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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $206.95/cwt ≈ $1,877/hd at 907 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.97/cwt +25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 609 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.57/cwt -9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 559 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 569 553
Feeder cattle 413 550 491
Slaughter cattle 93 19 62
Replacement cattle 14 — 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 221.00 $221.00 $652 —
320 fancy 320 1 260.00 $260.00 $832 —
325 325 1 202.50 $202.50 $658 +1.50
392–395 fancy 393 3 256.00–259.00 $257.01 $1,010 +17.51
428–430 fancy 428 5 253.00–266.00 $255.61 $1,094 +20.13
460–465 fancy 463 2 240.00–241.00 $240.50 $1,114 +2.00
510–521 value added 515 7 228.00–231.00 $229.30 $1,181 -1.70
507–531 518 8 211.00–220.00 $218.03 $1,129 -1.16
550–595 value added 567 25 235.00–244.00 $237.93 $1,349 +5.86
565–575 570 2 220.00–221.00 $220.50 $1,257 +12.48
605–610 value added 608 52 238.50–247.25 $244.55 $1,487 +8.22
647 647 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,482 +15.39
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 -10.00
705 value added 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —
735 735 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,323 -2.00
753–770 756 7 178.00–193.00 $185.45 $1,402 —
810 810 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,547 +1.49
907 value added 907 60 206.95 $206.95 $1,877 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,131 +11.00
645 645 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,326 —
1110 1110 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,243 —

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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 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
235 fancy 235 1 213.00 $213.00 $501 —
260 fancy 260 2 215.00 $215.00 $559 —
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 —
347 fancy 347 2 224.00 $224.00 $777 —
350–372 361 5 200.00–211.00 $205.90 $743 +0.54
387 fancy 387 2 218.00 $218.00 $844 -4.55
405–440 423 5 202.00–211.00 $208.80 $883 +3.31
420–440 fancy 430 9 216.00–230.00 $224.16 $964 +6.93
450 450 1 201.00 $201.00 $904 -2.86
455–481 fancy 470 26 218.00–224.00 $221.79 $1,042 +1.96
505–513 value added 512 11 213.00–220.50 $219.15 $1,122 +3.08
535–545 540 2 203.00–205.00 $203.99 $1,102 +5.70
553–562 value added 559 25 211.00–215.00 $214.68 $1,200 -9.32
557–560 559 5 200.00–204.00 $202.00 $1,129 +3.06
645 645 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,219 +17.82
650–682 674 6 180.00–194.00 $187.61 $1,264 +5.48
725 725 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,341 +11.00
816 816 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,420 —
868 868 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,432 —
1015–1045 1040 6 124.00–137.50 $135.30 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 -20.00
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
400–415 408 2 180.00–183.00 $181.53 $741 +3.47
485 485 2 162.00 $162.00 $786 -18.00
530–545 538 2 150.00–166.00 $157.89 $849 -9.03
780–795 785 3 160.00–162.00 $161.32 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 191.00 $191.00 $907 —
530 530 1 181.00 $181.00 $959 —
595 595 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,047 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,482 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 3 232.00 $232.00 $626 —
320 320 1 226.00 $226.00 $723 +13.00
315–345 fancy 335 3 249.00–274.00 $256.84 $860 +27.89
355 355 1 200.00 $200.00 $710 -10.00
390 fancy 390 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,018 +31.00
400–445 fancy 414 8 241.00–263.00 $251.74 $1,042 +7.93
440–445 443 2 203.00–224.00 $213.44 $946 —
455–480 fancy 460 5 238.00–254.00 $242.75 $1,117 +0.59
480–492 488 3 204.00–221.00 $209.57 $1,023 —
516 fancy 516 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,176 -2.19
505–531 524 8 214.50–220.00 $216.97 $1,137 -7.26
555 555 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,132 -15.03
565–580 fancy 568 5 227.00–230.00 $229.39 $1,303 —
605–620 fancy 612 3 223.00–238.00 $230.94 $1,413 +14.11
645 645 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 +9.39
655–660 fancy 658 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,454 —
650–695 673 2 180.00–185.00 $182.42 $1,228 -7.58
705–748 732 5 170.00–171.00 $170.19 $1,246 +0.70
745 fancy 745 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,341 —
765 765 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 —
832–845 fancy 836 3 177.00–183.00 $180.98 $1,513 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 374 4 142.50–196.00 $167.36 $626 —
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
532 532 2 187.00 $187.00 $995 —
665 665 1 149.00 $149.00 $991 —
960 960 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —
560–585 573 2 190.00–192.00 $190.98 $1,094 -9.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1585 940 85-90% 14 50.00–74.00 $61.58 $579 -46.69
890–1415 1058 85-90% 4 83.00–89.00 $86.61 $916 +1.27
960–1275 1098 85-90% 6 90.00–98.00 $93.69 $1,029 +34.67
965–1470 1148 85-90% 20 101.00–112.00 $106.54 $1,223 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 42.00 $42.00 $443 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,186 -2.65
1085–1410 1278 80-85% 29 103.50–121.00 $109.24 $1,396 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1830 1520 75-80% 6 105.00–116.50 $110.68 $1,682 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,818 —
1460–2120 1851 8 125.00–140.00 $133.77 $2,476 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,709

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00

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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 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00 —
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,910.00 $1,910.00 —
1150–1305 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,710.00–2,060.00 $1,878.25 —
1130–1425 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,585.00–1,725.00 $1,663.08 —
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.