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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

857 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.15/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 614 lb · 113 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.87/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 743 lb · 80 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.20/cwt ≈ $1,247/hd at 774 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 857 940 769
Feeder cattle 810 847 713
Slaughter cattle 42 77 42
Replacement cattle 5 16 14

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —
315–345 335 3 182.00–197.00 $189.45 $635 —
355–396 376 13 185.00–192.00 $188.18 $708 -11.19
435 435 2 182.00–190.00 $186.00 $809 -10.88
460–484 481 8 176.00–185.00 $183.92 $885 +7.25
500–542 516 18 176.00–189.00 $182.48 $942 -5.83
540–544 value added 543 8 191.00–199.00 $197.01 $1,070 —
557–567 561 6 180.00–184.00 $181.32 $1,017 +1.38
615–642 620 23 169.50–175.50 $172.00 $1,066 +4.15
656–686 678 16 162.00–171.00 $164.06 $1,112 -5.55
707–741 717 23 150.00–163.00 $157.68 $1,131 -19.09
750–762 755 12 150.50–155.00 $153.51 $1,159 -17.24
801–848 value added 829 51 160.00–167.90 $164.76 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
390–395 393 2 162.00–165.00 $163.49 $643 —
430–445 438 2 174.00 $174.00 $762 —
467 467 2 160.00 $160.00 $747 —
510–540 525 2 160.00–168.00 $164.11 $862 -0.42
565 565 2 155.00 $155.00 $876 -0.83
625–635 630 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $1,011 +11.16
710 710 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,030 —
760 760 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,087 -14.27
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,454 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 282 3 140.00–147.50 $142.35 $401 -54.65
330–347 339 5 160.00–166.00 $163.57 $555 —
355–390 376 9 170.00–178.00 $175.14 $659 -1.02
383 fancy 383 3 187.00 $187.00 $716 —
414–419 fancy 417 14 180.00–183.00 $181.51 $757 —
405–442 421 7 160.00–173.00 $165.47 $697 -7.39
451–462 value added 456 9 175.00–178.50 $176.92 $807 —
472–497 486 22 160.00–174.50 $170.57 $829 +7.57
513 value added 513 5 183.00 $183.00 $939 —
510–546 532 31 154.00–176.50 $167.22 $890 +5.46
550–586 573 17 130.00–152.00 $150.34 $861 -7.28
612 value added 612 83 165.00 $165.00 $1,010 —
600–647 618 30 140.00–152.00 $150.49 $930 -8.10
665 fancy 665 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,124 —
670–695 676 4 130.00–135.00 $131.28 $887 -18.85
730–745 740 7 130.00–140.00 $137.42 $1,017 —
743 value added 743 73 167.50 $167.50 $1,245 +7.25
760–767 765 3 124.00–133.50 $130.35 $997 —
774 value added 774 71 162.50 $162.50 $1,258 —
823 value added 823 26 150.25 $150.25 $1,237 —
885 885 1 102.00 $102.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483 ±0.00
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 -18.00
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 -8.06
460–485 473 2 152.00–157.00 $154.57 $731 -1.92
520 520 1 147.00 $147.00 $764 +1.46
550–587 572 6 120.00–143.00 $130.01 $744 -14.08
605–642 623 5 121.00–136.00 $130.95 $816 +8.45
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 156.00 $156.00 $694 —
490 490 2 167.00 $167.00 $818 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 195.00 $195.00 $575 -18.00
315 fancy 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —
335–345 340 2 170.00 $170.00 $578 -49.00
350 fancy 350 1 194.00 $194.00 $679 —
365–395 377 5 175.00–185.00 $180.03 $679 —
428 fancy 428 3 190.00 $190.00 $813 —
410–442 431 7 170.00–181.00 $175.88 $758 -39.21
450 fancy 450 2 190.00 $190.00 $855 —
450–491 475 11 180.00–183.00 $181.76 $863 -16.04
506 506 12 185.50 $185.50 $939 —
552–595 578 20 160.00–177.50 $170.10 $983 +0.10
646 646 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,021 +1.27
660–683 681 24 148.00–157.00 $148.48 $1,011 -1.52
740 740 1 134.00 $134.00 $992 —
765–796 785 6 130.00–142.00 $134.17 $1,053 —
908–910 909 4 114.00–120.00 $115.50 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 5 152.00 $152.00 $710 -8.00
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 +10.00
555 555 2 158.00 $158.00 $877 —
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 3 170.00 $170.00 $665 —
605 605 1 156.00 $156.00 $944 —
665 665 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,011 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1195 1135 80-85% 2 48.50–52.50 $50.39 $572 —
1030–1345 1237 80-85% 3 57.50–63.00 $61.02 $755 -2.48
1060–1710 1291 80-85% 12 67.00–73.00 $70.00 $904 -0.11
1350–1640 1495 80-85% 2 74.50–76.50 $75.60 $1,130 -8.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $614 —
850–1205 1013 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $41.98 $425 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $512 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1725 1690 75-80% 3 74.50–75.50 $75.00 $1,268 —
1700–1930 1815 75-80% 2 73.00–74.00 $73.47 $1,333 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 75.00 $75.00 $855 —
1055–1260 1158 4 90.00–100.00 $93.71 $1,085 —
1020–1850 1518 3 104.00–113.00 $108.90 $1,653 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 81.00 $81.00 $968

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 360.00 $360.00
755 755 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 55.00 $55.00 $220 —
820 820 1 62.00 $62.00 $508 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 —
803 803 4 115.00 $115.00 $923 —
866–880 869 5 100.00–113.00 $110.37 $959 —
1035 1035 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,107 —
1185 1185 1 76.00 $76.00 $901 —

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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.