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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.50/cwt +32.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,244/hd at 868 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $289.12/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 469 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.30/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 525 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 461 592 390
Feeder cattle 421 510 342
Slaughter cattle 39 63 47
Replacement cattle 1 19 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 +2.50
302 302 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,004 +10.00
350–380 fancy 360 3 342.50–347.50 $344.26 $1,239 -24.74
395 395 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,274 —
427–433 fancy 429 9 337.00–352.50 $347.29 $1,490 +6.82
451 fancy 451 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,475 -2.08
462–490 471 8 309.00–314.00 $311.73 $1,468 +1.11
515–545 525 3 291.00–313.00 $298.61 $1,568 -11.95
559–580 575 31 290.00–308.00 $294.52 $1,693 -11.39
610–625 620 3 270.00–283.00 $274.26 $1,700 +5.80
615–635 value added 625 2 304.00–310.00 $306.95 $1,918 +9.65
668 668 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,870 +14.13
735–745 value added 744 27 271.00–274.50 $274.12 $2,039 +1.20
790 790 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,809 —
815 815 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,850 -3.20
868 value added 868 66 258.50 $258.50 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $1,038 —
660–690 675 2 242.00–251.00 $246.60 $1,665 +11.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,117 —
570 570 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,545 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 fancy 222 2 322.50 $322.50 $716 —
235 235 1 302.50 $302.50 $711 —
310–320 313 3 295.00–310.00 $303.35 $949 +8.69
320 fancy 320 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,008 —
355–395 372 8 290.00–310.00 $299.79 $1,115 -3.69
402–420 fancy 409 20 291.00–315.00 $304.41 $1,245 -6.12
430–445 440 3 275.00–280.00 $277.02 $1,219 -12.98
460 value added 460 27 293.50 $293.50 $1,350 —
450–494 481 19 270.00–290.00 $282.90 $1,361 +2.33
500–545 520 12 261.00–277.00 $269.29 $1,400 +3.28
510–529 value added 527 23 281.00–285.00 $283.00 $1,491 -8.00
552–595 567 16 258.00–276.00 $270.31 $1,533 -0.98
606–620 value added 610 12 252.00–266.00 $259.00 $1,580 -11.64
620–630 625 2 226.00–231.00 $228.48 $1,428 -13.87
650–670 662 3 225.00–237.00 $230.27 $1,524 -14.44
700–720 707 3 216.00–221.00 $219.02 $1,548 +0.18
770 770 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,671 +9.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,020 +1.00
470–475 473 2 260.00–263.00 $261.49 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 265.00 $265.00 $888 —
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 —
430 430 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,086 —
590 590 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,457 +4.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 fancy 213 2 367.50–370.00 $368.71 $785 —
270–295 290 5 320.00–342.50 $338.31 $981 +38.31
310–337 328 3 312.50–329.00 $323.80 $1,062 —
360–365 363 3 322.50–325.00 $323.34 $1,174 +4.33
360–392 fancy 379 5 332.50–358.00 $344.05 $1,304 -1.05
400 400 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,240 -7.17
412–443 fancy 435 9 325.00–337.00 $328.88 $1,431 +6.09
475–492 486 3 311.00–318.00 $315.72 $1,534 +3.60
520–530 525 2 300.00–304.00 $302.02 $1,586 +5.49
520–528 fancy 526 4 317.00–320.00 $319.26 $1,679 +5.00
550–595 567 3 284.00–303.00 $292.11 $1,656 +4.15
600–635 616 12 256.00–270.00 $266.19 $1,640 +10.91
660 660 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,716 -7.97
715–735 723 3 228.00–235.00 $232.35 $1,680 +2.06
855–860 858 2 221.00–222.00 $221.50 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 250.00–271.00 $260.29 $971 —
445 445 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,202 +15.00
580 580 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,406 -17.50
710 710 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,470 +32.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,296 —
510 510 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1415 1311 80-85% 9 149.00–166.00 $156.30 $2,049 +22.22
1115–1580 1351 80-85% 6 134.00–144.00 $140.00 $1,891 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1155 1046 85-90% 4 117.00–129.00 $122.86 $1,285 +3.45
815–1400 1161 85-90% 7 134.00–149.00 $141.04 $1,637 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1770 1627 75-80% 3 154.00–160.00 $156.28 $2,543 +10.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1010 985 2 143.00–147.00 $144.95 $1,428 —
1440–2120 1754 7 169.50–203.00 $186.85 $3,277 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,885.00 $1,885.00

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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.