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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 17, 2024

279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $267.94/cwt -23.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 441 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $272.95/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 525 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 279 123 302
Feeder cattle 196 76 238
Slaughter cattle 83 42 64
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 310.00 $310.00 $760 —
470 470 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,330 -8.00
665 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–297 285 3 262.50–273.00 $269.80 $769 —
315–330 323 2 265.00–282.50 $273.55 $884 —
365–387 376 6 250.00–261.00 $255.50 $961 -8.17
435 435 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,209 +16.00
460–465 462 3 252.00–256.00 $253.34 $1,170 —
523–545 532 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,282 -16.00
600 600 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,404 +18.12
655 655 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,402 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 311 4 238.00–253.00 $244.16 $759 -15.84
360–380 370 2 243.00–257.00 $250.19 $926 —
421 421 3 231.00 $231.00 $973 —
488 488 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,191 +14.00
533–535 534 4 190.00–239.00 $226.72 $1,211 +27.61
630 630 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,405 —
710 710 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,164 -9.84
750 750 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,350 -5.00
950 950 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,472 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 296.00–320.00 $308.00 $755 —
270 270 1 282.50 $282.50 $763 —
315–345 335 3 273.00–274.00 $273.31 $916 —
375–380 378 2 304.00–310.00 $306.98 $1,160 —
431–449 441 13 232.00–286.00 $267.94 $1,182 —
465–495 480 2 282.00–284.00 $283.03 $1,359 +5.04
517–533 525 11 270.00–276.00 $272.95 $1,433 +0.95
570–587 580 4 252.00–255.00 $253.77 $1,472 +3.77
638 638 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,512 +9.00
705 705 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,593 -1.00
845 845 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,724 —
880–896 892 4 188.00–200.00 $190.96 $1,703 -9.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 +57.50
370 370 2 275.00–289.00 $282.00 $1,043 —
415 415 1 240.00 $240.00 $996 -4.96
455–495 469 8 237.00–257.00 $243.91 $1,144 +3.94
505–520 513 4 225.00–257.00 $236.58 $1,214 —
560–580 570 2 201.00–268.00 $235.09 $1,340 -1.91
610–648 640 6 223.00–236.00 $232.60 $1,489 +0.10
705 705 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,445 +17.00
770 770 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,578 —
805 805 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1430 1273 80-85% 4 90.00–126.00 $114.08 $1,452 -23.57
870–1920 1377 80-85% 30 131.00–148.00 $138.22 $1,903 -15.54
1355–1690 1457 80-85% 11 150.00–157.00 $153.24 $2,233 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1665 1408 75-80% 4 157.00–163.00 $159.40 $2,244 —
1350–1920 1676 75-80% 8 137.00–150.00 $143.25 $2,401 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1220 983 85-90% 2 104.00–110.00 $107.73 $1,059 -19.35
915–1190 1053 85-90% 2 65.00–88.00 $75.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–2030 1759 6 156.00–173.00 $165.79 $2,916 —
2040 2040 1 150.00 $150.00 $3,060 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 14 247.50 $247.50 $1,096 —
532 532 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,271 +16.00
569 569 10 251.00 $251.00 $1,428 —
623 623 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,377 —
686 686 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,544 —

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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.