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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 29, 2023

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.75/cwt ≈ $1,709/hd at 910 lb · 23 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.00/cwt ≈ $1,372/hd at 863 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 335 482
Feeder cattle 252 266 387
Slaughter cattle 90 49 77
Replacement cattle 8 20 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . 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
572 572 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,190 -31.00
675 675 2 213.50 $213.50 $1,441 —
725 725 7 196.50 $196.50 $1,425 +18.50
910 value added 910 23 187.75 $187.75 $1,709 —
989 989 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
812 812 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,137 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 177.50 $177.50 $426 —
278 278 6 197.00 $197.00 $548 —
347 347 6 166.00 $166.00 $576 —
370 370 3 149.00 $149.00 $551 -48.31
410–445 430 7 170.00–203.00 $184.87 $795 -2.68
450–465 458 2 191.00–202.00 $196.59 $900 +9.82
505–535 515 4 177.00–198.00 $190.00 $978 —
557–585 566 6 124.00–196.00 $171.21 $969 +9.82
690 690 2 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $1,170 +17.00
705 705 1 139.00 $139.00 $980 -21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 3 202.00 $202.00 $547 -2.00
341 341 3 209.00 $209.00 $713 -17.59
355–375 370 4 201.00–202.00 $201.24 $745 -24.76
420–446 439 5 203.00–209.00 $205.41 $902 -0.73
670 670 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,327 —
724 724 8 173.50 $173.50 $1,256 -11.00
863 863 12 159.00 $159.00 $1,372 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,056 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 5 245.00–261.00 $251.44 $805 -3.56
370–375 372 3 250.00–260.00 $253.36 $942 —
405–445 427 6 226.00–245.00 $233.83 $998 +0.16
480–495 485 3 230.00–232.00 $230.68 $1,119 -4.34
515–535 528 5 224.00–233.00 $228.81 $1,208 -4.17
630–635 633 2 200.00–207.00 $203.51 $1,288 +1.87
655 655 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,303 —
735 735 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 180.00–190.00 $185.23 $506 —
360–397 389 5 172.00–211.00 $197.77 $769 +56.77
405–420 415 3 206.00–210.00 $207.30 $860 —
465 465 1 203.00 $203.00 $944 —
515–527 523 3 203.00–217.00 $207.60 $1,086 -12.52
1020 1020 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,020 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1335 1126 80-85% 24 83.00–98.00 $89.72 $1,010 —
940–1445 1161 80-85% 4 65.00–74.00 $69.89 $811 —
1080–1570 1269 80-85% 10 98.00–111.00 $101.04 $1,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–950 863 85-90% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.75 $369 —
860–1060 965 85-90% 8 53.00–77.00 $67.41 $651 —
980–1110 1028 85-90% 5 77.00–80.50 $79.26 $815 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1600 1555 75-80% 2 101.00–102.00 $101.51 $1,578 —
1680 1680 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1485 1239 4 91.00–100.00 $94.06 $1,165 —
1730 1730 3 130.00 $130.00 $2,249 —
1370–2030 1828 10 111.00–119.00 $115.91 $2,119 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1116 1078 (<2 yrs)Open 2 105.00–106.00 $105.52 $1,138

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00

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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
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,585.00 $1,585.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 181.00 $181.00 $579 —
381 381 3 150.00 $150.00 $572 —
463 463 3 170.00 $170.00 $787 +13.00
584–585 584 16 163.50–164.50 $164.12 $958 +4.12
670 670 1 134.00 $134.00 $898 —

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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.