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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.87/cwt +31.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 807 lb · 74 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.64/cwt ≈ $1,860/hd at 855 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.01/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 528 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 545 490 399
Feeder cattle 497 438 369
Slaughter cattle 45 52 29
Replacement cattle 3 — 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 300.00–307.50 $303.46 $692 —
265 265 1 307.50 $307.50 $815 —
315 thin fleshed 315 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,110 —
350–397 381 4 300.00–305.00 $302.60 $1,153 +0.11
421 fancy 421 6 340.50 $340.50 $1,434 -10.56
465–495 483 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,454 +19.00
475–497 fancy 486 4 315.00–320.00 $317.44 $1,543 —
505–516 value added 514 5 306.00–320.00 $317.25 $1,631 +12.50
505–522 516 3 281.00–301.00 $294.48 $1,520 +6.48
566–599 575 34 289.00–300.00 $297.41 $1,710 -0.59
600–630 value added 610 9 293.00–296.50 $295.30 $1,801 -3.57
620–625 623 2 284.00–287.00 $285.51 $1,779 +4.86
667–677 674 6 281.00–284.00 $281.99 $1,901 +9.44
715 715 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,687 -8.51
700–745 value added 723 2 250.00–251.00 $250.52 $1,811 -1.48
792 792 14 227.60 $227.60 $1,803 -2.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–582 575 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 -4.00
630 630 3 244.00–249.00 $247.33 $1,558 —
670 670 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,628 -17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,014 —
635 635 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,511 —
780 780 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,693 —
805 805 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,618 —
955 955 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 280.00–300.00 $290.27 $821 —
325 fancy 325 1 303.00 $303.00 $985 —
330–342 338 3 274.00–280.00 $275.95 $933 -3.62
360–390 378 7 261.00–280.00 $272.92 $1,032 -5.94
390–392 fancy 391 4 299.00–304.00 $301.51 $1,179 —
425–428 fancy 427 5 287.00–298.00 $295.81 $1,263 +3.92
400–446 430 14 263.00–281.00 $272.41 $1,171 -6.45
450–470 455 5 260.00–270.00 $266.35 $1,212 -5.99
509–542 value added 528 43 261.00–295.00 $268.37 $1,417 -3.67
500–547 529 10 242.00–260.00 $250.57 $1,326 -0.24
550–595 569 11 230.00–255.00 $242.09 $1,377 -10.48
606–640 616 9 230.00–247.00 $241.67 $1,489 +2.09
626 value added 626 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,584 -5.17
660–688 687 20 226.50–233.00 $226.81 $1,558 -15.28
802 value added 802 62 224.60 $224.60 $1,801 —
824–838 832 12 206.50–209.50 $207.74 $1,728 +17.74
854 value added 854 63 218.85 $218.85 $1,869 —
868 868 4 198.50 $198.50 $1,723 —
1005 1005 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,759 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 250.00 $250.00 $662 ±0.00
375 375 1 251.00 $251.00 $941 -2.44
405–425 415 2 230.00–250.00 $239.76 $995 -4.24
455–485 469 5 220.00–250.00 $237.18 $1,112 -5.83
500–540 523 5 210.00–231.00 $225.92 $1,182 -8.49
550–572 565 3 220.00–221.00 $220.32 $1,245 +0.32
625 625 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,381 —
680 680 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,510 —
765 765 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,553 +10.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,732 —
1295 1295 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 310.00 $310.00 $682 —
290 290 1 282.50 $282.50 $819 -17.50
305 fancy 305 1 322.50 $322.50 $984 —
320–345 333 2 295.00–300.00 $297.41 $990 +6.41
372 372 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,120 +0.01
402–430 fancy 423 12 319.50–334.00 $328.69 $1,390 -9.84
425 425 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,194 -2.50
455–481 476 11 281.00–300.00 $297.05 $1,414 -2.95
465–495 fancy 481 5 306.00–319.00 $315.16 $1,516 -0.96
500–535 fancy 523 3 291.00–299.00 $293.55 $1,535 -4.35
525–535 530 2 266.00–274.00 $270.04 $1,431 -13.44
560–580 570 4 250.00–270.00 $259.82 $1,481 -7.80
600–620 610 2 230.00–251.00 $240.33 $1,466 +4.73
604–621 fancy 613 17 257.00–269.00 $263.16 $1,613 -0.34
650–655 653 2 233.00–240.00 $236.51 $1,544 +5.51
710 710 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,619 +10.00
785 785 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,727 —
915 915 2 197.00–201.00 $199.00 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 250.00 $250.00 $888 —
455–475 465 2 242.50–262.00 $252.04 $1,172 +25.04
525–545 535 2 221.00–230.00 $225.42 $1,206 -10.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1335 1197 80-85% 9 114.50–124.00 $119.54 $1,431 —
1200 1200 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,296 —
1190–1465 1302 80-85% 7 125.00–137.00 $131.36 $1,710 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $816 —
890–1200 1062 85-90% 9 105.00–117.00 $110.83 $1,177 —
1065–1130 1098 85-90% 2 121.00–130.00 $125.37 $1,377 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,072 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1710 1507 75-80% 6 132.00–138.00 $135.29 $2,039 —
1435–1755 1562 75-80% 5 119.00–125.00 $123.17 $1,924 -0.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,248 —
1755–1925 1840 2 169.00–172.00 $170.57 $3,138 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1430 1430 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —

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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.