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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 21, 2023

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.00/cwt +11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 589 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.14/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 509 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $132.36/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 514 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 380 540
Feeder cattle 304 308 383
Slaughter cattle 79 66 82
Replacement cattle 9 6 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 204.00 $204.00 $592 —
330 330 2 195.00 $195.00 $644 -15.00
450 450 2 193.00 $193.00 $868 —
520 520 1 174.00 $174.00 $905 ±0.00
589 589 12 185.00 $185.00 $1,090 +11.63
610 610 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,110 +17.00
820 820 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 —
425 425 1 175.00 $175.00 $744 +5.90
481 481 3 173.00 $173.00 $832 —

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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 3 181.00 $181.00 $630 +19.00
375–385 377 5 188.00–189.00 $188.20 $710 —
412 value added 412 7 185.00 $185.00 $762 —
425 425 1 175.00 $175.00 $744 +21.00
460–490 482 6 156.00–162.00 $157.81 $761 -8.59
500–545 509 10 158.00–162.00 $161.14 $820 +1.14
555–565 558 6 150.00–161.00 $155.86 $870 +8.86
649 649 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 167.00 $167.00 $581 +14.00
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
501–536 514 10 129.00–136.00 $132.36 $680 -2.64
565–590 575 4 134.00–149.00 $142.32 $818 +5.34
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 —
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 +5.00
795 795 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 160.00 $160.00 $376 —
325 325 1 158.00 $158.00 $514 -23.00
360 360 1 178.00 $178.00 $641 —
470–495 480 3 148.00–160.00 $153.57 $737 -11.43
500–545 521 4 148.00–165.00 $155.58 $811 —
595 595 2 153.00 $153.00 $910 —
650–686 677 4 132.00–137.00 $135.80 $919 —
750 750 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
330–335 332 3 180.00–195.00 $189.95 $631 -20.05
390 390 1 185.00 $185.00 $722 -25.00
405–420 409 4 192.00–206.00 $202.40 $828 —
485 485 1 181.00 $181.00 $878 —
551 551 3 176.00 $176.00 $970 +10.00
715 715 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,008 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1265 1188 80-85% 7 57.00–74.00 $60.16 $715 -11.87
1025–1560 1360 80-85% 5 78.00–88.00 $81.93 $1,114 —
1070–1770 1398 80-85% 22 68.00–78.00 $72.90 $1,019 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1045 940 85-90% 4 42.00–50.00 $47.34 $445 —
895–1235 1029 85-90% 7 55.00–64.00 $59.55 $613 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $686 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1500 1470 75-80% 2 69.00–74.00 $71.55 $1,052 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–2115 1684 4 80.50–92.00 $89.03 $1,499 -15.97
1670–2125 1946 4 92.00–107.00 $99.55 $1,937 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195 1195 (<2 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,004
1160–1270 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 91.00–95.00 $92.91 $1,129

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–346 340 4 136.00–140.00 $139.06 $473 -17.19
390 390 2 149.00 $149.00 $581 —
423–436 434 27 151.00–158.50 $157.42 $683 +8.42
521 521 4 138.00 $138.00 $719 —
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 -16.00
666 666 28 137.50 $137.50 $916 —
700 700 5 132.00 $132.00 $924 —
773 773 3 118.50 $118.50 $916 —
1117 1117 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,206 —

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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.