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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 8, 2022

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 249 480
Feeder cattle 58 169 385
Slaughter cattle 27 65 63
Replacement cattle 77 15 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: No trend due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes due to cold snowy weather. Moderate demand for all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 158.00 $158.00 $806 -11.00
752 752 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,053 +6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 142.00 $142.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 157.00 $157.00 $392 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 140.00 $140.00 $427 +0.93
397 397 2 140.00 $140.00 $556 +4.42
400 400 1 138.00 $138.00 $552 -1.33
450–475 463 2 137.00–138.00 $137.49 $637 —
500–540 520 2 128.00–138.00 $132.81 $691 +4.32
635 635 1 127.00 $127.00 $806 +2.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 136.00 $136.00 $347 —
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 +3.45
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 —
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
435 435 1 158.00 $158.00 $687 —
460 460 2 153.00 $153.00 $704 -5.46
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 —
615 615 2 129.00 $129.00 $793 -1.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 +9.93
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 +7.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1425 1221 75-80% 5 62.00–68.50 $65.78 $803 —
1385–1828 1670 75-80% 5 69.00–73.00 $70.04 $1,170 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1105 1063 80-85% 2 55.00–57.50 $56.20 $597 —
980–1285 1107 80-85% 3 60.00–64.00 $61.55 $681 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $537 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–2170 1806 4 89.00–97.00 $93.58 $1,690 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1076 1076 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00 $825.00
1085–1270 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–875.00 $821.36
995–1350 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 925.00–1,085.00 $1,001.56
950–1585 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 975.00–1,100.00 $1,052.44
1255–1320 1277 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 910.00–950.00 $923.79
1200–1405 1315 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–950.00 $902.23
1100–1540 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,020.00 $990.83
1245–1517 1363 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,522.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.