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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 13, 2024

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $281.76/cwt ≈ $1,443/hd at 512 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $335.30/cwt +42.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 463 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $281.95/cwt ≈ $1,376/hd at 488 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 459 258 1,085
Feeder cattle 297 156 981
Slaughter cattle 118 81 79
Replacement cattle 44 21 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 to 4.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,312 -3.00
410–425 417 3 340.00–345.00 $343.30 $1,432 +14.73
450–465 458 2 315.00–340.00 $327.70 $1,501 +19.70
501–518 512 18 276.00–285.00 $281.76 $1,443 —
590 590 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,711 -5.00
602 602 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,704 —
715 715 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,265 -12.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,582 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 302.50 $302.50 $726 —
290–295 293 2 282.50–297.00 $289.81 $849 +37.31
310–345 328 2 250.00–300.00 $276.34 $906 -3.66
355–380 368 2 267.50–287.00 $277.58 $1,021 —
415–440 428 3 230.00–281.00 $258.18 $1,105 —
461–485 466 10 238.00–269.00 $257.20 $1,199 +23.02
527–545 538 7 200.00–240.00 $230.89 $1,242 +0.89
568–582 574 5 221.00–229.00 $224.25 $1,287 -1.52
605 605 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 -14.20
650–670 660 3 180.00–232.00 $210.46 $1,389 -7.54
715 715 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 302.50 $302.50 $771 —
300–332 319 4 300.00–308.00 $304.64 $972 —
350–365 358 2 302.50–310.00 $306.33 $1,097 —
436 436 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,273 +29.84
465 465 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,325 +34.67
500 value added 500 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,345 —
500–515 508 2 245.00–260.00 $252.39 $1,282 -5.64
568 value added 568 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,420 —
590 590 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,363 -18.18
613 613 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,465 -5.45
655–685 678 4 229.00–235.00 $230.45 $1,562 -9.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 355.00 $355.00 $834 -10.00
255 255 1 324.00 $324.00 $826 +15.00
300–335 320 5 347.00–365.00 $351.53 $1,125 +37.97
360–385 373 2 345.00–350.00 $347.58 $1,296 +0.07
400 400 4 348.00 $348.00 $1,392 +4.30
450–495 463 15 312.00–347.00 $335.30 $1,552 +42.56
526 526 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,515 -9.55
565–596 588 6 260.00–284.00 $276.37 $1,625 +10.37
602–640 615 11 231.00–268.00 $253.79 $1,561 -7.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 230.00 $230.00 $506 —
380–385 383 2 250.00–385.00 $317.06 $1,214 —
410 410 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,189 —
450–496 488 14 250.00–298.00 $281.95 $1,376 —
515–531 526 6 225.00–257.00 $240.48 $1,265 -12.55
605 605 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,313 —
960 960 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,776 +40.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1520 1520 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1130 1123 80-85% 2 72.00–90.00 $80.94 $909 —
865–2040 1275 80-85% 50 121.00–172.00 $138.50 $1,766 -15.91
1160–1730 1464 80-85% 4 145.00–158.00 $150.13 $2,198 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 75-80% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,809 —
1365–1680 1514 75-80% 9 135.00–147.00 $142.39 $2,156 +8.93
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,131 +5.40
850–1115 950 85-90% 5 104.00–118.00 $109.38 $1,039 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1670 1503 2 137.00–147.50 $142.84 $2,147 —
1295–2025 1862 8 151.00–171.00 $164.43 $3,062 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
960–1350 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,450.00–2,100.00 $1,691.65
1085–1505 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,175.00 $2,026.39

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,232 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 220.00 $220.00 $728 —

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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
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 +50.00
985–1385 1181 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,450.00–2,875.00 $2,600.11 —
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00 —
1410–1680 1551 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,473.77 —
1655 1655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,725.00 $2,725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 277.00 $277.00 $983 —
436 436 10 277.00 $277.00 $1,208 —
637 637 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,350 -9.00
756 756 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,474 —
915 915 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,288 —

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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.