Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.67/cwt +9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 831 lb · 134 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $175.91/cwt +14.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 783 lb · 71 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.31/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 792 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	949	503	335
Feeder cattle	905	450	270
Slaughter cattle	40	44	55
Replacement cattle	4	9	10

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	260.00	$260.00	$754	—
326 fancy	326	7	294.00	$294.00	$958	—
365 fancy	365	1	259.00	$259.00	$945	—
350–396	381	6	230.00–251.00	$239.94	$914	-0.08
400 fancy	400	3	277.00	$277.00	$1,108	—
407	407	2	226.00	$226.00	$920	-10.60
450 fancy	450	2	244.00	$244.00	$1,098	—
456 value added	456	8	267.00	$267.00	$1,218	—
450–496	477	9	220.00–239.00	$227.91	$1,087	-4.37
514 fancy	514	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,234	—
500–545	532	16	216.00–231.00	$220.56	$1,173	-0.16
550	550	2	206.00–208.00	$207.00	$1,138	-16.55
580 value added	580	16	225.50	$225.50	$1,308	—
616–635	618	45	186.00–202.00	$190.66	$1,178	-4.96
665 value added	665	23	202.50	$202.50	$1,347	—
660–670	667	20	179.00–194.00	$190.11	$1,268	-7.17
715–740	728	2	160.00–175.00	$167.63	$1,220	—
744 value added	744	28	187.00	$187.00	$1,391	—
759–799	785	20	169.00–170.00	$169.34	$1,329	-14.66
795 value added	795	50	180.50	$180.50	$1,435	—
816–845 value added	831	127	183.50–184.60	$184.09	$1,530	—
838	838	7	176.00	$176.00	$1,475	+1.86
890	890	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,424	—
902	902	6	161.50	$161.50	$1,457	—
1057–1065	1060	3	138.00–139.00	$138.34	$1,466	-9.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	210.00	$210.00	$647	—
400–410	407	3	200.00	$200.00	$814	—
510–527	521	3	201.00–208.00	$205.72	$1,072	—
570	570	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,026	-6.00
742	742	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	154.00–160.00	$156.88	$580	-1.88
465	465	1	164.00	$164.00	$763	+24.00
576–595	581	4	147.00–163.00	$151.10	$878	—
670	670	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,052	—
725–735	730	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$1,128	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	220.00	$220.00	$726	—
680	680	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,204	—
700	700	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,211	-6.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1115	1083	2	120.00–133.00	$126.70	$1,372	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	227.50	$227.50	$512	—
225–237	233	3	202.50–205.00	$204.20	$476	—
301–347 value added	329	10	253.00–254.00	$253.63	$834	—
335–340	338	2	212.50–222.50	$217.54	$735	+19.50
357–380	363	7	190.00–208.00	$196.52	$713	-3.99
405–445	429	14	196.00–214.00	$204.46	$877	+6.68
425–437 fancy	432	16	218.00–231.00	$224.99	$972	—
460–473 fancy	471	6	212.00–214.00	$213.67	$1,006	—
450–487	477	10	191.00–210.00	$203.89	$973	+7.74
502–535	514	16	190.00–210.00	$200.96	$1,033	+6.57
535 value added	535	17	218.00	$218.00	$1,166	—
560–595	567	6	179.00–194.00	$188.14	$1,067	+0.43
578 value added	578	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,156	—
608–647 value added	621	60	184.00–186.00	$184.69	$1,147	—
615–635	625	2	165.00–173.00	$169.06	$1,057	-4.00
653 value added	653	14	180.00	$180.00	$1,175	—
665–689	676	12	166.00–172.00	$168.76	$1,141	+0.47
705–720	713	2	150.00–163.00	$156.43	$1,115	-6.24
765	765	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,163	-9.00
783 value added	783	70	176.25	$176.25	$1,380	—
815–831	823	8	141.50–146.00	$142.55	$1,173	—
1035	1035	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,004	—
1175	1175	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	192.50–200.00	$195.98	$539	—
315–341	337	7	190.00–195.00	$194.04	$654	—
365–395	385	4	181.00–185.00	$182.36	$702	-1.62
415	415	1	185.00	$185.00	$768	+2.80
470	470	1	180.00	$180.00	$846	+6.34
515	515	2	183.00	$183.00	$942	-0.51
560–580	573	5	167.00–180.00	$171.16	$981	-2.84
675	675	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,019	—
775	775	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,070	—
845	845	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,166	—
955–990	973	2	116.00–128.00	$121.89	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	182.50–185.00	$183.68	$428	—
270–285	278	3	167.50–185.00	$178.32	$496	—
325	325	1	182.50	$182.50	$593	+20.02
350	350	1	180.00	$180.00	$630	+5.00
415–445	430	2	163.00–170.00	$166.38	$715	-7.02
485–495	490	2	163.00–171.00	$166.96	$818	+9.27
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	-10.90
555–575	565	2	140.00–152.00	$145.89	$824	-15.55
625	625	1	146.00	$146.00	$912	—
680	680	1	122.50	$122.50	$833	—
845	845	1	87.00	$87.00	$735	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	192.00	$192.00	$845	—
480	480	1	180.00	$180.00	$864	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	-11.33
305–345	332	3	210.00–230.00	$223.87	$743	+12.66
350–395	377	7	220.00–240.00	$232.65	$877	+4.69
410–435	416	4	200.00–220.00	$206.40	$859	-22.03
410–424 fancy	422	6	235.00–237.00	$235.32	$993	—
455 fancy	455	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,188	—
450–477	472	6	200.00–224.00	$212.78	$1,004	-15.36
530–545 fancy	538	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,157	—
550	550	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	-32.08
612–625 fancy	615	5	205.00–211.00	$209.78	$1,290	—
604–640	624	17	180.00–188.00	$184.62	$1,152	-3.09
710	710	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,299	+18.50
895	895	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,298	+15.72
951	951	5	128.50	$128.50	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	181.00	$181.00	$597	—
365–385	375	2	170.00–171.00	$170.49	$639	—
425–430	428	2	170.00–184.00	$177.04	$758	-28.96
458	458	4	190.00	$190.00	$870	-15.00
595	595	1	161.00	$161.00	$958	-30.00
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	—
680	680	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,122	—
700	700	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,148	—
805	805	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	2	157.50	$157.50	$452	—
300–325	310	3	160.00–172.50	$165.98	$515	—
465	465	1	165.00	$165.00	$767	-20.00
500	500	1	140.00	$140.00	$700	-45.00
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	-32.00
730	730	1	133.00	$133.00	$971	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	218.00	$218.00	$735	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1550	1176	80-85%	9	87.00–94.50	$91.91	$1,081	+16.43
1110–1520	1349	80-85%	7	95.00–107.00	$99.99	$1,349	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$439	—
880–1070	940	85-90%	4	55.00–60.00	$57.71	$542	—
925–970	948	85-90%	2	66.50–69.00	$67.78	$643	—
1165	1165	85-90%	1	83.00	$83.00	$967	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1745	1555	75-80%	4	95.00–104.50	$101.45	$1,578	—
1520–1620	1559	75-80%	4	89.00–92.50	$91.01	$1,419	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	87.00	$87.00	$987	—
1605–2105	1855	2	107.00–111.00	$109.27	$2,027	—
1810–1990	1900	2	116.00–120.00	$117.91	$2,240	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020–1267	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	110.00–137.00	$120.64	$1,408

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,519	—

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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.