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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 20, 2023

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.53/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 579 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $212.37/cwt -13.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 629 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 1,247 529
Feeder cattle 231 1,118 441
Slaughter cattle 54 106 77
Replacement cattle 4 23 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 275.00 $275.00 $550 —
402 402 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,085 +41.00
468–495 475 4 235.00–249.00 $245.35 $1,165 +11.45
502 502 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,104 -14.00
560 560 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 -34.00
633 fancy 633 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,494 —
645 645 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,342 -9.00
707 707 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 232 3 170.00–202.00 $187.96 $436 —
250 250 1 240.00 $240.00 $600 —
355 355 1 220.00 $220.00 $781 +40.00
625 625 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 —
985 985 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,241 —
1040 1040 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 202.50 $202.50 $466 -10.00
308 308 3 221.00 $221.00 $681 +5.52
395 395 1 206.00 $206.00 $814 -15.96
450–478 472 5 213.00–221.00 $214.52 $1,013 +5.29
500–530 514 4 203.00–206.00 $204.72 $1,052 -6.20
565 fancy 565 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,232 —
565–587 582 10 197.00–215.00 $200.63 $1,168 -2.37
645 645 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,193 -6.47
686 686 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,228 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 157.00 $157.00 $495 -41.78
350–395 372 3 201.00–210.00 $206.70 $769 +27.47
420–445 429 4 200.00 $200.00 $858 -1.29
467 467 2 205.00 $205.00 $957 +0.83
510–530 523 3 168.00–204.00 $190.96 $999 +3.96
550–590 570 2 175.00–185.00 $180.18 $1,027 -8.03
600 600 3 142.00–184.00 $165.33 $992 +17.33
660–695 675 4 135.00–175.00 $162.26 $1,095 -16.74
950 950 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,074 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 285.00 $285.00 $584 —
257 257 2 227.50 $227.50 $585 +9.22
300–340 313 3 240.00–265.00 $249.04 $779 +5.32
390 390 1 208.00 $208.00 $811 -28.54
425–440 436 7 250.00–253.00 $251.87 $1,098 +26.98
450–490 467 8 224.00–246.00 $235.44 $1,100 +5.13
520 520 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,128 -13.00
550–565 558 4 210.00–218.00 $214.05 $1,194 -6.45
607–645 629 10 202.00–218.00 $212.37 $1,336 -13.13
665–675 670 4 203.00–205.00 $204.01 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 170.00 $170.00 $468 -13.00
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 +25.00
410–435 418 3 201.00–216.00 $208.02 $870 -7.34
450–487 468 7 171.00–208.00 $195.74 $916 -4.26
530 530 2 176.00 $176.00 $933 —
570–572 571 3 180.00–200.00 $186.65 $1,066 —
615–640 632 3 189.00–195.00 $190.95 $1,207 —
660 660 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,096 —
885 885 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,274 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1565 1234 80-85% 19 86.00–107.00 $99.27 $1,225 +22.31
1100–1455 1278 80-85% 2 60.00–83.00 $73.10 $934 -18.46
985–1750 1446 80-85% 11 108.00–119.00 $112.62 $1,628 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $420 —
1025–1095 1056 85-90% 6 76.00–89.00 $86.02 $908 —
1060–1340 1200 85-90% 2 90.00–91.00 $90.44 $1,085 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1415 1390 75-80% 2 115.00–119.00 $116.96 $1,626 —
1430–1445 1438 75-80% 2 103.00–108.00 $105.49 $1,517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1765 1519 5 111.00–129.00 $122.05 $1,854 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 (<2 yrs)Open 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,138
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,328

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
461 461 5 166.00 $166.00 $765 -15.41
561 561 8 150.00 $150.00 $842 -28.68
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 -41.92

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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.