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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.96/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 716 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.21/cwt +9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 626 lb · 45 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.75/cwt ≈ $2,273/hd at 981 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 461 504
Feeder cattle 434 421 470
Slaughter cattle 62 39 34
Replacement cattle 5 1 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 fancy 425 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,415 -14.29
450–480 473 4 304.00–314.00 $311.62 $1,474 -0.11
501–540 515 7 285.00–310.00 $304.17 $1,566 +5.56
525 value added 525 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,690 —
576–582 value added 578 6 314.00–314.50 $314.33 $1,817 —
605–620 610 3 275.00–291.00 $280.29 $1,710 +6.03
610–645 value added 622 15 299.00–311.00 $303.93 $1,890 -3.02
665 665 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,815 -7.00
713 value added 713 64 285.75 $285.75 $2,037 +11.63
745 745 7 254.00–266.00 $257.43 $1,918 —
750–767 764 16 244.50–249.00 $245.49 $1,876 +16.49
810 810 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,920 +10.00
981 value added 981 26 231.75 $231.75 $2,273 —
1050 1050 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,838 —
1098 value added 1098 11 219.50 $219.50 $2,410 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 275.00 $275.00 $839 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 320.00 $320.00 $960 +5.00
305–320 313 2 286.00–302.50 $294.05 $920 -9.30
375 fancy 375 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,191 —
420–425 423 2 271.00–292.00 $281.44 $1,190 +4.42
407–442 fancy 430 6 305.00–311.00 $309.11 $1,329 +4.70
450–485 466 4 277.50–295.00 $289.59 $1,349 +6.69
473 fancy 473 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,410 —
500 500 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,355 +1.71
530–540 value added 538 12 300.00 $300.00 $1,614 +17.00
555 value added 555 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,576 —
565–576 569 14 265.00–270.00 $268.27 $1,526 -2.04
607–625 615 5 251.00–255.00 $251.81 $1,549 +23.33
624–631 value added 627 40 265.00–267.00 $265.76 $1,666 +6.76
668 668 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,610 +10.73
727 727 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,599 +0.98
842 value added 842 22 228.00 $228.00 $1,920 —
965 965 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,843 —
1020 1020 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 277.50 $277.50 $666 —
425 425 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,122 +11.50
530–542 537 4 231.00–248.00 $243.03 $1,305 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 320.00 $320.00 $896 -18.31
300–340 315 3 307.50–332.00 $320.28 $1,009 -3.52
320–342 fancy 335 3 346.00–357.50 $349.67 $1,171 —
355–373 fancy 369 7 340.00–365.00 $353.47 $1,304 +9.42
400–402 fancy 401 3 350.00–355.00 $351.66 $1,410 +22.78
412–425 415 5 321.00–326.00 $323.81 $1,344 +13.81
455–495 470 10 300.00–313.50 $307.60 $1,446 -8.12
500–545 529 10 273.00–295.00 $287.96 $1,523 -14.06
565–582 579 5 275.50–279.00 $276.18 $1,599 -15.93
630 630 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,701 +3.81
630 fancy 630 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,796 —
675 675 2 256.00–257.00 $256.50 $1,731 -3.50
702–742 715 4 241.00–250.00 $244.23 $1,746 +11.88
925 925 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,942 —
1015 1015 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 265.00 $265.00 $742 —
355 355 1 280.00 $280.00 $994 +19.71
440 440 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,192 +1.00
480 480 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 —
575–580 578 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,503 +17.50
605 605 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1425 1262 80-85% 13 140.00–157.50 $145.78 $1,840 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,581 —
1040–1825 1363 80-85% 5 131.00–139.00 $134.11 $1,828 -5.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–990 886 85-90% 5 101.50–114.00 $107.46 $952 —
725–1140 933 85-90% 2 75.00–89.00 $80.44 $751 —
890–1275 1016 85-90% 4 115.00–123.00 $119.97 $1,219 -2.89
1000–1390 1126 85-90% 7 129.00–138.00 $133.30 $1,501 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–2135 1587 75-80% 9 142.00–160.50 $149.18 $2,367 —
1565–1680 1618 75-80% 3 136.00–139.00 $137.63 $2,227 -18.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,702 —
1925 1925 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,465 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00
1045–1110 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,450.00 $1,428.00

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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
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,488 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
937 937 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,471 —
1036 value added 1036 58 191.50 $191.50 $1,984 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1271 1266 10 151.00–154.75 $154.39 $1,955 —

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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.