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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 30, 2022

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $168.17/cwt -23.35 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 427 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $174.04/cwt -25.73 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 360 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $159.83/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 514 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 430 428
Feeder cattle 387 264 326
Slaughter cattle 77 130 86
Replacement cattle 18 36 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower on a less attractive offering than last week. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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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 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
282 282 2 180.00 $180.00 $508 —
362–380 368 3 177.00–181.00 $179.62 $661 —
423–430 426 5 176.00–178.00 $177.19 $755 -28.34
520–535 524 6 165.00–167.00 $166.33 $872 —
550–579 572 10 158.00–163.00 $159.36 $912 -5.14
680 680 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 —
700–730 715 2 139.00 $139.00 $994 —
922 922 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,226 -12.00
977 977 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 158.00 $158.00 $766 +1.00
545 545 1 154.00 $154.00 $839 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–215 fancy 210 2 200.00–215.00 $207.32 $435 —
255–290 263 7 170.00–183.00 $177.42 $467 —
330–335 332 3 156.00–162.00 $159.98 $531 -9.83
360–395 368 5 154.00–166.00 $157.77 $581 -17.58
420–442 428 7 145.00–159.00 $152.21 $651 -16.74
455–470 462 3 148.00–149.00 $148.67 $687 -14.95
502–547 530 10 145.00–155.00 $149.17 $791 +8.84
585 585 6 137.50 $137.50 $804 -7.50
615–620 618 2 125.00–135.00 $130.02 $804 +0.02
660 660 2 126.00–129.00 $127.50 $842 —
720–735 725 3 125.00–129.00 $127.65 $925 -1.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 147.00 $147.00 $382 -1.12
315–335 325 2 139.00–141.00 $140.03 $455 -10.49
380 380 1 151.00 $151.00 $574 —
430–435 433 3 140.00–150.00 $146.69 $635 -3.31
462–495 469 11 130.00–149.00 $140.95 $661 +0.95
570–585 578 5 125.00–133.00 $131.18 $758 +1.02
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 146.00 $146.00 $555 —
520 520 2 135.00 $135.00 $702 —
640 640 1 126.00 $126.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 220.00 $220.00 $418 —
242 242 4 215.00 $215.00 $520 +4.00
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 +10.28
320 320 2 180.00 $180.00 $576 -15.23
350–370 360 11 170.00–180.00 $174.04 $627 -25.73
410–445 427 12 164.00–171.00 $168.17 $718 -23.35
486–492 488 5 163.00–165.00 $164.19 $801 -33.37
503–532 514 11 153.00–164.00 $159.83 $822 -7.36
555 555 1 153.00 $153.00 $849 -4.79
610–645 633 3 154.00–157.00 $155.02 $981 —
650 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 +6.00
705 705 1 131.00 $131.00 $924 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 161.00 $161.00 $539 -6.80
365–395 377 6 150.00–170.00 $161.54 $609 +1.54
435–445 442 3 160.00–162.00 $160.66 $710 +18.30
452–470 456 10 150.00–160.00 $153.05 $698 -22.95
510–522 515 10 140.00–151.00 $148.00 $762 +18.00
550–595 573 3 144.00 $144.00 $825 +2.33
610–646 637 4 140.00–142.00 $140.48 $895 +7.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 124.00 $124.00 $837 —
882 882 2 112.00 $112.00 $988 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1215 1105 80-85% 5 69.00–74.00 $70.86 $783 —
1055–1390 1178 80-85% 15 76.00–83.00 $80.05 $943 +12.91
1310 1310 80-85% 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,146 +9.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1245 1168 75-80% 2 68.00–72.50 $70.10 $819 —
1370–1455 1413 75-80% 2 86.00–88.00 $87.03 $1,230 —
1115–1645 1427 75-80% 13 76.00–84.00 $81.95 $1,169 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1165 1011 85-90% 5 63.00–69.00 $65.59 $663 +4.38
940–1180 1026 85-90% 4 53.00–62.00 $58.70 $602 -2.51
1045 1045 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $763 +11.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,121 —
1270–1925 1637 5 100.00–113.00 $106.47 $1,743 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1192–1240 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 960.00–965.00 $963.29
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1240–1315 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,060.00 $1,029.12

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 280 5 144.00–150.00 $148.73 $416 —
385–396 388 13 129.00–146.00 $137.31 $533 -13.69
400–440 429 14 125.00–140.00 $138.06 $592 -1.94
460–485 473 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $641 -2.51
531–535 534 17 137.00–138.50 $138.06 $737 —
571 571 3 135.00 $135.00 $771 +5.00
618 618 6 128.00 $128.00 $791 -2.50
667 667 4 124.00 $124.00 $827 —

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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.