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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 4, 2023

407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.50/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 476 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $176.71/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 515 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 407 448 116
Feeder cattle 322 387 72
Slaughter cattle 75 43 33
Replacement cattle 10 18 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6 .00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 5 203.00–225.00 $218.96 $696 +5.96
400–435 412 3 202.00–208.00 $205.35 $846 -4.65
515–545 538 7 181.00–199.50 $195.07 $1,049 —
571–590 576 9 184.00–196.00 $188.75 $1,087 -1.25
620–635 627 3 174.00–176.00 $175.00 $1,097 -2.92
710–735 727 3 147.00–151.00 $148.30 $1,078 -17.36
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 141.00 $141.00 $698 —
532–535 533 3 151.00–170.00 $163.64 $872 —
605 605 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,010 —
980 980 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,343 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 175.00 $175.00 $574 -5.00
355–376 367 6 170.00–188.00 $182.65 $670 +9.96
415–442 429 4 161.00–172.00 $166.67 $715 -13.33
465–485 476 13 150.00–175.00 $171.50 $816 +8.60
505–545 533 9 150.00–165.00 $160.46 $855 -2.06
560–593 578 9 159.00–161.00 $160.02 $925 +3.68
608 608 4 150.00 $150.00 $912 -6.25
745 745 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,058 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 155.00 $155.00 $380 —
280 280 1 153.00 $153.00 $428 -7.00
310–327 321 3 144.00–160.00 $154.85 $497 +12.87
350–375 366 4 135.00–170.00 $156.02 $571 +8.14
435 435 1 155.00 $155.00 $674 +0.43
500–532 522 4 139.00–155.00 $145.57 $760 +4.57
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +10.00
605 605 3 132.00 $132.00 $799 -12.07
715 715 1 131.00 $131.00 $937 —
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 +11.00
805 805 1 129.50 $129.50 $1,042 +7.50
860 860 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 195.00–200.00 $197.46 $563 -9.54
320–345 336 5 190.00–236.00 $214.30 $720 +12.40
355–385 368 4 190.00–201.00 $193.44 $712 -20.56
423–425 424 4 158.00–209.00 $196.20 $832 -11.30
465–490 476 4 190.00–200.00 $195.90 $932 +0.90
500–545 515 12 165.00–183.00 $176.71 $910 -5.95
605 605 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,004 +3.72
652–690 665 3 145.00–151.00 $147.08 $978 -16.92
812 812 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 187.50 $187.50 $422 —
280–292 288 3 187.50–215.00 $206.09 $594 —
365 365 2 158.00–170.00 $164.00 $599 —
460 460 2 121.00–183.00 $152.00 $699 -11.03
505–510 509 5 146.00–176.00 $170.05 $866 +3.05
655–690 673 2 146.00–149.00 $147.54 $993 —
786 786 5 113.00 $113.00 $888 -5.00
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
885 885 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,035 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1590 1295 80-85% 27 80.00–99.00 $88.80 $1,150 +12.79
1115–1650 1390 80-85% 10 60.00–76.00 $67.41 $937 -21.07
1105–1660 1392 80-85% 8 100.00–116.00 $106.46 $1,482 +17.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1100 970 85-90% 5 65.00–79.00 $70.87 $687 —
985–1045 1015 85-90% 2 47.00–58.00 $52.34 $531 -12.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1805 1658 75-80% 4 104.00–109.00 $106.22 $1,761 —
1785 1785 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,624 +15.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–2325 1893 7 99.00–110.00 $104.83 $1,984 —
1950 1950 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,438 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1025–1335 1194 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,090.00 $982.43
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 8 150.50 $150.50 $498 —
392 392 2 142.00 $142.00 $557 —
416 416 5 153.00 $153.00 $636 —
537 537 2 148.00 $148.00 $795 +3.00
565 565 2 170.00 $170.00 $960 +40.00
718 718 4 115.50 $115.50 $829 —
851–856 854 27 127.50–131.50 $129.88 $1,109 —
992 992 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,091 —
1166 1166 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,539 —

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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.