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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.46/cwt +28.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 624 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.23/cwt -16.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 522 lb · 100 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.05/cwt +29.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 586 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 569 657 414
Feeder cattle 550 607 373
Slaughter cattle 19 45 41
Replacement cattle — 5 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 201.00 $201.00 $637 —
350–360 355 2 216.00–220.00 $218.03 $774 +4.37
395 fancy 395 2 239.00–240.00 $239.50 $946 —
415–437 430 3 220.00–222.00 $221.36 $952 +10.36
415–446 fancy 437 7 230.00–247.00 $235.48 $1,029 -13.70
450–490 fancy 471 8 235.00–248.00 $238.50 $1,123 -5.00
470–495 485 3 215.00–225.00 $221.77 $1,076 —
512 value added 512 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,183 -23.07
511–530 514 10 216.00–220.00 $219.19 $1,127 -9.44
565–585 575 3 200.00–214.00 $208.02 $1,196 -19.82
567–598 value added 588 6 228.00–234.00 $232.07 $1,365 -9.26
615 value added 615 3 229.00–240.00 $236.33 $1,453 +7.56
608–640 624 11 200.00–220.00 $213.61 $1,333 +11.35
657 value added 657 22 238.00 $238.00 $1,564 +17.06
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 —
735 735 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,338 +11.00
792–795 793 3 187.00–194.00 $189.34 $1,501 +9.34
810–827 819 4 189.00–190.00 $189.51 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 —
555–565 560 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 —
665–685 675 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $1,164 —
765 765 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–375 fancy 361 8 217.00–224.50 $222.55 $803 +7.55
350–390 369 4 200.00–210.00 $205.36 $758 +4.29
410–435 fancy 417 4 216.00–218.00 $217.23 $906 +4.74
400–445 424 11 190.00–210.00 $205.49 $871 +4.17
455–490 476 8 190.00–209.00 $203.86 $970 +3.52
490–492 fancy 491 9 217.00–225.50 $219.83 $1,079 +8.39
500–539 value added 520 84 209.00–222.00 $216.07 $1,124 -20.82
500–547 534 16 187.00–206.00 $198.29 $1,059 -4.08
550–575 571 7 186.00–201.00 $198.94 $1,136 +6.17
587 value added 587 83 224.00 $224.00 $1,315 —
601–630 value added 624 113 201.00–215.50 $213.24 $1,331 —
615–640 626 5 170.00–175.00 $171.18 $1,072 -11.42
659–695 675 11 180.00–184.00 $182.13 $1,229 —
727 727 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,265 +7.01
1065 1065 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 185.00 $185.00 $564 +10.90
405–430 418 2 176.00–180.00 $178.06 $744 +10.67
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 +9.00
510–515 513 2 150.00–184.00 $166.92 $856 -5.49
580 580 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,009 +8.43
640 640 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,056 +12.48
715 715 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 213.00 $213.00 $692 -2.65
310–345 fancy 328 2 228.00–230.00 $228.95 $751 -20.69
365–367 fancy 366 3 230.00 $230.00 $842 -9.88
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 +10.00
407–440 fancy 424 4 239.00–249.00 $243.81 $1,034 +4.58
455–473 fancy 469 5 241.00–247.00 $242.16 $1,136 +3.83
500–510 506 5 220.00–227.00 $224.23 $1,135 +5.06
510–533 fancy 528 5 230.00–231.00 $230.19 $1,215 -8.81
560–572 568 7 212.00–223.00 $219.03 $1,244 +5.15
603–645 611 8 190.00–204.00 $200.61 $1,226 —
620–625 fancy 624 6 216.00–217.00 $216.83 $1,353 +5.32
665 665 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 ±0.00
715–745 730 2 169.00–170.00 $169.49 $1,237 -3.76
910 910 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,138 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 187.50 $187.50 $431 ±0.00
565 565 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 -1.00
600 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 196.00 $196.00 $500 —
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1070 928 85-90% 2 107.00–110.00 $108.27 $1,005 +52.80
1020–1105 1059 85-90% 5 81.00–91.00 $85.34 $904 -1.09
845–1400 1086 85-90% 4 51.00–64.00 $59.02 $641 -15.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1270 1238 80-85% 3 96.00–103.00 $100.65 $1,246 —
1235–1370 1303 80-85% 2 88.00–91.00 $89.58 $1,167 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1655 1495 75-80% 2 101.00–113.00 $107.64 $1,609 +4.51

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 164.00 $164.00 $697 —

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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.