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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 18, 2023

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 148 458 512
Feeder cattle 99 383 277
Slaughter cattle 35 67 94
Replacement cattle 14 8 141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady on a very light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 185.00 $185.00 $657 -19.00
435 435 1 201.00 $201.00 $874 -15.70
487 487 2 195.00 $195.00 $950 —
550 550 2 181.00 $181.00 $996 -13.52
601–640 611 4 170.00–176.00 $174.43 $1,066 -8.57
745 745 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 ±0.00
845 845 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 165.00–170.00 $167.45 $402 +0.08
380 380 2 131.00–152.50 $141.75 $539 -15.62
408–440 414 5 150.00–161.00 $152.34 $631 +13.71
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 -82.56
580 580 2 110.00–133.00 $121.50 $705 -31.90
660–690 672 3 136.00–139.00 $137.67 $925 —
740 740 1 127.00 $127.00 $940 -6.47
980 980 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 177.00–184.00 $180.48 $700 -5.30
463 463 6 171.00 $171.00 $792 +1.00
550 550 1 156.00 $156.00 $858 -11.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 172.50 $172.50 $380 —
340 340 1 174.00 $174.00 $592 -29.40
420 420 1 201.00 $201.00 $844 +2.88
517–525 520 3 189.00–190.00 $189.66 $986 +2.98
620–625 623 3 155.00–156.00 $155.33 $968 -26.35
665 665 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,004 -14.00
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 3 152.50–160.00 $154.97 $454 -27.53
310 310 1 167.50 $167.50 $519 +10.90
405–435 420 2 160.00–166.00 $163.11 $685 -22.42
450–485 468 2 171.00–181.00 $176.19 $825 -15.81
715 715 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,022 —
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1530 1238 80-85% 3 60.50–67.50 $62.98 $780 —
1000–1665 1311 80-85% 15 76.50–85.00 $81.40 $1,067 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1805 1646 75-80% 4 82.00–86.50 $83.94 $1,382 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,615 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $670 +0.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1325 1256 4 84.00–95.00 $89.77 $1,128 —
1100–1755 1460 3 105.00–116.00 $111.77 $1,632 —
1730 1730 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,128 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 (<2 yrs)Open 1 115.00 $115.00 $989

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
960–1290 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,120.00 $1,057.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 143.00 $143.00 $393 +2.00
345 345 4 140.00 $140.00 $483 ±0.00
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 -21.00
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -26.00
715 715 1 96.00 $96.00 $686 —
1207 1207 5 112.50 $112.50 $1,358 —
1296 1296 3 120.20 $120.20 $1,558 —

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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.