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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 5, 2024

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $250.78/cwt ≈ $1,427/hd at 569 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.17/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 430 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $225.88/cwt ≈ $1,430/hd at 633 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 85 342
Feeder cattle 328 29 286
Slaughter cattle 31 48 32
Replacement cattle 6 8 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
332 332 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,029 —
396 396 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,160 —
536 536 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,394 —
685 685 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,445 —
700–712 708 3 222.00–231.00 $224.97 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,285 —
575 575 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,368 —
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 —
685 685 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,418 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–327 319 4 250.00–267.50 $256.12 $817 —
360–390 369 5 247.50–257.00 $254.51 $939 -2.49
415–441 430 18 240.00–256.00 $250.17 $1,076 +1.17
470–480 473 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,159 +18.00
510–535 528 10 230.00–235.00 $231.06 $1,220 +7.06
551–586 571 9 233.00–238.00 $234.83 $1,341 —
605–627 620 7 218.00–222.00 $220.57 $1,368 —
668–670 669 4 202.00–220.00 $206.51 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 245.00 $245.00 $588 —
265–292 283 3 229.00–272.50 $258.92 $733 —
322 322 2 272.50 $272.50 $877 +12.50
350–375 367 5 210.00–260.00 $246.62 $905 —
403–435 416 9 220.00–233.00 $229.03 $953 +9.03
455–460 458 2 240.00–245.00 $242.51 $1,111 —
503–535 515 6 210.00–232.00 $223.97 $1,153 —
550–595 571 5 200.00–225.00 $210.63 $1,203 —
600 600 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,104 —
660–690 678 4 189.00–226.00 $198.27 $1,344 —
735–740 737 3 186.00–200.00 $195.31 $1,439 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 300.00 $300.00 $705 —
330–345 335 4 307.00–315.00 $310.55 $1,040 —
350 350 1 283.00 $283.00 $990 —
410–437 429 6 263.00–273.00 $270.92 $1,162 +10.92
475–497 493 9 257.00–261.00 $260.24 $1,283 +29.73
556–597 569 36 220.00–259.00 $250.78 $1,427 —
628–646 633 13 200.00–236.00 $225.88 $1,430 —
672 672 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,478 —
775 775 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–297 291 3 267.50–277.50 $270.70 $788 —
305–342 326 6 202.00–282.50 $247.22 $806 —
390–396 393 2 260.00–272.50 $266.30 $1,047 —
425–440 433 2 216.00–250.00 $232.71 $1,008 —
466–495 480 8 207.50–245.00 $223.07 $1,071 —
500–540 522 9 200.00–247.00 $214.58 $1,120 —
605–640 623 2 205.00–220.00 $212.29 $1,323 +22.29
757–785 766 3 180.00–190.00 $183.41 $1,405 —
860 860 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,570 —
935 935 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,264 —
1010–1770 1323 80-85% 15 96.00–122.00 $114.71 $1,518 +16.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
914–1080 997 85-90% 2 105.00–111.00 $108.25 $1,079 —
900–1125 1002 85-90% 3 88.00–99.00 $94.88 $951 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1800 1745 75-80% 2 109.00–112.00 $110.55 $1,929 -1.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1505 1395 2 130.00–136.00 $132.76 $1,852 —
1845–2265 1988 3 128.00–150.00 $137.65 $2,736 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,196 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 241.00 $241.00 $964 —
520 520 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,217 —
759 759 11 186.50 $186.50 $1,416 —
921 921 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,520 —

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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.