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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 4, 2024

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 419 428
Feeder cattle 162 238 325
Slaughter cattle 40 140 78
Replacement cattle 13 41 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: No trends available on feeder steers due to light test. Feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows 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
541 541 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,331 -63.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,300 —
985 985 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 400.00 $400.00 $900 —
260 value added 260 2 300.00 $300.00 $780 —
295 295 1 265.00 $265.00 $782 -45.11
360 360 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,084 +1.00
415–420 418 2 285.00–293.00 $288.98 $1,208 +8.00
450–470 463 5 265.00–270.00 $267.19 $1,237 -10.08
575–598 593 5 231.00–244.00 $233.52 $1,385 -8.01
605 605 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,349 —
660 660 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,511 -4.00
723 723 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,627 +19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 298.00 $298.00 $700 —
362–385 375 5 257.50–277.50 $269.86 $1,012 +4.86
430 430 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,200 —
480 480 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,205 -19.29
551–595 566 6 201.00–225.00 $218.36 $1,236 -16.57
720 720 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,102 -41.84
875–890 883 2 179.00–182.00 $180.49 $1,594 —
970 970 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,736 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 340.00 $340.00 $765 +5.00
250–270 260 2 297.50–372.50 $333.56 $867 +0.75
310 310 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,023 +12.47
355–375 362 3 300.00–337.00 $324.21 $1,174 -5.29
400–445 425 4 300.00–318.00 $308.34 $1,310 +13.10
485 485 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 -17.73
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 -27.67
648 648 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,503 -18.00
687–695 690 3 218.00–231.00 $226.63 $1,564 —
940 940 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 282.50 $282.50 $692 +20.25
288 288 3 295.00 $295.00 $850 +26.87
465–480 473 2 220.00–257.00 $238.79 $1,129 —
500 500 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,095 -33.06
640 640 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,293 —
650–687 675 3 210.00–216.00 $214.07 $1,445 —
710 710 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,498 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 80-85% 1 105.00 $105.00 $861 —
840–1750 1268 80-85% 24 106.50–128.00 $118.32 $1,500 -4.23
1305–1650 1425 80-85% 3 129.00–131.00 $130.38 $1,858 -5.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–985 933 85-90% 3 75.00–93.00 $86.05 $803 —
905–1180 1043 85-90% 2 100.00–106.50 $103.68 $1,081 -9.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1785 1545 75-80% 2 123.00–124.00 $123.42 $1,907 —
1980 1980 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,713 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2090 2090 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,926 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,253
1242–1330 1271 (<2 yrs)Open 3 139.00–167.00 $157.24 $1,999

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1337 1337 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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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
1420 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,256 —
525 525 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,234 —
836 836 24 183.25 $183.25 $1,532 —
898 898 4 185.50 $185.50 $1,666 —

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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.