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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 4, 2022

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.80/cwt -11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 465 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.41/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 629 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.04/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 520 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 529 723
Feeder cattle 418 441 676
Slaughter cattle 42 77 29
Replacement cattle 10 11 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Holiday last Saturday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 162.50 $162.50 $333 —
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 —
360 360 1 183.00 $183.00 $659 —
567 567 2 160.00 $160.00 $907 +18.00
607–645 614 11 127.50–154.00 $133.46 $819 —
685 685 2 142.00 $142.00 $973 —
710–715 713 2 140.00–144.00 $141.99 $1,012 —
770 770 1 123.00 $123.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 5 175.00 $175.00 $523 -12.50
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 -12.23
418 418 4 180.00 $180.00 $752 -10.36
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -24.00
640 640 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 154.00 $154.00 $450 —
328–335 330 4 151.00 $151.00 $498 -15.78
360–380 374 6 150.00–166.00 $153.35 $574 -12.20
405–435 422 9 150.00–156.00 $151.58 $640 -12.21
450–492 465 21 150.00–165.00 $155.80 $724 -11.55
500–529 520 17 140.50–155.00 $148.04 $770 -4.93
550–585 563 11 143.00–157.00 $146.75 $826 -3.92
600–635 616 10 138.00–145.00 $141.24 $870 +8.24
685 685 1 133.00 $133.00 $911 -2.07
761 761 3 125.00 $125.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 277 3 140.00–152.00 $145.24 $402 —
336 336 3 139.00 $139.00 $467 -10.77
366–375 368 4 147.00–151.00 $149.98 $552 +10.44
410–440 428 4 140.00–150.00 $144.20 $617 -7.38
490–495 493 2 143.00 $143.00 $705 +18.35
515–545 529 4 132.00–139.00 $133.99 $709 +3.65
565–592 581 4 137.00–139.00 $138.00 $802 -0.94
608–647 624 11 115.00–138.00 $129.52 $808 +2.52
662–665 663 3 122.00–123.00 $122.67 $813 -12.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 179.00 $179.00 $519 -2.00
310–336 324 4 177.00–186.00 $182.46 $591 +1.11
350–385 371 8 165.00–182.00 $178.15 $661 +0.92
400–427 417 5 160.00–170.00 $164.69 $687 -20.22
455–488 477 6 159.00–162.00 $160.31 $765 -22.78
516–520 517 4 160.00–161.50 $161.12 $833 +0.23
553–595 562 5 155.00–169.00 $160.72 $903 +9.72
615–645 629 20 145.00–152.00 $148.41 $933 +7.41
710–715 713 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $859 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 319 6 145.00–161.00 $157.51 $502 —
375 375 1 165.00 $165.00 $619 -5.23
430 430 3 150.00–155.00 $151.67 $652 +3.97
461–480 466 5 151.00–168.00 $162.13 $756 +1.37
520 520 2 151.00 $151.00 $785 +31.00
555 555 1 147.00 $147.00 $816 +1.67
605–635 623 6 120.00–137.00 $132.89 $828 —
662–665 663 3 121.00–123.00 $122.33 $811 —
770 770 1 123.00 $123.00 $947 —
956 956 3 89.50 $89.50 $856 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1615 1272 80-85% 24 61.00–89.00 $81.14 $1,032 -4.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–980 945 85-90% 2 32.00–49.00 $40.81 $386 —
912–1050 958 85-90% 3 70.00–77.00 $74.44 $713 +6.86
810–1050 970 85-90% 4 60.00–72.00 $65.46 $635 -2.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1310 1200 2 87.00–93.00 $90.28 $1,083 —
1855–2015 1935 2 116.00 $116.00 $2,245 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 (<2 yrs)Open 1 87.00 $87.00 $770

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1145–1300 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,086.71
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–444 431 24 156.00–164.00 $158.84 $685 +11.69
450–457 453 5 150.00–154.00 $151.61 $687 —
502–543 536 15 135.00–139.50 $135.89 $728 -3.11
590 590 2 126.50 $126.50 $746 -3.50
686 686 4 124.50 $124.50 $854 +0.49
760 760 2 119.50 $119.50 $908 —
864–892 876 12 105.00–116.50 $113.29 $992 —

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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.