Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 1, 2023

1,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.54/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 369 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.49/cwt +16.89 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 426 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.26/cwt ≈ $1,139/hd at 625 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,109	261	376
Feeder cattle	1,012	174	283
Slaughter cattle	75	79	79
Replacement cattle	22	8	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: On a limited comparison Feeder Steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances sharply higher and Feeder Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Beef influenced Dairy Feeders and Holstein Feeders sold in good demand with a solid undertone and a good supply. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	233.00	$233.00	$757	—
425–435	430	2	230.00	$230.00	$989	—
470–475	473	2	235.00–241.00	$237.98	$1,126	+37.98
526	526	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,262	—
622–633	625	13	180.00–188.00	$182.26	$1,139	—
685	685	3	180.00–187.00	$184.67	$1,265	—
765–792	784	4	168.00–174.00	$171.03	$1,341	-12.97
855	855	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	172.00	$172.00	$722	—
570	570	1	167.50	$167.50	$955	—
732	732	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,156	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	211.00	$211.00	$559	—
330	330	1	204.00	$204.00	$673	+9.76
359–393	369	19	210.00–220.00	$217.54	$803	+17.54
410 fancy	410	6	224.00	$224.00	$918	+14.00
420–445	435	10	200.00–220.00	$213.58	$929	+13.84
515	515	1	175.00	$175.00	$901	-15.08
555–578	571	5	175.00–180.00	$178.23	$1,018	-14.77
620–640	633	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,108	+8.95
652–667	663	7	166.00–168.00	$166.56	$1,104	-5.92
766–785	771	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,195	+7.00
800–834	828	6	138.00–157.00	$153.94	$1,275	—
962	962	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,251	-10.00
1100	1100	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	6	174.00	$174.00	$854	-4.00
545	545	2	162.00	$162.00	$883	-13.00
555	555	1	160.00	$160.00	$888	-1.00
656–680	667	7	144.00–155.00	$148.52	$991	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	—
300–320	308	3	140.00–152.50	$147.57	$455	—
375–390	383	2	145.00–165.00	$154.80	$593	—
455–465	460	2	148.00–157.00	$152.55	$702	—
500	500	1	147.50	$147.50	$738	—
665	665	1	136.00	$136.00	$904	-19.00
850	850	1	107.00	$107.00	$910	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	212.50–223.00	$217.69	$475	—
260–285	273	2	214.00–215.00	$214.48	$586	-0.52
300–340	321	5	219.00–231.00	$227.48	$730	+9.23
375 value added	375	6	250.50	$250.50	$939	—
382	382	2	211.00	$211.00	$806	-5.00
415–437	424	5	217.00–221.00	$219.35	$930	+9.35
535–542	540	3	208.00–219.00	$215.37	$1,163	+14.37
550	550	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,204	—
610–640	626	4	194.00–198.00	$195.47	$1,224	+1.47
665	665	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	201.00	$201.00	$683	+3.50
497	497	2	198.00	$198.00	$984	—
505–520	513	2	169.00–171.00	$170.01	$872	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	187.50	$187.50	$469	—
405	405	1	185.00	$185.00	$749	—
690	690	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1380	1192	80-85%	17	83.00–95.00	$88.88	$1,059	—
1015–1305	1195	80-85%	4	40.00–68.00	$56.96	$681	—
1120–1585	1270	80-85%	11	96.00–107.00	$100.79	$1,280	—
1095–1620	1289	80-85%	8	71.00–80.00	$75.43	$972	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	48.00	$48.00	$406	—
865–930	890	85-90%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.68	$487	—
840–1085	998	85-90%	3	65.00–72.00	$67.69	$676	—
970–1195	1075	85-90%	5	78.00–84.00	$81.33	$874	+4.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1580	1525	75-80%	2	79.00–81.00	$80.04	$1,221	-27.41
1445–1640	1545	75-80%	5	88.00–94.00	$91.16	$1,408	-16.29
1565	1565	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$876	—
2030	2030	75-80%	1	108.00	$108.00	$2,192	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1830	1830	65-75%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,427	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1087–1495	1215	6	103.00–107.00	$104.39	$1,268	—
