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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 14, 2023

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.00/cwt ≈ $1,112/hd at 654 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.01/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 605 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.40/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 470 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 380 564 922
Feeder cattle 308 465 722
Slaughter cattle 66 99 81
Replacement cattle 6 — 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 210.00 $210.00 $718 -2.00
370 370 1 204.00 $204.00 $755 -7.60
400–440 426 9 193.00–215.00 $197.24 $840 -22.76
548 548 8 174.00 $174.00 $954 +2.06
567–598 585 6 170.00–178.00 $173.37 $1,014 +3.37
610 610 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,006 +7.00
654 654 18 170.00 $170.00 $1,112 —
748 748 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,159 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 5 165.00–180.00 $169.10 $722 -10.90
542 542 5 140.00 $140.00 $759 —
600 600 1 155.00 $155.00 $930 +15.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 161.00 $161.00 $596 —
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 162.00 $162.00 $564 -12.92
422–447 433 5 154.00 $154.00 $667 -4.08
457–480 470 11 160.00–170.00 $166.40 $782 +7.08
533 533 3 160.00 $160.00 $853 +8.63
565 565 1 147.00 $147.00 $831 -9.88
600–635 605 12 134.00–145.00 $140.01 $847 —
707 707 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,004 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 —
330 330 1 153.00 $153.00 $505 —
470–480 475 2 153.00–157.00 $155.02 $736 +4.02
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 -2.00
585–592 590 3 135.00–141.00 $136.98 $808 -2.54
707 707 2 125.00 $125.00 $884 +1.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 +4.96
381 381 3 210.00 $210.00 $800 -7.24
545 545 2 160.00 $160.00 $872 —
575 575 1 166.00 $166.00 $954 -1.99
707 707 2 130.00 $130.00 $919 -6.60
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 181.00 $181.00 $570 +1.00
445 445 2 164.00 $164.00 $730 -17.34
495 495 2 165.00 $165.00 $817 -4.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1375 1182 80-85% 13 68.00–76.00 $72.03 $851 —
1165–1255 1205 80-85% 3 79.00–83.50 $81.18 $978 +16.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1140 973 85-90% 6 53.00–55.00 $54.16 $527 —
1025–1260 1118 85-90% 4 58.00–63.00 $60.63 $678 —
1235 1235 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1460 1418 75-80% 2 81.00–83.00 $82.03 $1,163 —
1260–1625 1438 75-80% 8 70.00–78.00 $74.48 $1,071 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,072 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 65-75% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,265 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,335 -0.99
1650 1650 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,732 +9.49

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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
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 15 161.00 $161.00 $480 —
348 348 32 156.25 $156.25 $544 —
424 424 43 149.00 $149.00 $632 -0.50
492 492 5 147.00 $147.00 $723 -6.60
613 613 5 136.00 $136.00 $834 —

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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.