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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 6, 2024

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.34/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 731 lb · 93 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.94/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 801 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.15/cwt +21.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 637 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 714 706 503
Feeder cattle 672 646 450
Slaughter cattle 38 59 44
Replacement cattle 4 1 9

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 307.50–310.00 $308.75 $1,127 +8.75
365–395 fancy 380 2 370.00–377.50 $373.60 $1,420 +39.85
425 425 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,254 -10.00
460–466 fancy 465 5 300.00–306.00 $304.81 $1,417 -8.50
465–483 478 11 270.00–289.50 $287.60 $1,375 +6.29
500–520 value added 510 2 276.00–304.00 $289.73 $1,478 -15.27
525–537 531 4 250.00–250.50 $250.25 $1,329 -0.52
565 value added 565 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,554 -33.83
550–596 581 7 250.00–266.00 $256.47 $1,490 -14.68
612–640 value added 629 26 270.00–286.00 $275.99 $1,736 -8.20
630–640 633 3 230.00–245.00 $238.29 $1,508 -21.71
650–685 655 12 240.00–250.00 $245.81 $1,610 +5.41
652–693 value added 683 8 279.00–289.00 $286.61 $1,958 —
710–745 712 21 225.50–229.00 $225.67 $1,607 -3.31
716–742 value added 737 72 247.00–261.00 $256.24 $1,888 -23.76
818 value added 818 32 236.60 $236.60 $1,935 —
830 830 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,909 +7.57
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 527 3 220.00–232.00 $227.53 $1,199 —
595 595 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,368 +32.00
690 690 2 211.00–220.00 $215.50 $1,487 —
815–835 825 2 190.00–201.00 $195.43 $1,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 262.50 $262.50 $696 -26.47
310–345 328 2 277.50–292.00 $285.14 $935 +0.95
310–340 fancy 333 4 305.00–320.00 $312.92 $1,042 -6.08
360–380 370 3 272.50–295.00 $285.99 $1,058 +10.99
365–395 fancy 380 2 300.00–315.00 $307.80 $1,170 -2.20
408–417 fancy 413 15 292.50–325.00 $312.29 $1,290 +24.27
405–445 428 11 262.50–285.00 $272.29 $1,165 +3.73
450 fancy 450 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,300 —
450–495 488 19 262.50–279.00 $277.05 $1,352 +10.23
500–545 524 4 247.50–255.00 $251.62 $1,318 +4.55
510–543 value added 527 8 267.00–275.00 $270.87 $1,427 +0.87
565 value added 565 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 -1.00
550–595 571 7 233.00–250.00 $241.32 $1,378 -0.98
600 600 4 220.00–221.00 $220.25 $1,322 -6.44
625–644 value added 640 47 242.00–251.00 $250.52 $1,603 —
652 value added 652 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,571 —
675–680 676 7 202.50–212.50 $211.06 $1,427 -14.94
715–740 728 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,420 -5.00
795 795 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,566 —
801 value added 801 68 223.50 $223.50 $1,790 —
820 820 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,517 —
861 861 9 181.00 $181.00 $1,558 —
1074 1074 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,826 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 240.00–255.00 $247.68 $763 —
420–445 435 3 237.50–247.50 $243.44 $1,059 +13.25
450–495 464 7 229.00–250.00 $241.66 $1,121 +21.40
540 540 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,096 —
598 598 11 215.50 $215.50 $1,289 +0.50
645 645 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,290 ±0.00
695 695 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,272 —
780 780 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,388 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 300.00 $300.00 $930 +8.62
347 fancy 347 2 366.00 $366.00 $1,270 —
355 355 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 +18.79
357–385 fancy 370 7 320.00–366.00 $337.77 $1,250 -5.96
418–420 fancy 418 6 327.50–345.00 $342.07 $1,430 +5.99
440–445 444 5 280.00–300.00 $284.97 $1,265 -15.03
450–491 fancy 471 12 301.00–315.00 $309.26 $1,457 —
470–495 483 3 277.00–290.00 $285.56 $1,379 -7.69
505 505 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,250 -39.11
507–540 fancy 529 10 280.00–290.00 $283.95 $1,502 -22.43
550–575 560 5 240.00–260.00 $253.56 $1,420 +1.56
586 fancy 586 10 286.50 $286.50 $1,679 —
600–620 fancy 606 5 266.00–277.00 $273.39 $1,657 +11.08
635–645 640 2 240.00–257.50 $248.68 $1,592 +18.68
650 650 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,514 +8.51
719 value added 719 22 240.00 $240.00 $1,726 —
740–745 743 2 209.00–214.00 $211.51 $1,572 +2.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 255.00 $255.00 $510 —
340 340 1 242.50 $242.50 $824 +12.50
450–470 458 3 221.00–240.00 $232.07 $1,063 -7.93
511 511 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,196 -6.99
550–575 563 2 202.50–225.00 $214.00 $1,205 -16.00
620 620 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $1,147 -16.00
690 690 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,311 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 270.00 $270.00 $850 —
380 380 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 +2.50
440 440 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,188 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1365 1235 80-85% 6 121.00–130.50 $124.53 $1,538 +5.82
1065–1575 1291 80-85% 6 114.00–119.00 $116.07 $1,498 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1740 1543 75-80% 5 111.00–119.00 $114.41 $1,765 -5.17
1430–1720 1559 75-80% 5 120.00–127.00 $122.26 $1,906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–775 718 85-90% 2 53.00–72.00 $63.26 $454 —
925–1080 1003 85-90% 2 92.50–93.00 $92.77 $930 —
1135–1170 1147 85-90% 3 112.00–115.00 $113.81 $1,305 +0.23
1135–1275 1205 85-90% 2 96.00–105.00 $100.24 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,392 —
1235 1235 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,494 —
1340–1970 1686 5 134.00–155.00 $147.72 $2,491 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00

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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
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932 value added 932 59 188.85 $188.85 $1,760 —

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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.