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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 18, 2023

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.46/cwt +9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 468 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 1,127 522
Feeder cattle 262 1,041 410
Slaughter cattle 107 67 87
Replacement cattle 18 19 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder quality varied from average to plain. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
467–480 468 10 227.00–242.00 $240.46 $1,125 +9.48
540 540 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,199 +0.68
577 577 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,321 -7.32
655 655 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,402 -4.00
710–716 715 5 196.00–200.00 $196.79 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 167.50 $167.50 $678 -35.00
580 580 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,096 -23.35
807 807 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,049 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–290 277 4 215.00–227.50 $218.28 $605 +16.61
405 405 1 197.00 $197.00 $798 +9.15
450–495 469 7 180.00–211.00 $193.46 $907 +12.45
525 525 1 190.00 $190.00 $998 +1.14
575–580 579 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,042 —
605–610 607 3 173.00–187.00 $179.98 $1,092 -14.02
660–662 661 4 181.00–193.00 $187.01 $1,236 —
725–745 729 5 187.00–190.00 $189.39 $1,381 +9.66
820 820 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,369 —
941 941 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 201.00 $201.00 $693 +11.00
430–446 443 6 186.00–196.00 $187.62 $831 +26.51
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 +6.80
505–515 511 4 170.00–190.00 $174.94 $894 +14.73
550–590 570 2 165.00–175.00 $169.82 $968 -0.12
610–645 630 8 160.00–179.00 $172.92 $1,089 +1.95
685 685 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,123 -6.41
875 875 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 7 167.00 $167.00 $351 —
261 261 3 171.00 $171.00 $446 —
310 310 3 165.00 $165.00 $512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–441 441 4 178.00–191.00 $187.76 $828 +31.76
465–480 475 3 182.50–190.00 $187.55 $891 -15.51
505–535 528 9 172.00–181.00 $176.26 $931 -11.59
565 565 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,006 +2.75
605–615 610 2 120.00–171.00 $145.71 $889 —
705–719 717 9 165.00–170.00 $165.55 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 215.00 $215.00 $527 -30.00
270–295 283 2 235.00–239.00 $237.09 $671 +1.17
300 fancy 300 1 270.00 $270.00 $810 —
305–346 334 5 229.00–239.00 $236.88 $791 +12.89
380–388 386 4 217.50–220.00 $218.12 $842 -1.29
405–410 408 2 217.00–227.00 $222.03 $906 +0.48
450–466 462 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,016 +12.81
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 +20.00
630 630 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,210 +16.04
685–690 688 2 182.00–190.00 $185.99 $1,280 +14.99
707 707 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,357 —
830 830 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,519 +27.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 2 180.00 $180.00 $391 —
300 300 7 187.00 $187.00 $561 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
972–1250 1112 80-85% 6 74.00–82.00 $78.81 $876 —
960–1600 1229 80-85% 33 83.00–99.00 $92.17 $1,133 —
1175–1425 1306 80-85% 8 100.00–107.00 $102.97 $1,345 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1205 994 85-90% 13 62.00–78.00 $73.25 $728 +17.76
1000–1155 1073 85-90% 4 83.00–89.00 $87.31 $937 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1530 1495 75-80% 2 97.00–99.00 $98.02 $1,465 —
1070–1845 1538 75-80% 3 100.00–106.00 $104.61 $1,609 —
1605 1605 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,637 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,828 —
1380–2110 1828 6 112.00–127.00 $118.05 $2,158 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–930 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 105.00 $105.00 $961

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Bred Cows

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
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
920–1265 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,225.00 $1,166.44

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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
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -188.79

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 5 185.00 $185.00 $438 +43.41
447 447 2 187.00 $187.00 $836 +9.38
465 465 2 190.00 $190.00 $884 +26.93
526 526 6 183.00 $183.00 $963 +12.04

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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.