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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 9, 2022

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $144.91/cwt ≈ $758/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.74/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,084 376 1,368
Feeder cattle 986 283 1,273
Slaughter cattle 66 79 73
Replacement cattle 32 14 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Strong demand for Holstein Steers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 148.00 $148.00 $562 -9.00
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 -10.00
514–540 523 20 140.00–156.00 $144.91 $758 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 180.00–181.00 $180.52 $758 -10.25
525 525 1 175.00 $175.00 $919 +1.65
750 750 2 132.00 $132.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 +1.00
355–395 384 7 150.00–169.00 $160.60 $617 -13.80
420–427 425 7 155.00–170.00 $161.56 $687 -0.79
465–495 472 10 149.00–159.00 $154.74 $730 +1.74
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 -13.30
550 550 2 130.00 $130.00 $715 -14.60
605–645 632 8 134.00–139.00 $135.98 $859 +1.98
665 665 1 134.00 $134.00 $891 +0.65
710–720 717 3 125.00–128.00 $126.66 $908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 189.00 $189.00 $425 —
380–390 385 2 136.00–148.00 $142.08 $547 -17.92
460 460 1 142.00 $142.00 $653 -8.75
555 555 1 128.00 $128.00 $710 +8.01
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
650–670 662 3 111.00–126.00 $117.40 $777 -7.60
750–786 777 4 112.00–125.50 $122.24 $950 +13.24
975 975 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,082 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 —
330–345 338 2 170.00–179.00 $174.60 $590 -6.40
355–390 378 3 172.00–185.00 $180.93 $684 -4.49
420–447 439 9 165.00–175.00 $171.81 $754 -10.56
480 480 1 169.00 $169.00 $811 -7.21
505–510 507 3 161.00–167.00 $164.99 $836 -2.82
610 610 1 144.00 $144.00 $878 -5.80
935 935 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 160.00–165.00 $162.40 $593 —
410–435 423 2 149.00–160.00 $154.66 $654 -3.34
515–540 528 2 140.00–145.00 $142.56 $753 -1.23
560 560 2 140.00 $140.00 $784 -14.52
870 870 1 105.00 $105.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1570 1107 80-85% 29 65.00–81.50 $73.95 $819 —
1255–1355 1303 80-85% 3 63.00–64.00 $63.32 $825 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1005 923 85-90% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.46 $512 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1845 1715 4 107.00–115.00 $110.62 $1,897 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
935–1195 1059 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–930.00 $789.26
1090–1350 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 760.00–960.00 $870.66
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–990 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 960.00–1,025.00 $993.52

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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
1185–1355 1274 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,183.56 —
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980–1105 1043 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–1,150.00 $961.99 -413.01

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
189 189 16 150.00 $150.00 $284 —
222–237 228 23 138.00–151.00 $142.69 $325 -10.99
269–285 273 45 147.00–150.00 $147.79 $403 -1.21
316–330 322 13 146.00–151.00 $147.97 $476 —
340 value added 340 76 152.50 $152.50 $518 —
350–397 365 38 136.00–151.00 $145.54 $531 +4.80
411 value added 411 50 144.25 $144.25 $593 —
405–448 413 30 140.00–144.00 $141.64 $585 +10.64
458–484 469 63 140.00–150.00 $144.11 $676 +19.11
500–544 533 21 136.00–141.00 $138.37 $738 —
562–586 578 8 129.50–136.00 $131.88 $762 —
617–648 634 77 118.00–134.25 $130.85 $830 —
670–685 682 20 129.50–139.00 $133.62 $911 —
691 value added 691 66 138.85 $138.85 $959 —
705–718 708 14 116.00–135.00 $130.87 $927 +13.87
750 750 21 126.70 $126.70 $950 —
755 value added 755 63 136.40 $136.40 $1,030 —
905–927 917 19 109.00–123.00 $121.90 $1,118 —
972–988 986 19 111.00–117.00 $112.10 $1,105 —
1015 1015 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,177 —
1065 1065 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,278 —

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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.