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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 2, 2023

136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 136 108 321
Feeder cattle 102 69 293
Slaughter cattle 34 22 28
Replacement cattle — 17 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 241.00 $241.00 $578 —
335 335 2 242.00 $242.00 $811 +29.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 220.00–225.00 $222.46 $756 -11.65
365–390 382 3 235.00–237.00 $236.36 $903 —
415–443 434 6 220.00–228.00 $225.45 $978 -3.55
450–481 463 7 221.00–229.00 $224.75 $1,041 -19.25
529 529 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,190 +6.29
601–605 602 5 206.00–212.00 $210.79 $1,269 —
658 658 4 214.50 $214.50 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
465–480 473 2 173.00–215.00 $193.67 $916 -28.81
515 515 1 190.00 $190.00 $978 -15.72
610–647 635 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 +8.00
655–670 663 2 136.00–187.00 $161.21 $1,069 -9.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 426 8 183.00–223.00 $218.31 $930 —
500–525 518 4 201.00–238.00 $221.89 $1,149 —
565–570 568 2 151.00–225.00 $188.16 $1,069 —
620 620 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,104 -6.00
650 650 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,320 —
800 800 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 238.00 $238.00 $892 —
435–436 436 6 243.00–245.00 $244.67 $1,067 —
475 475 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,154 —
547 547 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,182 -11.99
760–785 766 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,241 —
1580 1580 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,022 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,076 —
850–1685 1291 80-85% 14 97.00–112.00 $105.28 $1,359 —
1265–1850 1475 80-85% 5 105.00–115.00 $112.18 $1,655 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $806 —
995–1075 1035 85-90% 2 71.00–89.00 $79.65 $824 —
1035 1035 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $518 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1820 1439 4 95.00–130.00 $120.99 $1,741 +17.99
1920 1920 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,746 +4.47

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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.