Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.15/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 479 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $227.94/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 522 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.71/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 570 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	503	588	626
Feeder cattle	450	542	568
Slaughter cattle	44	43	49
Replacement cattle	9	3	9

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	—
375–388	382	6	239.00–241.00	$240.02	$917	-31.96
420–435	425	5	221.00–243.00	$236.60	$1,006	+36.60
463–490	468	9	220.00–236.00	$232.28	$1,087	+22.28
512 value added	512	7	241.00	$241.00	$1,234	—
530–545	534	4	217.00–222.00	$220.72	$1,179	+13.63
570–580	575	11	217.00–227.00	$223.55	$1,285	+16.55
620–644	642	12	193.50–208.00	$195.62	$1,256	+3.53
655–681	665	12	189.50–204.50	$197.28	$1,312	-1.72
794	794	11	184.00	$184.00	$1,461	+5.50
815–838	837	17	160.00–175.00	$174.14	$1,458	—
1005	1005	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,467	—
1086	1086	8	147.50	$147.50	$1,602	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	157.50–160.00	$158.76	$624	—
420–440	429	4	175.00–179.00	$177.51	$762	—
450–470	460	2	140.00	$140.00	$644	—
525–545	540	4	144.00–170.00	$152.57	$824	—
765	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–391	388	5	191.00–201.00	$199.07	$772	—
455	455	1	205.00	$205.00	$933	—
597	597	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,110	—
635	635	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,073	—
870	870	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,183	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,210	+6.00
710	710	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,271	+14.00
760	760	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	212.50	$212.50	$839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–267	264	4	210.00–229.00	$219.37	$579	+15.87
305–335	320	4	192.50–205.00	$198.04	$634	+9.09
350–395	375	9	192.50–206.00	$200.51	$752	+11.51
405–442	417	14	191.00–203.00	$197.78	$825	+5.56
460–498	479	20	188.00–200.00	$196.15	$940	+8.12
500–547	535	16	188.00–208.00	$194.39	$1,040	+9.70
555–595	570	18	179.00–193.50	$187.71	$1,070	+15.66
600–631	627	11	168.00–175.50	$173.06	$1,085	-1.37
665–680	670	18	163.00–173.00	$168.29	$1,128	+9.79
730–742	738	3	162.00–163.00	$162.67	$1,201	+10.99
787	787	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,267	+24.00
995	995	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$533	+9.48
360–365	363	2	175.00	$175.00	$635	—
410–430	420	3	170.00–179.00	$173.40	$728	—
470–480	475	3	152.00–161.00	$157.69	$749	—
505–527	514	5	165.00–175.00	$170.90	$878	+28.29
565–575	570	2	155.00–168.00	$161.44	$920	+13.44
700–725	713	2	126.00–130.00	$128.04	$913	+8.04
780	780	1	122.00	$122.00	$952	—
870	870	1	109.00	$109.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–365	358	5	180.00–185.00	$183.98	$659	—
405–445	425	6	180.00–184.00	$182.20	$774	—
455–465	462	3	171.00–175.00	$173.66	$802	—
510–535	520	4	182.00–185.00	$183.51	$954	—
595	595	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,035	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	3	205.00–222.50	$211.33	$577	+13.51
300–320	310	2	210.00–212.50	$211.21	$655	+6.21
360–390	379	10	222.00–234.00	$227.96	$864	+15.13
420–435	432	11	222.00–234.50	$228.43	$987	+18.47
450–492	477	8	214.00–235.00	$228.14	$1,088	+24.91
505–536	522	18	207.00–235.00	$227.94	$1,190	+37.20
553–572	565	8	209.00–231.00	$217.08	$1,227	+32.08
602–645	622	7	184.00–195.00	$187.71	$1,168	+20.59
651	651	3	189.00	$189.00	$1,230	—
720	720	5	164.50	$164.50	$1,184	—
790–795	792	3	145.00–153.00	$150.32	$1,191	—
860–875	870	3	125.00–138.00	$129.28	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	206.00	$206.00	$917	—
490	490	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,004	—
525	525	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,050	—
590	590	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	185.00	$185.00	$648	—
480	480	1	185.00	$185.00	$888	—
535	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	—
600	600	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,092	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1290	1184	80-85%	4	71.00–78.00	$75.48	$894	+7.43
945–1580	1250	80-85%	10	79.00–91.00	$85.18	$1,065	—
1255–1530	1361	80-85%	6	92.00–109.00	$96.37	$1,312	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1140	982	85-90%	3	53.00–65.00	$59.21	$581	—
955–1110	1048	85-90%	3	80.00–83.00	$81.74	$857	—
980–1155	1073	85-90%	3	67.00–72.50	$68.97	$740	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	75-80%	1	90.50	$90.50	$1,258	—
1460–1565	1498	75-80%	3	94.00–105.00	$100.45	$1,505	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685–1935	1810	65-75%	2	90.00–93.00	$91.40	$1,654	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,037	—
1380	1380	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,421	—
1925–1975	1953	3	125.00–140.00	$131.66	$2,571	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1135–1200	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	960.00–1,030.00	$994.03
1170–1355	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	920.00–1,130.00	$1,032.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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.