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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $184.67/cwt -13.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 639 lb · 46 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.00/cwt +19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 658 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.51/cwt +21.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 561 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 560 753
Feeder cattle 532 507 690
Slaughter cattle 59 49 50
Replacement cattle 13 4 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
410 410 5 235.00 $235.00 $964 +4.17
456–486 469 7 228.00–231.00 $229.67 $1,077 -5.64
501–545 522 12 220.00–245.00 $235.76 $1,231 +11.73
552–560 553 13 210.00–231.00 $229.36 $1,268 +15.31
554–586 value added 565 30 238.00–238.50 $238.17 $1,346 —
632–640 633 16 191.00–204.00 $202.87 $1,284 —
658 value added 658 44 215.00 $215.00 $1,415 —
708 708 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,324 -4.50
808 808 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,471 +12.00
905–911 910 9 173.50–177.00 $173.89 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 333 4 150.00–187.00 $159.04 $530 —
770 770 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 215.00 $215.00 $613 +14.42
300–320 310 2 204.00–209.00 $206.42 $640 —
355–395 375 7 200.00–224.00 $208.62 $782 -12.83
416–430 value added 419 5 229.00–239.00 $236.95 $993 —
410–437 429 10 208.00–214.00 $209.65 $899 -3.51
450–491 471 21 201.00–222.00 $215.15 $1,013 +10.15
520–545 532 7 191.00–204.00 $199.49 $1,061 -5.22
544 value added 544 16 208.00 $208.00 $1,132 —
556–560 value added 556 10 208.00–210.00 $208.20 $1,158 —
555–580 571 16 179.00–201.00 $193.39 $1,104 -10.41
610–634 631 7 165.00–177.00 $175.34 $1,106 -19.80
609–649 value added 641 39 184.00–196.00 $186.34 $1,194 -12.66
675 675 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,120 -16.18
714 714 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,171 —
831 831 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,305 -2.50
886 886 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,320 —
966 966 10 139.50 $139.50 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 184.00 $184.00 $469 —
325 325 1 221.00 $221.00 $718 +44.43
350–355 353 3 181.00–210.00 $192.05 $678 +18.73
415–440 426 4 131.00–190.00 $157.92 $673 -5.83
489 489 6 200.00 $200.00 $978 +19.92
500–522 512 4 145.00–184.00 $158.03 $809 —
572–592 581 9 165.00–180.00 $174.16 $1,012 +8.73
617 617 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,135 +14.00
672 672 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,082 -0.83
770 770 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 -27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 220.00 $220.00 $605 ±0.00
335–337 336 6 221.00–238.00 $232.31 $781 +6.93
360–391 383 9 196.00–240.00 $222.69 $853 +2.36
405–435 419 11 210.00–237.00 $228.46 $957 +12.22
472–498 485 9 201.00–225.00 $216.29 $1,049 -4.65
500–547 520 12 202.00–231.00 $215.64 $1,121 -0.56
550–596 578 11 200.00–219.00 $208.93 $1,208 +24.93
635–646 642 8 190.00–207.00 $201.12 $1,291 +2.74
703 703 9 202.50 $202.50 $1,424 +43.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 200.00 $200.00 $550 +13.00
310–335 323 2 185.00–210.00 $197.02 $636 +0.02
390–392 391 3 182.00–214.00 $203.37 $795 +9.07
400–415 408 4 180.00–231.00 $205.97 $840 +11.70
460–480 470 3 171.00–220.00 $192.78 $906 -26.22
500–540 527 3 180.00–200.00 $188.72 $995 —
582–590 585 3 179.00–185.00 $181.02 $1,059 -9.38
695–696 696 5 144.00–171.00 $165.61 $1,153 —
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
860–880 870 2 137.00–146.00 $141.45 $1,231 +1.89
910 910 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 80-85% 1 83.50 $83.50 $1,048 —
1035–1870 1327 80-85% 20 83.50–98.00 $91.16 $1,210 +2.38
1270–1680 1412 80-85% 4 101.00–109.00 $104.08 $1,470 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1665 1464 75-80% 5 85.00–95.00 $91.49 $1,339 —
1910 1910 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,872 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1355 1121 85-90% 4 61.00–84.00 $71.54 $802 —
1180 1180 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $649 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1830 1562 3 95.00–108.00 $100.34 $1,567 —
1490–2021 1770 11 114.00–135.00 $121.91 $2,158 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1490 1490 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,760.00 $1,760.00

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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
1070–1285 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,350.00 $1,232.42 —
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.