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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 25, 2023

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.60/cwt +11.33 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 427 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 476 502
Feeder cattle 174 393 343
Slaughter cattle 79 71 138
Replacement cattle 8 12 21

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–497 488 3 200.00 $200.00 $976 -20.51
710 710 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,335 —
760 760 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,398 -1.00
835–840 837 3 162.00–172.50 $168.99 $1,414 -4.51
940 940 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,570 —
990 990 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,534 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 -41.00
770 770 2 120.00–136.00 $128.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 194.00 $194.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 330 4 187.50–200.00 $194.24 $641 -5.76
370 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 +3.04
400 fancy 400 1 210.00 $210.00 $840 —
405–445 429 11 180.00–204.00 $199.74 $857 +10.47
485–486 486 5 185.00–201.00 $197.81 $961 -4.72
490 fancy 490 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,034 —
500–535 522 5 184.00–195.00 $190.08 $992 -1.31
565 565 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,090 -6.18
630–645 638 2 162.00–170.00 $166.05 $1,059 -8.95
650–665 655 6 166.00–174.00 $172.48 $1,130 +4.48
710 710 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,108 +4.00
765 765 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 —
855 855 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,206 —
975 975 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,365 —
1085 1085 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 177.50 $177.50 $527 —
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
390 390 1 167.50 $167.50 $653 —
480 480 1 178.00 $178.00 $854 —
525 525 1 175.00 $175.00 $919 —
570 570 1 161.00 $161.00 $918 —
703–725 709 4 125.00–135.00 $127.56 $904 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 414 4 136.00–155.00 $147.13 $609 -27.87
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 —
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 217.50 $217.50 $272 —
255 255 1 215.00 $215.00 $548 —
305–325 315 2 210.00–226.00 $218.25 $687 -6.75
375 375 1 216.00 $216.00 $810 -11.63
447 447 2 210.00 $210.00 $939 —
505 505 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,015 -7.62
605 605 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,174 +14.00
725 725 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,124 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 197.50 $197.50 $681 —
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 —
400 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
565 565 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 182.00 $182.00 $564 —
590 590 1 160.00 $160.00 $944 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1410 1201 80-85% 13 71.00–80.00 $76.07 $914 —
1075–1435 1249 80-85% 15 81.00–95.00 $90.30 $1,128 —
1055–1695 1351 80-85% 12 98.00–110.00 $102.95 $1,391 -5.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,247 —
1315–1685 1519 75-80% 8 102.00–112.00 $107.45 $1,632 +15.45
1260–1945 1711 75-80% 8 92.00–100.00 $96.61 $1,653 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 56.50 $56.50 $588 —
875–1315 1095 85-90% 2 76.00–78.00 $76.80 $841 —
1015–1285 1120 85-90% 4 65.00–75.00 $69.80 $782 —
1210–1310 1260 85-90% 2 40.00–44.00 $42.08 $530 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1790 1531 5 97.00–103.00 $100.48 $1,538 —
1620–1925 1778 4 108.00–121.00 $114.71 $2,040 —
2105 2105 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,968 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,104

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1525 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,160.00–1,375.00 $1,314.85
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 102.00 $102.00 $382 —
455 455 1 104.00 $104.00 $473 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 2 132.50 $132.50 $334 -26.50
261 fancy 261 5 169.00 $169.00 $441 —
312–345 323 3 135.00–156.00 $148.52 $480 —
315–345 value added 339 25 165.00 $165.00 $559 —
380–390 385 2 127.50–137.50 $132.56 $510 -35.50
428 428 6 152.00 $152.00 $651 —
431 fancy 431 9 167.00 $167.00 $720 —
467 467 4 131.00 $131.00 $612 —
610 610 1 143.00 $143.00 $872 —
690 690 3 134.00 $134.00 $925 —

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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.