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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 20, 2024

221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 221 459 455
Feeder cattle 156 297 312
Slaughter cattle 53 118 91
Replacement cattle 12 44 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light offering . Slaughter cows sold mostly to steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 367.50 $367.50 $882 —
350 350 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 -12.00
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 -8.30
425 fancy 425 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 —
455 455 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 -17.70
520 520 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,534 +13.24
850 850 1 241.00 $241.00 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,153 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 332.50 $332.50 $665 —
280 280 1 306.00 $306.00 $857 +3.50
320 320 1 300.00 $300.00 $960 -4.64
375–390 383 2 292.50–293.00 $292.75 $1,121 -13.58
435 435 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,231 -9.00
456–485 464 5 265.00–277.00 $272.72 $1,265 -12.28
517–528 524 5 269.00–270.00 $269.39 $1,412 +17.00
565 565 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 +29.00
600–642 624 5 238.00–241.00 $239.37 $1,494 +0.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 222.54 $222.54 $656 -67.27
308–315 310 5 210.00–279.00 $263.67 $817 -12.67
435–440 437 3 270.00–274.00 $271.34 $1,186 +13.16
465–478 472 2 227.00–230.00 $228.48 $1,078 -28.72
505–540 523 2 240.00–256.00 $248.27 $1,298 +17.38
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 +15.75
685 685 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,507 +9.54
705–735 722 3 214.00–241.00 $228.38 $1,649 +57.38
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,021 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 330.00 $330.00 $874 +6.00
300 300 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,095 +13.47
350–385 369 4 340.00–350.00 $344.42 $1,271 -3.16
425–440 433 2 325.00–350.00 $337.28 $1,460 -10.72
455–495 471 4 258.00–287.00 $275.00 $1,295 -60.30
505–547 532 7 261.00–279.00 $274.13 $1,458 -13.87
620–635 630 3 245.00–250.00 $246.64 $1,554 -7.15
655 655 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,644 —
791 791 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 415 3 249.00–283.00 $263.54 $1,094 -26.46
450–480 464 4 230.00–300.00 $270.55 $1,255 -11.40
565–580 575 3 235.00–269.00 $246.14 $1,415 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1380 1191 80-85% 7 96.00–127.50 $119.11 $1,419 —
1105–1500 1271 80-85% 9 129.00–140.00 $134.29 $1,707 -4.21
1560–1690 1625 80-85% 2 145.00–154.00 $149.32 $2,426 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1130 919 85-90% 9 93.00–109.00 $102.09 $938 -18.91
1155 1155 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,305 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,698 —
1930 1930 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,548 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1600 1525 2 138.00–145.00 $141.67 $2,160 -1.17
1880 1880 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,403 +16.57
1610–2345 1891 4 151.00–165.00 $156.96 $2,968 -7.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1230 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,149.00–1,675.00 $1,402.01
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 330.00 $330.00 $782 —
955 955 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,184 —

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,036 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 240.00 $240.00 $852 -37.00
500 500 10 225.00–266.00 $261.90 $1,309 —
570–578 574 6 238.00–258.00 $248.07 $1,424 —
625 625 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,069 -41.00

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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.