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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.71/cwt -13.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 518 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $230.48/cwt -23.77 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 424 lb · 10 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $186.00/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 891 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 642 768
Feeder cattle 156 599 665
Slaughter cattle 50 36 89
Replacement cattle 11 7 14

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 -9.00
685 685 2 200.00–215.00 $207.50 $1,421 -13.50
820 value added 820 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,747 —
825 825 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,568 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 217.50 $217.50 $642 —
340 340 1 209.00 $209.00 $711 -10.24
370 370 5 200.00–214.00 $209.40 $775 -10.83
422–440 427 9 202.00–216.00 $211.51 $903 -1.00
470–495 483 4 199.00–213.00 $205.75 $994 -3.86
500–545 518 11 196.00–215.00 $206.71 $1,071 -8.23
555 555 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,116 -5.23
600 600 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,140 -9.21
750 value added 750 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,432 —
790 790 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,414 —
891 value added 891 10 186.00 $186.00 $1,657 +0.25
937 937 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,612 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 152.50 $152.50 $381 —
345 345 1 197.50 $197.50 $681 +27.50
361–380 366 5 151.00–174.00 $164.63 $603 -17.37
430 430 2 186.00 $186.00 $800 +19.00
463 463 3 171.00 $171.00 $792 -19.70
540 540 1 170.00 $170.00 $918 -13.52
573–590 582 4 140.00–190.00 $172.32 $1,003 -12.27
600–620 608 3 145.00–175.00 $160.53 $976 -9.98
650–680 665 2 157.00–180.00 $168.24 $1,119 +45.24
765–775 770 2 145.00–153.00 $148.97 $1,147 —
830 830 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,370 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 1 242.50 $242.50 $643 -38.90
280 280 1 205.00 $205.00 $574 +3.00
310–345 fancy 327 5 231.00–241.00 $236.86 $775 -24.43
355–397 fancy 383 3 230.00–240.00 $233.09 $893 -38.85
400–447 fancy 422 9 230.00–235.00 $233.76 $986 -27.78
445 445 1 201.00 $201.00 $894 -20.45
470 fancy 470 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 -16.29
465–490 479 6 220.00–225.00 $222.53 $1,066 +5.31
510–530 520 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 -3.64
537–545 fancy 540 3 227.00–230.00 $228.01 $1,231 +0.24
560–595 573 5 210.00–220.00 $216.92 $1,243 +6.46
605–635 623 8 201.00–220.00 $207.87 $1,295 +8.33
650–696 685 4 200.00–201.00 $200.24 $1,372 —
725 725 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,232 -16.93
800 fancy 800 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 159.00 $159.00 $580 -21.71
405–437 429 4 140.00–171.00 $157.08 $674 —
480 480 1 165.00 $165.00 $792 -15.99
560–595 583 3 171.00–180.00 $173.88 $1,014 -1.78
675 675 3 160.00–191.00 $178.67 $1,206 -4.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1265 947 85-90% 9 61.00–79.00 $72.07 $683 —
920–1060 976 85-90% 7 91.00–96.00 $93.81 $916 —
890–1220 1041 85-90% 10 80.00–90.00 $85.58 $891 +3.11
990–1275 1130 85-90% 10 100.00–113.00 $104.37 $1,179 +1.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 75-80% 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,216 —
1455–1560 1508 75-80% 3 100.00–109.50 $104.39 $1,574 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1535 1433 80-85% 3 90.00–96.50 $92.05 $1,319 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1755 1615 3 108.00–118.00 $113.79 $1,838 —
1955 1955 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,581 —
1955–2150 2053 2 122.00–123.00 $122.48 $2,515 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
970–1100 1071 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 935.00–1,275.00 $1,214.22
1135 1135 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 113.00 $113.00 $2,011 —

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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.