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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 31, 2024

126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 126 250 136
Feeder cattle 67 198 102
Slaughter cattle 53 47 34
Replacement cattle 6 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to limited supply. Extreme heat slowed the movement of cattle.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 237.50–243.00 $240.40 $789 —
384 384 2 237.00 $237.00 $910 —
470 470 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 —
520 520 2 221.00–239.00 $230.00 $1,196 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 170.00 $170.00 $952 -36.29
660 660 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,142 -29.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 285.00 $285.00 $855 —
415 415 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,017 -44.00
475 475 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,168 -10.19
505 505 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 +20.44
570 570 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,402 +8.52
651 651 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 250.00 $250.00 $800 +19.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1245 1083 80-85% 4 97.00–129.00 $122.28 $1,324 —
1025–1710 1385 80-85% 33 131.00–148.00 $139.40 $1,931 +1.09
1435–1465 1450 80-85% 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $2,189 -4.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1705 1558 75-80% 5 135.00–140.00 $138.22 $2,153 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $722 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $753 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1705 1597 3 158.00–181.00 $167.99 $2,683 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1525 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,810.00 $1,607.66
1335–1435 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,775.00–1,910.00 $1,844.94
1525 1525 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,302 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–560 560 25 232.00–239.00 $237.89 $1,332 +33.89
810 810 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,490 —

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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.