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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 12, 2022

943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.84/cwt +11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 578 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.50/cwt ≈ $678/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.73/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 471 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 943 116 0
Feeder cattle 642 72 0
Slaughter cattle 211 33 0
Replacement cattle 90 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
250–255 252 3 208.00–211.00 $209.99 $529 —
312–315 314 4 194.00–210.00 $201.96 $634 —
390 390 1 196.00 $196.00 $764 —
426–442 432 6 186.00–189.00 $186.84 $807 —
480–492 486 4 177.00–187.00 $181.94 $884 —
508–512 510 5 165.50–170.00 $167.31 $853 —
540 value added 540 3 185.50 $185.50 $1,002 —
560–588 581 4 165.00–169.00 $165.96 $964 —
628–643 632 12 158.00–164.00 $160.00 $1,011 —
650–653 652 6 149.00–157.00 $153.01 $998 —
720–735 725 3 143.00–146.50 $145.32 $1,054 —
755–786 778 4 144.00–149.00 $147.79 $1,150 —
917 917 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 176.00 $176.00 $695 —
485 485 1 173.00 $173.00 $839 —
555–570 563 2 144.00–148.00 $146.03 $822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 179.00 $179.00 $385 —
285 285 1 173.00 $173.00 $493 —
305–330 324 4 155.00–162.00 $160.35 $520 —
350–393 373 14 153.00–167.00 $158.25 $590 +9.25
415–440 value added 421 4 162.00–166.00 $164.96 $694 —
407–441 426 16 150.00–160.00 $158.13 $674 —
460–485 471 19 150.00–160.00 $156.73 $738 +3.24
505–542 531 11 140.00–153.00 $145.59 $773 +10.10
565–594 578 26 143.00–152.50 $148.84 $860 +11.84
610–637 630 8 134.00–146.00 $140.92 $888 —
677 677 2 147.50 $147.50 $999 —
770 770 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,101 —
958–975 962 4 120.00–126.00 $121.52 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–330 321 4 130.00–142.00 $135.83 $436 +5.83
350–380 370 3 120.00–155.00 $138.29 $512 +18.29
415 415 2 139.00–146.00 $142.50 $591 -6.50
481–485 482 4 140.00–143.00 $140.75 $678 +14.75
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 -10.00
557–580 567 11 120.00–139.00 $130.46 $740 —
605–645 632 3 106.00–125.00 $112.07 $708 —
690 690 6 120.00 $120.00 $828 +10.00
750 750 1 130.00 $130.00 $975 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 180.00–190.00 $184.94 $412 —
285–295 292 3 200.00–205.00 $201.63 $589 —
305–340 320 12 166.00–220.00 $201.19 $644 +25.19
365–392 382 13 165.00–200.00 $190.57 $728 —
405 value added 405 1 206.00 $206.00 $834 —
402–442 425 7 180.00–192.00 $187.81 $798 -3.19
455–490 472 5 164.00–186.00 $174.13 $822 —
502–540 520 18 150.00–169.50 $161.56 $840 +11.14
585–595 593 5 142.00–163.00 $155.85 $924 +10.85
605–645 630 8 136.00–148.00 $143.24 $902 —
695 695 1 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
730–745 743 8 126.00–131.00 $130.25 $968 —
795 795 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,041 +15.00
800 800 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 262 3 160.00–161.00 $160.65 $421 —
325 325 2 171.00 $171.00 $556 +19.00
418–437 426 6 156.00–164.00 $160.69 $685 —
475–495 490 5 145.00–160.00 $149.21 $731 —
505–540 523 2 120.00–146.00 $133.44 $698 +5.44
600–640 616 5 126.00–148.00 $135.67 $836 —
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —
750 750 1 119.00 $119.00 $892 —
870 870 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,000 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,580.00 $1,580.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
941–1660 1286 80-85% 63 58.00–83.00 $74.31 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $543 -1.00
925–1260 1086 85-90% 15 51.00–66.00 $59.87 $650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,495 +6.47
1405–2140 1735 75-80% 15 68.00–83.00 $78.13 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2020 1627 8 92.00–112.00 $101.38 $1,649 —
1370–2160 1752 6 107.00–113.00 $110.54 $1,937 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1015 846 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 80.00–112.00 $94.78 $802
1010–1125 1068 (<2 yrs)Open 2 107.00–108.00 $107.53 $1,148

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1435 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 710.00–1,210.00 $907.74
940–1310 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 700.00–1,180.00 $872.82
1105–1415 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,210.00 $1,123.06
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 970.00 $970.00
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1135–1140 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,210.00 $1,153.25 —
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,010.00 $970.00 —
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965–990 978 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,050.00 $975.96 —
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 137.00 $137.00 $404 —
397 397 5 126.00 $126.00 $500 —
440 440 1 121.00 $121.00 $532 +12.55
516 516 5 117.00 $117.00 $604 —
550–595 576 28 130.50–131.50 $131.09 $755 —
620–631 626 30 116.00–133.00 $128.50 $804 —
650–685 684 46 119.00–130.00 $129.77 $888 —
715–746 735 10 108.00–117.50 $115.21 $847 —
760–766 765 9 117.00–117.50 $117.44 $898 —
837 837 2 108.00 $108.00 $904 —
930 930 3 105.00 $105.00 $976 —

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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.