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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 11, 2024

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $179.00/cwt ≈ $1,656/hd at 925 lb · 10 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $328.82/cwt ≈ $1,100/hd at 334 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 215 1,247
Feeder cattle 161 162 1,118
Slaughter cattle 85 40 106
Replacement cattle 14 13 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter 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
297 297 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,151 —
326–345 331 4 320.00–325.50 $324.07 $1,073 —
350–385 365 4 320.00–362.50 $348.43 $1,272 —
400–415 408 2 307.00–309.00 $308.02 $1,257 —
460 460 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,509 —
596 fancy 596 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
535 535 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,182 -34.00
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 3 325.00 $325.00 $627 —
280 280 1 275.00 $275.00 $770 +10.00
330 fancy 330 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,147 —
330–341 335 9 311.00–334.00 $326.75 $1,095 —
387 387 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,192 +7.00
415 415 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,125 -17.98
485 485 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,368 +14.81
505–542 525 6 268.00–272.00 $269.49 $1,415 —
565–580 573 2 256.00–259.00 $257.48 $1,475 +23.96
647 647 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,553 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 315.00–320.00 $317.52 $1,089 —
360–395 385 5 237.50–268.00 $256.19 $986 -13.67
437 437 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,123 -22.00
455–480 466 7 260.00–275.00 $267.20 $1,245 +16.20
515–532 526 3 230.00–248.00 $242.13 $1,274 —
555–565 560 2 217.00–221.00 $219.02 $1,227 +0.66
615–635 625 2 221.00–224.00 $222.52 $1,391 —
760 760 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,490 —
965 965 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,708 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 297.00 $297.00 $772 +2.00
315 315 1 225.00 $225.00 $709 —
400–445 432 4 285.00–307.00 $299.87 $1,295 —
450–490 471 4 221.00–271.00 $252.31 $1,188 +13.52
515 515 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,339 +41.00
560–595 583 4 237.00–249.00 $242.43 $1,413 —
635 635 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,454 +27.00
720 720 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,469 -7.00
925 925 10 179.00 $179.00 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,033 +71.44
305–325 fancy 315 2 391.00–402.50 $396.93 $1,250 —
320–340 329 6 320.00–391.00 $358.00 $1,178 +28.00
355 fancy 355 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,340 —
380–397 388 5 351.00–357.50 $353.85 $1,373 +29.64
405–445 424 6 330.00–353.00 $345.12 $1,463 +36.78
460 460 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,348 +13.00
515–540 530 3 252.00–272.00 $264.88 $1,404 +14.88
585 585 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,357 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1600 1245 80-85% 26 111.00–136.00 $122.18 $1,521 —
960–1550 1329 80-85% 7 68.00–108.00 $94.10 $1,251 —
1405–1885 1534 80-85% 5 130.00–140.00 $134.36 $2,061 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1930 1616 75-80% 10 130.00–143.00 $135.74 $2,194 —
1560–2275 1829 75-80% 8 115.00–134.00 $128.05 $2,342 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1130 999 85-90% 6 87.00–109.00 $98.17 $981 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1920 1736 6 146.00–159.00 $152.87 $2,654 —
1760 1760 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,253 —
1630–2125 1878 2 165.00–167.00 $166.13 $3,120 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1210 1057 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 118.00–134.00 $128.52 $1,358

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1040 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,210.00–1,475.00 $1,331.46
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 13 239.00 $239.00 $1,250 +4.00

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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.