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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.00/cwt +15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 772 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.61/cwt +22.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 543 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.12/cwt +12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 576 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 469 328
Feeder cattle 332 419 278
Slaughter cattle 23 50 50

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 fancy 345 1 251.00 $251.00 $866 —
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
370 fancy 370 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,008 —
400 fancy 400 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,024 -4.00
450–480 463 6 230.00–242.00 $234.68 $1,087 -3.78
500–515 508 2 210.00–230.00 $220.15 $1,118 -13.94
543–547 value added 546 22 269.00–279.00 $276.29 $1,509 +17.87
555–560 558 3 220.00–232.00 $224.68 $1,254 +5.32
606–637 value added 622 8 237.00–241.00 $239.05 $1,487 -4.95
610–635 623 2 225.00–230.00 $227.45 $1,417 —
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 -26.00
705 705 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 -11.43
772 value added 772 64 249.00 $249.00 $1,922 +15.41
850 850 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,717 —
1050 1050 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 175.00 $175.00 $542 -25.00
430 430 1 161.00 $161.00 $692 —
815 815 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,459 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 262 3 205.00–210.00 $206.75 $542 -5.75
330 330 1 220.00 $220.00 $726 —
352 fancy 352 4 238.00 $238.00 $838 —
352–395 379 7 210.00–230.00 $217.95 $826 -5.99
415–430 421 4 211.00–231.00 $219.50 $924 -3.61
415–447 fancy 436 3 250.00–262.00 $253.80 $1,107 -3.09
485 fancy 485 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,208 -0.94
485–497 494 6 210.00–235.00 $223.06 $1,102 -6.06
505–535 522 9 210.00–233.00 $222.49 $1,161 -0.62
537 value added 537 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,337 +5.07
550–585 569 10 229.00–236.00 $230.97 $1,314 +5.70
560–589 value added 582 12 243.00–246.00 $244.08 $1,421 +8.08
610–632 625 7 191.00–211.00 $195.61 $1,223 -14.39
705–745 715 9 191.00–206.00 $197.23 $1,410 -8.77
765 765 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 203.00 $203.00 $629 +13.00
355–395 375 2 184.00–200.00 $191.57 $718 +6.99
475 475 1 202.00 $202.00 $960 —
500–520 510 2 183.00–185.00 $184.02 $939 -1.98
695 695 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,188 -8.40
831 831 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,313 —
1036 1036 11 123.50 $123.50 $1,279 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 210.00–220.00 $214.95 $576 -11.52
285 fancy 285 2 242.50 $242.50 $691 —
320 320 1 220.00 $220.00 $704 -20.00
330 fancy 330 2 280.00 $280.00 $924 —
350–375 fancy 360 6 250.00–260.00 $254.17 $915 —
385–395 390 2 240.00–245.00 $242.53 $946 +6.36
405–430 fancy 418 7 241.00–250.00 $245.95 $1,028 -12.43
400–445 423 9 220.00–240.00 $233.53 $988 -3.57
450–495 481 5 220.00–240.00 $234.61 $1,128 -0.33
472–490 fancy 481 4 241.00–243.00 $242.02 $1,164 -9.98
504–541 fancy 516 9 233.00–244.00 $240.16 $1,239 -3.58
510–547 530 6 211.00–228.00 $220.62 $1,169 +0.62
550–568 fancy 562 8 234.00–240.00 $237.27 $1,333 -7.22
550–595 582 6 210.00–223.00 $215.80 $1,256 -1.59
620–645 629 12 211.00–221.00 $219.64 $1,382 +9.16
670 670 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,414 —
727 727 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,418 —
810 810 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,498 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 432 3 172.50–183.00 $178.74 $772 —
460–490 475 2 170.00–186.00 $177.75 $844 —
505–515 510 2 181.00–200.00 $190.59 $972 —
565–580 573 2 157.50–198.00 $177.48 $1,017 -15.55
650–655 653 2 190.00–197.00 $193.49 $1,263 +12.10

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1155 1040 85-90% 3 76.00–82.00 $79.34 $825 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,102 +3.36
1140–1320 1223 85-90% 3 85.00–91.00 $88.84 $1,087 -12.09
1780 1780 85-90% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,905 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1875 1473 80-85% 6 112.00–119.00 $115.95 $1,708 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1640 1561 75-80% 6 109.50–121.00 $114.16 $1,782 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1625 1400 2 109.00–113.00 $110.68 $1,550 —
1440–1535 1488 2 125.00–126.00 $125.48 $1,867 —
1735 1735 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,256 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 117.00 $117.00 $538 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 152.00 $152.00 $646 —

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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.