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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 27, 2024

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.53/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 593 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 609 350
Feeder cattle 238 362 252
Slaughter cattle 140 200 90
Replacement cattle 41 47 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and 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
395 395 4 300.00–346.00 $334.50 $1,321 +22.00
427 427 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,371 +27.11
540 540 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,669 +76.00
620–647 638 3 246.00–249.00 $248.03 $1,582 -10.97
727–745 733 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,686 —
1030 1030 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 237.50 $237.50 $938 —
575 575 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,432 -2.99
680 680 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,557 —
745 745 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,423 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 3 308.00–312.50 $310.11 $884 +15.97
300–345 331 5 300.00–315.00 $308.60 $1,021 +6.43
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 -7.50
405 value added 405 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,207 —
430–435 432 3 276.00–285.00 $280.98 $1,214 +9.57
445 fancy 445 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 —
450–495 475 9 272.00–280.00 $277.27 $1,317 +5.65
500–510 505 6 263.00–269.00 $265.97 $1,343 +13.93
582–597 593 12 226.00–278.00 $241.53 $1,432 -4.68
679 value added 679 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,602 —
680 680 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,584 -57.00
710 710 3 197.00–224.00 $206.00 $1,463 -19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 320.00 $320.00 $880 —
300–345 330 3 222.50–240.00 $234.70 $775 +1.29
365 365 3 265.00 $265.00 $967 -7.24
470–477 475 3 266.00–279.00 $270.29 $1,284 +41.29
540 540 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,307 —
560–575 568 2 230.00–240.00 $234.93 $1,334 +4.93
640 640 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,357 —
675 675 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,276 —
700–745 723 4 190.00–200.00 $194.84 $1,409 +9.84
760 760 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,391 -2.00
815–845 830 2 171.00–187.00 $178.86 $1,485 —
940 940 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,617 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 335.00 $335.00 $687 —
266–280 272 5 322.50–367.50 $332.81 $905 -18.99
305–345 331 5 310.00–337.50 $317.53 $1,051 -6.72
360 360 2 325.00–334.00 $329.50 $1,186 +27.50
400–445 421 9 282.00–308.00 $295.24 $1,243 -10.46
465–476 472 6 289.00–302.00 $297.73 $1,405 +10.03
505–535 523 6 251.00–293.00 $277.67 $1,452 +21.93
550–578 571 5 256.00–265.00 $257.73 $1,472 +12.69
620 620 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 —
650 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 -0.57
700–705 704 5 223.00–226.00 $224.80 $1,583 —
780 780 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 262.00–262.50 $262.25 $616 —
260–292 281 3 257.50–292.00 $268.13 $753 —
300–330 320 3 240.00–252.50 $245.16 $785 —
360–373 370 4 285.00–290.00 $288.78 $1,068 —
402–420 408 3 238.00–249.00 $241.77 $986 -43.23
505–510 508 2 239.00–265.00 $252.06 $1,280 —
565–580 573 2 245.00–265.00 $254.87 $1,460 +16.87
700 700 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,519 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 1 109.00 $109.00 $981 —
960–1955 1267 80-85% 32 109.00–135.00 $122.55 $1,553 —
1240–1600 1425 80-85% 10 132.00–139.00 $135.63 $1,933 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,281 —
1305–1800 1576 75-80% 7 115.00–134.00 $126.87 $1,999 —
1420–1925 1595 75-80% 12 133.00–139.00 $135.43 $2,160 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1185 1008 85-90% 4 95.00–104.00 $99.49 $1,003 —
960–1122 1041 85-90% 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1850 1595 3 133.00–136.00 $134.53 $2,146 —
1444–2135 1746 11 146.00–159.00 $152.74 $2,667 +2.98
1745–1965 1814 4 160.00–163.00 $160.81 $2,917 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 108.00 $108.00 $869
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 110.00 $110.00 $990

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,555.00 $1,555.00
825–1120 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,110.00–1,650.00 $1,405.17
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 7 222.00 $222.00 $675 —
368 368 4 201.00 $201.00 $740 —
410 410 1 189.00 $189.00 $775 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 3 241.00 $241.00 $629 —
345 345 2 171.00 $171.00 $590 —
393 393 5 225.00 $225.00 $884 —
435 435 2 177.00 $177.00 $770 —

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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
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —
1385 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 231.00 $231.00 $762 —
367 367 4 266.00 $266.00 $976 -32.06

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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.