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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.71/cwt ≈ $2,047/hd at 872 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.45/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 520 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.17/cwt -10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 417 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 490 602 402
Feeder cattle 438 534 374
Slaughter cattle 52 66 28
Replacement cattle — 2 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 317.50 $317.50 $762 —
360–375 fancy 368 2 320.00–341.00 $330.29 $1,215 —
395–398 397 4 300.00–310.00 $302.49 $1,201 -0.01
425–440 fancy 435 9 342.00–354.00 $351.06 $1,527 +26.93
475 475 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,340 -18.00
517 517 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,489 +1.50
512–527 value added 523 8 300.00–314.00 $304.75 $1,594 —
583 583 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,737 +20.28
600–625 value added 609 5 289.00–305.00 $298.87 $1,820 —
622–625 623 3 270.00–286.00 $280.65 $1,748 -2.35
650–695 676 24 265.00–280.00 $272.55 $1,842 -2.29
720–730 723 9 243.50–246.50 $244.51 $1,768 —
732 value added 732 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,845 +0.50
778 778 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,789 —
869 value added 869 62 237.85 $237.85 $2,067 —
884 884 17 223.25 $223.25 $1,974 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 232.50 $232.50 $639 —
557 557 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,276 —
650 650 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,521 +5.50
700 700 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,239 -42.00
1005 1005 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 —
355 355 1 260.00 $260.00 $923 —
580 580 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,531 +5.84
690 690 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,794 +8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 7 270.00–285.00 $279.57 $900 —
355–395 390 8 270.00–280.00 $278.86 $1,088 -22.06
405–427 fancy 415 11 290.00–293.00 $291.89 $1,211 -10.05
410–440 419 16 269.00–288.00 $278.86 $1,168 -6.73
455–487 470 18 264.00–279.00 $272.34 $1,280 +4.31
501–545 value added 512 17 267.00–278.50 $272.04 $1,393 -5.93
500–547 530 14 240.00–263.00 $250.81 $1,329 +13.15
553 value added 553 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,482 —
560–597 590 11 251.00–262.00 $252.57 $1,490 +12.90
609–610 value added 609 6 254.00–259.00 $258.17 $1,572 —
610–645 630 11 237.00–241.00 $239.58 $1,509 +7.84
655 655 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,402 -1.00
650–690 659 14 239.00–243.50 $242.09 $1,595 +27.09
710–720 713 3 223.00–233.00 $229.64 $1,637 +17.05
751 751 10 217.50 $217.50 $1,633 +4.50
823 823 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,564 -13.57
1040 1040 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 250.00 $250.00 $688 —
310–340 325 2 240.00–260.00 $249.54 $811 -0.46
365–385 373 3 250.00–260.00 $253.44 $945 -3.19
430 430 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,049 -0.25
480–485 483 2 241.00–245.00 $243.01 $1,174 +7.44
500–545 528 3 221.00–243.00 $234.41 $1,238 +18.89
570 570 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 -3.74
755–760 758 2 191.00–194.00 $192.50 $1,459 —
825 825 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,063 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,153 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 300.00 $300.00 $855 —
305 305 1 291.00 $291.00 $888 -9.00
365–395 379 5 295.00–310.00 $300.99 $1,141 +14.27
375–395 fancy 383 3 320.00–335.00 $325.48 $1,247 —
400–440 fancy 419 11 320.00–348.00 $338.53 $1,418 +18.66
425 425 2 280.00–287.00 $283.50 $1,205 -17.55
455–493 fancy 481 10 312.00–323.00 $316.12 $1,521 +9.12
495 495 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,485 +10.61
505–520 fancy 513 2 291.00–305.00 $297.90 $1,528 —
516–543 526 8 280.00–289.00 $283.48 $1,491 +11.74
565–585 573 8 266.00–271.00 $267.62 $1,533 +2.88
600 fancy 600 2 256.00–271.00 $263.50 $1,581 —
625–640 633 2 227.00–244.00 $235.60 $1,491 -2.01
675 675 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,559 +3.00
740 740 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,613 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 237.00 $237.00 $818 -15.50
490 490 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,112 —
500 500 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,180 +0.79
675 675 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,357 —
750 750 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,086 —
580–590 588 4 250.00–256.00 $254.02 $1,494 +2.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1305 1142 80-85% 3 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $1,393 +16.20
1005–1325 1156 80-85% 5 103.50–110.00 $105.79 $1,223 —
1075–1440 1259 80-85% 16 125.00–136.00 $128.71 $1,620 +8.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–885 813 85-90% 3 67.00–98.00 $85.06 $692 —
792–985 872 85-90% 4 116.00–120.50 $117.53 $1,025 +32.91
905–980 947 85-90% 3 92.00–107.00 $101.88 $965 -35.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1715 1587 75-80% 6 121.00–129.00 $123.59 $1,961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–2030 1524 8 139.00–151.00 $144.59 $2,204 -1.37
1660–2055 1885 3 165.00–168.00 $166.32 $3,135 —

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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.