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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 12, 2022

108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 108 720 547
Feeder cattle 67 589 373
Slaughter cattle 30 81 95
Replacement cattle 11 50 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders unable to trend due to a very light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher on a light test. Winter weather conditions slowed movement of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–570 568 2 143.00–144.00 $143.50 $815 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
570 570 1 139.00 $139.00 $792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 147.00 $147.00 $610 -12.41
475 475 2 152.00 $152.00 $722 -8.24
515–517 516 3 145.00–148.00 $146.00 $753 -12.48
570 570 2 138.00 $138.00 $787 -10.92
602 602 2 137.00 $137.00 $825 +0.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 131.00 $131.00 $373 —
650–690 670 2 115.00–123.00 $118.88 $796 -1.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 -26.42
310 310 1 146.00 $146.00 $453 -24.10
395 395 1 141.00 $141.00 $557 -38.25
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -40.00
470 470 2 129.00 $129.00 $606 -26.48
565–595 580 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $786 +0.51
667 667 7 125.00 $125.00 $834 -0.50
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 +4.75
777 777 2 116.00 $116.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 164.00 $164.00 $467 -43.50
310 310 1 159.00 $159.00 $493 -44.44
370 370 1 163.00 $163.00 $603 -35.03
465 465 1 146.00 $146.00 $679 -32.31
562–585 572 4 143.00–146.00 $144.73 $828 -19.27
665 665 5 133.00 $133.00 $884 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $648 —
920–1430 1234 80-85% 12 69.00–89.00 $79.81 $985 —
1410–1530 1470 80-85% 2 92.00–96.00 $94.08 $1,383 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1880 1691 75-80% 4 91.00–93.00 $92.29 $1,561 —
1565–1905 1740 75-80% 4 87.00–89.00 $88.19 $1,535 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $670 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 92.00 $92.00 $966 —
1455–1835 1637 3 107.00–113.00 $110.10 $1,802 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1025 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–910.00 $808.99
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1015–1530 1201 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–910.00 $830.53
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 111.00 $111.00 $281 —
925 925 2 94.00 $94.00 $870 —

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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.