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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.25/cwt ≈ $2,061/hd at 919 lb · 58 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.50/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 736 lb · 33 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.45/cwt ≈ $1,966/hd at 876 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 545 657
Feeder cattle 324 497 607
Slaughter cattle 52 45 45
Replacement cattle 1 3 5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 fancy 385 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,309 —
415 fancy 415 1 326.00 $326.00 $1,353 -14.50
468 fancy 468 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,521 +7.56
450–490 477 3 285.00–305.00 $293.57 $1,400 -7.43
532–535 533 3 290.00–297.00 $292.34 $1,558 -2.14
556–582 value added 571 8 309.00–319.00 $311.72 $1,780 —
560–585 572 3 286.00–300.00 $291.31 $1,666 -6.10
600 600 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,776 +10.49
655–665 658 3 283.00–291.00 $288.31 $1,897 +6.32
736 value added 736 33 259.50 $259.50 $1,910 +8.98
774–779 value added 777 18 248.00 $248.00 $1,927 —
780 780 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,810 +4.40
852–895 876 27 222.50–227.00 $224.45 $1,966 —
919 value added 919 58 224.25 $224.25 $2,061 —
1015 1015 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,135 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 322.50 $322.50 $758 —
345 fancy 345 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,018 -8.00
355–397 380 5 263.00–285.00 $273.46 $1,039 +0.54
410–427 419 4 273.00–289.00 $280.84 $1,177 +8.43
400–446 fancy 424 7 291.00–304.00 $296.81 $1,258 +1.00
455–487 475 12 271.00–289.00 $283.23 $1,345 +16.88
500–545 514 7 230.00–252.00 $245.79 $1,263 -4.78
500–540 value added 523 4 259.00–281.00 $265.52 $1,389 -2.85
557 value added 557 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,470 —
550–570 560 2 230.00–256.00 $243.23 $1,362 +1.14
630–645 636 5 232.00–238.00 $236.02 $1,501 -5.65
683–685 684 8 233.00–240.00 $237.62 $1,625 +10.81
710 710 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,569 —
817 value added 817 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,806 -3.60
880 880 9 207.50 $207.50 $1,826 +9.00
950 950 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,615 —
1070 1070 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 221.00–230.00 $225.45 $1,048 -11.73
610–625 618 2 196.00–217.00 $206.37 $1,275 -14.63
650 650 2 190.00–201.00 $195.50 $1,271 -26.50
805 805 2 171.00–181.00 $176.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,137 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 fancy 268 2 355.00–370.00 $362.29 $971 —
315–337 fancy 333 5 339.00–347.50 $340.61 $1,134 +18.11
360–365 fancy 363 2 332.00–345.00 $338.54 $1,229 —
400–445 fancy 420 4 312.00–321.00 $318.62 $1,338 -10.07
420 420 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 +19.00
452 fancy 452 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,401 -5.16
480 480 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 -27.05
505–515 fancy 511 8 290.00–298.00 $295.04 $1,508 +1.49
505–525 515 3 260.00–280.00 $271.57 $1,399 +1.53
555–575 563 3 270.00–280.00 $274.11 $1,543 +14.29
615 615 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,544 +10.67
625–630 fancy 629 4 258.00–260.00 $258.50 $1,626 -4.66
650–670 657 3 234.00–242.00 $239.02 $1,570 +2.51
730 730 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,635 -4.00
790 790 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,762 +3.00
807 807 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,792 —
980 980 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,705 —
1040 1040 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,477 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1230 1065 85-90% 2 80.00–88.00 $83.38 $888 -27.45
730–1350 1085 85-90% 4 95.00–105.00 $100.46 $1,090 -24.91
885–1575 1199 85-90% 8 110.00–119.00 $115.78 $1,388 —
1215 1215 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,494 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 123.50 $123.50 $1,383 —
1095–1880 1343 80-85% 12 126.00–137.00 $130.84 $1,757 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1800 1688 75-80% 5 129.00–135.00 $132.07 $2,229 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1470 1304 4 123.00–135.00 $127.67 $1,665 —
1100–1995 1463 11 140.00–154.00 $146.69 $2,146 -8.31
1140–2477 2031 3 158.00–159.00 $158.81 $3,225 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,246

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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.