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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 10, 2024

123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 123 246 297
Feeder cattle 76 154 225
Slaughter cattle 42 81 56
Replacement cattle 5 11 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Too few receipts for trends today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 285.00 $285.00 $975 —
485 485 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,411 —
520 520 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,440 —
705 705 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,098 —
625 625 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,475 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 260.00 $260.00 $819 +9.94
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 -0.17
500–510 505 2 188.00–210.00 $199.11 $1,006 -46.93
585 585 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,351 -7.90
700–725 713 2 137.00–212.00 $173.84 $1,239 —
778 778 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,439 —
1000–1030 1015 2 130.00–136.00 $132.96 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 252.50–275.00 $263.67 $957 -31.33
420 420 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,100 -18.24
525 525 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,349 +3.79
560 560 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,372 -1.53
602–630 611 3 208.00–220.00 $215.88 $1,319 -38.12
675 675 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,519 -14.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,179 —
465–498 480 8 276.00–281.00 $277.99 $1,334 -2.01
525 525 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,428 -3.14
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 +8.00
625 625 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,425 -3.87
670–675 673 3 226.00–227.00 $226.33 $1,523 +12.33
725 725 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,646 +8.00
760 760 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,512 -14.00
880 880 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 202.50 $202.50 $699 —
430–445 437 4 241.00–251.00 $244.96 $1,070 —
460–497 487 4 215.00–251.00 $239.97 $1,169 -30.03
550 550 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,304 +16.58
640 640 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,488 +18.50
650–680 665 2 215.00–221.00 $218.07 $1,450 -1.93
705 705 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,325 -17.00
895 895 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,522 -15.00
945 945 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1735 1283 80-85% 22 124.00–153.00 $137.65 $1,766 +35.23
1335 1335 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $988 -60.39
945–1590 1368 80-85% 6 147.00–167.00 $153.76 $2,103 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $768 —
915–1060 988 85-90% 2 125.00–129.50 $127.08 $1,256 —
1085–1225 1155 85-90% 2 79.00–123.50 $99.90 $1,154 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,480 —
1700–1705 1703 75-80% 2 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $2,384 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,088 —
1725–2230 1978 2 168.00–170.00 $169.13 $3,345 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745 745 (<2 yrs)Open 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,341

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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
1715 1715 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,635.00 $2,635.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,062 -12.00
513 513 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,144 —

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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.