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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.41/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 714 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.71/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 521 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.11/cwt +13.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 623 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 560 949 534
Feeder cattle 507 905 434
Slaughter cattle 49 40 88
Replacement cattle 4 4 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly Steady . Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and 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
400–445 427 8 215.00–239.00 $230.83 $986 +4.83
470–496 491 8 230.00–237.00 $235.31 $1,155 +7.40
510–513 512 5 200.00–230.00 $224.03 $1,147 +3.47
555–575 568 3 210.00–216.00 $214.05 $1,216 +7.05
615 value added 615 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,408 —
654–693 676 24 191.50–216.00 $195.68 $1,323 +5.57
710–715 712 23 191.50 $191.50 $1,363 +23.87
719 value added 719 12 191.25 $191.25 $1,375 +4.25
819 819 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,392 -6.00
1023 1023 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,381 —
1105 1105 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 172.50 $172.50 $457 —
385–392 390 3 186.00–240.00 $203.78 $795 +46.90
485 485 2 192.00–212.00 $202.00 $980 +38.00
555–570 560 3 135.00–191.00 $170.13 $953 +19.03
610 610 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,043 —
1040 1040 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,290 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 191.00–210.00 $200.58 $578 —
355–395 375 14 200.00–241.00 $221.45 $830 +24.93
400–440 417 15 200.00–230.00 $213.16 $889 +8.70
470–490 477 10 200.00–209.00 $205.00 $978 +1.11
500–535 521 26 195.00–211.00 $204.71 $1,067 +3.75
556–571 560 13 197.00–208.00 $203.80 $1,141 +15.66
621–622 value added 622 20 195.00–200.00 $199.00 $1,238 +14.31
610–636 627 6 185.00–200.00 $195.14 $1,224 +26.08
651 value added 651 9 191.50 $191.50 $1,247 +11.50
675–690 685 15 180.00–183.50 $182.18 $1,248 +13.42
805 805 9 159.50 $159.50 $1,284 +16.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226–245 230 5 192.50–206.00 $203.12 $467 +19.44
305–342 326 11 120.00–196.00 $176.57 $576 -5.93
350–393 370 10 161.00–185.00 $173.32 $641 -6.68
430 430 4 100.00–185.00 $163.75 $704 -2.63
470–485 477 3 150.00–200.00 $180.08 $859 +13.12
550–592 575 10 121.00–222.00 $165.43 $951 +19.54
625 625 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 +24.00
689–690 689 6 151.00–164.00 $161.83 $1,115 +39.33
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —
750 750 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 220.00 $220.00 $616 +20.00
313–330 320 6 220.00–231.00 $225.38 $721 +1.51
350–386 369 6 214.00–230.00 $220.33 $813 -12.32
420–423 422 5 203.00–225.00 $216.24 $913 +9.84
460–492 479 7 207.00–230.00 $220.94 $1,058 +8.16
500–520 508 16 199.00–237.00 $216.20 $1,098 —
572 572 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,052 -1.00
605–647 623 12 180.00–205.00 $198.38 $1,236 +13.76
720–730 723 4 159.00–160.00 $159.25 $1,151 -23.75
755–780 772 3 150.00–155.00 $151.63 $1,171 —
812 812 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 187.00 $187.00 $524 +29.50
308 308 4 197.00 $197.00 $607 +31.02
360–395 378 2 180.00–210.00 $194.30 $734 —
410–427 421 3 180.00–224.00 $194.27 $818 —
495 495 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,084 +54.00
568–590 574 4 180.00–194.00 $190.40 $1,093 —
640 640 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,050 —
855–865 860 2 129.00–150.00 $139.56 $1,200 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1605 1341 80-85% 13 70.00–102.00 $88.78 $1,191 -11.21
1545 1545 80-85% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,622 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $394 —
910–1185 1001 85-90% 4 51.00–79.00 $66.69 $668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1520 1513 75-80% 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,392 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1375 1238 2 96.00–102.00 $98.67 $1,222 —
1675–2035 1832 5 132.50–147.00 $138.26 $2,533 —
1490–2375 1869 8 106.00–128.00 $116.56 $2,179 +7.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1063 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 6 167.00 $167.00 $376 —
327 327 10 161.00 $161.00 $526 —

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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.