720708-738	327.83317.50-335.00	$2,360
66	784784	351.00351.00	$2,752	Value Added
4	856856	306.00306.00	$2,619

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	553553	345.00345.00	$1,908
11	638633-643	340.00340.00	$2,169

Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	390390	430.00430.00	$1,677
2	453453	400.00400.00	$1,812
6	547547	344.00344.00	$1,882
5	572572	310.00310.00	$1,773
2	625625	317.50317.50	$1,984

Feeder steers, Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
3	535535	312.50312.50	$1,672

Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	293293	450.00450.00	$1,318
8	354353-355	426.87425.00-430.00	$1,511
30	425402-442	415.51400.00-420.00	$1,766
22	483465-486	374.55372.50-375.00	$1,809
8	514514	365.00365.00	$1,876
37	550550	349.50349.50	$1,922
79	615615	369.00369.00	$2,269	Value Added
83	620611-645	333.45320.00-336.50	$2,067
1	695695	320.00320.00	$2,224
8	714714	287.50287.50	$2,053
5	811811	290.00290.00	$2,352
8	1,0781078	230.00230.00	$2,479

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
6	704704	271.00271.00	$1,908

Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	308300-315	420.00420.00	$1,294
2	365365	355.00355.00	$1,296
3	430430	350.00350.00	$1,505
11	539539-540	322.18320.00-326.00	$1,737
1	590590	306.00306.00	$1,805
2	613613	282.50282.50	$1,732
2	653653	279.00279.00	$1,822
3	700700	240.00240.00	$1,680
1	790790	265.00265.00	$2,094
1	800800	250.00250.00	$2,000
1	1,0751075	220.00220.00	$2,365

Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
15	329312-344	503.27490.00-520.00	$1,656
17	375375	484.00484.00	$1,815
14	421421	464.00464.00	$1,953
25	483483	415.00415.00	$2,004
24	544544	363.00363.00	$1,975
4	555555	347.00347.00	$1,926
15	622622	334.00334.00	$2,077
12	698698	306.50306.50	$2,139
6	754754	276.00276.00	$2,081
1	910910	230.00230.00	$2,093

Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
4	293292-295	454.43447.50-475.00	$1,331
1	380380	450.00450.00	$1,710
5	451451	390.00390.00	$1,759
11	543505-547	337.41325.00-345.00	$1,832
1	605605	315.00315.00	$1,906

Slaughter steers, Choice 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
9	1,4911463-1525	223.27220.00-226.00	$3,329	Average dressing

Slaughter steers, Select and Choice 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,6901690	203.00203.00	$3,431	Average dressing

Slaughter steers, Select 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	1,3281328	170.00170.00	$2,258	Average dressing

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,5851585	182.00182.00	$2,885	Average dressing / Natural
4	1,7091235-2165	165.54156.00-171.00	$2,829	Low dressing
5	1,7411285-2170	185.41182.50-190.00	$3,228	High dressing
2	1,8981780-2015	178.94178.00-180.00	$3,396	Low dressing / Natural
3	2,1981790-2595	175.51173.00-181.00	$3,858	Average dressing
2	2,2132105-2320	196.67193.00-200.00	$4,352	High dressing / Natural

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
7	1,4521265-1780	138.55133.00-144.00	$2,012	Average dressing
12	1,4771300-1800	127.58119.00-131.00	$1,884	Low dressing
7	1,5151290-1915	148.43146.00-154.00	$2,249	High dressing
1	1,7151715	117.00117.00	$2,007	Very Low dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
12	1,2281050-1345	127.52121.00-131.00	$1,566	Low dressing
7	1,2381150-1320	133.72132.00-138.00	$1,655	Average dressing
2	1,5031395-1610	113.29109.00-117.00	$1,703	Very Low dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	820820	137.50137.50	$1,128	Average dressing
1	920920	155.00155.00	$1,426	High dressing
1	925925	105.00105.00	$971	Very Low dressing
18	1,1711000-1305	122.42116.00-130.00	$1,434	Low dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 43 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026	$387.50	$359.14
Sep 28, 2026	$380.00	$323.18
Sep 21, 2026	$404.99	$350.32
Sep 14, 2026	$379.00	$307.40
Sep 7, 2026	$414.16	$352.95
Aug 31, 2026	$362.50	-
Aug 24, 2026	$405.33	$313.51
Aug 17, 2026	$389.08	$312.57
Aug 10, 2026	$402.00	-
Aug 3, 2026	$426.31	$374.53
Jul 27, 2026	$426.77	$347.50
Jul 20, 2026	$427.86	$359.96
Jul 13, 2026	$439.17	$354.00
Jul 6, 2026	$443.09	$395.34
Jun 22, 2026	$455.71	$391.44
Jun 15, 2026	$456.03	$376.50
Jun 8, 2026	$483.27	-
Jun 1, 2026	$478.26	-
May 25, 2026	$444.00	$379.44
May 18, 2026	$465.24	$388.19
May 11, 2026	$476.68	$384.25
May 4, 2026	$480.01	$366.52
Apr 27, 2026	$470.39	$387.03
Apr 20, 2026	$486.40	-
Apr 13, 2026	$477.79	$395.94
Apr 6, 2026	$480.38	$367.50
Mar 30, 2026	$494.65	$399.99
Mar 23, 2026	$475.74	$367.36
Mar 16, 2026	$464.01	$362.47
Mar 9, 2026	$462.50	$368.33
Mar 2, 2026	$505.73	$380.20
Feb 23, 2026	$448.39	$396.45
Feb 16, 2026	$474.29	$392.23
Feb 9, 2026	$442.50	$380.57
Feb 2, 2026	$422.52	-
Jan 19, 2026	$419.13	$343.21
Jan 12, 2026	$428.05	$345.62
Jan 5, 2026	$418.93	$366.41
Dec 15, 2025	$418.67	$369.90
Dec 8, 2025	$403.99	$343.50
Dec 1, 2025	$393.03	$321.51
Nov 17, 2025	$382.12	$314.00
Nov 10, 2025	$366.89	$306.25

Price slide, Oct 8, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$492.50	$426.87
400-499 lb	$446.40-46.10	$398.18-28.69
500-599 lb	$387.50-58.90	$352.26-45.92
600-699 lb	$352.56-34.94	$350.60-1.66
700-799 lb	$359.14+6.58	$287.50-63.10
800-899 lb	$306.00-53.14	$290.00+2.50

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Christian Co. LivestockHopkinsville, KY	22	Oct 14	-
Dickson Regional Livestock CenterDickson, TN	42	Oct 12	$371.98
Cattleman's LivestockBowling Green, KY	46	Oct 12	-
United Producers Inc.Bowling Green, KY	46	Oct 13	$362.00
Browning Livestock MarketLafayette, TN	64	Oct 7	$377.16

Source

As of Thu, Oct 8, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY (USDA PDF, report date Oct 8, 2026)
Latest AMS_2206 report on ams.usda.gov

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