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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 22, 2024

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.25/cwt +26.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 769 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $262.38/cwt -8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 643 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $288.69/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,525/hd at 528 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 592 520
Feeder cattle 301 484 413
Slaughter cattle 24 95 93
Replacement cattle 1 13 14

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 fancy 333 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,099 —
380 380 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,074 —
400–435 418 2 300.00–311.00 $305.73 $1,278 -4.27
438 fancy 438 6 332.00 $332.00 $1,454 —
475–490 fancy 487 6 321.00–326.00 $322.32 $1,570 —
506 value added 506 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,599 —
567–595 571 8 287.00–290.00 $289.61 $1,654 —
575 value added 575 9 314.50 $314.50 $1,808 —
690 690 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,801 -18.00
725 725 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 +5.00
750–790 770 2 219.00–234.00 $226.31 $1,743 -8.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,063 —
485 485 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 321.00 $321.00 $802 —
260–290 275 2 310.00–311.00 $310.47 $854 -8.53
300–325 fancy 313 2 322.00–329.00 $325.36 $1,018 —
350–395 fancy 367 15 319.00–327.50 $323.36 $1,187 —
380–390 385 2 285.00–307.00 $295.86 $1,139 -12.74
407–435 fancy 414 10 300.00–313.00 $309.05 $1,279 —
417–447 436 6 280.00–296.00 $289.87 $1,264 -24.13
460–498 477 12 281.00–284.00 $282.94 $1,350 -3.06
505–540 522 3 260.00–280.00 $266.45 $1,391 -10.73
515–545 value added 527 9 285.00–294.00 $289.79 $1,527 —
550–595 566 15 256.00–272.00 $265.29 $1,502 +4.34
600–605 value added 601 4 250.00–261.00 $253.50 $1,524 -3.50
640 640 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,542 -4.00
665–675 670 2 221.00–223.00 $222.01 $1,487 —
769 value added 769 67 243.25 $243.25 $1,871 —
955 955 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 255.00 $255.00 $790 -21.77
465–496 488 4 251.00–252.00 $251.76 $1,229 -4.95
570–575 573 2 238.00–240.00 $239.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,197 —
460–475 468 3 261.00–270.00 $265.62 $1,243 —
575–590 583 2 246.00–249.00 $247.48 $1,443 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 332.50 $332.50 $765 —
255–285 270 2 290.00–302.50 $296.60 $801 -15.01
305–340 fancy 325 3 320.00–326.00 $322.34 $1,048 —
325 325 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,016 -3.70
355 355 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,074 -47.50
375 fancy 375 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,204 —
405 fancy 405 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,296 —
406–430 415 6 301.00–302.00 $301.16 $1,250 -32.48
455–473 fancy 469 4 321.00–323.00 $322.51 $1,513 —
450–490 474 5 296.00–313.00 $309.10 $1,465 -15.90
505–540 fancy 528 12 290.00–303.00 $293.71 $1,551 —
500–540 529 6 262.50–286.00 $278.66 $1,474 -12.50
550–590 578 6 253.00–270.00 $261.10 $1,509 -19.22
640–645 643 20 241.00–264.25 $262.38 $1,687 -8.86
662 662 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,708 -6.00
710–725 718 4 221.00–236.00 $230.27 $1,653 —
801 fancy 801 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,842 —
835 835 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 260.00 $260.00 $910 -30.00
480 480 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 -15.26
575–595 585 2 220.00–225.00 $222.54 $1,302 -37.22
940 940 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,410 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1390 1271 80-85% 7 131.00–155.00 $142.15 $1,807 +5.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,641 —
1580–1825 1682 75-80% 3 146.00–159.00 $152.73 $2,569 +26.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1055 965 85-90% 2 126.00–137.00 $132.01 $1,274 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,230 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–1765 1705 2 141.00–155.00 $147.75 $2,519 —
1350–2210 1823 7 159.00–175.00 $170.31 $3,105 +2.25
1855 1855 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,541 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.