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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 18, 2022

320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.66/cwt -8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 470 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $168.30/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 412 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 320 509 299
Feeder cattle 229 403 253
Slaughter cattle 74 74 39
Replacement cattle 17 32 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 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
340 340 1 167.50 $167.50 $570 -7.50
430–445 438 2 159.00 $159.00 $696 —
485 485 2 171.00 $171.00 $829 +9.48
525–527 527 6 159.00–165.00 $164.00 $864 -14.47
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 -13.62
720 720 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,102 +19.00
775 775 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 187.00 $187.00 $748 —
450–462 458 3 141.00–146.00 $144.36 $661 -20.64
530 530 1 147.00 $147.00 $779 -22.00
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 —
700 700 1 135.00 $135.00 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 3 156.00 $156.00 $332 —
301–347 319 5 153.00 $153.00 $488 -8.94
387–397 392 4 155.00–165.00 $160.06 $627 —
403–445 426 9 154.00 $154.00 $656 +0.06
458–497 470 18 142.00–152.00 $147.66 $694 -8.71
515–520 517 4 130.00–140.00 $133.24 $689 -14.80
560–587 578 3 129.00–130.00 $129.32 $747 -23.10
715 715 1 112.00 $112.00 $801 —
865 865 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207 207 2 143.00 $143.00 $296 —
258–285 267 7 132.00–175.00 $142.78 $381 +16.78
300–335 318 2 141.00–151.00 $145.72 $463 +2.76
362–397 388 8 126.00–155.00 $147.21 $571 -4.70
457–490 471 5 126.00–140.00 $132.61 $625 -17.70
502–520 507 5 124.00–132.00 $129.57 $657 -6.72
580 580 1 131.00 $131.00 $760 -4.97
610–638 631 4 129.00–130.00 $129.76 $819 -8.24
735 735 1 127.00 $127.00 $933 +5.01
775 775 1 117.00 $117.00 $907 —
877 877 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,017 ±0.00
930 930 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,088 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 235 3 165.00–175.00 $170.00 $400 -8.92
272–285 276 3 163.00–171.00 $168.25 $464 -5.29
300–325 313 4 161.00–166.00 $163.60 $512 —
370–396 383 7 165.00–183.00 $177.07 $678 -0.93
405–415 412 10 160.00–171.00 $168.30 $693 +5.79
466–493 476 8 150.00–154.50 $152.48 $726 -10.74
517–543 535 7 145.00–155.00 $152.98 $818 -13.95
550–572 565 3 140.00 $140.00 $791 -18.00
700 700 1 129.00 $129.00 $903 —
820 820 2 118.00 $118.00 $968 -8.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 —
481 481 5 136.00 $136.00 $654 -16.42
520 520 2 130.00 $130.00 $676 -19.30
592 592 2 135.00 $135.00 $799 -6.69
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 -28.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1490 1214 80-85% 30 72.50–98.50 $85.39 $1,037 —
1235–1245 1240 80-85% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.51 $701 —
1237–1590 1377 80-85% 8 64.00–95.00 $89.59 $1,234 +7.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $416 —
855–1030 954 85-90% 7 60.00–79.00 $67.12 $640 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $859 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,474 —
1560–1695 1608 75-80% 3 87.50–91.00 $89.86 $1,445 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,221 —
1260–1935 1583 3 104.00–126.00 $115.61 $1,830 —
1855–1880 1868 2 134.00–136.00 $134.99 $2,522 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1240 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 935.00–1,210.00 $1,070.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,210

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–433 432 4 110.00–120.00 $112.49 $486 -32.32
483 483 3 124.00 $124.00 $599 -24.00
520 520 4 130.00 $130.00 $676 -7.12
577 577 7 131.50 $131.50 $759 —
682 682 2 127.00 $127.00 $866 +4.00

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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.