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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 15, 2024

196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $296.44/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 481 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 196 390 592
Feeder cattle 127 319 438
Slaughter cattle 63 50 102
Replacement cattle 6 21 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder hiefers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cattle 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
220 220 1 312.50 $312.50 $688 —
418–425 420 4 300.00–321.00 $315.68 $1,326 -7.32
468 468 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,441 +7.56
500–520 505 7 290.00–301.00 $295.99 $1,495 -13.01
590 590 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,705 +8.00
640 640 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,728 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 315.00 $315.00 $803 —
345 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 +34.47
402–420 408 3 289.00–294.00 $292.28 $1,193 +0.45
460–495 481 12 293.00–298.00 $296.44 $1,426 +10.94
500–515 505 6 259.00–276.00 $271.87 $1,373 -7.56
550–557 555 3 276.00–283.00 $280.69 $1,558 +29.03
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 182.50–293.00 $235.61 $761 -80.39
380 380 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,034 +15.48
420 420 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,176 +35.15
480–485 483 2 245.00–296.00 $270.37 $1,306 +15.72
525 525 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 -25.60
578–590 580 8 239.00–259.00 $254.82 $1,478 +39.78
800 800 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,440 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,206 —
412–435 420 5 309.00–320.00 $314.65 $1,322 +1.88
450 450 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,431 +30.05
540 540 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 -9.89
600 600 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,524 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 281.00 $281.00 $899 -36.16
355 355 2 297.50–302.00 $299.75 $1,064 -2.25
485 485 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 -9.00
565–595 585 4 241.00–250.00 $243.68 $1,426 +23.68
715 715 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,509 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1585 1215 80-85% 11 144.00–154.00 $148.06 $1,799 —
980–1600 1275 80-85% 21 122.00–148.00 $134.32 $1,713 +2.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1150 992 85-90% 5 85.00–116.00 $103.33 $1,025 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1835 1560 75-80% 4 124.00–145.00 $138.49 $2,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,295 —
1350–2205 1848 4 150.00–175.00 $168.67 $3,117 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1165 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,435.00 $1,386.46

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,177 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 332.50 $332.50 $781 +55.00
272 272 2 327.50 $327.50 $891 —
385 385 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,059 +9.00
420 420 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,018 -22.00
460 460 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,362 +36.66
612 612 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,383 +8.00
925 925 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,711 +24.00
1030 1030 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,761 —

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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.