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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 22, 2023

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $184.50/cwt ≈ $1,310/hd at 710 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $219.93/cwt +21.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 579 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.00/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 559 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 405 430
Feeder cattle 266 314 264
Slaughter cattle 49 44 130
Replacement cattle 20 47 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady.Feeders varied from good to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 250.00 $250.00 $930 ±0.00
416 416 3 220.00 $220.00 $915 —
559 559 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,336 +7.09
605 605 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,156 -19.00
725 725 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 243.00 $243.00 $850 —
495 495 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,015 -5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1334 1334 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,868 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 204.00 $204.00 $408 —
255 255 1 204.00 $204.00 $520 -0.97
310–345 319 8 210.00–233.00 $226.59 $723 -2.75
372 372 4 226.00 $226.00 $841 -0.93
405–435 425 3 200.00–209.00 $206.14 $876 +3.04
485–490 488 6 185.00–210.00 $200.63 $979 -7.27
515–541 534 5 191.00–228.00 $203.22 $1,085 -9.46
550–584 578 6 187.00–194.00 $188.11 $1,087 +7.11
645 645 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,155 +29.00
710 710 15 184.50 $184.50 $1,310 —
775 775 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,240 —
835 835 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 381 4 170.00–209.00 $197.31 $752 +25.98
418–435 427 6 170.00–200.00 $187.55 $801 —
450–475 457 5 150.00–200.00 $186.77 $854 -10.84
567–585 575 4 129.00–187.00 $161.39 $928 -26.97
690 690 2 140.00–165.00 $152.50 $1,052 -19.50
718 718 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,149 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 247.00–265.00 $255.59 $562 +5.59
275–280 278 2 230.00–247.00 $238.58 $663 +4.48
305 305 1 255.00 $255.00 $778 +15.20
400–446 432 6 230.00–241.00 $233.67 $1,009 +2.62
455–460 458 2 232.00–238.00 $235.02 $1,076 +0.85
515–547 531 7 228.00–238.00 $232.98 $1,237 +14.89
550–597 579 10 211.00–230.00 $219.93 $1,273 +21.74
610–630 621 7 184.00–220.00 $201.64 $1,252 -8.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 141.00 $141.00 $543 -56.00
515–540 528 2 215.00–225.00 $220.12 $1,162 +38.92
595 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —
675 675 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 -12.30
875–890 883 2 108.00–154.00 $131.20 $1,158 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $792 —
955–1785 1241 80-85% 16 82.50–98.00 $89.84 $1,115 -12.78
1255–1525 1419 80-85% 4 97.00–101.00 $99.38 $1,410 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1050 944 85-90% 7 51.00–70.00 $64.33 $607 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,148 -10.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1490 1475 2 93.00–98.00 $95.47 $1,408 —
1395–2020 1602 6 102.00–119.00 $112.16 $1,797 —
1955–2005 1980 2 127.00–134.00 $130.46 $2,583 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155–1265 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,585.00 $1,383.75
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265–1445 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,525.00–1,875.00 $1,750.35 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 167.00 $167.00 $384 —
410–415 413 8 175.00–188.00 $183.16 $756 —
471 471 7 157.00 $157.00 $739 -10.34
560 560 7 160.00 $160.00 $896 ±0.00
857 857 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,097 —

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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.