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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 13, 2023

1,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.92/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 520 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.23/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 471 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $192.70/cwt -14.30 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 280 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,247 428 472
Feeder cattle 1,118 325 384
Slaughter cattle 106 78 78
Replacement cattle 23 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold strong steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 243.00 $243.00 $741 —
390 390 2 242.00 $242.00 $944 -3.40
437 437 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,001 -8.47
453–495 464 4 233.50–235.00 $233.90 $1,085 -4.50
520 520 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,217 -3.72
557 557 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,303 —
635 635 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,378 —
745 745 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,483 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 243.00 $243.00 $765 —
355 355 1 180.00 $180.00 $639 —
487–490 488 3 163.00–211.00 $194.93 $951 -5.07
770 770 2 140.00–160.00 $150.00 $1,155 —
900 900 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,494 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 212.50 $212.50 $499 +12.50
280 280 2 212.50 $212.50 $595 —
305–315 310 2 214.00–217.00 $215.48 $668 -0.34
369–395 375 9 216.00–227.00 $221.96 $832 +2.06
400–445 428 3 208.00–215.00 $211.22 $904 -2.25
465–495 471 12 200.00–220.00 $209.23 $985 -6.54
502–535 520 13 207.00–214.00 $210.92 $1,097 +12.00
560 560 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,137 —
617–640 628 7 178.00–212.00 $191.47 $1,202 —
665 665 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,224 +18.00
718 718 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,221 —
765 765 2 163.00–168.00 $165.50 $1,266 —
970 970 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,319 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 182.50 $182.50 $438 -25.00
260–287 280 12 191.00–200.00 $192.70 $540 -14.30
310–340 327 3 195.00–202.00 $198.78 $650 +1.37
365–397 386 5 147.50–197.00 $179.23 $692 -8.86
415–440 436 7 166.00–210.00 $201.29 $878 +2.55
470–488 481 5 203.00–206.00 $204.17 $982 +24.85
510 510 1 187.00 $187.00 $954 +0.12
560–595 570 10 184.00–194.00 $188.21 $1,073 +14.80
600 600 1 148.00 $148.00 $888 -33.47
690 690 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,235 +4.66
790 790 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,217 —
840 840 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,100 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 202.50–235.00 $218.28 $563 +0.78
310–340 314 7 234.00–251.00 $243.72 $765 +0.53
360–390 370 9 224.00–243.00 $236.54 $875 -19.23
430–440 435 2 212.50–237.00 $224.89 $978 -14.94
465–470 467 5 210.00–244.00 $230.31 $1,076 +3.95
535 535 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 +2.16
580–595 589 4 210.00–236.00 $220.50 $1,299 —
610–611 611 4 218.00–228.00 $225.50 $1,378 +28.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 183.00 $183.00 $516 —
310 310 2 208.00 $208.00 $645 -19.46
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 -25.00
430–437 435 3 210.00–218.00 $215.36 $937 +21.36
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 -25.00
755–798 787 4 144.00–154.00 $151.60 $1,193 —
810 810 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,085 —
990 990 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,307 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1320 1203 80-85% 2 72.00–83.00 $76.96 $926 —
1009–1805 1258 80-85% 55 77.00–109.00 $91.56 $1,152 —
995–1565 1385 80-85% 22 100.00–115.00 $101.64 $1,408 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1240 1014 85-90% 9 57.00–89.00 $75.37 $764 —
1045–1240 1123 85-90% 3 82.00–89.00 $85.64 $962 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–1755 1718 75-80% 3 91.00–99.00 $95.36 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,000 —
1045–2040 1428 5 83.00–118.00 $106.21 $1,517 —
1685 1685 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,325 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1022 1022 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1315 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 162.50 $162.50 $374 —
320–330 327 3 95.00–167.00 $118.51 $388 —
418–437 426 5 94.00–112.00 $104.61 $446 —
580 580 6 125.00 $125.00 $725 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 185.00 $185.00 $324 —
260–296 267 11 161.00–187.50 $167.47 $447 —
303–347 324 57 174.00–197.50 $191.53 $621 +5.53
368–398 383 34 167.00–195.00 $187.03 $716 —
401–446 415 166 165.00–193.10 $188.11 $781 —
451–495 478 53 163.00–185.50 $181.41 $867 —
504–539 513 89 165.00–184.00 $180.55 $926 —
553–590 579 19 170.00–181.00 $178.68 $1,035 —
640–646 645 11 161.00–178.50 $176.92 $1,141 —
650–697 686 35 161.00–177.00 $175.64 $1,205 —
710 710 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,129 —
793 793 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,150 —
807 807 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,049 —
844 value added 844 149 161.60 $161.60 $1,364 —
947 947 8 148.50 $148.50 $1,406 —
953 value added 953 19 160.50 $160.50 $1,530 —
952–992 977 17 137.00–155.00 $151.26 $1,478 —
1031 1031 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,340 —
1295 1295 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,671 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 20 203.00 $203.00 $780 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 4 142.50 $142.50 $2,344 —

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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.