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.

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 7	-
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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