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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 6, 2023

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $186.88/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 519 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.92/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 519 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $239.83/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 430 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 350 346
Feeder cattle 325 252 293
Slaughter cattle 78 90 41
Replacement cattle 25 8 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and 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
340–346 344 7 236.00–238.00 $236.56 $814 —
380–391 388 4 241.00–259.00 $245.40 $952 —
421–440 423 10 230.00–239.00 $237.47 $1,004 —
470–483 479 11 210.00–246.00 $238.40 $1,142 —
500 fancy 500 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,245 —
500–541 532 12 223.00–244.00 $237.72 $1,265 —
647 value added 647 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,359 —
747 747 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,397 -9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
600 600 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —
870 870 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,392 —
1045 1045 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,202 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 207.50 $207.50 $425 +30.00
290 290 1 207.00 $207.00 $600 +10.00
320–345 333 2 195.00–200.00 $197.41 $657 +31.41
355–395 374 9 137.50–213.00 $188.09 $703 +39.09
402–430 415 7 180.00–204.00 $198.74 $825 +13.87
465–470 468 4 150.00–193.00 $179.32 $839 -17.27
500–545 519 19 171.00–199.00 $186.88 $970 -3.12
560–587 579 4 170.00–182.00 $173.41 $1,004 +2.20
605–639 632 12 165.00–188.00 $181.47 $1,147 —
655–680 673 8 149.00–180.00 $174.34 $1,173 +4.84
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 200.00 $200.00 $484 —
305–336 320 8 209.00–230.00 $215.82 $691 +6.82
375–395 386 5 209.00–238.00 $219.90 $849 +18.66
410–440 419 11 200.00–236.00 $213.47 $894 +8.06
450–480 467 10 204.00–231.00 $215.77 $1,008 —
502–525 519 18 198.00–203.00 $198.92 $1,032 —
655 655 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,087 -32.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 268 3 217.50 $217.50 $583 —
305–346 331 11 200.00–267.50 $243.19 $805 -8.25
355–392 379 6 251.00–261.00 $255.77 $969 +2.41
405–442 430 16 219.00–251.00 $239.83 $1,031 +6.00
460–487 476 6 224.00–228.00 $226.36 $1,077 -4.32
500–547 526 11 214.00–240.00 $227.84 $1,198 -0.97
630 630 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,241 -6.51
760 760 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–227 223 3 201.00–202.50 $202.02 $451 —
316–345 323 4 204.00–236.00 $227.46 $735 —
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 +2.23
425 425 1 194.00 $194.00 $824 -13.30
455 455 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,024 +22.00
530 530 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,023 -14.60
655 655 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,166 —
1045 1045 1 91.00 $91.00 $951 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1450 1187 80-85% 28 69.00–99.00 $86.74 $1,030 +16.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1230 970 85-90% 9 45.00–85.00 $66.43 $644 -0.98
1093 1093 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,060 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1745 1573 75-80% 3 87.00–94.00 $90.33 $1,421 -11.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1955 1584 4 105.00–111.00 $108.94 $1,726 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1155–1195 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,214.41
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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
1062–1391 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,735.00 $1,504.43 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 7 186.00 $186.00 $584 +5.00
1087 1087 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,353 —

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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.