Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.42/cwt ≈ $1,735/hd at 737 lb · 84 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.75/cwt +22.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,990/hd at 775 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.72/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 479 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	680	323	776
Feeder cattle	637	274	705
Slaughter cattle	39	44	68
Replacement cattle	4	5	3

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–428 fancy	416	7	303.00–310.00	$307.11	$1,278	—
425	425	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,148	±0.00
494 fancy	494	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,482	+13.47
510–531 value added	514	21	290.00–301.00	$297.88	$1,531	—
505–521	519	8	254.00–276.50	$258.16	$1,340	—
550–595	574	22	253.00–276.00	$270.99	$1,555	+1.82
605–635	620	2	230.00–235.00	$232.44	$1,441	-11.95
605–645 value added	630	19	256.00–265.00	$263.48	$1,660	-3.55
651–653 value added	652	18	265.00–270.00	$267.22	$1,742	+13.66
655–690	667	4	227.50–240.00	$231.97	$1,547	-0.49
730–743	741	7	224.00–244.00	$239.74	$1,776	+17.49
775 value added	775	64	256.75	$256.75	$1,990	—
823	823	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,778	-3.00
925–945	943	12	211.00–217.00	$216.51	$2,042	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,299	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,225	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,670	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	262.50	$262.50	$643	-7.50
250–295	268	5	245.00–265.00	$256.76	$688	—
325	325	2	260.00	$260.00	$845	—
335 fancy	335	2	267.50	$267.50	$896	—
355–395	364	6	242.50–259.00	$254.13	$925	-1.55
375–390 fancy	383	2	272.50–275.00	$273.77	$1,049	—
405–415 fancy	410	2	275.00–278.00	$276.48	$1,134	+13.17
405–445	422	3	230.00–240.00	$234.32	$989	-18.68
472–490 fancy	475	13	259.00–266.00	$262.22	$1,246	+1.87
450–496	483	16	230.00–251.00	$243.18	$1,175	+10.06
502–515	505	7	235.00–247.00	$243.39	$1,229	+0.58
535–540 value added	536	7	255.00–264.00	$261.41	$1,401	-1.05
555 value added	555	5	261.00	$261.00	$1,449	-1.79
573–585	575	10	229.00–247.00	$243.55	$1,400	+4.97
608–639 value added	625	18	235.00–239.00	$236.47	$1,478	-13.53
615–645	626	9	210.00–231.00	$226.25	$1,416	-3.75
655–699	679	16	209.00–230.00	$219.28	$1,489	-4.48
700–730	706	12	208.00–224.00	$212.17	$1,498	—
712–743 value added	742	72	228.00–239.60	$239.29	$1,776	—
802–848	826	17	184.00–208.50	$195.64	$1,616	—
1057–1075	1063	3	152.00–171.00	$158.40	$1,684	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	3	220.00–232.50	$226.65	$771	+5.29
375	375	1	212.50	$212.50	$797	-19.15
440	440	1	220.00	$220.00	$968	+17.49
450–485	465	3	202.00–218.00	$211.68	$984	—
510–530	520	3	200.00–221.00	$214.00	$1,113	—
550–590	574	8	210.00–221.00	$216.27	$1,241	+16.27
610–620	615	2	180.00–191.00	$185.46	$1,141	—
671–675	672	4	195.00–203.00	$200.99	$1,351	—
745	745	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,497	—
795	795	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,431	+10.00
800–830	815	2	161.00–182.00	$171.69	$1,399	—
930	930	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,497	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	235.00–240.00	$237.48	$898	-6.25

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,175	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,488	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	290.00	$290.00	$841	+12.50
335–345 fancy	340	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	—
355–392	376	7	262.50–275.00	$270.93	$1,019	+2.24
360–395 fancy	382	9	301.00–330.00	$317.06	$1,211	—
400–430 fancy	415	4	296.00–320.00	$303.33	$1,259	—
410–435	423	2	272.50–281.00	$276.88	$1,171	+22.85
467–495	477	10	261.00–273.00	$268.23	$1,279	+13.02
486 fancy	486	4	288.00	$288.00	$1,400	+12.00
521–542 fancy	528	10	269.00–275.00	$274.20	$1,448	+8.32
500–546	537	7	240.00–250.00	$241.81	$1,299	-8.33
562 fancy	562	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,529	—
565–585	575	2	237.00–250.00	$243.39	$1,399	-6.38
600–640	622	11	228.00–240.00	$234.92	$1,461	+2.93
650–682	668	25	224.00–245.00	$233.26	$1,558	+0.75
700–722	713	7	220.00–228.00	$225.72	$1,609	+40.72
715	715	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,387	+9.00
830	830	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,743	+15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	230.00	$230.00	$862	—
410–448	439	5	227.50–245.00	$235.60	$1,034	+13.96
457–480	469	4	222.00–236.00	$231.93	$1,088	+1.93
520–525	523	2	200.00–225.00	$212.56	$1,112	-2.93
555	555	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,235	+22.50
605–615	610	2	184.00–187.50	$185.74	$1,133	—
665–695	685	3	180.00–187.00	$183.38	$1,256	—
742	742	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,343	+8.00
755–770	761	4	176.00–192.00	$185.76	$1,414	—
848	848	8	188.00	$188.00	$1,594	+12.00
875–880	878	2	167.00–180.00	$173.52	$1,524	—
935	935	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,468	—
985–995	990	2	157.00–166.00	$161.52	$1,599	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	262.50	$262.50	$748	—
380	380	1	255.00	$255.00	$969	—
470	470	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,175	—
603	603	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,266	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,404	+26.54
810–1505	1097	85-90%	5	103.00–109.00	$105.71	$1,160	+2.25
975–1325	1142	85-90%	6	111.00–120.00	$116.33	$1,328	—
1140–1245	1190	85-90%	3	89.00–94.00	$91.41	$1,088	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	80-85%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,236	—
1100–1355	1275	80-85%	6	115.00–125.00	$119.81	$1,528	-3.46
1750	1750	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,275	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1575	1563	75-80%	2	119.00–124.00	$121.48	$1,899	-2.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1270	1268	2	134.00–134.50	$134.25	$1,702	—
1360–1990	1675	2	164.00–165.00	$164.41	$2,754	—
1550–1955	1747	5	146.00–159.00	$153.67	$2,685	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	230.00	$230.00	$897	—

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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.