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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.25/cwt ≈ $1,957/hd at 818 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $311.02/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 476 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $285.39/cwt -5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 530 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 388 217
Feeder cattle 390 319 156
Slaughter cattle 62 68 50
Replacement cattle 8 1 11

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 fancy 364 4 337.00–343.00 $338.61 $1,233 -0.39
385 385 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,242 +2.50
425 425 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,349 +4.77
427–430 fancy 428 3 337.00–344.00 $341.66 $1,462 +9.56
465–485 477 3 291.00–311.00 $300.56 $1,434 -4.18
515–530 525 3 281.00–300.00 $287.21 $1,508 +7.21
550–575 558 8 279.00–298.00 $290.89 $1,623 +5.23
610–636 627 7 270.00–281.00 $275.89 $1,730 -3.61
636 value added 636 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,988 +18.50
663–680 666 5 256.00–270.00 $267.14 $1,779 +14.14
760–780 770 2 231.00–250.00 $240.38 $1,851 -2.62
815–825 820 2 233.00–238.00 $235.52 $1,931 —
875 875 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,056 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 220.00 $220.00 $891 —
550 550 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,334 —
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 280.00 $280.00 $750 -8.42
300–340 fancy 320 2 307.50–315.00 $311.02 $995 —
305–330 324 4 286.00–292.50 $290.97 $943 -1.32
365–395 fancy 375 11 305.00–312.50 $310.38 $1,164 +1.38
390 390 4 281.00–300.00 $285.75 $1,114 -4.34
403–405 fancy 404 5 312.00–314.00 $312.80 $1,264 +2.71
400–445 428 9 270.00–293.00 $282.40 $1,209 -6.97
458–497 472 8 270.00–291.00 $282.23 $1,332 -12.00
500–547 531 14 261.00–283.00 $270.21 $1,435 -8.60
555–585 566 11 264.00–284.00 $277.40 $1,570 +2.98
610–621 value added 617 6 256.00–259.00 $258.01 $1,592 -0.99
610–635 620 6 232.00–246.00 $241.60 $1,498 +10.60
650 value added 650 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,677 +3.00
675–690 683 2 242.00–248.00 $244.97 $1,673 -0.03
720 720 10 233.00–235.50 $235.25 $1,694 +24.25
717–735 value added 726 4 240.00–244.00 $242.02 $1,757 —
818 value added 818 67 239.25 $239.25 $1,957 —
867 867 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,769 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,022 +2.50
400 400 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,068 +7.00
475–497 490 4 261.00–266.00 $262.21 $1,285 —
530–545 539 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,353 +1.00
572–585 576 3 251.00–253.00 $251.68 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 4 230.00–257.00 $236.55 $771 —
430 430 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,086 —
465–490 473 5 231.00–257.50 $240.15 $1,136 —
520–525 523 2 233.00–240.00 $236.48 $1,237 -4.52
555 555 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 -5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 3 302.50–310.00 $305.00 $717 +2.50
265 265 1 287.50 $287.50 $762 -18.26
275 fancy 275 1 333.00 $333.00 $916 —
315 315 1 290.00 $290.00 $914 -20.00
310–325 fancy 318 3 322.50–340.00 $333.47 $1,060 —
355 355 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 -23.27
380–385 fancy 384 6 334.00–345.00 $337.24 $1,295 -1.37
420–435 fancy 427 11 325.00–341.00 $335.31 $1,432 +9.72
455–496 476 18 293.00–316.00 $311.02 $1,480 +1.83
515–548 529 14 272.00–291.00 $281.21 $1,488 +9.21
533 fancy 533 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,599 +1.00
550–595 563 10 270.00–289.00 $277.65 $1,563 -5.05
620–640 fancy 631 5 262.00–270.00 $264.59 $1,670 —
630–637 636 6 241.00–255.00 $247.82 $1,576 -11.38
655–690 671 7 233.00–248.00 $239.18 $1,605 —
705–725 721 10 239.00–241.00 $240.70 $1,735 +9.70
765 765 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,760 -4.02
800 800 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 -3.00
875–886 883 4 193.00–209.00 $205.04 $1,811 -11.96
905 905 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,629 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 471 4 255.00–274.00 $263.95 $1,243 —
530 530 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,404 —
748 748 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,586 —
920 920 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,389 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 272.50 $272.50 $926 —
460–485 473 2 282.00–285.00 $283.54 $1,341 -0.75
595 595 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,577 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 151.00 $151.00 $683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1210 1110 80-85% 2 122.00–128.00 $125.27 $1,390 —
1130–1420 1276 80-85% 13 133.00–144.50 $141.42 $1,805 -17.21
1160–1655 1324 80-85% 20 146.00–159.00 $153.06 $2,027 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $635 —
875–975 925 85-90% 2 108.00–115.00 $111.69 $1,033 —
815–1185 1043 85-90% 4 126.50–134.50 $131.26 $1,369 —
890–1275 1125 85-90% 4 139.00–143.00 $140.28 $1,578 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1735 1513 75-80% 8 146.00–161.00 $151.15 $2,287 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,770 —
1225 1225 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,825 —
1345–1980 1656 5 167.00–181.00 $175.60 $2,908 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 202.50 $202.50 $962 —

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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
1605–1815 1746 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,700.00–2,800.00 $2,764.35 —
1775 1775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
1860 1860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00 —

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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.