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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 7, 2022

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.49/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 529 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.68/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 474 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $164.25/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 525 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 482 296
Feeder cattle 293 387 249
Slaughter cattle 41 77 44
Replacement cattle 12 18 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 172.00–180.00 $177.33 $763 +0.14
475 475 2 160.00 $160.00 $760 —
602–640 617 5 151.00–167.00 $159.95 $987 —
730 730 1 134.00 $134.00 $978 -5.00
762 762 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–325 310 3 153.00–175.00 $160.70 $498 —
395 395 1 159.00 $159.00 $628 —
425 425 2 159.00 $159.00 $676 —
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 -8.00
555 555 1 136.00 $136.00 $755 —
635 635 1 145.00 $145.00 $921 —
800 800 3 119.00 $119.00 $952 —

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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 1 169.00 $169.00 $482 -8.42
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 +0.02
353–371 360 8 170.00–180.00 $173.87 $626 +16.10
420–442 435 3 169.00 $169.00 $735 +16.79
455–495 474 15 155.00–166.00 $160.68 $762 +12.01
525–540 529 18 151.00–160.50 $158.49 $838 +9.32
550–596 579 8 150.00–154.00 $151.43 $877 +13.93
610–625 620 3 125.00–130.00 $126.64 $785 -3.38
676 676 4 130.00 $130.00 $879 +2.50
700–710 702 5 124.00–125.00 $124.80 $876 -2.85
870 870 2 113.00 $113.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 139.00–145.00 $142.02 $608 -4.67
465–470 468 2 152.00–157.00 $154.51 $723 +13.56
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 —
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 +10.82
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 —
667 667 2 120.00 $120.00 $800 —
955 955 1 88.00 $88.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 225.00 $225.00 $506 +10.00
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 —
345 345 1 164.00 $164.00 $566 -16.00
420–445 428 5 161.00–168.00 $165.99 $710 -2.18
455–482 472 9 164.00–169.50 $168.12 $794 +3.93
510–530 525 13 156.00–165.00 $164.25 $862 +4.42
550–585 563 6 151.00–162.00 $156.09 $879 +3.09
650–675 660 7 147.00–153.00 $148.57 $981 +1.57
740–742 741 5 123.00–129.00 $126.60 $938 —
817 817 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,005 —
940 940 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–497 489 4 130.00–159.00 $144.75 $708 -8.30
520–527 524 4 127.00–144.00 $135.44 $710 -12.56
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 -10.00
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $765 -16.05
1055–1485 1262 80-85% 24 66.00–89.00 $78.67 $993 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $337 —
1015–1115 1048 85-90% 3 63.00–65.00 $64.00 $671 -9.00
1055 1055 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $770 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $738 —
1445–1500 1473 75-80% 2 82.00–83.50 $82.74 $1,219 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1725 1488 3 108.00–113.00 $109.93 $1,636 —
1516–1945 1667 4 123.00–127.00 $124.67 $2,078 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,257
1105 1105 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $994

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1125 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 785.00–975.00 $878.72
1065–1287 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–975.00 $901.83
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 935.00 $935.00
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 139.00 $139.00 $417 —
373–380 374 6 120.00–137.00 $134.12 $502 -3.19
449 449 6 138.00 $138.00 $620 -0.06
452–470 461 6 135.00–138.00 $136.47 $629 +0.98
503–541 534 25 110.00–136.75 $134.51 $718 -3.55
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 -25.00
630–645 637 11 110.00–125.00 $122.73 $782 -5.27
655–675 668 4 105.00–119.00 $113.50 $758 -10.50
723 723 7 120.00 $120.00 $868 —

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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.