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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 7, 2024

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 126 425
Feeder cattle 172 67 350
Slaughter cattle 36 53 57
Replacement cattle 5 6 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers sold mostly steady. All other classes of feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Several unweaned and plain quality feeders pressured the market. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–491 491 5 250.00–265.00 $262.00 $1,286 —
640 640 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,702 —
655 655 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,657 —
745 745 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,691 —
805 805 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 —
710–745 728 2 208.00–210.00 $209.02 $1,522 —
810 810 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 234.00–263.00 $253.93 $825 —
375 375 1 212.00 $212.00 $795 —
410–441 429 5 207.00–230.00 $221.20 $949 —
455–497 472 9 211.00–235.00 $229.47 $1,083 —
525–530 528 2 180.00–220.00 $200.09 $1,056 —
580 580 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 +40.00
600 600 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,206 —
685 685 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,315 +19.00
810–835 823 2 172.00–184.00 $178.09 $1,466 —
895 895 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–312 312 5 257.50–260.00 $259.50 $810 +19.10
355–363 361 4 249.00–250.00 $249.25 $900 +12.25
405 405 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,012 —
457–475 466 5 220.00–233.00 $227.10 $1,058 -2.90
500–542 525 4 215.00–225.00 $221.39 $1,162 -8.61
565–575 568 3 215.00–230.00 $222.95 $1,266 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
650 650 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 230.00 $230.00 $667 —
330–346 342 5 265.00–276.00 $272.46 $932 —
360–392 374 9 252.50–270.00 $261.44 $978 —
415–437 432 7 265.00–275.00 $268.69 $1,161 +23.69
491 491 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,301 +19.00
507–547 533 9 221.00–235.00 $231.26 $1,233 -18.74
560 560 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 -6.00
605–646 636 4 240.00–254.00 $250.67 $1,594 —
685 685 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,493 -19.00
725 725 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 256.00 $256.00 $563 —
440 440 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,012 —
455–476 472 5 226.00–231.00 $226.96 $1,071 —
552–575 562 5 217.00–231.00 $227.42 $1,278 —
675 675 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,323 —
730–746 742 4 190.00–200.00 $197.54 $1,466 —
750–780 765 2 172.00–191.00 $181.31 $1,387 —
902 902 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,443 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1445 1202 80-85% 10 80.00–119.00 $106.00 $1,274 —
1035–1565 1303 80-85% 12 120.00–134.00 $126.64 $1,650 —
1595 1595 80-85% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,281 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1715 1613 75-80% 3 136.00–139.00 $138.10 $2,228 —
1610–1705 1658 75-80% 2 114.00–116.00 $114.97 $1,906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1195 1158 85-90% 3 86.00–109.00 $96.64 $1,119 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–2205 1972 3 143.00–177.00 $156.99 $3,096 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,209

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,535.00 $1,535.00
1430–1615 1523 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,860.00–2,210.00 $2,045.63

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,024 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 200.00 $200.00 $970 —
535 535 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 —
584 584 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,285 -17.89
675 675 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,424 —
785 785 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,437 —

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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.