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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 5, 2022

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.41/cwt ≈ $685/hd at 430 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $189.93/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 432 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.40/cwt +22.89 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 514 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 720 329 445
Feeder cattle 589 226 394
Slaughter cattle 81 65 42
Replacement cattle 50 38 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
285 285 1 207.50 $207.50 $591 —
317–320 318 3 180.00–187.00 $184.65 $587 -10.35
375 375 1 214.00 $214.00 $802 —
407–440 423 6 191.00–209.00 $200.85 $850 +0.85
442 value added 442 2 213.00 $213.00 $941 —
455–495 472 6 185.00–194.00 $190.68 $900 —
523 value added 523 3 190.00 $190.00 $994 —
535 535 1 168.00 $168.00 $899 +4.37
600–636 618 6 154.00–159.50 $156.83 $969 -3.17
620 value added 620 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,023 —
766 766 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,095 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
430 430 2 150.00–171.00 $160.50 $690 —
470 470 1 160.00 $160.00 $752 —
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 -10.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 -16.00
293–298 296 7 155.00–160.00 $157.12 $465 —
315 value added 315 3 169.00 $169.00 $532 —
335 335 1 159.00 $159.00 $533 —
355 355 2 158.00 $158.00 $561 —
420–445 430 22 153.00–167.00 $159.41 $685 —
453–490 460 11 154.00–163.00 $160.24 $737 +5.98
503–545 510 8 149.00–162.50 $158.48 $808 +17.97
505–535 value added 517 10 165.00–169.00 $167.34 $865 —
556–595 566 13 136.00–158.00 $148.92 $843 -3.40
607–640 625 9 131.00–141.00 $136.65 $854 -10.44
655–675 672 15 131.00–135.00 $134.35 $903 —
715 715 2 125.55 $125.55 $898 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 337 5 140.00–153.00 $149.16 $503 +4.16
350–395 369 12 140.00–159.00 $151.26 $558 —
405–432 419 8 130.00–145.00 $137.95 $578 —
450–475 463 4 140.00–150.00 $145.03 $671 -1.97
510 510 1 126.00 $126.00 $643 -9.00
585–590 587 5 131.00–135.00 $132.20 $776 —
605–640 620 3 110.00–141.00 $128.15 $795 -0.85
660–685 671 4 110.00–129.00 $120.39 $808 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
825 825 1 105.00 $105.00 $866 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 217 3 195.00–209.00 $201.00 $436 -11.00
275 275 1 207.50 $207.50 $571 +5.28
300–346 322 9 191.00–213.00 $203.44 $655 -2.48
360–385 375 12 174.00–209.00 $198.03 $743 -12.98
416–438 432 19 181.00–206.50 $189.93 $820 -4.56
450–495 473 8 167.00–185.00 $178.31 $843 -9.69
520–545 524 11 171.00–180.00 $174.17 $913 +11.67
570 570 2 164.00 $164.00 $935 —
602–648 629 11 140.00–159.00 $153.01 $962 —
655 655 1 141.00 $141.00 $924 —
700–740 719 4 120.00–129.00 $124.74 $897 -17.26
787–795 793 8 121.00–127.00 $122.49 $971 —
803–845 811 5 112.00–114.00 $113.58 $921 —
850 850 1 112.00 $112.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
251–296 285 4 174.00–185.00 $176.42 $503 -4.58
315–335 325 3 160.00–180.00 $170.10 $553 —
370–380 373 6 170.00–184.00 $179.25 $669 —
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 —
455–460 458 2 151.00–160.00 $155.48 $712 -4.52
510–545 527 13 146.00–159.00 $149.13 $786 +0.13
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
680 680 2 120.00–131.00 $125.50 $853 —
748 748 5 115.25 $115.25 $862 —
830–840 833 3 97.00–110.00 $105.63 $880 —
980 980 1 85.00 $85.00 $833 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1480 1271 80-85% 11 56.00–69.00 $64.00 $813 —
1065–1635 1284 80-85% 12 68.00–83.00 $74.35 $955 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,202 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $621 —
955–975 968 85-90% 3 33.00–45.00 $41.06 $397 —
925–1455 1058 85-90% 18 47.00–66.00 $57.92 $613 -8.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1815 1641 75-80% 5 76.00–82.50 $79.18 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1830 1444 6 73.50–94.00 $89.02 $1,285 —
1530–2270 1753 9 100.00–108.50 $104.20 $1,827 —
1640–2005 1823 2 110.00–115.00 $112.75 $2,055 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1345 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–930.00 $878.25
940–1465 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–1,185.00 $947.55
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1480–1540 1510 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,260.00–1,390.00 $1,326.29
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00 $810.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
915–980 948 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–800.00 $703.43
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–910 878 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 745.00–760.00 $752.78
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1583 1583 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 127.00 $127.00 $410 +3.00
387 387 12 129.00 $129.00 $499 —
471 471 21 142.50 $142.50 $671 —
584–591 587 9 122.50 $122.50 $719 -0.60
610–646 620 12 120.00–125.50 $123.42 $765 -3.33
662 662 13 122.25 $122.25 $809 —
704–742 710 12 122.50–125.00 $122.94 $873 +9.94
856 856 3 110.00 $110.00 $942 —
1110 1110 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,210 —

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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.