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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.25/cwt -5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 888 lb · 62 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.26/cwt +34.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 606 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.16/cwt +9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 565 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 539 386
Feeder cattle 374 450 343
Slaughter cattle 28 13 27
Replacement cattle 18 76 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 4 230.00–260.00 $244.80 $930 -15.20
477 477 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,088 -5.01
512–545 526 5 218.00–220.00 $218.78 $1,151 -14.51
550–582 565 20 222.00–237.50 $232.16 $1,312 +28.16
603 value added 603 18 228.50 $228.50 $1,378 —
607–620 616 6 221.50–230.50 $227.54 $1,402 +33.79
685–695 688 3 215.00–222.00 $219.64 $1,511 —
735–738 737 5 199.50 $199.50 $1,470 +9.31
830 830 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,544 —
888 value added 888 62 188.25 $188.25 $1,672 -5.75
930 930 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,414 —
1115 1115 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–640 635 2 151.00–170.00 $160.57 $1,020 —
1005 1005 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,186 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 207.50 $207.50 $477 —
320 320 1 232.00 $232.00 $742 +13.00
374–390 382 2 211.00–222.00 $216.62 $827 -2.85
407–435 425 8 200.00–214.00 $204.82 $870 -9.04
463–467 465 14 220.00–221.00 $220.50 $1,025 +16.01
510–542 534 8 201.00–206.00 $204.81 $1,094 -6.11
590–597 594 4 190.00–193.00 $191.49 $1,137 -10.02
600–610 606 7 194.00–203.00 $199.98 $1,212 +30.97
671 671 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,194 +5.11
730 730 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,358 —
851 851 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 189.00–200.00 $194.74 $448 —
270 270 1 180.00 $180.00 $486 —
342–345 343 3 180.00–191.00 $183.69 $630 -18.83
430–440 435 4 181.00–204.00 $192.32 $837 +12.56
460–490 476 15 150.00–205.00 $189.29 $901 -18.71
570–587 580 4 150.00–178.00 $158.97 $922 -25.30
604–615 610 2 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $1,034 +12.61
685 685 3 151.00–164.50 $155.50 $1,065 —
730 730 1 134.00 $134.00 $978 +14.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1295 1173 2 129.00–131.00 $130.10 $1,526 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 222.50–232.50 $227.31 $602 —
305–345 326 4 230.00–262.00 $245.99 $802 -11.01
371–395 383 10 235.00 $235.00 $900 -22.31
400–420 409 10 230.00–238.00 $233.28 $954 -18.39
472–490 480 4 216.00–229.00 $224.67 $1,078 -11.55
504–535 509 11 223.00–227.00 $225.18 $1,146 +5.62
560–580 567 6 200.00–234.00 $209.18 $1,186 -15.58
730 730 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 324 7 170.00–244.00 $209.56 $679 —
385 385 2 192.00 $192.00 $739 —
400–440 418 3 163.00–210.00 $186.75 $781 —
450–477 463 5 170.00–211.00 $191.60 $887 —
500–525 509 4 180.00–204.00 $192.60 $980 +22.60
560–570 565 6 150.00–175.00 $167.00 $944 -30.00
627 627 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,053 -19.00
685–695 690 2 141.00–170.00 $155.61 $1,074 -34.39
730 730 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,102 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 260.00 $260.00 $975 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $536 —
1050–1530 1249 80-85% 16 84.00–96.00 $90.84 $1,135 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1020 973 85-90% 3 55.00–67.00 $62.46 $608 +17.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1435 1412 75-80% 3 82.00–95.00 $90.30 $1,275 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2045 1669 5 109.00–126.00 $120.84 $2,017 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1140 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,310.00 $1,224.25
1160–1225 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,025.00 $973.64
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1160–1320 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,125.00 $996.37
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
988 988 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,235.00 $1,235.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —

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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.