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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 19, 2023

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $209.31/cwt +9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 513 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $212.64/cwt ≈ $1,033/hd at 486 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 297 389
Feeder cattle 238 225 280
Slaughter cattle 64 56 66
Replacement cattle 44 16 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,362 —
647 647 5 232.50 $232.50 $1,504 -15.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 240.00 $240.00 $948 —
553 553 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,156 —
690 690 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,504 +7.00
815 815 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,679 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,067 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 250.00 $250.00 $738 +30.00
325 325 1 217.00 $217.00 $705 -3.00
352–395 374 4 218.00–220.00 $219.06 $819 -2.33
405–430 422 3 196.00–213.50 $201.60 $851 -8.33
468–485 473 5 206.00–220.00 $214.75 $1,016 -5.99
500–545 513 13 200.00–215.00 $209.31 $1,074 +9.81
575 575 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,190 +3.02
600–632 622 4 194.00–220.00 $204.08 $1,269 +14.08
742 742 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,588 —
810 810 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 258.00–259.00 $258.47 $956 —
416 416 5 220.00 $220.00 $915 -18.00
487 487 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,057 -12.67
515 515 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,120 -17.42
570–572 571 9 211.00–218.00 $213.33 $1,218 —
747 747 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 363 3 261.00–265.00 $262.43 $953 -15.44
402–440 420 9 254.00–260.00 $256.92 $1,079 -5.32
452–490 463 7 221.00–248.00 $237.53 $1,100 —
572 572 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,184 —
602–622 613 5 217.00–227.00 $223.37 $1,369 +3.37
650–653 652 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,369 —
706 706 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,412 —
790 790 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 222.50 $222.50 $656 —
365 365 1 202.00 $202.00 $737 -28.00
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 -20.00
465–496 486 11 190.00–221.00 $212.64 $1,033 —
525–531 530 5 200.00–224.00 $215.44 $1,142 -15.56
550–580 565 2 222.00–230.00 $226.11 $1,278 +12.24
675 675 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,310 —
780 780 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,443 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1595 1189 80-85% 30 92.50–110.00 $102.09 $1,214 —
1120–1280 1190 80-85% 4 55.00–90.00 $75.44 $898 —
1160–1440 1258 80-85% 3 110.50–114.00 $111.99 $1,409 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1000 943 85-90% 2 95.00 $95.00 $896 —
875–1060 948 85-90% 4 60.00–76.00 $70.49 $668 —
1270 1270 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $762 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 75-80% 2 119.00 $119.00 $2,077 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1875 1675 2 115.00–125.00 $120.60 $2,020 —
1870–2170 2020 2 131.00–135.00 $133.15 $2,690 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–945 880 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 960.00–1,000.00 $978.52
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
940–1335 1106 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,075.00–1,685.00 $1,421.69 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970–1145 1058 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,254.14 —
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 12 188.00 $188.00 $1,175 +4.95
673–682 675 12 178.00–191.00 $180.19 $1,216 —

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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.