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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $218.52/cwt +14.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 916 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.05/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 574 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.18/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 577 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 545 1,422 681
Feeder cattle 459 1,313 607
Slaughter cattle 85 92 55
Replacement cattle 1 17 19

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 250.00–270.00 $259.85 $883 -15.18
360–397 385 3 270.00–271.00 $270.31 $1,041 -4.53
433 fancy 433 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,217 -20.42
453–473 fancy 463 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,296 -10.90
480 480 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,200 -15.37
515–541 value added 536 10 260.00–271.00 $267.57 $1,434 +2.22
560–595 573 13 239.00–259.50 $254.19 $1,457 +28.05
564–592 value added 575 33 260.50–267.50 $263.75 $1,517 -11.49
647 value added 647 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,618 -6.10
650–692 678 3 236.00–241.00 $239.40 $1,623 +3.72
710–716 value added 715 13 240.00–245.50 $244.66 $1,749 +2.29
745–747 746 3 214.00–232.00 $226.01 $1,686 -0.17
805 805 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,690 +4.00
830 value added 830 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,851 ±0.00
855 855 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,761 -4.50
855 value added 855 7 225.50 $225.50 $1,928 —
905–926 value added 916 117 218.00–219.00 $218.52 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,011 -7.00
765 765 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 217 3 240.00–242.50 $241.73 $525 —
355–387 fancy 376 5 265.00–295.00 $279.66 $1,052 +3.03
410–440 fancy 423 4 269.00–287.00 $279.76 $1,183 +15.56
420–435 430 3 237.00–250.00 $241.23 $1,037 +6.79
460–495 fancy 477 6 258.00–274.00 $262.31 $1,251 +0.20
455–497 488 17 248.00–252.50 $251.84 $1,229 +18.57
505–510 506 7 235.00–240.00 $236.44 $1,196 +7.27
520–526 value added 524 7 246.00–250.00 $247.28 $1,296 -2.06
555–595 577 35 218.00–236.00 $226.18 $1,305 -4.26
600–630 614 10 206.00–226.00 $219.31 $1,347 +2.61
655–690 673 5 208.00–215.00 $211.80 $1,425 -0.96
702–715 706 3 202.00–209.00 $206.64 $1,459 +5.53
750 750 8 191.00–198.50 $195.69 $1,468 +13.18
805 805 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,489 —
858 858 17 192.75 $192.75 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 181.00 $181.00 $534 —
465–480 473 2 189.00–190.00 $189.51 $896 +2.00
515–520 518 2 191.00–194.00 $192.49 $997 -0.92
550–595 573 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,146 +16.66
605 605 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 210.00 $210.00 $588 -1.12
505–510 508 2 208.00–214.00 $211.01 $1,072 +0.12
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 255.00 $255.00 $625 +18.18
260–275 270 3 245.00–260.00 $255.19 $689 —
300–335 318 6 245.00–252.50 $248.70 $791 -18.63
350–360 fancy 357 3 286.00–287.00 $286.33 $1,022 -17.89
365–387 380 3 260.00–275.00 $270.19 $1,027 +0.90
410–432 fancy 422 9 274.50–292.00 $282.86 $1,194 -1.51
425–440 433 3 250.00–260.00 $254.05 $1,100 +13.42
455 fancy 455 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,269 -4.00
450–493 484 6 249.00–265.00 $255.84 $1,238 +15.14
510–525 fancy 519 11 270.00–273.50 $272.29 $1,413 +8.29
525 525 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,223 +4.36
555–581 565 11 240.00–258.00 $249.33 $1,409 +20.08
610–645 630 3 221.00–242.00 $232.82 $1,467 +15.90
745 745 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 -10.00
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 -10.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 225.00–227.50 $226.27 $588 —
380–385 383 2 220.00–235.00 $227.45 $871 +2.47
445 445 1 215.00 $215.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 192.50 $192.50 $491 —
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
625 625 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,131 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1765 1307 80-85% 14 90.00–97.00 $94.23 $1,232 +7.85
1120–1765 1310 80-85% 7 85.50–88.00 $86.83 $1,137 +0.45
1190–1615 1345 80-85% 19 100.00–113.00 $104.97 $1,412 +9.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,018 —
665–1365 1018 85-90% 6 71.00–78.00 $73.68 $750 —
830–1210 1048 85-90% 9 80.00–89.50 $85.97 $901 —
965–1345 1170 85-90% 9 90.00–98.50 $93.64 $1,096 -1.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1930 1572 75-80% 11 100.00–110.00 $106.00 $1,666 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,487 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1545 1400 2 91.00–105.50 $97.50 $1,365 -13.09
1255–1920 1588 2 116.00–125.00 $121.44 $1,928 —
2005 2005 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,647 -6.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,543 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,096 —

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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.