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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.85/cwt ≈ $2,154/hd at 902 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.01/cwt +24.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 519 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.25/cwt +14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 632 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 671 118 395
Feeder cattle 621 106 321
Slaughter cattle 50 12 74

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 282.50 $282.50 $904 —
345 fancy 345 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,070 —
375–395 fancy 385 2 313.00–315.00 $313.97 $1,209 —
422–445 430 3 291.00–304.00 $299.51 $1,288 —
435–447 fancy 446 8 310.00–334.00 $312.93 $1,396 —
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 —
510–525 value added 520 9 300.00–310.00 $303.80 $1,580 +23.80
563–582 574 16 278.50–284.50 $281.08 $1,613 +16.10
603 value added 603 9 279.00 $279.00 $1,682 —
610–635 623 2 228.00–247.00 $237.69 $1,481 -17.31
675–680 676 7 230.00–241.00 $236.85 $1,601 +5.85
680 value added 680 7 273.00 $273.00 $1,856 —
715–725 720 2 220.00–231.00 $225.54 $1,624 -5.46
750–790 775 19 231.00–242.50 $240.90 $1,867 +0.91
800 value added 800 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,912 —
827 827 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,910 —
899 899 18 224.25 $224.25 $2,016 —
902 value added 902 60 238.85 $238.85 $2,154 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,158 —
515 515 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,128 —
575 575 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 +2.00
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,330 —
563 563 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,368 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 3 280.00–285.00 $283.41 $638 —
295 295 1 267.50 $267.50 $789 —
312 312 11 280.00 $280.00 $874 —
343 fancy 343 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,012 —
396 396 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,069 —
400–445 420 7 262.50–278.00 $275.13 $1,156 +23.54
421–422 fancy 421 15 290.00–293.00 $292.20 $1,230 —
452–462 fancy 460 13 284.00–287.00 $284.45 $1,308 —
490 490 4 266.00–275.00 $272.75 $1,336 +13.69
500–540 value added 518 38 270.00–280.00 $273.41 $1,416 +10.41
510–545 530 4 253.00–262.00 $258.70 $1,371 +16.86
550–566 563 6 253.00–260.00 $258.86 $1,457 +19.86
607–638 624 15 220.00–241.00 $230.75 $1,440 +5.27
639–641 value added 640 14 250.00–251.00 $250.43 $1,603 —
655–681 670 6 231.00–240.00 $237.88 $1,594 +6.88
722–745 727 9 200.00–225.00 $219.31 $1,594 —
810 810 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 250.00–261.00 $255.50 $741 —
345 345 1 241.00 $241.00 $831 +2.00
360–375 365 3 220.00–233.00 $226.92 $828 -13.08
415 415 2 222.50–242.00 $232.25 $964 —
470–490 475 5 230.00–240.00 $236.75 $1,125 +18.15
525–545 535 2 223.00–233.00 $227.91 $1,219 +16.57
575 575 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,374 —
645 645 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,322 -6.00
650–685 668 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,403 +2.00
725 725 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,385 —
860 860 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–327 315 5 250.00–251.00 $250.80 $790 —
370 370 1 255.00 $255.00 $944 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 282.50 $282.50 $791 —
285 fancy 285 1 310.00 $310.00 $884 —
311 fancy 311 8 315.00 $315.00 $980 +14.00
350–395 373 2 300.00–310.00 $305.30 $1,139 +28.40
370–396 fancy 380 20 317.00–346.00 $341.25 $1,297 —
415–443 fancy 434 20 310.00–326.00 $318.52 $1,382 +17.52
467 fancy 467 9 317.00 $317.00 $1,480 —
467–490 480 8 280.00–299.00 $291.21 $1,398 +11.45
503–545 fancy 530 11 281.00–304.00 $293.12 $1,554 +16.12
515–540 533 4 250.00–264.00 $257.84 $1,374 +4.84
550–557 555 4 265.00–271.00 $266.99 $1,482 +21.54
611–627 616 10 228.00–234.00 $232.18 $1,430 +3.19
655–672 667 5 216.00–225.00 $219.38 $1,463 +2.38
770–776 775 6 200.00–204.00 $203.34 $1,576 —
825–840 830 3 170.00–177.00 $172.32 $1,430 —
855 855 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 262.50 $262.50 $774 —
330–335 333 2 231.00–246.00 $238.56 $794 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 -5.00
450 450 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,035 -10.00
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 +15.99
575–597 590 3 220.00–231.00 $223.58 $1,319 -1.16
660–675 668 2 180.00–200.00 $189.89 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
318 318 3 270.00 $270.00 $859 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1420 1220 80-85% 10 130.00–144.00 $140.37 $1,713 —
1115–1390 1243 80-85% 12 145.00–158.50 $150.07 $1,865 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1000 943 85-90% 2 135.00–136.00 $135.47 $1,277 —
970 970 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,086 -1.26
880–1090 995 85-90% 4 130.00–134.00 $131.66 $1,310 +3.66
910–1525 1181 85-90% 5 82.00–108.00 $99.73 $1,178 +9.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1815 1413 75-80% 4 141.00–144.00 $142.65 $2,016 —
1290–1545 1459 75-80% 6 145.00–160.00 $150.98 $2,203 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,499 —
1625–1910 1797 3 150.00–167.00 $161.17 $2,896 —
2220–2355 2288 2 172.00–175.00 $173.54 $3,971 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,180 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 6 282.00 $282.00 $871 —
404 value added 404 75 266.35 $266.35 $1,076 —

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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.