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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 26, 2023

108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 108 346 420
Feeder cattle 69 238 327
Slaughter cattle 22 64 68
Replacement cattle 17 44 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due light receipts as a result of extremely high temperatures.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 212.50 $212.50 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 212.50 $212.50 $712 -4.50
410–437 424 4 211.00–213.00 $211.97 $899 +10.37
465–475 470 4 221.00–224.00 $222.48 $1,046 +7.73
505–541 522 3 203.00–209.00 $205.72 $1,074 -3.59
555 555 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,116 -6.00
605 605 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,162 -12.08
685 685 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 3 230.00–240.00 $234.11 $749 —
437 437 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,001 +9.00
450 450 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,098 —
503–545 512 6 216.00–223.00 $218.71 $1,120 +1.21
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 +6.67
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,045 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 540 2 227.00–229.00 $227.99 $1,231 —
595 595 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 +28.00
610 610 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 -13.37
695 695 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 200.00 $200.00 $980 -12.64
625 625 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,150 —
770 770 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 88.00 $88.00 $964 —
925–1395 1222 80-85% 7 94.00–107.00 $101.57 $1,241 —
1100–1535 1359 80-85% 4 110.00–115.00 $112.40 $1,528 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $547 —
920 920 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 -15.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,447 —
1580 1580 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,959 —
1835–2050 1943 2 138.00–139.00 $138.53 $2,692 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
635–735 685 (<2 yrs)Open 2 145.00–153.00 $149.29 $1,023

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
922 922 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 —
408 408 3 195.00 $195.00 $796 —
473–490 483 7 160.00–200.00 $176.80 $854 —

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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.