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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 11, 2023

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.71/cwt +7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 566 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $186.68/cwt +9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 518 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $198.12/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 428 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 458 407 943
Feeder cattle 383 322 642
Slaughter cattle 67 75 211
Replacement cattle 8 10 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm on a average to plain quality offering . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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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 1 215.00 $215.00 $624 —
345 345 1 210.00 $210.00 $724 -8.96
385 385 1 204.00 $204.00 $785 —
427–430 428 3 210.00–230.00 $216.70 $927 +11.35
520–540 527 6 188.52–195.00 $190.73 $1,005 -4.34
555–578 573 5 180.00–198.00 $194.52 $1,115 +5.77
621 621 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,136 +8.00
725 725 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 +11.70
1051 1051 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 182.50 $182.50 $447 —
350 350 2 187.00 $187.00 $654 —
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 +9.00
583 583 4 162.00 $162.00 $944 —
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 165.00–173.00 $168.96 $461 —
310–336 325 8 178.00–220.00 $199.75 $649 +24.75
355–385 360 11 175.00–200.00 $185.78 $669 +3.13
400–440 418 12 178.00–194.00 $186.26 $779 +19.59
452–490 465 3 170.00 $170.00 $790 -1.50
505–545 518 10 161.00–176.00 $166.79 $864 +6.33
552–588 566 20 160.00–172.00 $167.71 $949 +7.69
630 630 1 156.00 $156.00 $983 +6.00
655–660 659 7 154.00–155.00 $154.28 $1,017 —
720 720 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,001 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 165.00–170.00 $167.37 $390 +12.37
250–285 271 5 148.00–170.00 $159.59 $432 +6.59
315–340 331 4 150.00–180.00 $163.15 $540 +8.30
365–375 370 2 148.00–167.00 $157.37 $582 +1.35
400–420 410 3 136.00–140.00 $138.63 $568 -16.37
470–495 483 2 180.00–185.00 $182.56 $882 —
500–540 522 3 140.00–162.00 $150.48 $786 +4.91
550–590 579 7 131.00–163.00 $153.40 $888 +23.40
600–615 608 2 131.00–146.00 $138.41 $842 +6.41
720–730 725 2 129.00–138.00 $133.47 $968 +2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 200.00 $200.00 $560 +2.54
330–346 340 7 182.50–219.00 $203.40 $692 -10.90
375–390 384 7 199.00–223.00 $215.51 $828 +22.07
410–445 428 16 140.00–232.00 $198.12 $848 +1.92
455–495 475 10 183.00–219.00 $198.91 $945 +3.01
500–547 518 18 175.00–203.00 $186.68 $967 +9.97
550–561 557 6 182.50–190.00 $184.97 $1,030 —
615–640 623 15 168.00–185.00 $181.68 $1,132 +15.68
676 676 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,115 +17.92
825–832 831 6 130.00–155.00 $134.14 $1,115 +8.14
907 907 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 152.50–197.50 $175.49 $404 -12.01
295 295 1 182.50 $182.50 $538 -23.59
300–325 313 2 135.00–180.00 $156.60 $490 —
350–385 368 3 185.00–191.00 $188.36 $693 +24.36
405–415 410 2 183.00–188.00 $185.53 $761 —
485 485 1 192.00 $192.00 $931 +40.00
505–545 514 6 156.00–177.00 $166.75 $857 -3.30
585 585 2 161.00–168.00 $164.50 $962 —
601–640 608 6 150.00–163.00 $160.32 $975 —
660–690 678 4 130.00–155.00 $141.32 $958 -6.22
805–840 821 6 120.00–122.00 $120.65 $991 +0.65
885 885 1 105.00 $105.00 $929 -12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1230 1133 80-85% 7 56.00–65.50 $62.46 $708 —
965–1610 1373 80-85% 26 72.00–85.50 $79.08 $1,086 +11.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–995 857 85-90% 7 36.00–52.00 $42.60 $365 —
810–1140 1020 85-90% 6 57.00–67.00 $64.09 $654 +11.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1735 1587 75-80% 3 81.00–85.00 $82.61 $1,311 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–2085 1806 7 104.00–110.00 $106.89 $1,930 —
2065 2065 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,024 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–775 753 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–760.00 $741.98

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 141.00 $141.00 $402 —
317 317 2 140.00 $140.00 $444 -10.50
365 365 1 141.00 $141.00 $515 -1.00
430–446 438 17 146.00–158.00 $152.46 $668 -0.54
521 521 4 146.00 $146.00 $761 -2.00
677 677 5 135.00 $135.00 $914 —
762 762 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,013 —
1110 1110 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,232 —

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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.