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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 21, 2022

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.67/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 581 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.35/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 460 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $177.23/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 387 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 529 472 251
Feeder cattle 441 384 220
Slaughter cattle 77 78 26
Replacement cattle 11 10 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 187.50 $187.50 $506 —
317–345 328 5 191.00–193.00 $192.23 $631 -18.77
427–442 432 8 187.50–195.00 $190.36 $822 —
480 480 2 165.00 $165.00 $792 -24.36
520 520 2 174.00 $174.00 $905 -1.80
980 980 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,235 —
1035 1035 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 147.00 $147.00 $363 —
325–343 339 4 181.00–194.00 $184.12 $624 —
473 473 5 150.00 $150.00 $710 -27.00
555 555 1 142.00 $142.00 $788 +7.99
1085 1085 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 324 6 160.00–175.00 $166.78 $540 -2.74
350–380 370 12 160.00–172.00 $165.55 $613 +1.57
400–420 414 4 161.00–170.00 $163.79 $678 +4.60
450–490 460 16 164.00–170.00 $167.35 $770 +6.00
510–545 530 10 149.00–157.00 $152.97 $811 +4.41
550–587 581 23 146.00–154.00 $150.67 $875 +6.67
600 600 2 133.00 $133.00 $798 —
657–671 662 8 134.50–136.00 $135.07 $894 +6.78
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 150.00 $150.00 $338 —
300–335 323 4 135.00–165.00 $149.77 $484 -11.05
365–380 373 6 133.00–150.00 $139.54 $520 -13.46
405–435 420 11 130.00–160.00 $151.58 $637 -3.42
475–492 478 10 114.00–157.00 $124.65 $596 -5.35
525–532 530 3 129.00–131.00 $130.34 $691 -8.18
553–560 555 4 121.00–145.00 $138.94 $771 +5.51
620 620 1 127.00 $127.00 $787 -8.00
670 670 5 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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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 1 201.00 $201.00 $452 —
270 270 1 181.00 $181.00 $489 -25.83
305–345 324 9 177.00–189.00 $181.35 $588 -14.20
360–398 387 15 168.00–190.00 $177.23 $686 -1.55
400–415 408 2 180.00–190.00 $184.91 $754 -1.94
455–492 477 5 180.00–185.00 $183.09 $873 +5.81
510–527 521 3 156.00–171.00 $160.89 $838 -14.30
585–595 590 3 142.00–156.00 $151.00 $891 -18.00
630 630 1 141.00 $141.00 $888 -14.87
687–690 689 4 130.00–138.00 $134.01 $923 —
760 760 1 123.00 $123.00 $935 -2.75
975 975 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 172.50 $172.50 $500 +5.00
372–385 376 3 161.00–175.00 $170.23 $640 +9.23
405–428 423 5 141.00–176.00 $147.70 $625 -3.59
450–490 472 5 155.00–167.00 $160.76 $759 -19.24
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 -26.94
575–577 576 3 145.00–145.50 $145.33 $837 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $847 -13.87
915–1495 1268 80-85% 36 77.00–97.00 $85.39 $1,083 —
1345–1610 1495 80-85% 4 92.00–104.00 $97.61 $1,459 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1135 977 85-90% 10 55.00–75.00 $67.58 $660 +1.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1485 1458 75-80% 3 90.00–95.00 $93.37 $1,361 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2035 1471 8 94.00–116.00 $106.84 $1,572 —
1980 1980 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,673 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1375 1293 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 820.00–1,190.00 $1,017.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 140.00 $140.00 $392 +3.00
431–440 432 11 129.00–149.00 $147.15 $636 +6.65
475–492 491 18 127.00–134.00 $133.62 $656 -3.68
533 533 3 139.00 $139.00 $741 +5.50
557 557 2 130.00 $130.00 $724 -6.57
623–638 634 39 125.50–134.00 $131.42 $833 -5.81
676–683 681 27 121.00–125.50 $124.01 $845 -8.49
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 -0.50
960 960 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,085 -6.00
1090 1090 5 113.50 $113.50 $1,237 +3.50
1166 1166 7 111.50 $111.50 $1,300 -9.00

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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.