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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.60/cwt +13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 866 lb · 62 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.89/cwt -8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 678 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.43/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 568 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 828 825
Feeder cattle 607 751 744
Slaughter cattle 55 72 68
Replacement cattle 19 5 13

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 202.50 $202.50 $405 —
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 -30.00
410 410 5 211.00–221.00 $215.00 $882 +12.50
431 fancy 431 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,034 —
460–465 462 3 190.00 $190.00 $878 —
501–545 524 13 185.00–210.00 $201.97 $1,058 +0.70
557 value added 557 11 223.00 $223.00 $1,242 —
560–587 570 6 175.00–194.00 $179.86 $1,025 -2.31
605–636 619 14 171.00–188.00 $178.92 $1,108 +1.30
615–623 value added 621 10 190.00–211.00 $196.24 $1,219 +9.99
650–690 678 16 165.00–177.50 $169.70 $1,151 -4.96
705–728 722 15 165.00–176.25 $173.94 $1,256 +5.42
786 786 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,218 -14.43
813 value added 813 13 157.25 $157.25 $1,278 —
864 value added 864 55 170.00 $170.00 $1,469 —
865–889 886 7 141.00–150.00 $148.74 $1,318 -5.26
995 995 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,353 —
1073 1073 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 172.00 $172.00 $370 —
277 277 2 180.00 $180.00 $499 —
333 333 4 149.00 $149.00 $496 —
360–365 363 2 171.00–190.00 $180.57 $655 —
400–445 414 6 152.50–193.00 $176.51 $731 -11.55
460–485 473 2 160.00–170.00 $165.13 $781 —
500–505 503 2 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $742 —
550–593 581 6 146.00–163.00 $158.83 $923 -15.17
645 645 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,071 —
940 940 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,053 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 fancy 415 1 227.00 $227.00 $942 —
571 571 3 168.00 $168.00 $959 —
703 703 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–282 fancy 278 5 202.50–204.00 $203.72 $566 —
285–290 288 2 182.50–190.00 $186.28 $536 —
305–345 326 4 181.00–199.00 $187.68 $612 -13.72
365–390 fancy 378 2 205.00–206.00 $205.48 $777 -10.52
370–390 380 9 180.00–199.00 $187.22 $711 -6.42
415–420 fancy 419 8 200.00–211.00 $208.27 $873 -4.73
400–445 422 5 175.00–196.00 $183.18 $773 +1.37
450–498 471 25 170.00–187.00 $178.45 $840 -1.00
506–525 510 7 170.00–178.00 $174.55 $890 +3.35
550–585 568 38 159.00–174.00 $170.43 $968 +9.40
634 value added 634 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,033 —
617–646 635 18 155.00–162.00 $156.88 $996 -8.56
655–698 678 41 153.50–160.50 $155.89 $1,057 +0.29
725–741 733 6 140.50–145.50 $142.97 $1,048 -4.03
787–790 788 11 126.00–139.00 $136.63 $1,077 -4.37
814 value added 814 13 142.50 $142.50 $1,160 —
905 905 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —
950 950 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,206 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 172.50 $172.50 $345 -2.50
295 295 1 169.00 $169.00 $499 —
330 330 1 178.00 $178.00 $587 -0.50
355–375 367 3 152.50–177.50 $160.74 $590 -10.92
400–445 416 4 147.00–172.00 $157.01 $653 -7.72
462–480 468 3 133.00–169.00 $156.69 $733 -4.85
560 560 1 148.00 $148.00 $829 —
675 675 1 101.00 $101.00 $682 -42.51
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 —
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 —
430 430 1 134.00 $134.00 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 237.50 $237.50 $534 —
270 270 1 200.00 $200.00 $540 -39.00
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 +0.63
351–380 fancy 358 4 220.00–242.00 $225.83 $808 -3.78
350–385 365 8 190.00–216.00 $207.33 $757 -0.15
425–436 fancy 433 6 229.00–247.00 $236.12 $1,022 +9.62
425–445 435 3 190.00–216.00 $201.92 $878 +7.19
450 fancy 450 5 229.00–246.00 $232.40 $1,046 +4.40
460–490 470 3 188.00–219.00 $198.77 $934 +11.45
525 fancy 525 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,129 +10.00
515–540 536 6 189.00–212.00 $208.32 $1,117 +18.23
556 fancy 556 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,156 —
570–585 578 3 170.00 $170.00 $983 -21.03
613 613 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,091 +5.27
715 715 16 164.00 $164.00 $1,173 +8.03
778 778 3 137.50 $137.50 $1,070 -4.50
853 853 8 127.50 $127.50 $1,088 —
916 916 5 102.50 $102.50 $939 —
945 945 3 103.00 $103.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 167.50–170.00 $168.69 $477 —
350 350 1 180.00 $180.00 $630 -2.00
437–447 445 9 170.00–183.50 $181.63 $808 -0.37
480–495 485 6 160.00–186.00 $170.96 $829 -5.04
500–535 511 4 160.00–182.00 $175.26 $896 +17.20
550–568 567 12 160.00–165.00 $164.60 $933 -2.27
690–695 692 3 141.00–156.00 $147.33 $1,020 +27.33
705 705 1 134.00 $134.00 $945 +2.15
815 815 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 —
1040 1040 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1225 1081 80-85% 7 62.00–73.00 $70.24 $759 —
1100–1495 1263 80-85% 13 75.00–85.00 $79.08 $999 —
1235–1420 1310 80-85% 3 45.00–60.00 $53.01 $694 —
1325 1325 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,153 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1755 1564 75-80% 7 77.00–83.50 $80.32 $1,256 -0.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $421 —
790–1165 1003 85-90% 3 47.00–55.00 $50.15 $503 -24.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1325 1225 4 90.00–100.00 $94.80 $1,161 —
1290 1290 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,122 —
1660–1870 1791 4 105.00–118.00 $113.48 $2,032 +3.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
1000–1010 1005 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–960.00 $884.63
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1005–1200 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 720.00–1,100.00 $915.18
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1225 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1575 1575 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–940 898 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–960.00 $876.92
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 635.00–860.00 $747.50

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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
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —

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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.