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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $194.00/cwt ≈ $1,730/hd at 892 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.44/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 529 lb · 53 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $251.67/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 423 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 539 667 712
Feeder cattle 450 567 650
Slaughter cattle 13 90 55
Replacement cattle 76 10 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
330 330 2 225.00 $225.00 $742 —
397 397 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,032 —
430 430 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,114 +29.97
455–460 457 6 231.00–235.00 $233.01 $1,065 +8.17
530–535 532 7 223.00–238.00 $233.29 $1,241 +9.29
556–580 567 9 199.00–210.00 $204.00 $1,157 -20.06
574 value added 574 10 239.50 $239.50 $1,375 —
638–639 639 8 190.00–200.00 $193.75 $1,238 -25.25
710–745 721 10 189.00–191.00 $190.19 $1,371 -12.00
795 795 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,471 -1.00
892 value added 892 58 194.00 $194.00 $1,730 —
1248 1248 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,747 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 237.00 $237.00 $794 —
680 680 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,231 —
710–740 725 2 170.00–177.00 $173.57 $1,258 —
880 880 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–287 286 6 210.00–287.00 $235.79 $674 +18.87
320 320 1 219.00 $219.00 $701 +14.14
355–393 375 14 200.00–230.00 $219.47 $823 +11.51
410–440 420 11 200.00–221.00 $213.86 $898 +1.05
400–445 value added 423 2 230.00–234.00 $232.11 $982 —
478–495 490 17 201.00–210.00 $204.49 $1,002 -3.59
500–540 518 30 204.00–224.00 $210.92 $1,093 +3.45
543 value added 543 23 207.50 $207.50 $1,127 —
555–592 564 20 200.00–209.00 $201.51 $1,137 +8.80
602–605 603 3 166.00–175.00 $169.01 $1,019 -18.98
655–688 679 7 169.00–174.00 $172.89 $1,174 -9.45
782 782 8 167.50 $167.50 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $624 —
360–390 375 2 161.00–170.00 $165.32 $620 +5.32
415–447 432 6 156.00–209.00 $179.76 $777 +5.77
467 467 5 208.00 $208.00 $971 +57.00
505–543 529 8 150.00–185.00 $175.02 $926 +20.02
550–591 573 17 177.00–198.00 $184.27 $1,056 +27.27
605–640 616 16 147.00–188.00 $156.89 $966 -3.11
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 -30.07
760 760 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 257.00 $257.00 $866 +22.51
357–395 362 7 240.00–260.50 $257.31 $931 +36.11
407–440 423 28 222.00–259.50 $251.67 $1,065 +17.55
465–475 470 11 221.00–247.00 $236.22 $1,110 +21.06
510–520 516 5 208.00–228.00 $219.56 $1,133 +5.68
550–580 563 13 216.00–232.00 $224.76 $1,265 +8.73
630 630 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,159 -25.01
705 705 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,206 -31.00
800 800 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 185.00 $185.00 $388 -11.00
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 +1.50
585 585 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,152 +26.00
610 610 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,141 +16.00
660 660 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 —
745 745 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,147 —
980 980 1 100.00 $100.00 $980 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1450 1174 80-85% 31 84.00–96.00 $90.33 $1,060 +3.32
1000–1370 1211 80-85% 7 65.00–80.00 $73.02 $884 -25.23
1135–1620 1399 80-85% 10 97.00–100.00 $98.52 $1,378 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1085 985 85-90% 2 37.00–55.00 $45.09 $444 -16.88
935–1115 1044 85-90% 4 65.00–71.00 $68.65 $717 -24.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1730 1551 75-80% 4 91.00–96.00 $93.42 $1,449 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–2040 1735 4 112.00–126.00 $120.83 $2,096 +4.71
1965 1965 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,712 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1045 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 835.00–900.00 $868.30
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1025–1220 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,035.00–1,250.00 $1,151.84
1015–1270 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,001.00–1,225.00 $1,125.50

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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.