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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.00/cwt +45.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 726 lb · 61 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.27/cwt ≈ $1,628/hd at 695 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.15/cwt +17.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 633 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 528 355 514
Feeder cattle 486 332 481
Slaughter cattle 42 23 33

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 260.00 $260.00 $637 —
285 fancy 285 1 295.00 $295.00 $841 —
350 fancy 350 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,015 +17.50
370 370 1 246.00 $246.00 $910 +1.00
440 440 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,025 —
457–493 477 6 231.00–246.00 $242.26 $1,156 +7.58
472–488 fancy 482 10 251.00–261.00 $257.08 $1,239 —
505–515 509 5 221.00–238.00 $231.82 $1,180 +11.67
500–540 value added 522 11 246.00–259.00 $253.29 $1,322 -23.00
575 575 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,230 -10.68
582 value added 582 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,426 —
603–649 value added 633 44 244.00–266.50 $255.13 $1,615 +16.08
625–640 633 2 225.00–240.00 $232.59 $1,472 +5.14
677–695 683 3 231.00–240.00 $236.95 $1,618 +26.95
726 value added 726 61 255.00 $255.00 $1,851 —
765 value added 765 10 247.50 $247.50 $1,893 -1.50
760–795 778 2 211.00–217.00 $213.93 $1,664 —
840 840 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,806 —
955 955 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,996 —
1055 1055 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,015 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,128 —
620 620 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,252 —
740 740 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,077 —
655 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 fancy 330 2 242.00–244.00 $242.98 $802 —
335 335 1 230.00 $230.00 $770 +10.00
350 fancy 350 2 240.00 $240.00 $840 +2.00
356–392 378 8 226.00–232.50 $229.72 $868 +11.77
400–425 407 5 234.00–241.00 $236.40 $962 +16.90
400–426 fancy 420 4 247.00–254.00 $248.67 $1,044 -5.13
462–477 469 6 220.00–240.00 $231.91 $1,088 +8.85
455–492 fancy 480 11 243.00–249.00 $247.16 $1,186 -1.84
505–547 value added 528 25 241.00–255.00 $246.49 $1,301 -2.51
521–540 529 8 220.00–239.00 $230.59 $1,220 +8.10
550–580 556 12 216.00–237.00 $231.85 $1,289 +0.88
602–645 value added 621 9 231.00–245.00 $237.03 $1,472 —
600–648 627 26 210.00–223.00 $217.80 $1,366 +22.19
655–685 664 7 211.00–229.00 $221.16 $1,469 —
699 value added 699 53 236.00 $236.00 $1,650 —
742–745 744 4 193.00–201.00 $196.99 $1,466 -0.24
765–792 783 3 202.00–203.00 $202.67 $1,587 +3.67
875 875 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 210.00–211.00 $210.51 $1,031 —
500 500 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,020 —
570–580 577 3 201.00–211.00 $204.29 $1,179 —
630–645 638 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,250 —
710 710 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,285 —
865 865 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 -13.00
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 —
470 470 1 181.00 $181.00 $851 -21.00
755–795 775 2 155.00–161.00 $158.08 $1,225 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 237.00 $237.00 $557 —
275 275 1 221.00 $221.00 $608 +6.05
275–295 fancy 287 3 240.00–260.00 $246.74 $708 +4.24
300 300 1 255.00 $255.00 $765 +35.00
343 fancy 343 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,005 +13.00
355–395 fancy 372 10 270.00–290.00 $283.94 $1,056 +29.77
405–412 fancy 410 3 248.00–267.00 $254.26 $1,042 +8.31
400–442 428 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,006 +1.47
475 fancy 475 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 +17.98
519–535 fancy 522 8 245.00–250.00 $248.13 $1,295 +7.97
500–545 523 5 219.00–235.00 $227.18 $1,188 +6.56
551–575 560 6 226.00–236.00 $232.29 $1,301 +16.49
615 615 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,408 +9.36
654 654 14 226.00 $226.00 $1,478 +15.00
710–727 721 3 188.00–189.00 $188.33 $1,358 -6.67
762 762 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,448 —
830–832 831 3 175.00–199.00 $191.01 $1,587 +6.01
892 892 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 170.00 $170.00 $833 -7.75
665–695 680 2 181.00–190.00 $185.60 $1,262 -7.89
765–775 770 6 160.00–175.00 $167.55 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 201.00 $201.00 $945 —
600 600 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1245 963 85-90% 6 51.00–84.00 $67.84 $653 —
720–1130 970 85-90% 8 105.00–118.00 $109.71 $1,064 —
1195–1265 1230 85-90% 2 102.00–103.00 $102.49 $1,261 +13.65
1135–1320 1245 85-90% 3 89.00–94.00 $91.11 $1,134 +2.27
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1425 1295 80-85% 5 105.00–113.00 $109.10 $1,413 —
1180–1445 1327 80-85% 6 99.00–104.00 $102.42 $1,359 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,338 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,732 -4.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 93.00 $93.00 $981 —
1340 1340 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,742 —
1340–1715 1516 7 120.00–123.00 $121.43 $1,841 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 117.00 $117.00 $907 —

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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.