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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.20/cwt +13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 566 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.47/cwt +22.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 621 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.59/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 463 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 620 986
Feeder cattle 194 567 904
Slaughter cattle 20 49 70
Replacement cattle 3 4 12

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 280.00 $280.00 $882 +12.50
380 380 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,121 —
400–445 fancy 418 6 295.00–332.00 $309.79 $1,295 +6.28
452–490 fancy 467 5 290.00–301.00 $297.98 $1,392 -4.79
460–495 478 2 267.00–281.00 $273.74 $1,308 -2.26
507–520 value added 511 3 278.00–283.00 $281.31 $1,437 -9.42
515 515 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,293 -4.05
556 value added 556 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,535 -6.06
580 580 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,566 ±0.00
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 +1.00
615–622 value added 622 14 264.00–276.00 $275.15 $1,711 +23.15
653–670 660 6 236.00–250.00 $244.27 $1,612 +11.54
720 720 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 -3.57
750–765 758 2 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $1,785 +6.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 —
515 515 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,241 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,294 -3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,059 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 275.00 $275.00 $674 —
358 358 3 264.00 $264.00 $945 +19.59
405 405 1 242.50 $242.50 $982 +0.39
400–426 fancy 419 7 269.00–273.00 $270.09 $1,132 +8.24
452–470 fancy 462 11 257.00–270.00 $263.84 $1,219 +2.58
450–490 467 3 240.00–255.00 $248.67 $1,161 +15.40
511–540 525 8 222.00–240.00 $232.74 $1,222 -3.51
542 value added 542 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,388 +8.52
562–575 value added 564 12 252.00–266.00 $260.64 $1,470 +14.64
555–590 567 13 220.00–233.00 $227.10 $1,288 -0.87
675–690 683 2 223.00–226.00 $224.52 $1,533 +14.52
700 700 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,407 -20.83
775 775 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,534 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 236.00–237.50 $236.78 $670 —
305 305 1 207.00 $207.00 $631 —
600 600 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,206 +11.00
790 790 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 482 3 230.00–231.00 $230.32 $1,110 —
535 535 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,172 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 1 325.00 $325.00 $926 —
355 355 1 270.00 $270.00 $958 -11.00
365 fancy 365 4 335.00–340.00 $338.75 $1,236 —
410–420 fancy 416 6 315.00–338.00 $329.84 $1,372 +8.82
448 448 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,308 —
526 fancy 526 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,446 -1.00
500–545 527 5 258.00–268.00 $261.82 $1,380 -0.44
550–580 563 3 245.00–267.00 $257.44 $1,449 -2.90
612 fancy 612 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,567 +3.50
615–640 628 2 233.00–240.00 $236.57 $1,486 +0.34
650–685 661 6 219.00–241.00 $228.37 $1,510 -1.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 242.50–267.50 $255.59 $818 +35.59
470–473 472 4 231.00–233.00 $232.50 $1,097 +29.29
510 510 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 +20.00
565–592 583 3 211.00–221.00 $214.23 $1,249 +4.23
620 620 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,246 +1.00
878 878 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,093 —
1075–1305 1149 80-85% 4 100.00–105.00 $102.17 $1,174 —
1160 1160 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,044 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–980 963 85-90% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,011 —
1050–1235 1170 85-90% 3 99.00–102.00 $100.95 $1,181 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1580 1515 75-80% 3 113.00–119.00 $115.41 $1,748 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,675 -4.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1225 1163 2 142.00–144.00 $142.95 $1,663 —
1210 1210 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,597 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,703 —

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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.