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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 14, 2022

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $175.19/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 530 lb · 13 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $206.83/cwt +16.83 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 277 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 346 359
Feeder cattle 384 293 284
Slaughter cattle 78 41 60
Replacement cattle 10 12 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher 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
325 325 1 211.00 $211.00 $686 —
385–390 388 2 181.00–202.00 $191.57 $743 —
455–485 470 2 185.00–194.00 $189.36 $890 +29.36
515–541 537 6 175.00–180.00 $175.80 $944 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 173.00 $173.00 $623 +14.00
480 480 1 177.00 $177.00 $850 +27.00
502 502 2 133.50 $133.50 $670 —
550–590 570 2 119.00–148.00 $134.01 $764 -1.99
785 785 1 127.00 $127.00 $997 —
920–945 933 2 120.00–127.00 $123.45 $1,152 —
1015 1015 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,259 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 179.00 $179.00 $465 +10.00
310–335 323 2 169.00–170.00 $169.52 $548 +9.52
365–395 376 5 156.00–169.00 $163.98 $617 -9.89
415–430 425 5 154.00–162.00 $159.19 $677 -9.81
465–475 468 3 160.00–164.00 $161.35 $755 +0.67
516 value added 516 4 156.00 $156.00 $805 —
500–545 530 5 145.00–153.00 $148.56 $787 -9.93
585–592 589 5 143.50–144.50 $144.00 $848 -7.43
685–697 693 3 125.00–135.00 $128.29 $889 -1.71
701–725 710 5 126.00–139.00 $130.42 $926 +5.62
816 816 3 121.00 $121.00 $987 —
902 902 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 3 155.00–167.00 $160.82 $511 —
385 385 1 153.00 $153.00 $589 —
415 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 +12.98
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 -24.51
530–545 538 3 136.00–141.00 $138.52 $745 +20.52
585–595 590 2 125.00–142.00 $133.43 $787 -8.57
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 +7.00
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
861 861 4 110.50 $110.50 $951 —
938 938 3 105.00 $105.00 $985 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,522 —
1410 1410 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,678 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 277 10 205.00–215.00 $206.83 $573 +16.83
320–345 333 2 184.00–208.00 $195.55 $651 +31.55
365–395 381 8 170.00–187.00 $178.78 $681 —
422–445 436 6 180.00–195.00 $186.85 $815 +20.86
450–495 478 7 171.00–185.00 $177.28 $847 +9.16
525–540 530 13 164.00–180.00 $175.19 $929 +10.94
567 567 2 169.00 $169.00 $958 +12.91
607–637 625 6 154.00–159.00 $155.87 $974 —
760–770 765 2 125.00–126.50 $125.75 $962 —
872 872 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 167.50 $167.50 $461 —
310 310 1 164.00 $164.00 $508 —
362 362 2 161.00 $161.00 $583 —
415–420 418 4 140.00–165.00 $151.29 $632 —
470 470 1 180.00 $180.00 $846 +35.25
530–545 538 2 143.00–151.00 $146.94 $791 +11.50
620–630 623 5 130.00–146.00 $137.24 $855 —
675–695 684 4 125.00–146.00 $137.91 $943 +17.91
745 745 1 126.00 $126.00 $939 —
840 840 1 115.00 $115.00 $966 —
880 880 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,047 —
910–940 925 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $1,124 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $714 —
955–1545 1243 80-85% 28 75.00–89.00 $83.87 $1,043 —
1105–1385 1244 80-85% 7 90.00–94.00 $91.36 $1,137 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1200 995 85-90% 10 56.00–77.00 $65.73 $654 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,221 —
1495–1600 1540 75-80% 6 90.00–93.00 $91.68 $1,412 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1225 1168 2 85.00–89.00 $87.10 $1,017 —
1365–2010 1600 4 103.00–120.00 $113.65 $1,818 —
1390–2290 1808 3 127.00–128.00 $127.32 $2,302 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735 735 (<2 yrs)Open 1 93.00 $93.00 $684

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 833.00 $833.00

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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
950–1105 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,040.00–1,325.00 $1,193.25 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 137.00 $137.00 $371 —
421 421 3 140.50 $140.50 $592 +2.50
467–473 470 7 136.00–139.00 $137.30 $645 +0.83
545 545 7 133.50 $133.50 $728 -1.01
553–587 562 11 136.00–138.00 $136.57 $768 +26.57
616–630 623 23 130.00–142.00 $137.23 $855 +14.50
651 651 17 132.50 $132.50 $863 +19.00
700–704 703 10 115.00–123.00 $117.39 $825 -2.61
750–791 784 6 110.50–118.00 $111.70 $876 —
810 810 3 114.50 $114.50 $927 —
875 875 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,006 —
900–940 908 5 109.50–125.00 $112.71 $1,023 —
960 960 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,142 —
1062 1062 10 110.00 $110.00 $1,168 —
1170 1170 4 120.50 $120.50 $1,410 —

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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.