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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.78/cwt +34.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 733 lb · 74 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.50/cwt ≈ $1,905/hd at 845 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.47/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 472 lb · 30 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 469 534 315
Feeder cattle 419 500 283
Slaughter cattle 50 33 32
Replacement cattle — 1 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 232.50 $232.50 $639 —
345 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
400–410 405 4 230.00–236.00 $231.48 $937 —
425 fancy 425 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 -22.00
452 fancy 452 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,193 +4.00
485–490 488 2 230.00–247.00 $238.46 $1,164 -2.91
510–540 525 2 231.00–237.00 $234.09 $1,229 —
530–540 value added 537 3 245.00–265.00 $258.42 $1,388 —
560–592 581 3 218.00–220.00 $219.36 $1,274 —
588 value added 588 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,417 -12.76
625 value added 625 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,525 -15.67
685 685 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,617 +12.00
687 value added 687 11 261.00 $261.00 $1,793 +20.00
715–716 716 7 221.00–222.00 $221.43 $1,585 —
757–758 value added 758 22 232.50–238.50 $233.59 $1,771 +7.59
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 208.00–215.00 $211.46 $503 —
275 fancy 275 1 253.00 $253.00 $696 —
280 280 1 212.50 $212.50 $595 -2.50
355–385 369 4 210.00–231.00 $223.94 $826 +11.56
405–425 413 4 210.00–235.00 $223.11 $921 +16.11
405–440 fancy 424 8 248.00–264.00 $256.89 $1,089 +18.89
455–485 fancy 471 25 238.00–265.00 $249.94 $1,177 +12.52
470–485 475 5 216.00–235.00 $229.12 $1,088 +12.68
500–540 value added 525 6 240.00–247.00 $243.93 $1,281 -1.96
520–540 527 6 213.00–230.00 $223.11 $1,176 +4.11
550 value added 550 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,298 -0.67
555–595 574 13 221.00–230.00 $225.27 $1,293 +15.62
605–645 632 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,327 -8.02
672 value added 672 18 232.50 $232.50 $1,562 -18.50
683 683 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,427 —
706 706 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,454 +5.50
734 value added 734 71 236.00 $236.00 $1,732 —
845 value added 845 62 225.50 $225.50 $1,905 —
970 970 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,571 —
1112 1112 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 182.50 $182.50 $474 —
335 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 —
360–395 372 3 151.00–205.00 $184.58 $687 —
402 402 2 195.00 $195.00 $784 —
525 525 1 186.00 $186.00 $976 -7.99
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 ±0.00
630–645 638 2 191.00–196.00 $193.53 $1,235 —
650–680 670 6 171.00–194.00 $179.40 $1,202 —
740 740 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,354 —
910 910 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,065 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 237.00 $237.00 $545 —
260–265 263 2 223.00–230.00 $226.47 $596 —
325 325 2 240.00 $240.00 $780 —
360–395 385 4 235.00–240.00 $236.17 $909 —
410–445 424 6 230.00–242.00 $237.10 $1,005 —
407–445 fancy 426 5 247.00–273.00 $258.38 $1,101 +11.38
460–495 476 9 220.00–241.00 $234.94 $1,118 +14.94
497 fancy 497 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,252 +9.38
510–545 fancy 529 13 237.00–251.00 $243.74 $1,289 +6.20
530 530 2 210.00–230.00 $220.00 $1,166 -1.00
560–585 fancy 569 5 235.00–249.00 $244.49 $1,391 +8.75
560–592 581 3 210.00–233.00 $217.39 $1,263 -6.81
605–625 616 4 200.00–222.00 $210.48 $1,297 -5.52
800 800 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 210.00 $210.00 $494 —
295 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 —
370–385 378 2 200.00–205.00 $202.45 $765 —
592–595 594 4 181.00–205.00 $193.03 $1,147 —
650–685 664 4 170.00–190.00 $181.39 $1,204 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1075 943 85-90% 2 75.00–78.00 $76.29 $719 —
1090–1165 1128 85-90% 2 106.00–107.00 $106.52 $1,202 —
880–1510 1152 85-90% 9 85.00–94.50 $91.64 $1,056 +23.50
1015–1505 1209 85-90% 18 95.50–105.00 $100.93 $1,220 -5.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1395 1327 80-85% 3 100.00–103.00 $101.31 $1,344 —
1090–1780 1331 80-85% 13 105.00–117.00 $112.43 $1,496 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1575 1545 75-80% 2 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $1,738 +2.51
1630 1630 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,712 —

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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.