Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

1,422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.84/cwt +15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 626 lb · 137 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.26/cwt +28.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 761 lb · 96 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.63/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 478 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,422	1,049	828
Feeder cattle	1,313	980	751
Slaughter cattle	92	62	72
Replacement cattle	17	7	5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	227.50	$227.50	$546	—
262–295	276	6	230.00–252.50	$241.59	$667	—
315–330	322	3	270.00–280.00	$275.03	$886	+20.75
327 fancy	327	2	314.00	$314.00	$1,027	—
355–390	367	3	270.00–285.00	$274.84	$1,009	+21.71
355–396 fancy	386	18	291.00–326.00	$312.99	$1,208	—
410–446 fancy	424	20	282.00–317.50	$301.42	$1,278	+16.42
405–445	426	4	262.50–280.00	$275.84	$1,175	+36.51
450–483 fancy	469	12	290.00–295.00	$290.90	$1,364	+15.42
455–497	488	18	250.00–275.00	$265.37	$1,295	+16.83
505–542	526	13	230.00–249.00	$236.15	$1,242	-6.42
538–544 value added	540	13	258.00–270.00	$265.35	$1,433	-7.14
551–578 value added	566	53	258.00–286.50	$275.24	$1,558	+10.87
550–595	573	19	220.00–235.50	$226.14	$1,296	-15.07
618–647 value added	628	32	249.00–260.00	$256.10	$1,608	+1.37
615–647	633	14	222.00–238.00	$228.11	$1,444	-1.89
650–693	674	44	224.00–242.00	$235.68	$1,588	+18.80
676–678 value added	677	31	246.50–250.50	$248.69	$1,684	+6.13
717–745	723	22	217.00–230.00	$226.18	$1,635	+9.95
720–734 value added	727	48	235.00–248.50	$242.37	$1,762	+4.93
759 value added	759	70	243.50	$243.50	$1,848	—
751–777	765	26	218.00–228.00	$224.14	$1,715	+14.14
807	807	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,662	+2.27
818 value added	818	11	223.00	$223.00	$1,824	—
862	862	6	210.50	$210.50	$1,815	+1.50
905–932	930	13	196.00–205.00	$204.33	$1,900	+1.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	240.00	$240.00	$732	—
395	395	1	230.00	$230.00	$908	—
470–490	487	6	227.00–247.00	$243.78	$1,187	+32.78
530–545	538	3	210.00–220.00	$213.34	$1,148	—
576–583	579	9	215.50–217.00	$216.33	$1,253	+3.87
600	600	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,272	+14.45
665	665	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	-0.61
760	760	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,528	—
830	830	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,544	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	207.50	$207.50	$446	—
320	320	1	180.00	$180.00	$576	—
585	585	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,088	—
600	600	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,080	—
715	715	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,287	+10.00
800	800	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–332	329	5	227.50–232.50	$231.54	$762	-12.90
355–395	372	6	230.00–250.00	$237.13	$882	-2.07
393–395 fancy	393	7	262.50–283.00	$276.63	$1,087	+10.00
400–435 fancy	417	9	250.00–274.00	$264.20	$1,102	+6.32
401–445	418	12	220.00–245.00	$234.44	$980	+14.44
455–496 fancy	476	69	251.00–275.00	$262.11	$1,248	+8.91
460–495	484	20	221.00–242.50	$233.27	$1,129	+1.53
500–508 value added	505	9	248.00–250.00	$249.34	$1,259	+7.51
500–548	533	26	217.00–236.00	$229.17	$1,221	-4.37
555–576 value added	569	26	242.00–247.00	$245.31	$1,396	+0.31
556–595	581	45	219.00–238.00	$230.44	$1,339	+1.69
610–640 value added	620	74	221.00–229.00	$224.37	$1,391	+7.04
605–647	634	63	200.00–219.00	$216.70	$1,374	+14.96
650–687	672	36	200.00–220.00	$212.76	$1,430	+4.84
701–725	719	16	191.00–207.00	$201.11	$1,446	+0.29
770–795	783	2	182.00–183.00	$182.51	$1,429	-2.49
1065	1065	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	284	6	210.00–217.50	$211.12	$600	-4.87
300–330	312	5	220.00–222.50	$220.53	$688	+0.53
360–375	365	6	210.00–220.00	$212.86	$777	-0.71
415	415	1	207.50	$207.50	$861	-7.45
460–485	475	3	210.00	$210.00	$998	±0.00
500–538	521	7	210.00–212.00	$210.89	$1,099	+9.30
