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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 22, 2022

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.11/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 533 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.49/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 526 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $133.85/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 483 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 922 465
Feeder cattle 383 722 357
Slaughter cattle 82 81 58
Replacement cattle 75 119 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady .Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 377 3 171.00–181.00 $177.38 $669 +15.38
405–445 432 3 170.00–180.00 $174.50 $754 -7.41
457 fancy 457 2 185.00 $185.00 $845 —
450–485 458 5 167.00–175.00 $172.32 $789 +11.67
507–532 526 15 164.00–167.50 $166.49 $876 +0.91
552 value added 552 4 172.00 $172.00 $949 —
582 582 2 159.00 $159.00 $925 -6.00
620 620 3 148.00 $148.00 $918 -4.50
680 680 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 -1.00
737 737 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,017 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 140.00–155.00 $147.37 $645 —
505–515 510 2 151.00–154.00 $152.49 $778 +32.49
580–595 588 2 133.00–151.00 $141.89 $834 —
657–695 680 5 134.00–146.00 $141.36 $961 —
825 825 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–291 290 4 148.00–163.00 $159.31 $462 +4.83
300–335 313 3 154.00–166.00 $159.57 $499 -2.91
382–395 389 7 141.00–150.00 $146.27 $569 -14.38
405–445 428 5 149.00–156.00 $150.64 $645 +7.31
460–495 467 10 145.00–155.00 $152.24 $711 +3.96
500–548 533 20 138.00–148.00 $143.11 $763 +5.83
560–585 573 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $748 -2.03
617–637 632 8 132.00–135.00 $132.73 $839 +4.80
655–665 661 6 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $876 +0.52
725–730 726 4 124.00–127.00 $124.75 $906 -0.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 -2.89
350–390 359 8 125.00–160.00 $148.94 $535 +9.94
465–496 483 11 125.00–143.00 $133.85 $646 +3.46
500–535 514 7 119.00–145.00 $122.62 $630 -13.59
601–633 621 8 115.00–129.00 $120.08 $746 -0.82
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 +4.00
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 -16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 186.00 $186.00 $428 +0.73
265 fancy 265 1 195.00 $195.00 $517 —
268 268 8 171.00 $171.00 $458 -4.57
362–385 370 3 170.00–184.00 $179.14 $663 -12.45
410–445 430 7 174.00–185.00 $179.28 $771 -2.58
475 475 1 154.00 $154.00 $732 -5.32
560–565 563 2 146.00–157.00 $151.52 $853 +1.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 166.00 $166.00 $647 —
450–475 463 2 130.00–149.00 $139.24 $645 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1670 1170 80-85% 18 45.00–72.00 $64.05 $749 +15.93
1045–1655 1298 80-85% 6 70.00–79.00 $74.35 $965 —
1350–1410 1380 80-85% 2 50.00–72.00 $60.76 $838 -13.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1401–1585 1502 75-80% 8 76.00–84.00 $78.00 $1,172 —
1465–1630 1520 75-80% 3 75.00–78.00 $76.07 $1,156 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1125 990 85-90% 5 47.00–56.00 $52.23 $517 +7.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,012 —
1630–1790 1735 3 94.00–95.00 $94.34 $1,637 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 (<2 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1251 1251 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1255–1257 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1155–1583 1476 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 875.00–1,120.00 $1,069.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
992 992 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 885.00 $885.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–835 826 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00 $875.00
835–1175 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 950.00–1,125.00 $1,081.11

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 111.00 $111.00 $529 -10.00
542 542 25 119.00 $119.00 $645 +3.00
595 595 5 123.00 $123.00 $732 —
627 627 10 120.00 $120.00 $752 +13.00
695–696 695 26 116.50–123.10 $121.58 $845 +10.83
730 730 4 114.00 $114.00 $832 +2.43
901–938 914 11 91.00–96.00 $92.86 $849 —

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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.