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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 2, 2022

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.81/cwt +10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 517 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.30/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 521 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.35/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 502 301
Feeder cattle 283 343 249
Slaughter cattle 79 138 35
Replacement cattle 14 21 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower 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
367 367 2 215.00 $215.00 $789 +41.13
430–445 438 3 180.00–196.00 $190.77 $836 +14.70
495 495 1 161.00 $161.00 $797 -1.46
520–540 533 3 172.00–174.00 $173.35 $924 -2.29
565 565 1 163.00 $163.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 147.00 $147.00 $391 —
335 335 1 141.00 $141.00 $472 -1.00
370 370 1 157.00 $157.00 $581 —
430 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 +13.02
560 560 1 158.00 $158.00 $885 —

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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 1 155.00 $155.00 $380 —
280 280 1 169.00 $169.00 $473 —
300–335 318 3 160.00–165.00 $162.38 $516 +22.38
350–375 366 8 170.00–176.50 $174.40 $638 +8.40
405–435 425 10 154.00–167.00 $162.35 $690 +6.91
495 495 1 153.00 $153.00 $757 -3.39
513–540 521 13 139.00–158.00 $149.30 $778 -1.71
557–575 563 3 138.00–148.00 $144.60 $814 -6.51
612 612 4 134.00 $134.00 $820 -4.72
650–675 667 3 132.00–134.00 $133.35 $889 +2.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 137.00 $137.00 $415 -1.30
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
422 422 2 150.00 $150.00 $633 +27.00
470–480 478 4 150.00–151.00 $150.75 $721 +12.32
520–540 530 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $703 +0.19
586–590 588 7 116.00–123.00 $119.99 $706 -10.01
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -4.00
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 —
875 875 1 102.00 $102.00 $892 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 187.50–195.00 $191.25 $382 —
330 330 5 175.00–185.00 $181.00 $597 +2.07
375 fancy 375 2 214.00 $214.00 $802 —
370–391 383 5 180.00–194.00 $185.42 $710 +8.77
405 fancy 405 1 196.00 $196.00 $794 —
415–430 424 5 170.00–202.00 $182.37 $773 +8.03
455–497 473 7 170.00–184.00 $176.21 $833 -11.80
505–545 517 14 150.00–180.00 $167.81 $868 +10.27
554–591 572 9 155.00–159.00 $156.87 $897 +4.09
610–640 628 6 148.00–155.00 $149.80 $941 -4.10
688 688 4 144.00 $144.00 $991 -3.71
725 725 1 133.00 $133.00 $964 +8.00
770 770 1 126.00 $126.00 $970 -3.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–340 337 4 142.00–179.00 $151.33 $510 —
440 440 1 158.00 $158.00 $695 -6.00
450–455 453 2 130.00–160.00 $144.92 $656 -10.08
505–545 525 2 136.00–151.00 $143.79 $755 —
555–590 573 2 154.00–155.00 $154.52 $885 —
615–645 630 2 135.00–145.00 $139.88 $881 —
695 695 1 129.00 $129.00 $897 —
700–740 718 3 110.00–124.00 $116.71 $838 -12.29
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1370 1144 80-85% 6 60.00–67.00 $63.24 $723 —
975–1725 1211 80-85% 29 61.00–80.00 $71.47 $866 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–805 783 85-90% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.51 $349 —
945–1190 1031 85-90% 13 60.00–67.00 $63.31 $653 -3.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1307 1307 75-80% 2 76.00 $76.00 $993 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2250 1920 4 96.00–118.00 $112.34 $2,157 —
2095–2125 2110 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $2,521 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1205 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 765.00–1,000.00 $917.38
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1155–1255 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,080.00 $1,065.62
1225–1570 1398 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,080.00–1,225.00 $1,161.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203–237 213 7 153.00–154.00 $153.68 $327 —
262 262 5 149.00 $149.00 $390 —
371–393 384 10 138.00–143.00 $140.74 $540 +1.74
400 400 10 131.00 $131.00 $524 —
485 485 2 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
713 713 3 117.00 $117.00 $834 -0.75

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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.