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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.35/cwt +32.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 832 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.41/cwt -48.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 481 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.29/cwt -9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 679 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 567 671 118
Feeder cattle 515 621 82
Slaughter cattle 47 50 30
Replacement cattle 5 — 6

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,159 -23.51
478 fancy 478 17 290.00 $290.00 $1,386 —
542 value added 542 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,420 -41.80
545 545 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,303 —
553–598 569 17 243.00–249.00 $244.30 $1,390 -36.78
572 value added 572 10 268.00 $268.00 $1,533 —
623–645 630 13 222.50–236.00 $225.28 $1,419 -12.41
651–680 655 8 240.00–242.00 $241.74 $1,583 +4.89
713–725 716 4 231.00–237.00 $235.48 $1,686 +9.94
739 value added 739 13 253.00 $253.00 $1,870 —
788–789 789 18 220.00–233.00 $230.84 $1,821 -10.06
810 value added 810 16 232.50 $232.50 $1,883 -6.50
825 825 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,798 -13.00
870–875 873 2 209.00–212.00 $210.50 $1,838 -13.75
930 930 12 215.00 $215.00 $2,000 —
1026 1026 9 198.50 $198.50 $2,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,095 —
483 483 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,111 —
550 550 2 221.00–224.00 $222.50 $1,224 -20.50
705 705 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 —
540 540 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,048 -25.00
577 577 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,229 -12.00
688 688 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,348 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,770 —
1125 1125 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 275.00 $275.00 $591 —
230 230 1 252.50 $252.50 $581 -30.91
317 317 2 238.00 $238.00 $754 -42.00
365–375 370 2 231.00 $231.00 $855 -39.00
412–448 436 22 232.50–241.00 $240.06 $1,047 -35.07
452–495 481 35 224.00–244.00 $233.41 $1,123 -39.34
528 value added 528 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,362 -15.41
515–543 538 11 230.50–240.00 $232.15 $1,249 -26.55
551–560 value added 552 8 248.00–250.00 $249.75 $1,379 —
584 584 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,402 -18.86
600–615 610 6 210.00–220.00 $213.36 $1,301 -17.39
650–690 675 24 211.00–229.00 $225.67 $1,523 -12.21
689 value added 689 11 234.00 $234.00 $1,612 —
732 732 14 221.00 $221.00 $1,618 +1.69
760 760 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,566 —
832 value added 832 63 223.35 $223.35 $1,858 —
918–945 921 10 175.00–193.00 $191.15 $1,760 —
1005 1005 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 222.50–235.00 $228.64 $629 -26.86
345 345 3 224.00 $224.00 $773 -17.00
430–440 435 2 213.00–217.00 $215.02 $935 -17.23
450 450 1 214.00 $214.00 $963 -22.75
510 510 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,071 -17.91
553–595 567 6 200.00–213.00 $208.63 $1,183 -30.37
635 635 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,283 -3.00
680 680 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,224 -30.00
715–725 720 2 160.00–181.00 $170.57 $1,228 -20.43
800 800 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 529 4 222.00–228.00 $225.74 $1,194 —
560 560 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251–265 255 4 258.00–260.00 $259.48 $662 -23.02
315 315 1 250.00 $250.00 $788 —
385–396 393 4 250.00–262.50 $253.06 $995 -52.24
415–420 419 4 269.00–272.00 $271.26 $1,137 —
480–490 483 4 255.00–271.00 $259.06 $1,251 -32.15
500–536 529 5 231.00–237.00 $232.21 $1,228 -25.63
531–535 fancy 533 7 256.00–278.00 $268.53 $1,431 -24.59
550–580 563 4 232.00–240.00 $236.43 $1,331 -30.56
600 fancy 600 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,452 —
620–632 627 4 211.00–222.00 $215.76 $1,353 -16.42
814–830 817 6 170.00–185.00 $182.46 $1,491 +10.14
850 850 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,394 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 242.50 $242.50 $582 —
280 280 1 230.00 $230.00 $644 -32.50
332–345 336 3 220.00–242.50 $227.69 $765 -10.87
360 360 1 240.00 $240.00 $864 —
425–430 428 2 205.00–221.00 $213.05 $912 -16.95
490 490 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,122 —
560–597 586 6 203.00–219.00 $213.14 $1,249 -10.44
665 665 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,150 -16.89
830 830 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,154 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1185 896 85-90% 7 89.00–105.00 $100.23 $898 —
795–1185 978 85-90% 4 120.00–126.00 $123.07 $1,204 +11.07
1045–1070 1058 85-90% 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,407 —
700–1695 1101 85-90% 10 110.00–115.00 $112.03 $1,233 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1425 1167 80-85% 10 131.00–143.00 $139.56 $1,629 —
1230–1310 1268 80-85% 6 147.00–158.00 $152.00 $1,927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1625 1330 3 153.00–158.00 $155.36 $2,066 —
1600–1775 1688 2 177.00–178.00 $177.53 $2,997 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 167.00 $167.00 $334 —
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,266 —

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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.