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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 9, 2024

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 283 342 530
Feeder cattle 132 273 384
Slaughter cattle 133 68 90
Replacement cattle 18 1 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1108.00/cwt slaughter cattle deleted** Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Strong demand for all slaughter cattle on a high quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,386 +48.00
525 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 +17.04
593 593 9 284.00 $284.00 $1,684 +9.21
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 257.50 $257.50 $708 —
550 550 1 180.00 $180.00 $990 —
790 790 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,469 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 —
850 850 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 302.50 $302.50 $892 —
360–385 373 2 287.50–297.50 $292.67 $1,092 +12.27
410–435 420 3 271.00–291.00 $280.47 $1,178 +11.29
450–475 464 6 267.00–275.00 $270.25 $1,254 +6.25
520 520 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,336 +11.50
570–595 583 2 221.00–222.00 $221.51 $1,291 -17.84
605–615 610 2 230.00–250.00 $240.08 $1,464 —
677 677 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,415 -1.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 220.00 $220.00 $972 -30.78
465 465 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,102 -16.68
545 545 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,166 +6.50
557–575 566 2 220.00–231.00 $225.41 $1,276 —
645 645 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,367 —
660 660 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,445 +19.79
740 740 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,465 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 302.50 $302.50 $696 —
340 340 1 267.50 $267.50 $910 —
360–385 368 3 300.00–317.50 $311.40 $1,146 +39.40
400 400 2 292.50–300.00 $296.25 $1,185 —
470–485 478 2 279.00–284.00 $281.54 $1,346 +12.54
502 502 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,391 +21.53
555–560 559 5 253.00–257.00 $256.21 $1,432 -8.03
650 650 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,534 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 386 4 275.00–292.50 $283.43 $1,094 +49.53
435–440 438 2 276.00–281.00 $278.49 $1,220 +62.69
450–492 478 3 279.00–288.00 $281.82 $1,347 —
550–592 582 4 180.00–240.00 $213.53 $1,243 -17.63
735 735 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,521 -33.00
882 882 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,491 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $986 -36.30
1000–1855 1325 80-85% 57 96.00–130.00 $112.89 $1,496 +1.59
1215–1590 1409 80-85% 16 120.00–140.00 $128.06 $1,804 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $410 —
845–1175 1010 85-90% 6 70.00–90.00 $81.58 $824 -10.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1252–1815 1508 75-80% 5 114.00–119.00 $116.61 $1,758 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1850 1445 2 110.00–146.00 $133.04 $1,922 —
1030–1985 1533 10 125.00–149.00 $141.29 $2,166 —
1640–2210 1855 14 150.00–165.00 $156.96 $2,912 +17.90

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1215 1063 (<2 yrs)Open 2 138.00–147.00 $141.85 $1,508

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,825.00 $1,612.50
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1415 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00

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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
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1477 1477 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 245.00 $245.00 $919 —
447 447 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,104 -3.19
518–546 532 6 240.00–251.00 $245.64 $1,307 +7.64
556 556 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,396 +34.00
626 626 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,346 —
685 685 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,302 —
705 705 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,365 —

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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.