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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 23, 2024

1,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $298.50/cwt +15.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 516 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.63/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 420 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,461 521 261
Feeder cattle 1,264 376 174
Slaughter cattle 153 138 79
Replacement cattle 44 7 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 325.00–327.50 $326.28 $1,021 —
380–395 384 4 310.00–325.00 $321.14 $1,233 -28.86
401–432 413 5 303.00–330.00 $314.29 $1,298 +14.29
505–527 521 6 280.00–290.00 $284.87 $1,484 +19.87
625 625 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,766 +25.50
650–660 656 6 266.00–273.00 $269.84 $1,770 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 315.00 $315.00 $724 +10.00
295 295 2 285.00 $285.00 $841 +25.00
320–327 324 5 292.50–300.00 $296.97 $962 -33.63
335 fancy 335 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,047 —
360–380 370 2 287.50–292.50 $290.07 $1,073 -18.42
415–433 420 10 279.00–290.00 $284.63 $1,195 -4.45
455–480 463 3 268.00–279.00 $271.80 $1,258 +0.53
505–523 519 4 258.00–285.00 $278.43 $1,445 +43.43
535 value added 535 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,538 —
550–560 553 3 267.00–280.00 $271.39 $1,501 +11.39
603–640 612 4 240.00–248.50 $246.28 $1,507 -0.52
782 782 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 3 247.50–270.00 $257.31 $612 -47.69
275–290 283 2 252.50–262.50 $257.63 $729 -10.47
320–340 333 3 210.00–240.00 $219.60 $731 -62.31
355–382 373 7 240.00–262.50 $251.31 $937 -7.26
450–485 463 5 220.00–260.00 $246.52 $1,141 +6.52
500–545 525 6 210.00–260.00 $239.85 $1,259 -16.83
572–585 576 3 220.00–246.00 $237.20 $1,366 +10.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–280 275 4 302.50–322.00 $309.94 $852 -45.06
335 335 4 310.00–322.50 $319.38 $1,070 +19.38
356–373 363 7 347.50–355.00 $350.80 $1,273 +1.51
400–425 420 5 295.00–320.00 $315.24 $1,324 +11.06
465 value added 465 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 —
480 480 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 -34.60
505–532 value added 515 14 303.00–308.00 $305.63 $1,574 —
506–542 517 14 283.00–294.50 $291.36 $1,506 +8.15
565–580 569 4 250.00–252.50 $250.64 $1,426 -12.76
645 645 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 -8.00
690 690 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,673 +29.50
720 720 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 250.00 $250.00 $838 -20.00
380–390 387 3 255.00–290.00 $266.47 $1,031 —
410–440 420 3 255.00–260.00 $257.44 $1,081 -5.22
450 450 2 222.50–250.00 $236.25 $1,063 -38.75
510 510 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,382 +39.60
580 580 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,464 —
780–785 783 2 185.00–225.00 $204.94 $1,605 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1550 1259 80-85% 4 124.00–135.00 $131.08 $1,650 +10.48
895–1975 1273 80-85% 38 98.00–140.50 $123.89 $1,577 +3.29
1565 1565 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,925 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1720 1599 75-80% 5 124.00–143.00 $133.15 $2,129 —
1565–2145 1853 75-80% 3 120.00–131.00 $125.63 $2,328 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 —
975–1000 988 85-90% 2 95.00–104.00 $99.56 $984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–2105 1744 38 120.00–150.00 $140.18 $2,445 —
1000–2285 1873 8 151.00–162.00 $157.89 $2,957 —
2355 2355 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,826 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1050 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,274.00–1,550.00 $1,375.53
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,785.00 $1,785.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1095–1400 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,675.00 $1,609.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 197.50 $197.50 $675 —
559 559 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,191 —
622 622 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,319 —
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 —
783–790 784 5 185.00–193.00 $186.61 $1,463 —
965 965 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,747 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 190.00 $190.00 $513 —
337 337 2 155.00 $155.00 $522 —
615 615 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 221.00 $221.00 $732 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,143 —
555 555 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,182 —
610–635 623 4 210.00–224.00 $216.02 $1,346 —
660 660 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 —
702 702 6 215.00–216.00 $215.33 $1,512 —
828–847 833 7 200.00–205.00 $203.55 $1,696 —
871 871 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,820 —
990 990 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,871 —
1035 1035 7 198.00 $198.00 $2,049 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 187.50 $187.50 $718 —
650 650 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,176 —
802 802 7 213.50 $213.50 $1,712 —
977 977 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,279 —

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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
1195–1495 1312 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,425.00–2,600.00 $2,205.38 —
1325–1420 1378 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,925.00–2,575.00 $2,258.48 +333.48

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 16 250.00 $250.00 $702 —
300–348 324 48 232.00–276.00 $255.01 $826 —
372–396 386 12 274.00–322.50 $286.75 $1,107 +44.25
404–445 424 61 211.00–282.00 $255.02 $1,081 —
464–475 value added 471 42 300.50–309.00 $303.49 $1,429 —
460–489 483 51 252.00–300.00 $274.49 $1,326 —
504–547 515 57 240.00–270.00 $260.26 $1,340 —
557–592 581 113 209.00–293.00 $258.45 $1,502 —
605–648 620 55 224.00–265.00 $243.57 $1,510 —
662–692 670 39 214.50–243.50 $238.38 $1,597 +28.38
702–740 720 35 182.00–215.50 $208.12 $1,498 —
779 779 11 225.00 $225.00 $1,753 +39.00
801–845 813 24 190.00–219.00 $203.54 $1,655 —
875–894 892 48 183.00–197.75 $197.35 $1,760 —
900–935 923 3 181.00–195.00 $190.45 $1,758 —
966–992 988 27 189.00–191.00 $190.72 $1,884 —
1000 1000 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,950 —
1185 1185 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,920 —
1261 1261 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,967 —
1365 1365 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,129 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,193 —

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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.