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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 19, 2022

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.45/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 535 108 475
Feeder cattle 387 67 407
Slaughter cattle 109 30 47
Replacement cattle 39 11 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 1 192.50 $192.50 $616 —
390 390 2 190.00 $190.00 $741 —
400 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
608–635 615 4 155.00–163.00 $160.93 $990 —
655 655 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,022 —
835 835 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,094 —
855 855 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 187.00 $187.00 $608 +47.00
430 430 1 138.00 $138.00 $593 —
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 —
555 555 1 145.00 $145.00 $805 +6.00
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 178.00 $178.00 $454 —
315–335 328 3 165.00–169.00 $166.62 $547 —
370–390 380 2 161.00–164.00 $162.46 $617 —
410–445 435 6 151.00–164.00 $156.40 $680 +9.40
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -12.00
505–520 value added 515 3 155.00 $155.00 $798 —
513–540 526 7 140.00–153.00 $148.50 $781 +2.50
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 ±0.00
612 612 2 142.00 $142.00 $869 +5.00
740 740 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 152.00 $152.00 $448 +21.00
330–343 340 4 141.00–154.00 $144.16 $490 —
370 370 1 139.00 $139.00 $514 —
430–435 432 5 145.00–171.00 $158.60 $685 —
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 —
610–645 628 2 123.00–125.00 $124.03 $779 —
650–680 661 5 110.00–122.00 $118.01 $780 -0.87
795 795 1 118.00 $118.00 $938 —
830 830 1 90.00 $90.00 $747 —
860 860 1 113.00 $113.00 $972 —
980 980 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,039 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 181.00 $181.00 $534 +17.00
350–396 388 7 180.00–190.00 $185.79 $721 +22.79
425–430 428 2 160.00–175.00 $167.46 $717 —
480–490 487 3 169.00–170.00 $169.67 $826 +23.67
510–540 524 5 156.00–165.00 $162.75 $853 —
560–590 572 6 154.00–158.00 $156.50 $895 +11.77
645 645 1 151.00 $151.00 $974 —
832 832 2 120.00 $120.00 $998 —
887 887 2 112.00 $112.00 $993 —
947 947 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 175.00 $175.00 $402 —
407–440 416 4 128.00–160.00 $149.58 $622 +19.58
450–490 475 3 144.00–157.00 $152.19 $723 +23.19
532 532 2 129.50 $129.50 $689 —
575 575 2 111.00 $111.00 $638 -24.51
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 -3.00
700–740 715 3 113.00–118.00 $115.95 $829 -4.05
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 —
955 955 1 104.00 $104.00 $993 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $588 —
945–1620 1298 80-85% 38 71.00–89.00 $82.12 $1,066 —
1260–1575 1395 80-85% 5 91.00–100.00 $95.31 $1,330 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $426 —
765–1195 974 85-90% 7 52.00–67.00 $60.12 $586 —
875–1200 1054 85-90% 4 66.00–69.00 $66.86 $705 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1990 1598 75-80% 5 78.00–93.00 $85.65 $1,369 —
1490–1765 1628 75-80% 4 90.00–95.00 $92.30 $1,503 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 91.00 $91.00 $983 -1.00
1275–1940 1669 9 105.00–117.00 $112.59 $1,879 —
2045–2050 2048 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $2,540 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825 825 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $742
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 $914

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1030–1155 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,060.00–1,250.00 $1,160.43
1065–1235 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 730.00–1,100.00 $928.67
1141–1460 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–1,220.00 $991.04
1265–1300 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $862.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–980 973 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 890.00–920.00 $904.88
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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
906–1035 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,160.00–1,230.00 $1,210.70 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930–935 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.07 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–247 241 9 126.00–130.00 $129.19 $311 —
282 282 2 130.00 $130.00 $367 +19.00
312–320 316 58 125.00–130.00 $127.27 $402 —
358–396 392 81 130.00–137.00 $134.37 $527 —
417–445 426 3 127.00–130.00 $128.96 $549 —
532 532 2 118.00 $118.00 $628 —
555 555 28 120.00 $120.00 $666 —
613–638 620 11 116.00–119.50 $118.52 $735 —
755 755 2 105.00 $105.00 $793 —

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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.