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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 2, 2024

342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.00/cwt +34.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 710 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.73/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 524 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.96/cwt -17.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 342 514 402
Feeder cattle 273 350 309
Slaughter cattle 68 115 52
Replacement cattle 1 49 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to strong. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 285.00 $285.00 $955 —
385 385 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,116 +12.50
400 400 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,140 ±0.00
470 470 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 -25.45
500–538 514 14 273.00–288.00 $282.96 $1,454 +13.96
557–560 558 5 270.00–280.00 $274.79 $1,533 +3.76
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 +16.45
665 665 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,643 -17.84
710 value added 710 18 266.00 $266.00 $1,889 —
880 880 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,901 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–335 326 3 240.00–265.00 $256.45 $836 +46.45
424 424 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,026 +3.00
495 495 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,138 —
520–542 536 8 235.00–266.00 $254.98 $1,367 +7.48
570 570 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,146 -31.50
841 841 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 277.50 $277.50 $944 -5.94
360–382 375 3 277.00–282.00 $280.40 $1,051 -2.10
405–415 410 3 267.50–270.00 $269.18 $1,104 -13.31
428 value added 428 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,198 —
485 485 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,280 -5.38
510–545 523 10 229.00–255.00 $245.50 $1,284 -4.64
506–548 value added 527 6 259.00–265.00 $262.12 $1,381 -2.38
550–595 565 5 212.00–253.00 $239.35 $1,352 -6.46
650–692 678 3 210.00–211.00 $210.68 $1,428 -15.06
730 730 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,475 -2.78
780 780 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 273 4 215.00–283.00 $256.85 $701 +36.85
370–380 375 2 191.00–225.00 $207.77 $779 -49.73
400–445 419 9 230.00–261.00 $250.78 $1,051 +16.74
455–485 465 12 230.00–267.00 $253.68 $1,180 +20.27
510 510 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,058 —
600 600 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,254 —
650–655 654 5 193.00–203.00 $199.21 $1,303 —
765–775 772 3 199.00–202.00 $200.67 $1,549 —
820 820 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,020 -5.51
380 fancy 380 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,110 -8.00
405–449 442 6 263.00–270.00 $264.07 $1,167 -7.44
452 452 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,216 +19.00
475 fancy 475 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,354 +5.00
525–530 528 2 250.00–261.00 $255.47 $1,349 +12.35
570–593 590 7 263.00–272.00 $264.24 $1,559 +5.24
730 730 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,555 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 260.00 $260.00 $559 —
330 330 1 287.00 $287.00 $947 —
390–395 393 2 218.00–250.00 $233.90 $919 —
400–445 414 8 200.00–242.00 $215.80 $893 —
505–545 527 3 245.00–261.00 $250.78 $1,322 +20.78
570–590 576 4 200.00–248.00 $231.16 $1,331 —
745 745 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,788 +82.50
820 820 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,550 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1635 1168 80-85% 5 77.00–89.00 $80.50 $940 -32.03
975–1940 1342 80-85% 19 102.00–118.00 $111.30 $1,494 —
1000–1570 1379 80-85% 5 124.00–136.00 $129.32 $1,783 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1110 964 85-90% 5 79.00–88.00 $84.92 $819 —
1025 1025 85-90% 3 92.00 $92.00 $943 -1.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 75-80% 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,133 —
1445–2050 1735 75-80% 3 112.00–117.00 $115.36 $2,001 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,984 -34.43
1380–2270 1857 15 136.00–143.00 $139.06 $2,582 —
1765–2400 2011 4 127.00–134.00 $131.69 $2,648 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820 820 (<2 yrs)Open 1 113.00 $113.00 $927

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–426 417 7 248.00–253.00 $250.19 $1,043 +10.19
483 483 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,106 -18.62
540–543 541 9 236.00–239.00 $238.00 $1,288 —
580 580 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,259 -18.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1221–1393 1316 17 140.00–159.00 $151.62 $1,995 —

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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.