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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 19, 2024

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $283.89/cwt -16.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 617 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.33/cwt -11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 530 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.08/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 580 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 501 642
Feeder cattle 319 434 599
Slaughter cattle 68 62 36
Replacement cattle 1 5 7

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 3 312.50–320.00 $317.52 $1,089 —
360 360 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,152 —
377 fancy 377 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,278 —
405–432 fancy 425 7 331.00–337.00 $332.10 $1,411 -0.90
420–427 425 3 302.00–318.00 $312.73 $1,329 —
460–498 483 7 292.50–311.00 $304.74 $1,472 -6.88
520 520 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,456 -24.17
557–570 561 3 285.00–286.00 $285.66 $1,603 —
611 611 23 279.50 $279.50 $1,708 -0.79
630 value added 630 10 294.00 $294.00 $1,852 -9.93
695 695 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,758 -20.00
705 705 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,784 —
762 762 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,852 -2.49
860 860 1 243.00 $243.00 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 280.00 $280.00 $798 —
315 315 1 280.00 $280.00 $882 —
385 385 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,078 —
470–490 483 3 285.00–286.00 $285.32 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 240.00 $240.00 $636 —
365 365 1 250.00 $250.00 $912 —
475 475 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,130 —
640 640 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 280.00–297.50 $288.42 $764 —
300–345 327 6 281.00–303.00 $292.29 $956 -1.76
353–375 357 7 288.00–300.00 $290.09 $1,036 —
370 fancy 370 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,143 -8.50
405–441 fancy 421 8 300.00–319.00 $310.09 $1,305 +0.98
410–435 424 8 275.00–297.00 $289.37 $1,227 +7.93
460–485 479 11 287.00–297.00 $294.23 $1,409 +4.64
485 fancy 485 2 304.00 $304.00 $1,474 +6.00
500–538 519 15 267.00–287.00 $278.81 $1,447 +7.81
535–545 value added 543 13 293.00–297.00 $295.00 $1,602 -5.00
555 value added 555 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,615 +7.00
573–593 581 24 261.00–284.00 $274.42 $1,594 +6.15
610 610 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,409 -20.81
630 value added 630 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,632 -6.76
667 value added 667 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,701 —
672 672 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,646 +4.00
705 705 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,488 -9.00
755 755 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 —
1035 1035 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,977 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 251.00 $251.00 $653 —
510 510 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,229 -2.03
570 570 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,396 —
625 625 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,344 —
690 690 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 —
420 420 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 —
530 530 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,226 —
1245 1245 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,054 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 302.50 $302.50 $696 —
275–295 283 3 300.00–317.50 $305.76 $865 -14.24
340 340 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,054 -10.28
363–390 fancy 368 13 335.00–350.00 $338.61 $1,246 -14.86
365–385 374 4 317.50–328.00 $323.27 $1,209 —
402–440 fancy 415 3 323.00–327.00 $325.59 $1,351 -26.07
446 446 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,383 -13.81
455–465 462 5 301.00–315.00 $309.19 $1,428 +1.59
515 515 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,401 -15.96
520 fancy 520 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,555 —
550–576 562 16 270.00–286.00 $282.70 $1,589 +6.52
600–620 605 11 248.00–268.00 $259.20 $1,568 -10.80
705 705 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,629 -13.23
750–755 753 2 229.00–239.00 $234.02 $1,762 —
800 800 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,704 —
875 875 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,899 —
945 945 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,805 -19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 250.00 $250.00 $800 —
580–596 592 6 255.50–260.00 $257.07 $1,522 -2.93
630 630 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,098 —
465–490 475 3 281.00–290.00 $284.29 $1,350 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1430 1197 80-85% 7 137.00–145.00 $140.94 $1,687 —
1075–1460 1287 80-85% 26 147.00–174.50 $158.63 $2,042 +33.63
1290 1290 80-85% 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,064 -42.50
1450–1560 1505 80-85% 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,821 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1185 985 85-90% 2 124.00–128.00 $126.41 $1,245 —
860–1305 1071 85-90% 14 131.00–153.00 $142.17 $1,523 —
1225–1290 1258 85-90% 2 71.00–90.00 $80.25 $1,010 —
1430 1430 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,644 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,021 —
1575–1700 1613 75-80% 4 145.00–170.00 $158.93 $2,564 +21.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1540 1343 2 158.00–163.00 $160.87 $2,160 —
1365–2125 1648 4 171.00–195.00 $180.42 $2,973 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
560 560 1 175.00 $175.00 $980 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,096 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868 868 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,428 —
1075 1075 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,462 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 210.00 $210.00 $598 —
566–590 576 5 219.00–234.00 $227.85 $1,312 —
620 620 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,420 —
752 752 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,406 —

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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.