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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.60/cwt ≈ $1,671/hd at 829 lb · 125 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.72/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 624 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.03/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 527 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 504 202
Feeder cattle 599 470 153
Slaughter cattle 36 34 49
Replacement cattle 7 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 pounds steady, over 600 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 pounds steady, over 700 pounds 2.00-4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to light receipts this week. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 241.00 $241.00 $506 —
285 285 1 223.00 $223.00 $636 —
345 fancy 345 1 280.00 $280.00 $966 —
360–390 fancy 375 2 275.00–279.00 $276.92 $1,038 +26.92
405–427 fancy 416 4 270.00–285.00 $277.70 $1,155 +34.70
455–460 fancy 458 3 242.00–249.00 $244.32 $1,119 -3.20
460–485 473 2 214.00–230.00 $221.79 $1,049 -8.81
504–512 value added 507 11 235.00–241.00 $237.19 $1,203 -5.65
553–580 560 4 232.00–233.00 $232.74 $1,303 +5.70
581–592 value added 589 10 237.00–238.00 $237.30 $1,398 +0.30
615 615 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,285 -17.00
624 value added 624 47 246.50 $246.50 $1,538 +1.75
665 665 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,470 +6.00
700 700 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,435 —
706–736 value added 727 14 220.00–224.00 $222.19 $1,615 +0.19
835 835 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,553 —
1030 value added 1030 45 198.00 $198.00 $2,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 463 3 145.00–198.00 $162.54 $753 —
510 510 1 183.00 $183.00 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 7 212.50–221.00 $219.24 $723 +4.28
350–395 381 8 208.00–227.00 $220.23 $839 +6.36
380–383 fancy 382 8 232.00–234.00 $233.25 $891 +1.25
412 fancy 412 2 235.00 $235.00 $968 +13.00
410–446 431 11 207.00–217.00 $212.51 $916 -1.50
455–493 fancy 475 9 229.00–237.00 $231.34 $1,099 -0.06
465–495 483 3 200.00–215.00 $209.61 $1,012 +1.38
505–537 value added 519 13 220.00–230.00 $225.12 $1,168 -2.96
521–543 535 13 204.00–218.00 $214.94 $1,150 +5.67
560–575 568 9 201.00–210.00 $206.23 $1,171 -4.49
629–648 633 25 193.00–203.00 $199.21 $1,261 -6.75
661 661 6 204.00 $204.00 $1,348 +7.26
715 715 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,244 —
714–746 value added 731 11 196.00–199.00 $197.67 $1,445 -9.08
813–844 value added 829 125 199.25–204.25 $201.60 $1,671 —
894 value added 894 15 185.75 $185.75 $1,661 —
910 910 7 171.00 $171.00 $1,556 —
1030 1030 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,133 —
1065 1065 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,193 —
1190 1190 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 —
350 350 1 182.00 $182.00 $637 —
440 440 1 167.00 $167.00 $735 —
450–498 478 6 177.00–195.00 $190.70 $912 +12.76
500–510 505 2 181.00–186.00 $183.52 $927 -9.48
575–595 585 4 173.00–195.00 $184.59 $1,080 -2.54
630–635 633 2 168.00–173.00 $170.51 $1,079 —
695 695 1 123.00 $123.00 $855 -32.00
700–715 708 2 154.00–179.00 $166.37 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 201.00 $201.00 $784 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 247.50 $247.50 $520 +13.33
280–285 fancy 283 9 260.00–287.00 $281.40 $796 +35.89
295 295 1 202.00 $202.00 $596 —
305–343 fancy 331 12 255.00–273.00 $261.29 $865 +23.31
350–390 fancy 367 11 235.00–285.00 $271.94 $998 +24.86
415–443 fancy 425 18 230.00–272.00 $261.54 $1,112 +20.58
410–441 433 4 210.00–225.00 $221.45 $959 —
455–490 fancy 467 4 233.00–252.00 $246.29 $1,150 -6.71
470–498 482 7 210.00–226.00 $217.22 $1,047 +4.36
520–535 fancy 526 4 225.00–235.00 $227.77 $1,198 -7.36
500–540 527 9 201.00–223.00 $213.64 $1,126 +3.63
560–590 571 10 200.00–218.00 $210.46 $1,202 +5.46
600–635 618 2 198.00–201.00 $199.54 $1,233 -15.79
700–715 708 2 180.00–194.00 $186.93 $1,323 -9.07
765 765 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,415 -3.00
805–810 808 2 149.00–157.00 $153.01 $1,236 —
910 910 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,183 —
1185 1185 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 145.00–175.00 $159.74 $463 —
370–395 383 2 174.00–187.00 $180.71 $692 —
470–490 478 5 170.00–189.00 $180.99 $865 +9.99
500–530 510 5 172.00–189.00 $184.05 $939 +24.05
555–580 568 5 170.00–191.00 $175.66 $998 —
640 640 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,190 -1.00
685–695 690 3 175.00–188.00 $182.69 $1,261 +5.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1285 1043 85-90% 2 80.00–84.00 $82.47 $860 —
975–1120 1048 85-90% 2 93.00–95.00 $93.93 $984 —
960–1250 1058 85-90% 4 63.00–79.00 $72.09 $763 -13.20
1050–1195 1140 85-90% 5 103.00–104.00 $103.18 $1,176 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1535 1297 80-85% 7 103.00–109.00 $105.22 $1,365 —
1200–1475 1327 80-85% 5 91.00–98.00 $94.53 $1,254 -1.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1755 1655 75-80% 5 101.00–108.00 $105.14 $1,740 —
1865 1865 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,641 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1390 1350 2 111.00–117.00 $113.91 $1,538 —
1855 1855 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,319 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
835–1015 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–1,200.00 $996.89
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615 615 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 —

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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.