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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.20/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 573 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $228.48/cwt -16.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 482 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.99/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 522 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 558 964 287
Feeder cattle 498 845 270
Slaughter cattle 56 74 16
Replacement cattle 4 45 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 256.00 $256.00 $832 —
345 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
425 425 1 235.00 $235.00 $999 —
460–487 474 4 219.00–221.00 $219.73 $1,042 -18.92
520 520 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,227 -1.62
505–536 value added 526 9 245.00–250.00 $248.45 $1,307 —
552–569 value added 563 14 244.00–259.50 $254.29 $1,432 -5.71
560–595 579 9 218.00–235.00 $226.55 $1,312 -7.54
625 value added 625 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,656 +13.55
620–632 630 17 220.00–240.00 $231.76 $1,460 +0.21
657–680 666 9 231.00–241.00 $237.78 $1,584 -1.40
686 value added 686 12 249.00 $249.00 $1,708 -15.11
705 value added 705 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 -7.63
723 723 15 224.00 $224.00 $1,620 +3.81
775 775 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 +0.29
840 840 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,873 -6.00
970 970 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 194.00 $194.00 $912 —
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 +43.00
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 376 4 223.00–231.00 $225.10 $846 +0.65
392 fancy 392 2 253.00 $253.00 $992 —
400–440 421 9 227.00–243.00 $232.96 $981 +11.88
410–430 fancy 423 6 247.00–252.00 $249.84 $1,057 —
450–495 469 17 220.00–230.00 $226.26 $1,061 +5.03
503–541 522 31 218.00–226.00 $223.99 $1,169 -0.33
555–588 573 35 213.00–235.00 $223.20 $1,279 +2.27
600–642 627 17 200.00–216.00 $207.61 $1,302 -15.21
646 value added 646 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,531 —
663 value added 663 11 238.50 $238.50 $1,581 +1.44
655–690 669 7 196.00–216.00 $206.42 $1,381 -16.50
700 700 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,463 +2.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 3 200.00–205.00 $203.19 $553 +13.03
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 +20.00
352–385 367 5 191.00–210.00 $199.81 $733 +6.56
410–440 426 10 177.50–217.00 $197.85 $843 +15.34
457–485 470 10 178.00–215.00 $192.06 $903 -1.67
500–545 516 5 150.00–207.00 $190.21 $981 +10.23
570–595 577 8 195.00–209.00 $201.73 $1,164 +26.43
610–645 627 3 182.00–192.00 $186.62 $1,170 —
665 665 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,237 -4.00
705 705 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 —
765–780 775 3 180.00–183.00 $182.01 $1,411 +10.53
860 860 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,290 —
1075 1075 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,333 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,611 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 225.00 $225.00 $450 —
260 fancy 260 1 245.00 $245.00 $637 —
250–280 265 2 220.00–221.00 $220.47 $584 —
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 -10.00
375 375 1 236.00 $236.00 $885 +5.66
395 fancy 395 2 251.00–259.00 $255.00 $1,007 -25.14
407–415 fancy 410 3 240.00–245.00 $243.31 $998 -21.56
410–446 437 11 217.00–230.00 $220.11 $962 -22.62
450–495 481 27 215.00–233.00 $226.40 $1,089 -11.54
460–495 fancy 486 4 241.00–243.00 $242.53 $1,179 -21.70
500–547 528 22 215.00–235.00 $231.50 $1,222 +2.47
515–545 fancy 530 2 237.00–250.00 $243.32 $1,290 +1.17
575–590 581 4 210.00–230.00 $219.96 $1,278 -6.82
600–648 631 20 210.00–230.00 $217.76 $1,374 -13.23
660 660 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,366 -14.92
715–748 741 10 196.00–196.50 $196.10 $1,453 —
910 910 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,538 +19.00
1070 fancy 1070 2 201.00 $201.00 $2,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 —
420 420 1 205.00 $205.00 $861 +22.65
475 475 1 210.00 $210.00 $998 +20.46
500–545 516 7 180.00–201.00 $190.56 $983 +0.68
560–595 578 2 175.00–180.00 $177.58 $1,026 +13.58
600–645 618 5 170.00–200.00 $182.22 $1,126 +11.76
665–695 682 5 180.00–194.00 $185.04 $1,262 —
732 732 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,252 —
750 750 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,328 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1550 1420 80-85% 5 105.00–108.00 $105.72 $1,501 —
1305–1600 1453 80-85% 2 91.00–94.00 $92.65 $1,346 —
1180–1905 1508 80-85% 13 95.00–104.00 $100.65 $1,518 —
1645 1645 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,349 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–955 910 85-90% 3 78.00–84.00 $80.95 $737 -29.05
1055 1055 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,118 —
740–1460 1121 85-90% 11 85.00–94.00 $89.62 $1,005 -12.76
990–1630 1296 85-90% 5 95.00–97.00 $95.70 $1,240 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1600 1535 75-80% 2 101.00–104.50 $102.82 $1,578 —
1720 1720 75-80% 1 91.50 $91.50 $1,574 —
1865 1865 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,052 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1650 1357 3 102.00–109.00 $104.74 $1,421 —
905–1975 1602 7 120.00–128.00 $125.19 $2,006 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1135 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,250.00 $1,094.16
1195–1245 1220 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,135.00 $1,081.13

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,155 —
917 917 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,394 —

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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.