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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 6, 2024

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $235.88/cwt +24.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 564 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.50/cwt +18.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 510 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $276.89/cwt +35.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 376 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 257 564
Feeder cattle 308 151 465
Slaughter cattle 37 89 99
Replacement cattle 18 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Christmas Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,057 —
476 476 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,190 —
515 515 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,308 —
563–575 566 4 237.00–247.00 $244.46 $1,384 +34.46
617 617 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,450 —
735 735 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,477 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 160.00 $160.00 $659 —
572 572 10 117.00 $117.00 $669 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,059 +42.00
465 465 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,083 +43.00
510 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 +30.00
595 595 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 247.50 $247.50 $661 —
335 335 1 217.50 $217.50 $729 —
400–442 435 7 185.00–230.00 $206.61 $899 +31.61
455–497 480 10 152.50–217.00 $192.73 $925 +12.80
505–525 515 2 165.00–180.00 $172.65 $889 -7.61
552–585 566 7 154.00–208.00 $185.25 $1,049 +4.28
605–635 631 8 168.00–199.00 $176.76 $1,115 —
790 790 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,185 —
835 835 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,111 —
855 855 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 5 233.00–235.00 $233.42 $742 +12.42
410 410 1 231.00 $231.00 $947 +31.00
455–490 469 8 210.00–231.00 $222.01 $1,041 +20.41
502–535 510 11 210.00–220.00 $218.50 $1,114 +18.49
592 592 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,225 +17.03
615–635 621 4 200.00–210.00 $204.79 $1,272 +14.79
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,126 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,001 —
895 895 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,369 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–232 226 3 257.50–270.00 $266.04 $601 —
265 265 1 287.50 $287.50 $762 —
330–335 334 4 280.00–288.00 $285.25 $953 —
360–390 376 10 270.00–284.00 $276.89 $1,041 +47.81
420 420 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,004 -4.23
465–486 480 8 213.00–228.00 $222.41 $1,068 —
500 500 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,100 +9.79
554–571 564 13 232.00–239.00 $235.88 $1,330 +24.88
670 670 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,387 —
991 991 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 250.00 $250.00 $512 —
275 275 1 267.50 $267.50 $736 —
340 340 1 237.50 $237.50 $808 —
390 390 1 162.50 $162.50 $634 +5.00
455–490 481 5 207.00–215.00 $208.91 $1,005 -0.57
527–545 539 7 122.50–217.00 $202.19 $1,090 +19.20
565 565 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,181 +29.00
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 +30.06
665 665 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 —
701 701 3 120.00 $120.00 $841 —
980 980 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,421 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1350 1185 80-85% 3 67.00–80.00 $75.87 $899 —
1120–1888 1386 80-85% 14 80.50–102.00 $92.46 $1,281 -2.01
1100–1815 1458 80-85% 2 105.00–110.00 $108.11 $1,576 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1880 1683 75-80% 3 105.00–120.00 $109.29 $1,839 +13.71
1500–1920 1739 75-80% 5 97.00–103.00 $100.00 $1,739 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1155 1113 85-90% 2 65.00–67.00 $66.04 $735 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1860 1349 7 94.00–110.00 $101.98 $1,376 —
1150–1680 1415 2 114.00–124.00 $118.06 $1,671 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1095 1058 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 153.00 $153.00 $344 —
252 252 2 186.00 $186.00 $469 —
314–320 315 19 180.00–202.50 $201.22 $634 —
535 535 3 175.00–185.00 $178.33 $954 +7.33
589 589 12 167.00 $167.00 $984 +24.00
625 625 2 157.00 $157.00 $981 +33.00
772 772 15 147.25 $147.25 $1,137 —
1025 1025 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —
1055 1055 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,055 —

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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.