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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 27, 2024

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 902 221 214
Feeder cattle 828 156 171
Slaughter cattle 65 53 38
Replacement cattle 9 12 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,421 —
593 593 3 238.50 $238.50 $1,414 —
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 —
715 715 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 280.00 $280.00 $700 —
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 —
565 565 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 —
810 810 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,539 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 301.00 $301.00 $888 -5.00
370–385 381 4 280.00–292.00 $282.91 $1,078 -9.84
420–440 427 3 270.00–282.00 $277.55 $1,185 -5.45
455–467 463 3 268.00–276.00 $273.38 $1,266 +0.66
517 517 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,241 -29.39
555 555 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,382 -11.00
613 613 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,465 -0.37
656 656 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,588 —
735 735 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 215.50 $215.50 $743 -48.17
360 360 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,017 —
440 440 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,206 +2.66
530–535 533 3 211.00–239.00 $229.73 $1,224 -18.54
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 -30.00
675–695 687 3 212.50–226.00 $221.48 $1,522 +1.48
745 745 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,408 -39.38
995 995 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,522 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,142 -8.00
355–385 366 5 300.00–339.00 $324.77 $1,189 -19.65
442–447 445 4 275.00–283.00 $279.02 $1,242 -58.26
460–475 465 3 273.00–289.00 $278.45 $1,295 +3.45
501 501 6 281.00 $281.00 $1,408 +6.87
590 590 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,322 —
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 —
970 970 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 261.00–272.50 $266.39 $852 —
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 —
410 410 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,160 +19.46
480–490 483 4 247.00–248.00 $247.75 $1,197 -22.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1400 1239 80-85% 4 108.00–122.00 $115.48 $1,431 —
1015–1675 1341 80-85% 38 125.00–146.50 $136.28 $1,828 —
1635 1635 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,371 -4.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,696 —
1345–1605 1499 75-80% 4 130.00–142.00 $134.45 $2,015 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $534 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,049 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2110 1796 4 150.00–162.00 $156.34 $2,808 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
960–1085 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,535.00–2,025.00 $1,794.98

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281–297 283 14 233.00–250.00 $247.45 $700 —
358–393 376 6 201.00–213.00 $206.72 $777 —
568–595 575 4 178.00–216.00 $206.17 $1,185 —
669 669 18 233.00 $233.00 $1,559 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,015 —
553 553 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,421 —
645 645 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 3 240.00 $240.00 $974 —

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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
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–458 455 8 201.00–240.00 $220.37 $1,003 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 277.56 $277.56 $666 —
273 273 3 295.00 $295.00 $805 —
303–335 319 29 258.00–285.00 $279.30 $891 —
355–379 377 53 270.00–284.50 $283.86 $1,070 +43.86
405–445 411 49 255.00–281.50 $273.11 $1,122 —
460–495 482 39 217.00–270.00 $244.01 $1,176 —
500–512 509 23 238.00–253.00 $251.59 $1,281 -10.31
552–596 570 94 210.00–256.00 $243.69 $1,389 -4.38
603–645 619 45 200.00–252.00 $246.80 $1,528 +75.80
650–676 667 42 235.50–248.00 $243.88 $1,627 —
718–736 720 26 220.00–247.00 $229.87 $1,655 —
750–797 776 18 140.00–228.50 $209.24 $1,624 —
814–828 821 43 195.00–220.00 $208.77 $1,714 —
867–886 872 12 171.00–199.00 $191.89 $1,673 —
940 940 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,842 —
970–980 975 2 156.00–160.00 $157.99 $1,540 —
1058 1058 9 191.00 $191.00 $2,021 —
1187 1187 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,018 —
1300 1300 18 160.00 $160.00 $2,080 —

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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.