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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 12, 2023

297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $221.39/cwt ≈ $832/hd at 376 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 297 341 344
Feeder cattle 225 283 286
Slaughter cattle 56 41 46
Replacement cattle 16 17 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and 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
505–520 518 9 243.00–252.00 $251.03 $1,300 +2.26
630–645 635 3 243.00–256.00 $247.96 $1,575 +2.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,250 —
635 635 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,492 -13.00
680 680 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,435 —
756 756 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,595 —
955 955 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,413 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–757 756 3 146.00–170.00 $162.01 $1,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 220.00 $220.00 $638 +1.00
305–315 308 3 220.00 $220.00 $678 —
370–395 376 12 194.00–230.00 $221.39 $832 —
415–440 426 7 205.00–231.00 $209.93 $894 -17.91
465–495 471 5 216.00–222.00 $220.74 $1,040 -8.31
505–540 514 5 186.00–215.00 $199.50 $1,025 —
560–595 578 3 182.00–218.00 $203.98 $1,179 -2.02
620 620 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,178 —
685 685 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,322 —
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
965 965 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,679 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,035 +3.45
455–457 456 3 229.00–230.00 $229.67 $1,047 -7.20
510–530 520 2 231.00–239.00 $234.92 $1,222 +3.90
680 680 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,469 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 259.00 $259.00 $730 —
340 340 1 260.00 $260.00 $884 —
350–367 361 6 265.00–284.00 $277.87 $1,003 +13.12
410–430 425 9 257.00–266.00 $262.24 $1,115 +4.24
500 500 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,235 +6.68
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 211.00 $211.00 $538 —
320 320 1 207.00 $207.00 $662 -32.00
390 390 1 230.00 $230.00 $897 +88.00
435 435 1 200.00 $200.00 $870 -2.00
517 517 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,194 +6.67
550–560 555 2 200.00–228.00 $213.87 $1,187 +3.92
705 705 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,241 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1295 1233 80-85% 2 121.00–125.00 $122.90 $1,515 +10.24
960–1805 1294 80-85% 36 90.00–117.50 $103.48 $1,339 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $495 -45.00
930–1160 1003 85-90% 6 60.00–71.00 $66.65 $668 —
885–1115 1013 85-90% 7 84.00–91.00 $87.76 $889 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 75-80% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,716 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 2 118.00–125.00 $121.50 $2,066 —
1490–1865 1812 14 130.00–137.00 $133.27 $2,415 +1.13

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825 825 (<2 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 $990

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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
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 167.00 $167.00 $618 -13.66
415–417 416 3 165.00 $165.00 $686 -23.08
483 483 2 156.00 $156.00 $753 -28.00
508–545 515 5 151.00–180.00 $173.87 $895 —
570 570 2 172.00 $172.00 $980 —
635–645 638 3 178.00–193.00 $183.05 $1,168 +37.05
1090 1090 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,308 —

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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.