Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.04/cwt +20.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 626 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.28/cwt +12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 520 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $293.88/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 475 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	574	440	469
Feeder cattle	455	388	419
Slaughter cattle	100	38	50
Replacement cattle	19	14	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–442 fancy	440	7	314.00–331.00	$328.63	$1,446	—
502–526 value added	515	15	298.00–304.50	$301.54	$1,553	—
515–540	523	3	266.00–270.00	$267.38	$1,398	-6.11
562–582 value added	579	16	296.00–298.00	$297.76	$1,724	—
575–596	592	7	262.00–281.00	$277.32	$1,642	—
616–618 value added	618	12	288.00–289.50	$289.13	$1,787	—
600–645	623	4	250.00–272.00	$262.92	$1,638	—
665–677 value added	675	21	284.50–291.00	$285.41	$1,927	—
680	680	3	273.00	$273.00	$1,856	+11.00
705–745	718	24	244.25–253.00	$244.96	$1,759	+8.96
790	790	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,880	-2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,043	-29.00
580–585	583	2	220.00–240.00	$230.04	$1,341	-6.96
665	665	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,569	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1152	1152	2	183.00	$183.00	$2,108	—
1832	1832	2	161.50	$161.50	$2,959	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–570	563	3	245.00–255.00	$251.75	$1,417	-5.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	267.00–287.50	$277.16	$757	-13.55
313 fancy	313	3	304.00	$304.00	$952	—
310–335	323	2	275.00–285.00	$279.81	$904	+8.81
370	370	1	271.00	$271.00	$1,003	-9.78
365–395 fancy	384	8	297.00–318.00	$301.94	$1,159	+1.94
409–431 fancy	419	13	308.00–316.00	$311.97	$1,307	+23.97
415–445	433	4	261.00–285.00	$269.33	$1,166	-3.32
450–497	477	13	270.00–283.00	$277.54	$1,324	+15.83
503–540	519	14	244.00–263.00	$258.66	$1,342	-4.20
502–525 value added	520	21	284.00–289.00	$286.36	$1,489	—
552–577 value added	574	17	273.00–282.00	$274.02	$1,573	—
555–595	576	4	241.00–257.00	$251.64	$1,449	-13.57
607–626 value added	621	30	251.50–260.00	$253.48	$1,574	—
605–647	642	10	221.00–242.00	$239.72	$1,539	+10.49
662 value added	662	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,655	—
665	665	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,470	—
700–710	701	15	226.00–233.00	$232.06	$1,627	+14.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,055	-3.00
495	495	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,183	-11.00
570–580	575	2	234.00–236.00	$234.99	$1,351	-3.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	237.50	$237.50	$808	-2.50
400	400	1	240.00	$240.00	$960	—
485	485	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,082	-11.32
570	570	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,208	-15.76
865	865	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,652	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1252–1500	1335	3	175.00–180.00	$178.13	$2,378	—
1500	1500	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,325	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	312.50	$312.50	$812	+30.00
285 fancy	285	1	329.00	$329.00	$938	—
305 fancy	305	1	327.50	$327.50	$999	-9.50
310–340	328	3	278.00–287.00	$283.89	$931	-36.11
355–370	362	3	276.00–300.00	$284.68	$1,031	—
372–397 fancy	383	8	310.00–350.00	$326.96	$1,252	-20.20
400–410 fancy	408	4	308.00–324.00	$317.96	$1,297	-21.48
418–425	420	4	270.00–271.00	$270.25	$1,135	-17.75
465–483 fancy	471	10	297.00–353.00	$318.73	$1,501	-3.27
460–493	478	15	271.00–282.00	$277.32	$1,326	-10.46
505 fancy	505	1	304.00	$304.00	$1,535	—
500–542	516	19	251.00–274.00	$261.29	$1,348	-3.98
550–592	575	8	250.00–260.00	$252.72	$1,453	-12.99
600–646	627	10	236.00–245.00	$241.26	$1,513	+9.73
655–678	674	13	231.00–240.50	$239.33	$1,613	+4.28
737–740	738	3	221.00–240.00	$233.65	$1,724	-7.01
780	780	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,841	—
810–845	830	3	214.00–221.00	$217.03	$1,801	+8.85
865	865	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,842	—
905–940	918	3	184.00–211.00	$194.58	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,040	—
470–484	481	7	255.00–261.00	$255.98	$1,231	-16.54
585–595	590	3	237.00–249.00	$242.31	$1,430	-8.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	235.00	$235.00	$846	-15.00
430	430	1	230.00	$230.00	$989	-12.58
470–490	480	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,056	-24.57
505	505	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,111	-22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1405	1220	80-85%	22	126.00–138.00	$131.84	$1,608	—
1345–1350	1348	80-85%	2	143.50–144.00	$143.75	$1,938	—
1075–1700	1355	80-85%	5	119.00–124.00	$121.41	$1,645	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1240	898	85-90%	6	70.00–98.00	$88.69	$796	—
860–1125	972	85-90%	5	100.00–119.50	$108.18	$1,052	—
760–1445	1119	85-90%	14	120.00–134.00	$124.77	$1,396	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1805	1543	75-80%	11	126.00–139.50	$131.40	$2,028	—
1425–1830	1580	75-80%	3	113.00–123.00	$119.14	$1,882	-20.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–2025	1485	2	167.00	$167.00	$2,480	—
1275–1870	1491	4	140.00–145.00	$143.09	$2,133	—
1585–1990	1779	6	145.00–161.00	$151.81	$2,701	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1590	1590	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
705–730	718	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–875.00	$735.10

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
692	692	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,085.00	$1,085.00
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768	768	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,290	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—
1555	1555	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1577	1577	12	155.25	$155.25	$2,448	—

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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.