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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 3, 2024

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 902 341
Feeder cattle 154 828 283
Slaughter cattle 81 65 41
Replacement cattle 11 9 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steer offering was too few trend. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 271.00 $271.00 $948 +61.00
450–455 453 2 130.00–249.00 $189.83 $860 —
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -30.00
685 685 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 —
740 740 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,406 —
910 910 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 232.50–287.50 $261.88 $576 —
300–345 323 2 230.00–267.50 $250.06 $808 +34.56
355–370 364 4 210.00–282.50 $245.33 $893 -37.17
420 420 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,050 -24.00
460–480 471 4 200.00–265.00 $230.17 $1,084 —
510–545 531 9 220.00–280.00 $246.04 $1,306 +16.31
550–575 565 4 229.00–256.00 $238.90 $1,350 +28.90
600–635 626 5 210.00–237.00 $229.31 $1,435 —
665 665 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,722 +37.52
885 885 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,761 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 285.00–300.00 $295.00 $1,165 +12.09
412–425 416 3 271.00–285.00 $280.24 $1,166 +2.69
450–460 453 4 240.00–256.00 $244.07 $1,106 -29.31
505–545 525 3 237.00–273.00 $253.21 $1,329 +13.21
562–580 570 4 244.00–249.00 $246.53 $1,405 -2.47
610 610 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,549 +15.00
662–685 667 5 239.00–240.00 $239.21 $1,596 -2.79
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 +12.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 285.00 $285.00 $969 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 311.00–357.50 $334.98 $797 —
330 330 1 288.00 $288.00 $950 -69.00
370 370 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,080 -32.77
455 455 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,274 +1.55
500–535 526 4 273.00–282.00 $275.14 $1,447 -5.86
577 577 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,396 +18.00
615–640 625 5 221.00–244.00 $231.87 $1,449 —
697 697 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,492 —
702 702 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,537 +9.00
750 750 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,598 —
835 835 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,728 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 302.00 $302.00 $876 —
355–395 374 4 285.00–287.00 $285.75 $1,069 -14.25
485 485 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 +22.25
515–530 523 2 220.00–257.50 $238.48 $1,247 —
563–580 567 4 210.00–224.00 $220.42 $1,250 —
625 625 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,338 —
695 695 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
740 740 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,517 —
750–765 758 3 187.00–213.00 $202.61 $1,536 —
875 875 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,619 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1400 1255 80-85% 4 69.00–118.00 $102.42 $1,285 —
1025–1930 1342 80-85% 35 120.00–144.00 $134.39 $1,804 -1.89
1065–1697 1409 80-85% 14 143.00–158.00 $149.08 $2,101 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1135 1027 85-90% 3 93.00–108.00 $100.61 $1,033 -19.39
970–1145 1058 85-90% 2 114.00–122.00 $118.33 $1,252 +20.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1520 1440 75-80% 2 128.00–137.00 $132.75 $1,912 +13.75
1345–1575 1493 75-80% 3 141.00–147.00 $144.56 $2,158 +10.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1855 1648 3 160.00–168.00 $165.42 $2,726 —
1760 1760 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,168 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 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
485 485 1 177.50 $177.50 $861 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 222.50 $222.50 $779 —

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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
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00 —
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 240.00 $240.00 $989 -33.11
496 496 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,180 -6.01
585 585 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,269 -26.69
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 -99.87
842 842 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,617 -16.77

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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.