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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 29, 2022

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.18/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 562 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.95/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 425 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.04/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 376 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 309 540 328
Feeder cattle 230 383 246
Slaughter cattle 60 82 68
Replacement cattle 19 75 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder bulls under 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. All other classes of feeders sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 191.00 $191.00 $611 —
350–385 373 3 189.00–202.00 $197.94 $738 +20.56
405–415 408 3 184.00–202.00 $195.90 $799 +21.40
520 520 2 168.00 $168.00 $874 +1.51
600–625 613 2 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $926 +2.98
684 684 8 145.00 $145.00 $992 -4.00
790 790 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 143.00 $143.00 $786 —
680 680 1 141.00 $141.00 $959 -0.36
970 970 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,198 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–307 306 4 164.00–168.00 $166.01 $508 +6.44
355–390 376 10 147.00–152.00 $149.04 $560 +2.77
415–445 425 11 143.00–157.00 $149.95 $637 -0.69
450–495 467 3 136.00–158.00 $147.65 $690 -4.59
530–548 540 7 135.00–144.00 $139.61 $754 -3.50
556–580 562 13 131.50–145.00 $139.18 $782 +8.67
611 611 3 140.00 $140.00 $855 +7.27
650–670 665 4 121.00–130.00 $127.30 $847 -5.22
725 725 4 120.50 $120.50 $874 -4.25
766 766 6 126.00 $126.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 3 140.00 $140.00 $381 —
340 340 1 152.00 $152.00 $517 +22.00
355 355 1 139.00 $139.00 $493 -9.94
400 400 2 127.00–138.00 $132.50 $530 —
523 523 3 135.00 $135.00 $706 +12.38
555–580 569 4 118.00–146.00 $128.63 $732 —
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 171.00 $171.00 $445 ±0.00
315–335 325 2 174.00–194.00 $184.31 $599 —
370–392 388 5 202.00–210.00 $206.85 $803 +27.71
405–425 415 2 182.00–184.00 $183.02 $760 +3.74
455 fancy 455 1 191.00 $191.00 $869 —
450–475 463 2 156.00–167.00 $161.35 $747 +7.35
518 518 4 166.50 $166.50 $862 —
550–562 555 5 143.00–158.00 $148.75 $826 -2.77
635 635 1 147.00 $147.00 $933 —
650–657 655 3 132.00–137.00 $135.35 $887 —
700–725 713 2 120.00–128.00 $123.93 $884 —
789 789 1 120.00 $120.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 148.00 $148.00 $326 —
355–397 383 3 171.00–173.00 $172.38 $660 +6.38
425 425 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $669 —
537 537 2 150.00 $150.00 $806 —
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
700 700 1 111.00 $111.00 $777 —
800 800 1 111.00 $111.00 $888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1360 1200 80-85% 3 57.00–59.00 $58.32 $700 —
1015–1635 1289 80-85% 20 61.00–79.50 $69.72 $899 -4.63
1485–1730 1608 80-85% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.39 $1,309 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1595 1468 75-80% 5 73.50–81.00 $76.42 $1,122 —
1740–1945 1843 75-80% 2 77.50–86.50 $81.75 $1,507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–2030 1750 4 93.00–104.00 $99.63 $1,744 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1440 1440 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
192 192 2 117.00 $117.00 $225 —
225 225 1 112.00 $112.00 $252 —
418–437 428 13 134.00 $134.00 $574 —
516–530 520 31 130.00–133.00 $132.21 $687 +13.21
700 700 4 111.00 $111.00 $777 -3.00
932 932 4 104.00 $104.00 $969 +11.14

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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.