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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 19, 2024

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $272.57/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 468 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $268.26/cwt +20.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 576 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 305 389
Feeder cattle 197 241 261
Slaughter cattle 49 58 110
Replacement cattle 8 6 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders of all classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher . Strong demand for all feeeders.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 —
610 610 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,494 +6.00
730 730 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,759 +11.00
830 830 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,851 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,027 +7.50
455 455 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,215 —
680 680 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,571 —
710 710 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,555 —
1095 1095 2 185.00 $185.00 $2,026 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 270.00 $270.00 $796 +17.00
327–340 335 5 261.00–271.00 $264.91 $887 +24.91
375–398 394 6 250.00–260.00 $258.41 $1,018 +13.56
411–422 417 9 251.00–263.00 $257.74 $1,075 +13.72
465–466 466 4 240.00–252.00 $249.00 $1,160 +5.97
500 fancy 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 —
500–525 513 2 232.50–245.00 $238.60 $1,224 -4.40
575 575 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,322 -9.50
853 853 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 255.00 $255.00 $688 —
350–365 357 3 195.00–237.00 $220.94 $789 -9.06
410–432 425 5 203.00–242.50 $228.71 $972 +26.60
505–520 512 3 217.00–231.00 $225.93 $1,157 +36.52
555–585 575 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 -8.79
640 640 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,293 +22.00
715 715 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 —
785 785 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,437 —
830 830 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,452 —
970 970 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,203 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 204 4 312.50–362.50 $348.34 $711 —
255–275 265 2 282.50–342.50 $313.63 $831 —
325 325 2 292.50 $292.50 $951 +7.75
365–395 373 6 270.00–297.50 $291.02 $1,086 +8.23
405–435 423 7 260.00–280.00 $271.57 $1,149 +8.27
455 fancy 455 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,376 —
452–490 469 21 261.00–277.00 $271.14 $1,272 -3.48
502–515 506 6 261.00–274.00 $269.59 $1,364 +13.30
571–586 576 12 267.00–270.00 $268.26 $1,545 +20.94
610–643 631 7 239.00–242.00 $240.58 $1,518 -5.42
665–670 667 3 230.00–240.00 $235.84 $1,573 +4.99
730 730 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,613 -0.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–395 390 3 245.00–247.00 $246.32 $961 —
425–440 430 3 250.00–270.00 $263.18 $1,132 +34.82
462 462 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,074 -2.35
512–530 520 8 222.50–257.00 $241.70 $1,257 +29.20
550–590 571 4 191.00–251.00 $227.15 $1,297 +2.15
605 605 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,458 +27.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1410 1290 80-85% 3 106.00–112.00 $109.46 $1,412 -7.70
1010–1580 1298 80-85% 21 113.00–130.00 $123.38 $1,601 —
1235–1710 1481 80-85% 4 137.00–140.00 $138.76 $2,055 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
904–1000 952 85-90% 2 98.00–117.00 $107.98 $1,028 —
1056–1150 1103 85-90% 2 110.00–112.00 $111.04 $1,225 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1615 1429 75-80% 4 120.00–126.00 $121.98 $1,743 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1865 1537 3 134.00–144.00 $139.43 $2,143 —
1730–2020 1875 2 155.00–156.00 $155.46 $2,915 —
2145 2145 1 172.00 $172.00 $3,689 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1555 1555 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,185.00 $2,185.00 —

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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.