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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 14, 2023

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.64/cwt ≈ $1,926/hd at 889 lb · 62 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.00/cwt +20.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 776 lb · 40 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.37/cwt +6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 661 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 390 103
Feeder cattle 470 342 71
Slaughter cattle 34 47 32
Replacement cattle — 1 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 240.00 $240.00 $708 —
360 fancy 360 1 250.00 $250.00 $900 -40.27
370–395 383 2 235.00–244.00 $239.35 $917 -6.65
405 fancy 405 1 243.00 $243.00 $984 -2.00
455–472 467 8 220.00–237.00 $230.60 $1,077 -3.40
460–497 fancy 485 3 240.00–251.00 $247.52 $1,200 +2.21
505–547 value added 532 7 240.00–246.00 $242.84 $1,292 -4.18
556–590 567 5 225.00–233.00 $227.04 $1,287 —
580 value added 580 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,375 -7.57
600 600 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,356 —
632 value added 632 15 244.75 $244.75 $1,547 +1.55
652 value added 652 10 248.50 $248.50 $1,620 +13.00
680 680 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,462 +4.51
700 value added 700 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,554 —
776 value added 776 40 231.00 $231.00 $1,793 +18.00
862–890 value added 889 62 210.00–216.85 $216.64 $1,926 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1293 1293 10 151.75 $151.75 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,062 —
650 650 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,144 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 237.50 $237.50 $487 +6.22
245 245 1 202.00 $202.00 $495 —
250–290 270 2 210.00–220.00 $214.63 $580 +3.63
315–345 333 4 210.00–219.00 $214.96 $716 +6.45
380 fancy 380 1 232.00 $232.00 $882 +3.49
370–395 383 2 210.00–218.00 $213.87 $819 —
401–430 410 6 213.00–216.00 $214.01 $877 +7.31
427 fancy 427 4 222.00 $222.00 $948 -7.88
465–495 480 2 200.00–217.00 $208.23 $1,000 -2.73
460–495 fancy 483 15 221.00–234.50 $231.40 $1,118 +10.24
502–545 value added 514 7 225.00–234.00 $228.08 $1,172 +7.29
502–540 517 8 200.00–218.00 $209.27 $1,082 -2.69
550–585 557 8 201.00–218.00 $210.72 $1,174 +1.77
550–595 value added 564 13 220.00–232.00 $229.27 $1,293 +4.62
605–625 value added 615 2 216.00–226.00 $220.92 $1,359 —
610–645 625 6 200.00–209.00 $205.96 $1,287 +7.06
660 value added 660 13 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 —
655–673 662 13 185.00–205.00 $196.74 $1,302 +0.22
744 value added 744 22 206.75 $206.75 $1,538 —
775–797 784 5 185.00–189.00 $187.37 $1,469 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 187.50 $187.50 $431 +10.00
450–495 466 4 168.00–188.00 $177.94 $829 -1.25
531 531 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,025 +26.88
570–595 583 2 181.00–193.00 $187.13 $1,091 -2.87
660 660 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 201.00 $201.00 $593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 212.50 $212.50 $468 —
225–245 fancy 235 2 230.00–238.00 $234.17 $550 —
265–290 fancy 284 4 245.00–247.00 $245.51 $697 —
300 300 2 227.50 $227.50 $682 —
320–325 fancy 323 2 235.00–241.00 $237.98 $769 -45.02
355–390 fancy 378 10 230.00–251.00 $247.08 $934 +0.18
385 385 1 201.00 $201.00 $774 -9.94
401–440 fancy 416 12 230.00–261.00 $240.96 $1,002 -7.51
465 fancy 465 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,176 +0.66
455–480 469 5 201.00–226.00 $212.86 $998 -7.94
500–540 512 5 202.00–215.00 $210.01 $1,075 —
515–535 fancy 524 6 231.00–241.00 $235.13 $1,232 -3.17
565 565 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,158 —
565–590 fancy 580 4 227.00–244.00 $236.41 $1,371 -6.26
610–635 fancy 623 2 229.00–231.00 $229.98 $1,433 -12.02
600–640 625 6 204.00–224.00 $215.33 $1,346 +4.86
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 +13.48
720 720 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,411 +3.02
760 760 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
470 470 1 171.00 $171.00 $804 —
540 540 1 160.00 $160.00 $864 -39.00
637 637 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,191 —
685 685 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,212 —
750–755 753 2 170.00–171.00 $170.50 $1,284 —
900 900 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,269 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–730 673 85-90% 2 71.00–76.00 $73.71 $496 —
820–1515 1093 85-90% 6 82.00–87.50 $85.29 $932 -22.86
940–1395 1154 85-90% 7 91.00–99.50 $94.67 $1,092 —
1080–1425 1234 85-90% 4 100.50–105.00 $102.77 $1,268 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1500 1325 80-85% 5 93.00–99.00 $96.39 $1,277 -10.76
1330 1330 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,157 -20.15
1260–1500 1408 80-85% 6 102.00–109.00 $105.93 $1,491 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,576 —
1370–2210 1755 4 119.50–126.00 $123.52 $2,168 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,348 —
1349 1349 57 143.25 $143.25 $1,932 —

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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.