Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 7, 2023

564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.32/cwt +11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 476 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.99/cwt +17.99 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 572 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $210.26/cwt ≈ $906/hd at 431 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	564	351	85
Feeder cattle	465	250	58
Slaughter cattle	99	83	27
Replacement cattle	—	18	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: No trend due to the holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	212.00	$212.00	$668	—
385–395	389	5	210.00–215.00	$211.60	$823	—
410	410	3	219.00–222.00	$220.00	$902	—
460–490	475	2	183.00–190.00	$186.39	$885	—
520–540	532	3	169.00–177.00	$171.94	$915	—
595	595	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,012	+2.35
635	635	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,003	+8.00
720	720	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,109	—
860	860	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,316	—
1000	1000	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,270	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	—
406	406	4	180.00	$180.00	$731	+70.00
462–495	473	3	174.00–182.50	$179.53	$849	—
502	502	2	145.00	$145.00	$728	—
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	—
650	650	1	140.00	$140.00	$910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	+5.00
300–325	313	2	173.00–177.00	$174.92	$547	+22.32
365–385	375	8	160.00–170.00	$162.83	$611	+10.42
400–447	432	10	155.00–162.00	$158.08	$683	+12.08
460–489	476	30	151.00–161.00	$159.32	$758	+11.32
512–535	523	11	145.00–155.00	$151.37	$792	+7.31
555–562	559	7	152.00–160.50	$156.88	$877	+11.88
648	648	3	135.00	$135.00	$875	-6.54
685	685	1	136.00	$136.00	$932	+1.00
710	710	3	134.00	$134.00	$951	+12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	364	5	148.00–160.00	$154.77	$563	—
485	485	1	151.00	$151.00	$732	+13.87
540	540	2	133.00–141.00	$137.00	$740	-1.25
550–585	567	8	135.00–142.00	$139.52	$791	+20.28
655	655	2	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$799	—
715–730	723	2	123.00–124.00	$123.49	$893	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–520	512	7	133.00–134.50	$133.65	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–322	320	4	200.00–210.00	$205.04	$656	+36.05
355–370	363	2	205.00–230.00	$217.24	$789	+50.97
400–443	431	12	200.00–221.00	$210.26	$906	—
453–488	471	6	185.00–185.50	$185.24	$872	+28.03
500	500	2	175.00–178.00	$176.50	$882	+13.11
555–595	572	15	162.00–175.00	$167.99	$961	+17.99
601–645	607	7	145.00–155.00	$153.48	$932	+5.49
650–695	683	6	140.00–152.00	$145.47	$994	+11.98
710–725	722	5	136.50–137.00	$136.60	$986	—
785	785	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	182.50–197.50	$189.87	$532	—
305	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	+17.50
435–440	437	3	168.00–192.00	$181.34	$792	+35.16
455–485	479	8	163.00–179.00	$169.49	$812	+27.41
500–535	523	3	142.50–160.00	$148.07	$774	—
590	590	2	155.00–157.00	$156.00	$920	+20.66

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	175.00	$175.00	$586	—
470	470	1	176.00	$176.00	$827	—
550–580	558	4	133.00–150.00	$137.42	$767	—
687	687	2	126.00	$126.00	$866	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1320	1208	80-85%	2	64.00–65.00	$64.45	$779	+12.43
1060–1520	1245	80-85%	28	67.00–74.00	$70.79	$881	+7.57
1245–1460	1347	80-85%	3	76.00–77.00	$76.33	$1,028	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1290	1007	85-90%	6	50.00–58.00	$54.58	$550	+24.04
925–1110	1009	85-90%	13	58.00–66.00	$61.35	$619	+30.81
1315–1420	1368	85-90%	2	68.00–69.00	$68.52	$937	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1660	1499	75-80%	11	68.00–76.00	$72.05	$1,080	—
1315–1600	1506	75-80%	5	76.00–82.00	$78.65	$1,184	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1980	1500	3	83.00–91.00	$87.99	$1,320	—
1555–1750	1670	3	93.00–100.00	$95.51	$1,595	—
1900	1900	1	113.50	$113.50	$2,156	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207	207	2	142.00	$142.00	$294	—
355–376	373	6	145.00–158.00	$155.94	$582	—
400–436	427	15	146.00–154.00	$149.50	$638	—
450–490	466	15	148.00–158.50	$153.60	$716	—
515–528	524	10	145.00–150.00	$148.10	$776	+12.10
557	557	2	145.00	$145.00	$808	+28.33
720–736	727	28	130.00–135.00	$133.88	$973	+33.88

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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.