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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.52/cwt +16.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 663 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.86/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 627 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.40/cwt +8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 570 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 574 355
Feeder cattle 253 455 332
Slaughter cattle 49 100 23
Replacement cattle 5 19 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–490 485 4 262.00–279.00 $266.30 $1,292 —
505 505 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,424 +14.62
587 587 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,561 -11.32
600–608 606 5 249.00–262.50 $252.88 $1,532 -10.04
635 value added 635 14 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 -9.13
665–698 686 11 245.50–256.00 $250.36 $1,717 -22.64
710 710 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,725 -1.96
760 760 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,801 -1.00
850 850 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 260.00 $260.00 $780 —
350 350 1 261.00 $261.00 $914 —
540 540 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,264 —
565 565 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 -20.04
770 770 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,471 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1210 1168 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,986 -13.00
1310–1675 1470 3 169.00–175.50 $172.06 $2,529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–595 581 4 250.00–253.00 $250.76 $1,457 -0.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 267.00–271.00 $269.06 $721 -8.10
405 405 7 260.00–279.00 $276.29 $1,119 +6.96
451–470 456 4 268.00–270.00 $269.48 $1,229 -8.06
470–475 fancy 472 5 287.00–290.00 $289.00 $1,364 —
510–522 517 5 256.00–273.00 $262.87 $1,359 +4.21
570 value added 570 14 279.00 $279.00 $1,590 +4.98
570 570 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 +18.36
621–640 625 8 229.00–248.50 $243.27 $1,520 +3.55
659–670 value added 662 25 251.00–263.00 $259.60 $1,719 +9.60
655–695 668 3 225.00–238.00 $230.88 $1,542 +9.88
750–794 784 8 219.00–227.00 $220.34 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 260.00 $260.00 $962 —
460 460 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 +11.00
510 510 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,244 —
555–595 568 5 230.00–240.00 $232.77 $1,322 -2.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 221.00 $221.00 $612 —
425 425 1 220.00 $220.00 $935 -20.00
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 +7.00
575 575 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 -32.00
715 715 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,376 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 —— 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 +16.11
350–390 fancy 368 —— 6 320.00–361.00 $343.66 $1,265 +16.70
355–395 378 —— 3 277.50–300.00 $292.96 $1,107 +8.28
410–425 fancy 418 —— 4 300.00–306.00 $302.24 $1,263 -15.72
415–425 420 —— 2 269.00–285.00 $276.90 $1,163 +6.65
450–499 476 —— 14 261.00–281.00 $266.03 $1,266 -11.29
522–523 fancy 522 —— 7 278.00–281.00 $279.71 $1,460 -24.29
530–540 533 —— 5 257.00–270.00 $260.38 $1,388 -0.91
560 fancy 560 —— 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,585 —
565–599 594 —— 7 252.00–271.00 $268.42 $1,594 +15.70
610–637 626 —— 5 233.00–247.00 $238.58 $1,494 -2.68
663 fancy 663 —— 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,770 —
665–675 670 —— 2 237.00–244.00 $240.53 $1,612 +1.20
845 845 —— 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,606 -27.03
915 915 —— 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,784 +0.42
980 980 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 250.00–251.00 $250.49 $1,185 -5.49
532–535 533 3 240.00–250.00 $246.65 $1,315 —
565 565 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,407 +6.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 +10.00
545 545 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,254 —
590 590 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,363 —
715 715 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,287 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–825 778 85-90% 2 90.50–97.00 $93.55 $728 —
870–1305 1032 85-90% 3 101.00–112.00 $105.88 $1,093 —
890–1600 1066 85-90% 8 115.00–130.00 $121.80 $1,298 —
1455 1455 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,906 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1440 1278 80-85% 10 130.50–141.50 $134.63 $1,721 —
1050–1630 1340 80-85% 2 121.00–126.00 $124.04 $1,662 -19.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,776 —
1520–1720 1623 75-80% 9 132.00–141.50 $137.09 $2,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1510 1395 2 154.50–157.00 $155.85 $2,174 —
1470 1470 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,999 -31.00
1685–2150 1950 3 168.00–182.00 $174.24 $3,398 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1670 1670 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,960.00 $2,960.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 163.00 $163.00 $994 —

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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.