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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 3, 2023

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $184.92/cwt ≈ $1,446/hd at 782 lb · 84 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.57/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 661 lb · 23 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.66/cwt -8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 737 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 420 588
Feeder cattle 369 374 544
Slaughter cattle 29 28 39
Replacement cattle 1 18 5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 225.00 $225.00 $799 -19.80
390 fancy 390 1 243.00 $243.00 $948 —
400 fancy 400 1 237.00 $237.00 $948 —
452–485 fancy 464 5 230.00–236.00 $232.34 $1,078 —
486 486 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,069 -8.00
531–535 value added 532 4 239.00–245.00 $243.49 $1,295 —
530–548 544 11 210.00–226.00 $224.26 $1,220 +5.48
557–558 value added 558 5 231.50–239.00 $234.50 $1,309 —
550–575 563 2 215.00–226.00 $220.38 $1,241 -11.78
610–640 value added 627 3 220.00–224.00 $222.64 $1,396 -5.86
607–645 628 9 204.00–218.00 $212.80 $1,336 -14.74
650 value added 650 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —
651–666 663 19 200.00–214.00 $211.00 $1,399 -8.64
718–749 737 20 187.00–193.50 $190.66 $1,405 -8.84
768 768 3 196.50 $196.50 $1,509 —
825 value added 825 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,592 —
830 830 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,461 -10.00
870 value added 870 6 185.50 $185.50 $1,614 -2.75
880–885 883 2 171.00–176.00 $173.51 $1,532 —
1055 1055 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 172.50 $172.50 $794 —
570–575 573 2 171.00–182.00 $176.48 $1,011 —
675 675 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 —
707–745 720 3 161.00–170.00 $166.89 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–585 578 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,098 —
610 610 2 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $1,144 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,689 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 209.00–211.00 $210.01 $767 -6.61
405–415 413 4 185.00–187.00 $185.49 $766 -19.33
451–490 466 9 180.00–201.00 $194.04 $904 -26.46
505–535 517 3 181.00–192.00 $188.38 $974 -16.43
505–532 value added 523 3 197.00–200.00 $197.97 $1,035 —
565–592 value added 579 9 193.00–201.00 $196.38 $1,137 —
595 595 5 172.00–181.00 $175.60 $1,045 -15.89
627–635 631 11 173.00–192.00 $185.53 $1,171 -14.45
660–694 686 19 180.00–182.00 $180.88 $1,241 +2.88
712 value added 712 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,331 —
713–735 719 10 170.00–175.50 $174.69 $1,256 -11.31
780 value added 780 67 187.95 $187.95 $1,466 —
778–795 790 17 170.00–174.00 $173.00 $1,367 —
810 810 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,361 —
1046 1046 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,428 —
1060 1060 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 162.00 $162.00 $535 -21.69
375 375 2 176.00 $176.00 $660 —
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 -29.29
600 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 -25.50
680–695 690 3 140.00–167.00 $157.28 $1,085 +1.78
700 700 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,148 +30.00
790 790 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
565 565 1 170.00 $170.00 $960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 211.00 $211.00 $475 —
340 fancy 340 1 246.00 $246.00 $836 —
360 360 2 223.00–232.50 $227.75 $820 -7.25
410 fancy 410 2 230.00 $230.00 $943 —
418–440 427 9 217.00–226.00 $223.52 $954 -9.76
460 fancy 460 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 —
460–495 483 3 220.00–226.00 $221.90 $1,072 -2.77
500–545 520 3 225.00–229.00 $227.39 $1,182 +2.21
535 fancy 535 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,284 —
557 fancy 557 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,281 —
555–575 561 4 210.00–222.00 $212.97 $1,195 +3.79
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —
654–670 659 10 180.00–191.00 $183.11 $1,207 —
785 785 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 174.00–185.00 $179.39 $861 -12.21
505–537 521 2 190.00–200.00 $194.85 $1,015 +2.25
555–570 563 2 178.00–190.00 $184.08 $1,036 +17.08

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1115 975 85-90% 3 75.00–81.00 $79.28 $773 +16.82
930–1065 1005 85-90% 3 84.00–92.00 $88.83 $893 —
690–1450 1091 85-90% 5 42.00–65.00 $57.73 $630 —
1005–1235 1120 85-90% 2 94.00–100.00 $96.69 $1,083 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $748 —
1155–1425 1328 80-85% 6 84.00–89.00 $87.32 $1,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1655 1302 3 83.00–102.00 $96.26 $1,253 —
1065–2335 1800 5 113.00–119.00 $115.77 $2,084 —
2200 2200 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,728 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 3 93.50 $93.50 $604 —
912 912 2 87.00 $87.00 $793 —

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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.