563–585	570	6	207.00–216.00	$213.27	$1,216	+13.27
617	617	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,172	+5.90
710	710	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	370	5	180.00–200.00	$188.44	$697	—
450–480	471	7	170.00–205.00	$187.51	$883	+15.51
500–545	529	7	188.00–201.00	$193.41	$1,023	+23.41
550–595	565	8	170.00–201.00	$183.34	$1,036	+12.34
775	775	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,240	-10.00
805	805	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,368	—
850	850	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,420	+9.24

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,310	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	230.00–245.00	$236.82	$521	+6.82
245 fancy	245	1	290.00	$290.00	$710	—
310 fancy	310	1	292.50	$292.50	$907	—
305–340	323	3	260.00–272.50	$267.33	$863	+30.89
350–385	368	2	257.50–280.00	$269.29	$991	+27.92
362–380 fancy	368	3	302.50–307.50	$304.22	$1,120	+39.59
412–425	419	4	230.00–252.50	$240.63	$1,008	+10.54
400–447 fancy	423	17	270.00–312.50	$284.37	$1,203	-3.10
470 fancy	470	2	283.00	$283.00	$1,330	+11.50
450–495	489	15	230.00–250.00	$240.70	$1,177	+7.51
501–545	512	19	220.00–240.00	$228.64	$1,171	-8.54
520 fancy	520	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,373	+2.20
550–595	565	36	220.00–238.00	$229.25	$1,295	-3.34
611 fancy	611	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,405	-5.29
600–647	641	52	200.00–220.00	$216.92	$1,390	-3.08
652–685	679	20	200.00–215.00	$209.75	$1,424	-4.69
710–730	720	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,476	+12.01
722 fancy	722	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,523	-7.00
750–755	753	2	196.00–205.00	$200.51	$1,510	+24.51
805	805	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,368	—
895	895	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	215.00	$215.00	$666	-6.02
355–395	374	4	210.00–230.00	$224.98	$841	+4.98
405	405	1	220.00	$220.00	$891	—
460–495	483	9	207.50–221.00	$215.38	$1,040	—
515–525	520	4	210.00–218.00	$214.50	$1,115	-1.50
550–595	578	5	210.00–215.00	$211.79	$1,224	—
620	620	2	192.00–194.00	$193.00	$1,197	-2.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	180.00–193.00	$186.46	$714	-13.54
505–540	525	5	157.00–180.00	$164.24	$862	-35.76
562	562	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,124	—
660	660	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,162	±0.00
745	745	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,222	—
782	782	2	179.00	$179.00	$1,400	+15.08
805	805	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,296	—
865–890	878	2	149.00–159.00	$154.07	$1,353	-4.93
1140	1140	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,505	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1545	1320	80-85%	3	85.00–88.00	$86.38	$1,140	—
1130–1925	1345	80-85%	12	90.00–99.00	$95.23	$1,281	—
1115–2000	1371	80-85%	17	100.00–111.00	$105.24	$1,443	-7.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1430	1107	85-90%	11	60.00–78.50	$72.38	$801	—
930–1370	1153	85-90%	10	80.50–88.00	$85.04	$981	—
995–1375	1165	85-90%	5	90.00–99.00	$95.00	$1,107	—
1175–1295	1248	85-90%	3	100.50–102.50	$101.47	$1,266	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1630	1488	75-80%	2	88.50–90.00	$89.32	$1,329	—
1590–1670	1630	75-80%	2	109.00–113.00	$110.95	$1,808	+3.95
1440–2175	1697	75-80%	7	97.00–106.00	$100.32	$1,702	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1805	1420	4	105.50–118.00	$110.59	$1,570	+3.34
1620–2030	1830	4	120.00–126.00	$124.15	$2,272	—
1745–2330	2038	2	132.00–143.00	$138.29	$2,818	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1070–1165	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,102.52
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1120–1345	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,260.00–1,435.00	$1,357.02
1190–1405	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,160.00–1,500.00	$1,337.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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.