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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 24, 2023

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 592 414
Feeder cattle 294 438 310
Slaughter cattle 91 102 98
Replacement cattle 30 52 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
317 317 4 231.00 $231.00 $732 -29.00
475 475 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,183 +21.00
481 fancy 481 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,299 —
510–530 520 3 252.00–260.00 $255.63 $1,329 —
565–592 576 5 210.00–231.00 $222.36 $1,281 -20.98
645 645 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,451 -11.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 —
415–425 422 3 187.00–229.00 $209.85 $886 —
465 465 1 203.00 $203.00 $944 +23.00

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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 1 223.00 $223.00 $513 -9.00
270–290 280 2 221.00–227.00 $224.11 $628 -0.89
300–310 305 2 222.50–237.00 $229.63 $700 +13.61
350–390 368 5 175.00–221.00 $198.05 $729 -26.84
400–435 414 4 224.00–230.00 $227.74 $943 +4.47
460–495 476 9 225.00–232.00 $229.92 $1,094 +1.59
507–530 515 6 216.00–231.00 $221.61 $1,141 +6.59
560–584 578 8 200.00–210.00 $201.84 $1,167 -3.16
605 605 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,228 +0.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 210.00–211.00 $210.52 $701 +12.05
392 392 2 231.00 $231.00 $906 +30.48
420–445 433 2 200.00 $200.00 $866 +3.11
455–495 467 7 186.00–200.00 $190.08 $888 -17.74
510–528 525 7 141.00–160.00 $143.63 $754 -43.10
587 587 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,127 -8.89
615–630 622 3 122.00–190.00 $162.33 $1,010 -37.67
650–672 665 3 173.00–181.00 $175.61 $1,168 -5.10
720 720 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,152 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–310 307 4 225.00–230.00 $228.74 $702 -23.61
355–381 376 5 229.00–230.00 $229.81 $864 -27.55
425 425 1 221.00 $221.00 $939 -27.70
510–545 525 5 221.00–227.00 $223.00 $1,171 -6.58
555 555 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 -7.53
610–630 620 2 201.00–210.00 $205.57 $1,275 -21.41
650–690 674 4 201.00–209.00 $205.52 $1,385 —
717 717 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,377 —
750 750 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,432 —
800 800 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 190.00 $190.00 $532 —
310 310 1 190.00 $190.00 $589 —
350–380 365 2 150.00–200.00 $173.97 $635 -23.56
415 415 2 204.00 $204.00 $847 -15.00
450–497 473 6 197.00–228.00 $213.28 $1,009 +4.18
510–540 523 3 190.00–202.00 $197.22 $1,031 -7.33
565–575 570 3 194.00–215.00 $202.94 $1,157 —
615–630 623 2 175.00–194.00 $184.39 $1,149 -40.61
695 695 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,341 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1635 1172 80-85% 27 80.00–109.00 $95.43 $1,118 —
1005–1340 1224 80-85% 10 103.00–109.00 $106.43 $1,303 +9.11
1190–1555 1342 80-85% 3 81.00–98.00 $88.84 $1,192 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $548 —
870–1185 996 85-90% 15 66.00–88.00 $75.23 $749 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1564 1564 75-80% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,705 —
1385–2125 1667 75-80% 3 89.00–105.00 $98.11 $1,635 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,277 +9.00
1310–1770 1518 7 113.00–128.00 $119.72 $1,817 —
1710 1710 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,223 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 (<2 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 $817

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1012 1012 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1130–1410 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,388.82
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
1660 1660 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–380 357 9 170.00–181.00 $179.03 $639 —
408–415 410 8 167.00–174.50 $172.60 $708 —
457–492 473 18 140.00–181.00 $172.33 $815 -7.13
570 570 1 157.00 $157.00 $895 —
617–645 634 18 93.00–160.00 $149.12 $945 —
750 750 4 125.00 $125.00 $938 -13.00
812–840 819 8 91.00–145.00 $131.15 $1,074 —

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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.