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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

620 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.77/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 773 lb · 84 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.10/cwt ≈ $2,178/hd at 864 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.46/cwt -11.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 516 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 620 680 513
Feeder cattle 567 637 443
Slaughter cattle 49 39 51
Replacement cattle 4 4 19

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 282.50 $282.50 $636 —
325 fancy 325 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,082 —
345 345 1 267.50 $267.50 $923 —
371 fancy 371 5 331.00 $331.00 $1,228 —
415–445 fancy 430 2 290.00–318.00 $303.51 $1,305 -3.60
445 445 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,157 -10.00
469–472 fancy 470 9 295.00–305.00 $302.77 $1,423 +2.77
485 485 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,339 —
510–540 527 3 250.00–262.50 $255.05 $1,344 -3.11
500–549 value added 542 23 276.00–293.00 $290.73 $1,576 -7.15
577 577 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,558 -0.99
584–589 value added 588 23 275.00–284.00 $282.06 $1,659 —
600 value added 600 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,512 -11.48
635 635 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,581 +16.56
650–660 654 7 228.00–239.00 $232.73 $1,522 +0.76
723–725 723 7 233.00–239.50 $238.57 $1,725 -1.17
757–796 769 23 223.00–232.00 $229.04 $1,761 —
774 value added 774 61 265.85 $265.85 $2,058 +9.10
840 840 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,856 +5.00
864 value added 864 60 252.10 $252.10 $2,178 —
920–938 932 7 204.00–221.00 $215.05 $2,004 -1.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,116 —
562 562 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,293 —
695 695 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,557 —
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 —
1090 1090 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,301 -6.50
580 580 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,433 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 235.00 $235.00 $728 -25.00
352–365 356 3 241.00–251.00 $244.41 $870 -9.72
360–375 fancy 362 7 271.00–273.00 $271.30 $982 -2.47
400–440 409 8 231.00–245.00 $242.11 $990 +7.79
410–438 fancy 420 9 257.50–265.00 $261.85 $1,100 -14.63
460–495 487 6 230.00–240.00 $233.27 $1,136 -9.91
483–489 fancy 488 16 258.00–262.00 $261.26 $1,275 -0.96
500–525 512 20 225.00–242.00 $236.25 $1,210 -7.14
501–530 value added 523 12 247.00–249.00 $247.48 $1,294 -13.93
557–580 569 16 225.00–231.00 $227.97 $1,297 -15.58
570 value added 570 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,402 -15.00
649 649 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,428 -6.25
667–673 671 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,409 -9.28
720–725 724 18 221.00–222.50 $221.83 $1,606 +9.66
803–838 823 7 201.00–214.00 $208.56 $1,716 +12.92
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 222.50 $222.50 $794 +10.00
405–445 424 6 200.00–223.00 $215.07 $912 -4.93
480 480 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,008 -1.68
547 547 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,176 +1.00
550–590 578 9 205.00–216.00 $214.19 $1,238 -2.08
620 620 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,178 +4.54
692 692 4 198.50 $198.50 $1,374 -2.49
745 745 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,423 -10.00
915 915 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,556 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–545 538 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,184 —
575–582 580 3 221.00–222.00 $221.67 $1,286 —
655 655 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,343 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 289.00 $289.00 $665 —
260–295 273 3 287.50–297.50 $293.09 $800 +3.09
320–330 323 3 281.00–282.50 $281.51 $909 —
315–349 fancy 341 7 321.00–330.00 $322.97 $1,101 +22.97
390 390 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,096 +10.07
400–410 fancy 401 16 294.00–324.00 $321.02 $1,287 +17.69
450–453 452 5 261.00–271.00 $264.98 $1,198 -3.25
525 fancy 525 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,449 +1.80
533–545 535 18 250.00–263.00 $262.26 $1,403 +20.45
560–568 fancy 566 10 271.00–276.00 $271.99 $1,539 -0.01
560–598 585 11 249.00–263.00 $260.34 $1,523 +16.95
605 fancy 605 2 252.00–253.00 $252.50 $1,528 —
630–645 637 7 220.00–246.00 $236.23 $1,505 +1.31
650–680 657 8 220.00–243.00 $230.31 $1,513 -2.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 220.00 $220.00 $693 —
455–495 469 4 200.00–211.00 $203.21 $953 -28.72
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 -2.56
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 -12.50
603 603 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,206 +14.26
660–685 673 2 190.00–200.00 $194.91 $1,312 +11.53
715 715 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,330 +5.00
750–785 763 4 180.00–188.00 $184.46 $1,407 -1.30
835 835 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,528 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 —
465–495 480 2 231.00–240.00 $235.64 $1,131 -14.36
565 565 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,316 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1560 1262 80-85% 9 115.00–128.00 $119.83 $1,512 +0.02
1120–1480 1328 80-85% 8 103.00–113.00 $107.40 $1,426 —
1540 1540 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,002 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1035 949 85-90% 10 78.00–98.00 $85.94 $816 —
965–1065 1005 85-90% 3 100.00–109.00 $103.50 $1,040 —
925–1315 1120 85-90% 2 112.00–125.00 $117.37 $1,315 +1.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1660 1562 75-80% 5 104.00–114.00 $109.57 $1,711 -11.91
1255–1860 1603 75-80% 5 115.00–123.00 $119.28 $1,912 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,788 —
1840 1840 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,907 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.