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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 28, 2024

85 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 85 900 494
Feeder cattle 29 787 431
Slaughter cattle 48 63 47
Replacement cattle 8 50 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to very light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,004 +30.00
615–630 623 2 226.00–230.00 $227.98 $1,420 -12.36
770 770 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,656 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 257.00 $257.00 $900 —
400 400 1 249.00 $249.00 $996 +9.00
462 462 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,049 -18.00
535 535 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,198 -2.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 260.00 $260.00 $806 +78.00
400 400 1 220.00 $220.00 $880 —
765 765 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,683 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 265.00–285.00 $274.83 $797 +2.33
430 430 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 -7.00
455–470 463 2 230.00–231.00 $230.51 $1,067 -16.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 565 3 220.00–245.00 $236.22 $1,335 +16.22
637 637 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,210 +0.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,596 -1.00
1115–1595 1330 80-85% 4 90.00–105.00 $97.82 $1,301 +2.47
1205–2215 1558 80-85% 26 110.00–187.00 $122.14 $1,903 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2215 1741 75-80% 5 105.00–117.00 $112.04 $1,951 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $606 —
1090 1090 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2355 2355 1 147.00 $147.00 $3,462 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1115–1320 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,625.00–1,725.00 $1,672.27
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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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.