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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 26, 2022

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.01/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 521 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 535 393
Feeder cattle 343 387 312
Slaughter cattle 138 109 50
Replacement cattle 21 39 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 177.00 $177.00 $416 —
350–395 380 5 171.00–180.00 $173.87 $661 -16.13
405–415 410 2 170.00–182.00 $176.07 $722 +1.07
450–475 462 5 145.00–174.00 $162.46 $751 —
500–536 522 8 170.00–180.00 $175.64 $917 —
632 632 4 165.00–168.00 $166.50 $1,052 +5.57
678 678 3 151.50 $151.50 $1,027 -4.50
740–745 743 2 130.00–142.00 $136.02 $1,011 —
867 867 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,196 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 142.00 $142.00 $476 -45.00
405–420 413 3 154.00–160.00 $156.98 $648 +18.98
450–480 465 2 149.00–165.00 $156.74 $729 +16.74
515–545 530 2 140.00–157.00 $148.74 $788 —
615 615 1 132.00 $132.00 $812 —
685 685 8 134.00–135.00 $134.88 $924 +14.88
855 855 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 -26.62
355 355 3 166.00 $166.00 $589 +3.54
417–425 422 5 150.00–159.00 $155.44 $656 -0.96
455–480 466 8 152.00–160.00 $156.39 $729 +16.39
506–545 521 17 140.00–157.50 $151.01 $787 +2.51
551–595 558 9 135.00–156.50 $151.11 $843 +13.11
605–640 628 6 136.00–144.00 $138.72 $871 -3.28
675 675 1 131.00 $131.00 $884 —
715 715 1 129.00 $129.00 $922 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 143.00–144.00 $143.47 $387 -8.53
315–335 325 2 132.00–145.00 $138.30 $449 -5.86
400 400 1 123.00 $123.00 $492 -35.60
480–495 492 5 130.00–143.00 $138.43 $681 —
520–545 530 3 121.00–140.00 $132.36 $702 —
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 -5.00
616 616 2 122.00 $122.00 $752 -2.03
685 685 1 129.00 $129.00 $884 +10.99
805–835 820 2 110.00–124.00 $116.87 $958 +26.87
948 948 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,128 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 160.00 $160.00 $456 -21.00
330–340 335 2 174.00–184.00 $178.93 $599 —
350–395 382 6 170.00–186.00 $176.65 $675 -9.14
400–441 423 6 169.00–181.00 $174.34 $737 +6.88
475–480 478 2 186.00–190.00 $188.01 $899 +18.34
510–540 524 7 150.00–161.00 $157.54 $826 -5.21
565–590 578 5 144.00–163.00 $152.78 $883 -3.72
600–625 607 8 145.00–157.00 $153.90 $934 —
655–678 668 8 145.00–155.00 $147.71 $987 —
745 745 2 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
755–760 758 2 125.00–134.00 $129.51 $982 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 162.00 $162.00 $364 -13.00
285–290 288 2 147.50–171.00 $159.35 $459 —
425 425 1 164.00 $164.00 $697 +14.42
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 +2.81
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 +13.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1255 1158 80-85% 4 61.00–69.00 $65.85 $763 —
870–1770 1281 80-85% 47 69.00–89.00 $80.83 $1,035 -1.29
1040–1905 1546 80-85% 7 91.50–98.50 $94.02 $1,454 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $354 -8.00
940–1190 1020 85-90% 7 64.00–74.00 $66.60 $679 —
1025–1150 1082 85-90% 3 74.00–79.00 $77.00 $833 +10.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1935 1689 75-80% 7 84.00–90.00 $87.85 $1,484 —
1720–1855 1788 75-80% 2 90.50–91.50 $91.02 $1,627 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1380 1268 2 89.00–97.00 $92.64 $1,175 —
1600–2040 1792 8 109.00–119.00 $115.26 $2,065 —
2005–2165 2085 2 124.00–127.00 $125.44 $2,615 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,180.00 $1,180.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
777–852 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 810.00–860.00 $836.15
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1435 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 885.00 $885.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,430.00 $1,430.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 139.00 $139.00 $537 +4.63
517–520 518 3 117.00–131.00 $121.68 $630 +3.68
560 560 4 132.50 $132.50 $742 +12.50
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 -3.52
674 674 22 117.25 $117.25 $790 —
725–732 729 4 117.50–118.00 $117.75 $858 —
995 995 1 80.00 $80.00 $796 —
1025–1038 1035 4 100.50–103.00 $101.12 $1,047 —
1085 1085 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,302 —
1160 1160 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,392 —

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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.