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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.16/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 780 lb · 128 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.37/cwt +23.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 885 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.75/cwt +44.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 711 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 534 1,027 501
Feeder cattle 500 970 428
Slaughter cattle 33 53 65
Replacement cattle 1 4 8

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 fancy 425 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,198 +35.86
445 445 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,024 +8.22
450 fancy 450 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,170 +16.51
475–495 482 3 240.00–244.00 $241.37 $1,163 +9.26
562–586 value added 576 10 250.00–259.00 $253.76 $1,462 +0.51
600 600 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,368 —
605–612 value added 610 3 259.00–260.00 $259.67 $1,584 +13.87
667 value added 667 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,607 +6.13
695 695 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,557 —
711 fancy 711 63 262.75 $262.75 $1,868 —
760 value added 760 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,718 ±0.00
760–785 773 2 200.00–220.00 $210.16 $1,625 +7.79
812 812 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,786 +19.00
875–897 881 8 213.00–222.00 $219.71 $1,936 +11.77
885 value added 885 59 232.95 $232.95 $2,062 —
945 945 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,937 —
953 value added 953 4 215.00 $215.00 $2,049 —
1010 1010 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 —
700 700 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,204 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 215.00 $215.00 $624 -0.38
315 315 1 214.00 $214.00 $674 +2.08
355–390 373 2 204.00–220.00 $212.38 $792 -4.82
370–390 fancy 380 2 226.00–251.00 $238.83 $908 +10.81
430 fancy 430 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,023 +14.81
433 433 6 207.00 $207.00 $896 -1.92
465–480 473 2 213.00–220.00 $216.44 $1,024 +4.60
472–482 fancy 475 7 236.00–238.00 $237.42 $1,128 +7.99
500–541 value added 529 15 228.00–251.00 $245.89 $1,301 +17.42
540 540 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,183 +1.21
550–590 570 2 200.00–220.00 $209.65 $1,195 -2.58
563–595 value added 577 19 225.00–242.50 $236.67 $1,366 +12.03
615–623 621 4 212.00–220.00 $218.02 $1,354 +8.13
603–642 value added 632 19 232.50–236.00 $235.12 $1,486 +13.26
671 value added 671 49 251.00 $251.00 $1,684 —
725 725 6 200.50 $200.50 $1,454 -1.53
757 757 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,552 +6.00
781 value added 781 124 223.75 $223.75 $1,747 -5.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 -31.00
500–535 513 4 192.00–195.00 $193.99 $995 +15.39
560 560 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 +2.72
770 770 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 fancy 333 2 250.00–260.00 $254.81 $849 -6.73
380–395 fancy 388 2 250.00–259.00 $254.59 $988 -0.12
430 fancy 430 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,062 +1.21
455–495 fancy 469 5 235.00–258.00 $242.62 $1,138 +7.81
490 490 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,078 -1.97
505–545 fancy 514 9 235.00–241.00 $237.54 $1,221 —
520 520 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,149 -3.30
558–585 fancy 565 4 235.00–236.00 $235.74 $1,332 —
550–580 567 5 213.00–231.00 $224.20 $1,271 +6.58
645 645 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,393 +12.10
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 -17.50
710–715 712 3 181.00–190.00 $187.01 $1,332 +8.01
805–825 815 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,565 —
970 970 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 185.00 $185.00 $620 —
420 420 1 165.00 $165.00 $693 -0.06

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1275 1175 85-90% 2 60.00–75.00 $68.14 $801 -18.83
795–1575 1178 85-90% 3 90.00–96.00 $93.76 $1,104 +6.79
890–1410 1200 85-90% 4 103.00–109.00 $106.75 $1,281 —
960–1500 1258 85-90% 4 80.00–83.50 $81.31 $1,023 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1985 1665 80-85% 11 101.00–112.50 $104.63 $1,742 —
1895 1895 80-85% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,876 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,688 -2.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1670 1575 2 105.00–111.00 $107.82 $1,698 —
1590–2265 1964 4 117.00–125.00 $120.57 $2,368 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00

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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.