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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.69/cwt ≈ $2,066/hd at 862 lb · 108 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.93/cwt ≈ $2,004/hd at 765 lb · 64 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.81/cwt +23.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 723 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 332 431
Feeder cattle 486 285 391
Slaughter cattle 37 39 40
Replacement cattle 4 8 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 427 3 232.00–245.00 $240.63 $1,027 -30.11
446 fancy 446 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,171 —
470 470 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,142 —
502 thin fleshed 502 11 291.00 $291.00 $1,461 —
546 546 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,370 —
565–577 571 4 235.00–247.00 $241.06 $1,376 -8.20
628–643 633 10 230.00–240.50 $235.12 $1,488 —
658 value added 658 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,632 —
660–686 680 4 222.00–235.00 $231.84 $1,577 -7.53
720 720 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,750 +8.00
723 value added 723 40 260.00 $260.00 $1,880 —
765 value added 765 62 263.25 $263.25 $2,014 —
755–790 773 2 220.00–222.00 $220.98 $1,708 —
845 value added 845 7 239.00 $239.00 $2,020 —
854–875 value added 862 105 237.00–242.35 $240.28 $2,071 —
863 863 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,154 -14.89
590 590 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 +1.69
630 630 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,273 -10.59
670 670 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,434 +25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 250.00 $250.00 $562 —
260 260 1 255.00 $255.00 $663 ±0.00
360–395 383 3 220.00–227.50 $224.07 $858 -6.93
420–440 fancy 430 2 264.00–269.00 $266.44 $1,146 +11.94
415–445 436 4 219.00–235.00 $226.13 $986 -17.00
458 458 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,008 -13.47
462–475 fancy 468 6 254.00–264.00 $257.80 $1,207 —
500–538 value added 519 13 249.00–260.00 $255.32 $1,325 —
505–531 527 9 223.00–244.00 $241.21 $1,271 +27.82
550–596 571 17 225.00–243.00 $236.21 $1,349 +15.21
610 value added 610 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,458 —
610–627 623 5 220.00–234.00 $227.20 $1,415 +4.69
658–686 675 10 214.00–231.00 $225.68 $1,523 +9.14
701 value added 701 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,542 —
755 755 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,601 +13.00
800–815 808 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $1,556 -7.48
852 852 5 205.50 $205.50 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–490 489 4 213.00–214.00 $213.50 $1,044 —
580 580 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,235 —
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
660–685 673 2 210.00–212.00 $211.02 $1,420 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 -21.51
450–480 465 2 205.00 $205.00 $953 -7.46
625 625 2 180.00–183.00 $181.50 $1,134 —
695 695 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,432 +23.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 2 309.00 $309.00 $896 —
305 fancy 305 1 311.00 $311.00 $949 —
315 315 1 282.50 $282.50 $890 +15.00
360 360 1 277.00 $277.00 $997 +16.34
365 fancy 365 11 321.00 $321.00 $1,172 —
420 420 4 230.00–251.00 $242.38 $1,018 -4.70
460 fancy 460 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,260 —
480 480 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,205 -10.08
500 fancy 500 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,238 —
503–525 508 5 219.00–230.00 $225.94 $1,148 -2.67
551 fancy 551 9 247.00 $247.00 $1,361 —
560–587 573 6 220.00–236.00 $228.91 $1,312 +1.25
680 680 6 211.00 $211.00 $1,435 +6.46
705–745 714 8 190.00–196.00 $191.61 $1,368 -4.97
750–790 772 3 180.00–184.00 $182.37 $1,408 —
810 810 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,555 +16.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 202.00 $202.00 $869 —
467 467 2 213.00 $213.00 $995 -13.10
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 ±0.00
555–590 568 3 204.00–212.50 $208.74 $1,186 +17.98
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
700 700 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,067 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1430 1257 80-85% 6 117.00–123.00 $120.51 $1,515 -4.99
1055–1460 1268 80-85% 6 101.00–114.00 $107.92 $1,368 -17.58
1235–1520 1339 80-85% 4 125.00–133.00 $128.08 $1,715 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1285 1103 85-90% 3 105.00–109.00 $106.44 $1,174 +20.33
1150–1415 1273 85-90% 3 110.00–110.50 $110.15 $1,402 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,132 +6.04
1530–1805 1655 75-80% 3 106.00–119.00 $112.37 $1,860 —
1640–1795 1718 75-80% 2 115.00–124.00 $119.70 $2,056 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2310 1915 5 104.00–140.00 $131.94 $2,527 —
1870–2030 1958 3 142.00–156.00 $147.49 $2,888 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1525 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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
1345 1345 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,366 —

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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.