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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 10, 2024

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.09/cwt +2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 519 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 510 458
Feeder cattle 311 400 383
Slaughter cattle 66 72 67
Replacement cattle 44 38 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average to plain quality offering . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 520 5 250.00–259.00 $257.13 $1,337 -4.50
610–646 639 5 247.00–251.00 $247.76 $1,583 +7.24
657–690 676 9 223.00–238.00 $232.95 $1,575 +2.95
715 715 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,602 +12.00
760 760 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 225.00 $225.00 $551 —
250 250 1 220.00 $220.00 $550 —
405 405 1 210.00 $210.00 $850 -20.00
450–477 468 3 225.00–251.00 $242.67 $1,136 +14.67
555–560 558 2 220.00–239.00 $229.54 $1,281 +11.04
662 662 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,456 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 3 230.00–237.50 $234.92 $775 -1.51
362–392 375 6 234.00–252.00 $245.55 $921 +10.39
385–395 fancy 390 2 253.00–255.00 $253.99 $991 —
430–445 440 4 239.00–249.00 $244.45 $1,076 +22.24
455–480 464 9 235.00–243.00 $238.02 $1,104 +5.10
510–530 519 15 225.00–238.00 $234.09 $1,215 +3.50
555–585 571 7 225.00–237.00 $232.47 $1,327 +8.96
600–643 617 4 215.00–227.00 $219.72 $1,356 +9.55
650–657 654 4 209.00–223.00 $216.04 $1,413 +0.08
705 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 +1.00
807 807 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,775 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
350–395 367 5 150.00–222.00 $190.08 $698 -7.79
420–425 423 2 183.00–190.00 $186.52 $789 +2.76
495 495 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,158 +26.52
520–530 527 3 187.00–215.00 $201.99 $1,064 -4.39
580–597 595 7 185.50–202.00 $187.80 $1,117 +8.35
600 600 2 220.00–222.00 $221.00 $1,326 +28.96
655–685 671 5 188.00–225.00 $200.95 $1,348 +12.08
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 +7.87
780 780 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,716 +123.00
827 827 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,604 +51.00
852 852 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,508 —
900 900 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,593 +48.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 225.00 $225.00 $641 -1.54
350–395 373 4 222.00–243.00 $233.19 $870 -12.73
400–435 414 7 220.00–230.00 $227.12 $940 -12.88
485–490 488 2 232.00–240.00 $236.02 $1,152 +9.06
520–530 525 2 204.00–222.00 $213.09 $1,119 +16.92
565–590 576 4 220.00–240.00 $232.96 $1,342 +57.96
655 655 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,402 +24.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–445 433 3 241.00–243.00 $242.31 $1,049 —
510–530 523 3 223.00–234.00 $226.91 $1,187 -24.73
550–595 571 6 219.00–245.00 $231.56 $1,322 -7.02
645 645 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,425 -10.34
670 670 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 -11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1305 1164 80-85% 5 80.00–90.00 $84.84 $988 —
920–1745 1290 80-85% 25 86.50–114.00 $101.85 $1,314 —
1510 1510 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,038 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–990 966 85-90% 4 64.00–85.00 $75.65 $731 —
925–1060 993 85-90% 2 90.00–92.00 $91.07 $904 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1450 1278 75-80% 4 102.00–118.00 $112.23 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–2170 1935 7 120.00–129.00 $124.76 $2,414 —
1900–2095 1998 4 134.00–141.00 $137.59 $2,749 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00
1000–1094 1066 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,625.00–1,775.00 $1,732.81
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1645 1645 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,445.00 $1,445.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1091–1235 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00–2,100.00 $2,017.92 —
1020–1465 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,525.00–2,325.00 $1,943.31 —
1135–1355 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00–2,475.00 $2,224.30 —
1235–1315 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,125.00–2,150.00 $2,137.89 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 +135.00
500–511 510 9 206.00–211.00 $210.46 $1,073 —
618–646 627 69 193.75–194.00 $193.84 $1,215 +23.84
667 667 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,161 —
805–839 830 11 162.00–171.25 $168.80 $1,401 —

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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.