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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 22, 2023

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $209.88/cwt ≈ $1,289/hd at 614 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $275.55/cwt +25.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 369 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 1,085 504
Feeder cattle 312 981 467
Slaughter cattle 91 79 34
Replacement cattle 52 25 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 204.00 $204.00 $857 —
540 540 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 —
597 597 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,403 —
880 880 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 273.00–275.00 $274.01 $1,069 —
400–405 403 3 260.00–277.00 $265.62 $1,070 —
660 660 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,577 —
796 796 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 240.00 $240.00 $708 —
300–345 325 6 250.00–270.00 $260.49 $847 +40.49
360–371 367 7 240.00–266.00 $257.66 $946 +18.66
415–447 435 9 230.00–257.00 $243.38 $1,059 +8.06
460–495 474 9 227.00–248.00 $244.35 $1,158 +16.26
505–530 516 8 220.00–234.00 $227.68 $1,175 +4.26
577–595 583 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,236 —
627 627 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,404 +16.00
925 925 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 235.00 $235.00 $482 —
295 295 1 178.00 $178.00 $525 -32.00
300–345 327 3 179.00–225.00 $208.53 $682 +23.53
370–395 391 7 221.00–235.00 $232.71 $910 +19.12
400–435 416 6 200.00–225.00 $215.52 $897 +21.57
450–460 456 4 181.00–231.00 $218.14 $995 +8.10
505–545 528 3 174.00–218.00 $191.04 $1,009 +8.30
580 580 2 206.00–210.00 $208.00 $1,206 +3.38
625–635 630 2 190.00–200.00 $195.04 $1,229 +10.11
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 215.00 $215.00 $516 —
255 255 1 222.00 $222.00 $566 —
305 305 1 233.00 $233.00 $711 —
372–385 376 3 265.00–276.00 $272.25 $1,024 —
405–425 418 3 210.00–248.00 $234.12 $979 +11.55
450–475 458 5 200.00–241.00 $215.60 $987 -9.88
500–535 525 4 210.00–239.00 $227.31 $1,193 +24.31
550–585 565 7 200.00–230.00 $219.39 $1,240 +19.39
612–640 614 15 209.50–215.00 $209.88 $1,289 —
665 665 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,204 —
745 745 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,356 +2.00
775 775 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 369 12 228.00–295.00 $275.55 $1,017 +25.55
400–445 420 9 236.00–275.00 $253.80 $1,066 +13.76
455–480 465 7 241.00–280.00 $261.17 $1,214 —
516–537 524 5 229.00–260.00 $247.30 $1,296 +15.30
615–625 618 3 224.00–230.00 $226.02 $1,397 +6.02
690 690 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,414 —
715 715 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1495 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,000.00–2,175.00 $2,075.52 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1425 1173 80-85% 6 55.00–112.00 $87.38 $1,025 +8.71
870–1605 1202 80-85% 36 64.00–110.00 $100.09 $1,203 —
1135–1472 1360 80-85% 3 111.00–114.00 $113.17 $1,539 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–920 898 85-90% 4 71.00–92.00 $80.12 $719 —
960 960 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $595 —
1035 1035 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $973 +18.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,428 —
1658–1715 1669 75-80% 5 111.50–113.00 $111.81 $1,866 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1196–1835 1543 6 112.00–125.00 $121.92 $1,881 —
1695–2000 1848 2 130.00–132.00 $131.08 $2,422 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1305–1485 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,285.00 $1,203.49
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1065–1345 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,375.00–1,900.00 $1,603.42 +403.42
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1525 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 -47.89
437 437 2 147.00 $147.00 $642 -41.64
505–525 519 19 177.00 $177.00 $919 -12.09

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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.