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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 118 307 528
Feeder cattle 106 253 486
Slaughter cattle 12 49 42
Replacement cattle — 5 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 269.00 $269.00 $942 —
525 value added 525 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 —
527 527 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,318 -32.00
562–565 563 3 251.00–272.00 $264.98 $1,492 -1.02
645 645 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,645 —
680 680 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,571 -19.36
730 730 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,686 -12.00
760–770 763 3 238.00–241.00 $239.99 $1,831 +2.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,293 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 423 3 242.00–262.00 $251.59 $1,064 -24.70
455–465 462 3 251.00–263.00 $259.06 $1,197 -10.42
500–540 513 3 236.00–245.00 $241.84 $1,241 -21.03
540 value added 540 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,420 —
565 565 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,350 -31.00
615–635 625 2 224.00–227.00 $225.48 $1,409 -17.79
685–690 688 2 230.00–232.00 $231.00 $1,589 +0.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 239.00 $239.00 $793 —
385 385 1 240.00 $240.00 $924 —
465–495 475 3 212.00–231.00 $218.60 $1,038 -11.40
525–527 526 3 210.00–212.00 $211.34 $1,112 —
645 645 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,361 —
675 675 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,404 —
790 790 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,462 —
990 990 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,199 -24.00
565–585 578 3 221.00–223.00 $221.65 $1,281 -11.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 fancy 332 2 301.00 $301.00 $999 —
340 340 1 274.00 $274.00 $932 -26.00
365–395 380 4 273.00–288.00 $276.90 $1,052 -16.06
430 fancy 430 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,294 -1.24
440 440 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,272 +12.10
465–495 483 7 273.00–286.00 $279.76 $1,351 +13.73
520 520 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,316 -7.38
528 fancy 528 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,463 -2.71
570–580 575 2 240.00–251.00 $245.45 $1,411 -22.97
600–620 609 5 220.00–235.00 $228.99 $1,395 -9.59
680 680 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,476 -23.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,010 —
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 +10.00
530–545 535 5 213.00–215.00 $214.01 $1,145 -15.99
550–593 584 5 215.00–227.00 $224.74 $1,312 -6.26
605–635 620 4 191.00–212.50 $203.70 $1,263 —
715–725 720 2 179.00–189.00 $184.03 $1,325 +4.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1055 988 85-90% 2 110.00–117.00 $113.26 $1,119 —
995 995 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,274 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,040 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1650 1393 80-85% 3 131.00–134.00 $132.82 $1,850 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,224 +1.91
1725 1725 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,674 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1625 1355 2 153.00–166.00 $160.80 $2,179 —
1470 1470 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,499 +34.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,445 —

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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.