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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

1,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.57/cwt +39.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 760 lb · 138 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.74/cwt +22.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 658 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.89/cwt +21.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 636 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,027 217 555
Feeder cattle 970 156 468
Slaughter cattle 53 50 56
Replacement cattle 4 11 31

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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 1 240.00 $240.00 $708 —
335–340 fancy 338 2 259.00–272.50 $265.80 $898 —
345 345 1 242.50 $242.50 $837 —
400–430 fancy 420 3 240.00–249.00 $246.14 $1,034 —
420–442 439 7 220.00–233.00 $221.78 $974 —
460–463 fancy 462 6 241.00–246.00 $243.49 $1,125 —
453–497 477 25 220.00–239.00 $232.11 $1,107 —
500–535 510 7 210.00–230.00 $226.80 $1,157 —
515–542 value added 535 7 236.00–241.00 $237.42 $1,270 —
550–580 563 4 210.00–227.00 $221.85 $1,249 —
555–575 value added 571 18 231.00–261.00 $253.25 $1,446 —
602–643 value added 623 26 231.00–257.00 $245.80 $1,531 —
653–665 653 42 227.00–229.00 $227.05 $1,483 +19.55
661–695 value added 668 22 230.00–236.00 $234.87 $1,569 —
705–712 711 13 205.00–217.25 $216.32 $1,538 —
728 value added 728 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,645 —
770–790 771 22 202.00–210.00 $202.37 $1,560 —
785 value added 785 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,774 —
812 value added 812 48 228.75 $228.75 $1,857 +15.75
815 815 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,638 +11.00
850–882 875 9 206.00–215.00 $207.94 $1,819 —
905 905 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,738 —
1014 value added 1014 56 215.00 $215.00 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
665–680 673 2 172.00–200.00 $185.84 $1,251 —
809 809 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,505 —
881 881 5 190.50 $190.50 $1,678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 220.00 $220.00 $451 —
255 fancy 255 1 227.50 $227.50 $580 —
260–291 279 7 200.00–220.00 $215.38 $601 -2.12
310–345 329 8 200.00–220.00 $211.92 $697 +2.92
350–398 373 16 200.00–222.00 $217.20 $810 +7.80
359–394 fancy 373 16 225.00–230.00 $228.02 $851 —
400–430 fancy 415 5 221.00–226.00 $223.19 $926 —
400–447 422 12 200.00–220.00 $208.92 $882 -2.59
450–497 fancy 473 36 222.00–236.00 $229.43 $1,085 —
450–495 476 8 200.00–220.00 $211.84 $1,008 +6.09
505–527 value added 515 27 222.00–233.00 $228.47 $1,177 —
523–529 528 24 217.50–220.00 $217.79 $1,150 +11.08
554–572 value added 563 51 221.00–233.50 $224.64 $1,265 —
555–595 582 6 200.00–218.00 $212.23 $1,235 +11.23
602–617 value added 608 10 218.00–224.50 $221.86 $1,349 —
605–648 641 50 195.00–215.00 $209.89 $1,345 —
653–670 665 10 200.00–214.50 $210.23 $1,398 —
705–720 713 2 199.00–205.00 $202.03 $1,440 —
759 value added 759 131 229.10 $229.10 $1,739 +38.10
779 779 7 199.00 $199.00 $1,550 +20.00
858 858 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,793 —
1033–1042 1035 8 148.00–158.00 $155.48 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 158.00–169.00 $163.76 $516 -33.74
350 350 1 189.00 $189.00 $662 +24.37
475 475 1 198.00 $198.00 $940 +27.00
500–545 529 8 152.50–192.00 $178.60 $945 +8.60
565–595 575 4 167.00–182.00 $177.28 $1,019 +4.96
610–645 622 5 151.00–189.00 $177.76 $1,106 +17.23
670–695 677 5 174.00–190.00 $184.14 $1,247 +15.90
710 710 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,257 —
800–826 821 5 171.00–179.50 $176.13 $1,446 +11.13
875 875 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,505 —
1055 1055 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,424 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,621 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 210.00–223.00 $216.93 $581 +11.93
320–345 fancy 332 5 251.00–280.00 $261.54 $868 +24.68
325–340 333 2 215.00–230.00 $222.67 $741 —
358–395 fancy 379 17 235.00–270.00 $254.71 $965 +21.62
370–390 380 2 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
400–420 fancy 416 7 231.00–259.00 $245.79 $1,022 +12.03
420–445 434 8 200.00–230.00 $216.43 $939 +15.43
458–495 467 9 204.00–230.00 $221.97 $1,037 -0.56
455–497 fancy 479 9 231.00–241.00 $234.81 $1,125 +4.81
500–545 519 11 210.00–230.00 $224.30 $1,164 +14.30
550–585 570 13 200.00–226.00 $217.62 $1,240 +0.70
600–620 fancy 604 5 227.00–231.00 $230.18 $1,390 —
610–640 625 2 200.00–208.00 $203.90 $1,274 -3.97
653 653 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,420 +17.26
700 700 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,253 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 162.50 $162.50 $593 +3.50
405–415 410 2 160.00–170.00 $165.06 $677 +7.98
500–520 510 2 170.00–180.00 $174.90 $892 —
655–690 678 3 176.00–190.00 $181.52 $1,231 +2.85
715–745 725 3 160.00–161.00 $160.33 $1,162 —
750–795 767 3 143.00–160.00 $154.46 $1,185 —
830 830 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,029 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
1005 1005 1 94.00 $94.00 $945 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–835 810 85-90% 2 60.50–66.00 $63.17 $512 —
795–1175 954 85-90% 7 90.00–97.00 $93.43 $891 -0.38
1040–1435 1175 85-90% 3 82.50–89.50 $86.97 $1,022 —
995–1460 1183 85-90% 7 101.00–110.50 $106.07 $1,255 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1420 1319 80-85% 16 103.00–114.00 $106.74 $1,408 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1620 1531 75-80% 11 106.00–120.00 $112.49 $1,722 +8.10
1595 1595 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,579 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,220 —
1215–1335 1275 2 116.00–119.50 $117.83 $1,502 —
1245–2120 1754 6 126.00–133.00 $129.01 $2,263 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 157.00 $157.00 $615 —
505 505 1 158.00 $158.00 $798 —

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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.