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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 23, 2022

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.62/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 486 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $193.08/cwt ≈ $935/hd at 484 lb · 12 head
light 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.83/cwt +16.83 vs last sale · ≈ $452/hd at 225 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 549 241
Feeder cattle 264 430 186
Slaughter cattle 130 77 40
Replacement cattle 36 42 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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
410–415 413 2 201.00–210.00 $205.53 $849 +31.87
450–487 484 12 192.00–206.00 $193.08 $935 —
598 598 3 164.50 $164.50 $984 -3.73
605 605 1 156.00 $156.00 $944 +9.98
900 900 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 -15.64
410 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
470 470 1 157.00 $157.00 $738 —
505 505 1 158.00 $158.00 $798 —
652 652 3 133.00–145.00 $141.00 $919 +3.00
700 700 3 136.50 $136.50 $956 —
940 940 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,184 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207–245 225 11 182.00–212.00 $200.83 $452 +16.83
320–330 326 4 160.00–173.00 $169.81 $554 +2.88
360–390 372 5 173.00–179.00 $175.35 $652 +4.73
405–433 412 7 165.00–173.00 $168.95 $696 +7.95
465–488 486 12 163.50–165.00 $163.62 $795 +8.62
502 value added 502 2 154.00 $154.00 $773 —
530–540 537 3 140.00–141.00 $140.33 $754 -9.67
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 +4.00
643 643 4 130.00 $130.00 $836 -6.86
697 697 2 126.00 $126.00 $878 -3.00
700 700 1 129.00 $129.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 136.00–159.00 $148.12 $415 -5.04
305–320 313 3 135.00–160.00 $150.52 $471 +2.84
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 +7.25
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 -10.00
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 +5.00
565–585 577 6 120.00–135.00 $130.16 $751 -0.37
725 725 2 119.00 $119.00 $863 —
755–760 758 2 115.00 $115.00 $872 —
855 855 1 112.00 $112.00 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 211.00 $211.00 $443 +21.39
265–270 269 4 171.00–186.00 $179.72 $483 +1.72
312–330 317 10 181.00–209.00 $195.23 $619 +13.23
350–393 380 8 189.00–206.00 $199.77 $759 +17.39
418–421 420 6 185.00–198.00 $191.52 $804 +19.85
457–466 462 5 194.00–203.00 $197.56 $913 +25.92
505–525 513 8 162.00–174.00 $167.19 $858 +5.29
580–585 581 5 151.00–159.50 $157.79 $917 +8.62
653 653 3 141.00 $141.00 $921 +4.01
735 735 1 121.00 $121.00 $889 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 154.00–180.00 $167.80 $545 +2.22
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 ±0.00
400–445 420 3 130.00–165.00 $142.36 $598 -14.20
470 470 2 176.00 $176.00 $827 +20.71
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
555–580 570 3 135.00–150.00 $141.67 $808 +1.67
610–625 618 2 125.00–140.00 $132.59 $819 —
655 655 1 127.00 $127.00 $832 —
715–725 720 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $846 —
805–820 813 2 95.00–100.00 $97.52 $793 —
870 870 2 108.00 $108.00 $940 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1485 1185 80-85% 6 60.50–69.00 $67.14 $796 -10.37
985–1640 1344 80-85% 52 70.00–85.00 $78.32 $1,053 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1140 977 85-90% 3 69.00–71.00 $69.78 $682 —
845–1170 1020 85-90% 12 55.00–68.00 $61.21 $624 -6.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1860 1537 75-80% 6 77.00–85.00 $81.09 $1,246 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1695 1291 4 93.00–99.00 $96.17 $1,242 —
1660 1660 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,009 +18.32
1325–2235 1724 8 100.00–118.00 $108.05 $1,863 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
927–980 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 830.00–940.00 $901.96
950–1235 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 780.00–900.00 $873.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
715–782 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–660.00 $653.14
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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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
1002 1002 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 885.00 $885.00 —
1115–1265 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,385.00–1,500.00 $1,479.23 +316.47
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 151.00 $151.00 $598 +14.00
439 439 5 140.00 $140.00 $615 -14.01
472 472 2 138.00 $138.00 $651 +2.00
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
627 627 22 130.50 $130.50 $818 +4.50
725 725 2 123.00 $123.00 $892 +5.00

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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.