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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 5, 2022

116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.49/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 525 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 116 309 256
Feeder cattle 72 230 207
Slaughter cattle 33 60 20
Replacement cattle 11 19 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough receipts for test on feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 149.00 $149.00 $551 -0.04
450–470 460 2 153.00–154.00 $153.49 $706 +5.84
520–540 525 12 134.50–140.00 $135.49 $711 -4.12
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 -2.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 1 130.00 $130.00 $428 -22.00
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 —
405 405 1 149.00 $149.00 $603 +16.50
460 460 1 126.00 $126.00 $580 —
530 530 1 135.00 $135.00 $716 ±0.00
677 677 2 110.00 $110.00 $745 -7.00
703 703 3 106.00 $106.00 $745 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 176.00 $176.00 $598 -8.31
400 400 1 191.00 $191.00 $764 +7.98
502–540 522 5 145.00–157.00 $150.42 $785 -16.08
595 595 3 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
766 766 3 116.00 $116.00 $889 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 152.00 $152.00 $520 —
520 520 1 128.00 $128.00 $666 -22.00
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 -15.00
860 860 2 99.00 $99.00 $851 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 2 65.00 $65.00 $754 —
1505 1505 80-85% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,324 —
1465–1650 1543 80-85% 5 79.00–81.00 $80.20 $1,237 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $332 —
935 935 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1750 1665 75-80% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.53 $1,374 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1360 1192 6 77.00–79.00 $77.82 $928 —
1790–2170 2033 3 97.00–104.00 $100.17 $2,036 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1230 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–935.00 $903.55
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1390 1390 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
1470 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 118.00 $118.00 $421 —
435–447 443 3 95.00–115.00 $108.45 $480 -25.55
985 985 4 91.00 $91.00 $896 —
1275 1275 2 89.50 $89.50 $1,141 —

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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.