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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 21, 2023

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $209.75/cwt +37.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 527 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $230.80/cwt ≈ $1,311/hd at 568 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.15/cwt +35.65 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 389 502 718
Feeder cattle 261 435 574
Slaughter cattle 110 54 127
Replacement cattle 18 13 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a high quality set of slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–371 363 6 302.00–311.00 $306.40 $1,112 —
435 435 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,170 —
485 485 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,227 —
632 632 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,441 +17.00
695 695 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,557 -0.17
760 760 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,626 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,091 —
552 552 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,214 —
685 685 2 202.00–219.00 $210.50 $1,442 —
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 -8.00
777 777 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,562 +12.00
805 805 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,481 —
930 930 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,767 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 4 175.00 $175.00 $537 —
408 408 5 166.00 $166.00 $677 —
547 547 2 169.00 $169.00 $924 —
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 5 210.00–225.00 $220.28 $802 +7.83
400–440 417 10 214.00–231.00 $218.15 $910 +35.65
472–481 477 5 210.00–221.00 $214.35 $1,022 +2.35
543 543 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,265 +41.82
570–592 577 8 220.00–227.00 $225.35 $1,300 +35.35
600–610 603 7 208.00–223.00 $213.88 $1,290 +21.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 3 207.50 $207.50 $400 —
260 260 2 207.00 $207.00 $538 +57.00
370 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 +2.50
420 420 3 205.00–211.00 $209.00 $878 —
455–490 479 5 180.00–206.00 $189.50 $908 -10.50
505–538 527 13 170.00–230.00 $209.75 $1,105 +37.83
580–595 585 3 180.00–216.00 $203.79 $1,192 +56.79
600–625 613 4 178.00–183.00 $180.55 $1,107 +10.19
660–675 668 2 183.00–193.00 $188.06 $1,256 +15.56
745 745 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,289 —
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–396 fancy 368 5 300.00–311.00 $306.27 $1,127 —
370–395 383 2 275.00–279.00 $277.07 $1,061 +57.07
412–445 427 4 246.00–263.00 $254.98 $1,089 +7.98
450–475 467 3 245.00–265.00 $257.54 $1,203 +18.34
505–542 528 5 239.00–242.00 $239.98 $1,267 +1.74
550–592 568 11 218.00–243.00 $230.80 $1,311 —
615–630 623 2 200.00–208.00 $203.95 $1,271 -3.90
760–772 768 3 183.00–214.00 $193.23 $1,484 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 476 8 172.00–221.00 $200.32 $954 -5.15
520–535 530 3 194.00–206.00 $200.98 $1,065 —
555 555 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,138 —
675 675 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,310 —
700–745 730 4 160.00–180.00 $167.74 $1,225 —
780 780 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,365 +5.00
905 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $818 —
1000–1625 1273 80-85% 40 71.00–116.00 $97.69 $1,244 +7.20
1100–1605 1429 80-85% 21 109.00–120.00 $115.37 $1,649 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1725 1537 75-80% 7 111.00–120.00 $114.34 $1,757 —
1310–2025 1616 75-80% 8 91.00–107.00 $101.48 $1,640 -2.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1195 1052 85-90% 3 61.00–73.00 $67.51 $710 —
935–1240 1088 85-90% 2 81.00–84.00 $82.29 $895 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2000 1713 7 105.00–120.00 $112.16 $1,921 —
2360 2360 1 134.00 $134.00 $3,162 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 (<2 yrs)Open 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,487

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1005–1220 1147 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,285.00 $1,200.81
1185–1265 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,185.00–1,210.00 $1,197.91

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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
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1670 1670 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 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
402 402 4 211.00 $211.00 $848 +18.00
515 515 5 189.00 $189.00 $973 —
582 582 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,094 —
713 713 15 177.50 $177.50 $1,266 —

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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.