1225–2275	1598	3	110.00–121.00	$116.24	$1,858	—
1325–2505	1673	4	94.00–100.00	$96.76	$1,619	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
885–985	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,025.00	$989.51
970–1175	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,068.47
895–1280	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,191.26
865–1380	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,425.00	$1,163.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1175–1195	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00–1,325.00	$1,193.62	—
1215	1215	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	165.00	$165.00	$569	—
353–355	353	14	155.00–169.50	$168.46	$595	—
416–440	424	6	157.00–170.00	$161.50	$685	—
488	488	8	153.50	$153.50	$749	—
570–577	576	10	142.00–147.50	$146.96	$846	—
695	695	1	129.00	$129.00	$897	—
745	745	1	123.00	$123.00	$916	—
893	893	3	104.50	$104.50	$933	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	135.00–152.50	$140.25	$327	—
385	385	1	115.00	$115.00	$443	+13.00
480–481	481	4	107.00–120.00	$110.24	$530	+6.24
500–520	512	3	102.00–120.00	$109.94	$563	—
560–595	590	7	106.00–113.00	$106.95	$631	—
640	640	2	112.00	$112.00	$717	—
710–725	714	4	86.00–89.50	$88.61	$633	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	110.00	$110.00	$292	—
315	315	1	102.50	$102.50	$323	—
485	485	1	92.50	$92.50	$449	—
545	545	2	92.50	$92.50	$504	—
555	555	1	90.00	$90.00	$500	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
184–199	191	15	170.00–176.00	$172.92	$330	—
256–290	271	18	155.00–171.00	$162.80	$441	+30.30
325	325	2	147.50–160.00	$153.75	$500	+5.23
352–394	381	10	140.00–152.50	$142.02	$541	+9.46
420–435	429	4	130.00–151.00	$142.31	$611	-9.69
455–490	468	9	104.00–149.00	$136.69	$640	+5.69
503–540	515	13	143.00–159.00	$154.49	$796	—
565–590	575	3	140.00–165.00	$151.61	$872	—
620–640	630	3	151.00–156.00	$153.68	$968	+10.68
665	665	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,044	+23.00
710–746	717	31	142.00–154.25	$149.30	$1,070	—
750–792	775	4	146.00–156.00	$148.71	$1,153	—
825–845	834	17	133.00–143.00	$139.86	$1,166	—
873 value added	873	62	150.50	$150.50	$1,314	—
860–895	878	2	131.00–140.00	$135.41	$1,189	—
950–985	971	22	130.00–147.00	$138.94	$1,349	—
1084 value added	1084	52	142.25	$142.25	$1,542	—
1120	1120	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,243	—
1211 value added	1211	9	131.00	$131.00	$1,586	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	3	188.00	$188.00	$485	—
305–347	324	30	160.00–175.00	$168.51	$546	—
350–395	374	42	158.00–172.00	$167.79	$628	—
409–445	422	29	157.00–176.00	$168.40	$711	—
452–495	477	18	151.00–175.00	$168.27	$803	—
535 value added	535	24	193.50	$193.50	$1,035	—
500–549	539	23	160.00–170.00	$165.41	$892	—
567 value added	567	18	190.00	$190.00	$1,077	—
565–582	572	25	166.00–173.00	$169.97	$972	—
600–640	630	17	161.00–176.00	$168.25	$1,060	—
656–675	670	18	160.00–165.00	$162.61	$1,089	—
780	780	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,264	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	10	177.00	$177.00	$533	—
370–385	383	8	175.00–177.00	$176.76	$677	—
416–437	427	44	171.00–185.00	$179.45	$766	—
461 fancy	461	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,037	—
454–483	466	18	177.00–182.00	$181.15	$844	—
521–545	539	25	180.00–189.00	$181.78	$980	—
594–595	594	7	172.00–180.00	$177.71	$1,056	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	115.00–132.50	$123.18	$283	—
260–292	277	5	120.00–137.50	$130.71	$362	—
355–370	363	2	115.00–130.00	$122.66	$445	—
425–445	433	3	115.00–120.00	$118.29	$512	—
465–486	479	5	106.00–120.00	$111.27	$533	—
510	510	2	113.00–125.00	$119.00	$607	—
655–665	662	3	130.00–141.00	$136.03	$901	—
713–720	715	6	107.00–120.00	$111.17	$795	—
765	765	1	121.00	$121.00	$926	—
820	820	1	117.00	$117.00	$959	—
1045	1045	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,181	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1291	1291	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,807	—
1300	1300	2	127.00–129.00	$128.00	$1,664	—

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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.