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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 21, 2024

125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 125 395 257
Feeder cattle 98 299 151
Slaughter cattle 22 65 89
Replacement cattle 5 31 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,407 —
760 760 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,465 —
775 775 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,883 +5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 301.00 $301.00 $722 —
282 282 2 292.50 $292.50 $825 +42.50
325 325 1 218.00 $218.00 $708 -9.50
375 375 1 215.00 $215.00 $806 —
420–445 433 2 231.00–245.00 $238.20 $1,031 —
465–475 470 2 219.00–247.00 $233.15 $1,096 +5.69
525 525 3 221.00–232.50 $228.17 $1,198 +1.90
555–580 569 6 190.00–251.00 $205.15 $1,167 -10.33
630–633 632 2 214.00–290.00 $252.09 $1,593 +47.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–496 490 4 257.00–277.50 $261.92 $1,283 -16.52
521–527 524 6 243.00–252.00 $247.53 $1,297 +10.02
567 567 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,423 +13.75
610 610 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,531 +24.00
710 710 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,690 +29.55
775 775 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 240 3 312.50–315.00 $314.20 $754 —
260 260 1 355.00 $355.00 $923 —
352–375 360 3 329.00–335.00 $331.09 $1,192 —
465–495 475 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 +1.16
625–642 636 3 246.00–247.00 $246.67 $1,569 +1.06
707 707 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,654 +13.17
890 890 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,136 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 335.00 $335.00 $972 +99.64
455–470 463 2 248.00–290.00 $268.66 $1,244 +31.16
500 500 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,100 +1.00
705–740 723 2 192.00–211.00 $201.27 $1,455 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,051 —
1015–1545 1240 80-85% 10 100.00–113.00 $104.50 $1,296 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1090 1022 85-90% 3 93.00–101.00 $97.88 $1,000 +16.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1630 1505 75-80% 2 105.00–108.00 $106.62 $1,605 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,953 —
1845 1845 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,565 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,074 —
1035 1035 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,056 —

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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.