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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 11, 2022

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.37/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 482 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.42/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 564 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.62/cwt ≈ $990/hd at 587 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 470 340
Feeder cattle 403 418 267
Slaughter cattle 74 42 56
Replacement cattle 32 10 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 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
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 -5.00
455–465 460 2 160.00–163.00 $161.52 $743 —
518–537 525 8 175.00–180.00 $178.47 $937 +28.47
576–593 587 14 167.00–169.50 $168.62 $990 —
672–680 675 3 150.00–156.00 $153.98 $1,039 —
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 -14.00
480 480 1 165.00 $165.00 $792 —
535 535 1 169.00 $169.00 $904 —
755–790 773 2 137.00–138.00 $137.51 $1,063 +14.51
800 800 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,168 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–287 268 5 155.00–170.00 $162.80 $436 +8.80
327–343 337 12 156.00–164.00 $161.94 $546 +10.94
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 +11.65
421–440 427 6 150.00–156.00 $153.94 $657 +2.36
453–497 482 15 151.00–159.00 $156.37 $754 +0.57
500–545 525 9 141.00–150.00 $148.04 $777 ±0.00
553–590 564 14 139.00–154.50 $152.42 $860 +5.67
605–635 619 11 135.00–142.00 $139.79 $865 -1.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 126.00 $126.00 $365 -19.24
303–348 333 11 130.00–156.00 $142.96 $476 +3.96
372–385 381 6 148.00–160.00 $151.91 $579 +1.93
400–445 418 11 136.00–160.00 $148.54 $621 +4.34
465–485 470 5 140.00–156.00 $150.31 $706 +7.31
512–517 515 7 130.00–142.00 $136.29 $702 +2.30
550–595 565 3 133.00–140.00 $135.97 $768 -2.03
602 602 2 138.00 $138.00 $831 +8.48
665–675 670 4 114.00–124.00 $119.04 $798 -3.63
700–707 705 3 120.00–126.00 $121.99 $860 —
860 860 1 116.00 $116.00 $998 —
980 980 1 83.00 $83.00 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 171.00–188.00 $178.92 $394 —
265–290 273 3 170.00–180.00 $173.54 $474 -5.46
370 370 1 178.00 $178.00 $659 -0.15
430–440 435 2 162.00–163.00 $162.51 $707 -2.18
450–480 463 4 160.00–165.00 $163.22 $756 +2.91
510–545 523 3 164.00–170.00 $166.93 $873 +5.81
595 595 2 158.00 $158.00 $940 -2.72
610–640 625 4 150.00–157.00 $153.46 $959 +5.05
662–695 679 4 137.00–143.00 $139.93 $950 —
742 742 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,031 +18.50
800–845 823 2 120.00–133.00 $126.32 $1,040 —
950 950 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 -20.00
455–465 460 2 145.00–160.00 $152.42 $701 -9.71
535–540 537 3 140.00–154.00 $149.30 $802 -1.70
565–572 570 3 135.00–145.00 $141.69 $808 -5.31
645 645 1 138.00 $138.00 $890 +5.11
755–785 778 4 124.00–140.00 $136.12 $1,059 +13.12
975–985 980 2 92.00–113.00 $102.55 $1,005 +13.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1540 1296 80-85% 5 60.00–73.00 $67.24 $871 -13.90
1080–1620 1370 80-85% 21 78.00–89.00 $82.41 $1,129 —
1410–1520 1476 80-85% 4 90.00–92.00 $91.15 $1,345 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1025 990 85-90% 2 50.00–56.00 $52.89 $524 -12.57
1025–1145 1079 85-90% 4 72.00–76.00 $74.45 $803 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1495 1409 75-80% 4 83.00–85.50 $84.71 $1,194 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2360 1654 7 90.00–122.00 $111.36 $1,842 —
1630–1795 1713 2 127.00 $127.00 $2,176 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1455 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–1,100.00 $902.29
1070–1255 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 960.00–1,130.00 $1,038.24
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 141.00 $141.00 $544 —
420–447 423 49 143.00–145.00 $144.81 $613 -14.03
466 466 3 148.00 $148.00 $690 -3.61
500–540 511 11 130.00–140.00 $137.12 $701 +1.23
610 610 3 127.00 $127.00 $775 —
698 698 3 123.00 $123.00 $859 -1.50
825 825 7 115.00 $115.00 $949 —

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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.