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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 1, 2024

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.01/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 519 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.22/cwt +28.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 478 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 2-3 steers $278.50/cwt ≈ $1,713/hd at 615 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 1,484 437
Feeder cattle 290 1,258 370
Slaughter cattle 111 168 59
Replacement cattle 3 58 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to Holiday last Saturday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 16 278.50 $278.50 $1,713 —
775 775 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 —
885 885 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,858 +18.00
1112 1112 2 180.00 $180.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,112 -35.00
380 380 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,193 -23.00
530 530 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,542 -11.14
580 580 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,699 —
605 605 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,748 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 299.00 $299.00 $987 —
405–440 426 12 278.00–299.00 $292.42 $1,246 -10.87
455–485 478 17 279.00–304.00 $299.22 $1,430 +28.40
507–539 519 21 272.00–304.00 $278.01 $1,443 +4.12
565–595 578 3 252.00–269.00 $259.19 $1,498 -1.30
640 640 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,478 -17.54
672 672 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,663 +27.50
734 734 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,629 -6.00
795 795 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,813 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 297.00 $297.00 $846 —
310–345 332 3 284.00–292.00 $287.08 $953 +77.08
410 410 2 241.00–250.00 $245.50 $1,007 -22.29
452–490 474 7 229.00–281.00 $258.95 $1,227 +10.37
500 500 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 +8.17
560–563 562 4 261.00–263.00 $261.50 $1,470 +30.50
610–630 620 3 198.00–240.00 $219.11 $1,358 -2.89
720–745 740 10 190.00–225.00 $217.18 $1,607 —
755–760 758 2 211.00–215.00 $212.99 $1,614 +41.99
846 846 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,717 +16.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 332.50 $332.50 $648 —
220 220 1 335.00 $335.00 $737 —
295 295 1 289.00 $289.00 $853 -53.73
300–345 322 3 300.00–322.00 $307.61 $991 -7.39
400–425 410 5 300.00–325.00 $314.63 $1,290 —
465–490 484 6 271.00–310.00 $295.17 $1,429 +3.86
556–590 575 12 250.00–301.00 $270.55 $1,556 +7.61
620 620 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,556 +2.00
675 675 8 230.00–250.00 $235.00 $1,586 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 306.00 $306.00 $719 —
265–285 275 2 287.50–300.00 $293.52 $807 —
320 320 1 269.00 $269.00 $861 +59.00
355 355 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,069 +13.50
407 407 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,221 +17.50
455 455 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,310 +48.00
500 500 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,065 +4.00
560 560 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,372 —
600–615 605 3 264.00–268.00 $266.64 $1,613 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $764 —
910–1645 1269 80-85% 39 121.00–143.00 $132.05 $1,676 +5.56
1700 1700 80-85% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,499 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1285 1029 85-90% 11 80.00–131.00 $112.26 $1,155 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1407–1510 1452 75-80% 4 130.00–140.00 $136.92 $1,988 —
1765–1805 1785 75-80% 2 144.00–156.00 $149.93 $2,676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1855 1362 11 159.00–174.00 $162.29 $2,210 —
1825–2070 1948 2 173.00–181.00 $177.25 $3,453 —

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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 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,110
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)Open 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,558

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 162.50 $162.50 $926 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 38 165.85 $165.85 $2,496 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 6 297.00 $297.00 $832 +40.00
341 341 7 287.00 $287.00 $979 +31.17
432 432 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,037 -4.75
465 465 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,260 +28.93
506–520 510 10 258.00–260.00 $258.61 $1,319 +22.48
1055 1055 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,509 —

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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.