Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 29, 2024

592 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.65/cwt +14.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,615/hd at 577 lb · 81 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.33/cwt +17.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 624 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $285.14/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 477 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 592 326 844
Feeder cattle 510 301 786
Slaughter cattle 63 24 57
Replacement cattle 19 1 1

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,025 —
300 300 1 322.50 $322.50 $968 —
333 fancy 333 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,174 +22.50
375 fancy 375 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,384 —
425–445 fancy 435 6 339.00–342.00 $340.47 $1,481 +8.47
455–470 462 3 301.00–321.00 $310.62 $1,435 —
460–495 fancy 469 5 327.00–335.00 $329.08 $1,543 +6.76
512–541 value added 531 6 320.00–334.00 $324.50 $1,723 +8.50
510–545 533 10 301.00–312.00 $310.56 $1,655 —
557–583 571 10 297.00–312.00 $305.91 $1,747 +16.30
605–625 value added 615 7 284.00–309.00 $297.30 $1,828 —
602–647 631 11 261.00–271.00 $268.46 $1,694 —
650–690 676 15 258.00–267.50 $265.87 $1,797 +4.87
665–690 value added 686 6 284.00–298.00 $286.26 $1,964 —
702–727 value added 717 11 267.00–277.00 $272.92 $1,957 —
742 742 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,781 ±0.00
750–760 753 3 236.00–241.00 $239.32 $1,802 +13.01
805–830 815 5 224.00–235.00 $230.20 $1,876 —
890 890 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,011 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,279 -10.00
575 575 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —
605 605 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,379 —
680–695 688 2 233.00–238.00 $235.53 $1,620 —
740 740 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,310 —
920 920 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,481 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 270.00 $270.00 $729 -40.47
305–315 310 3 291.00–300.00 $294.66 $913 —
365–380 375 7 300.00–311.00 $303.48 $1,138 +7.62
350–395 fancy 378 3 315.00–330.00 $322.20 $1,218 -1.16
400–435 fancy 415 9 303.00–316.00 $310.53 $1,289 +1.48
420 420 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,218 +0.13
451–460 fancy 456 8 300.00–307.00 $302.85 $1,381 —
450–497 483 31 270.00–296.00 $280.57 $1,355 -2.37
520 value added 520 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,513 +1.21
530–545 539 5 264.00–268.00 $266.01 $1,434 -0.44
568–597 value added 577 47 284.00–291.00 $285.69 $1,648 —
550–591 578 34 265.00–277.00 $271.29 $1,568 +6.00
605–635 619 4 235.00–250.00 $242.35 $1,500 +1.35
605–630 value added 624 45 258.00–273.00 $270.64 $1,689 +17.14
650–695 690 16 244.00–251.00 $244.71 $1,688 +22.70
720–725 value added 724 5 227.00–228.00 $227.20 $1,645 —
710–742 726 9 213.00–222.00 $218.84 $1,589 —
775–785 780 2 200.00–215.00 $207.45 $1,618 —
865 865 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,566 —
1045 1045 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,210 -5.76
520–545 528 3 230.00–250.00 $240.00 $1,267 —
570–597 590 5 220.00–250.00 $242.40 $1,430 +3.40
780 780 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 —
535 535 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,364 —
550–590 565 3 251.00–257.00 $253.42 $1,432 +5.94
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 225.00 $225.00 $652 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 300.00 $300.00 $735 —
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810 +3.40
265–297 fancy 286 3 370.00–407.50 $381.57 $1,091 —
355–357 fancy 356 4 338.00–357.00 $345.10 $1,229 +24.10
357–375 368 5 308.00–326.00 $319.01 $1,174 +16.51
410–440 fancy 421 5 320.00–327.00 $322.79 $1,359 +2.79
420–445 431 7 310.00–319.00 $317.17 $1,367 +16.01
460–498 482 8 301.00–319.00 $312.12 $1,504 +3.02
506–540 fancy 519 9 309.00–322.00 $314.26 $1,631 +20.55
512–545 523 3 290.00–300.00 $296.53 $1,551 +17.87
550–591 578 25 284.00–300.00 $287.96 $1,664 +26.86
605–615 613 4 248.00–269.00 $255.28 $1,565 -7.10
630–635 fancy 632 3 288.00–309.00 $301.96 $1,908 —
655–680 668 9 264.00–270.00 $267.97 $1,790 +9.97
720–740 732 3 220.00–238.00 $230.29 $1,686 +0.02
799 799 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,758 —
970–990 980 2 185.00–190.00 $187.53 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 —
455–490 478 3 270.00–278.00 $274.32 $1,311 +4.32
552 552 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,435 +37.46
650 650 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,306 —
720–730 725 2 170.00–179.00 $174.53 $1,265 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1795 1330 80-85% 15 128.00–138.50 $134.08 $1,783 —
1140–1530 1330 80-85% 11 140.00–147.00 $144.19 $1,918 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1025 849 85-90% 4 75.00–93.00 $83.13 $706 —
945–1000 973 85-90% 2 108.00–110.00 $109.03 $1,061 -22.98
790–1475 1043 85-90% 6 114.00–126.00 $119.41 $1,245 —
1025–1125 1072 85-90% 6 131.00–137.00 $134.33 $1,440 +18.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1855 1617 75-80% 6 140.00–148.00 $145.36 $2,350 —
1695–2040 1815 75-80% 3 132.00–138.00 $134.87 $2,448 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1485 1418 2 140.00–146.00 $143.14 $2,030 —
1525–2040 1661 5 166.00–179.00 $173.48 $2,882 —
1775–1930 1853 2 155.00–164.00 $159.69 $2,959 +22.69

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,910.00 $1,910.00
840–1415 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,200.00–1,700.00 $1,414.83
1045–1380 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,310.00–1,825.00 $1,585.75
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215–1410 1313 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00–2,075.00 $1,893.34 —
1410 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.