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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 25, 2022

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $148.52/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 420 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 320 378
Feeder cattle 310 229 325
Slaughter cattle 98 74 42
Replacement cattle 6 17 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
342 342 2 155.00 $155.00 $530 -12.50
405–415 412 3 159.00–160.00 $159.33 $656 +0.33
515 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 -4.00
600 600 3 153.00 $153.00 $918 —
817–835 823 3 143.00–148.00 $146.31 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 253 5 150.00–165.00 $161.86 $410 —
330 330 2 142.00 $142.00 $469 -11.00
355–390 364 4 142.00–153.00 $150.05 $546 -10.01
405 405 3 146.00–148.00 $147.33 $597 -6.67
450–477 464 4 152.00–153.00 $152.51 $708 +4.85
500–525 513 2 145.00–151.00 $147.93 $759 +14.69
562 562 8 136.50–141.50 $140.25 $788 +10.93
610 610 1 133.00 $133.00 $811 —
720 720 5 133.00 $133.00 $958 +21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 -2.78
300 300 1 131.00 $131.00 $393 -14.72
355 355 1 124.00 $124.00 $440 -23.21
425–430 427 8 127.00–135.00 $130.24 $556 —
473–490 478 4 132.00–137.00 $134.01 $641 +1.40
535 535 1 143.00 $143.00 $765 +13.43
570–585 577 3 110.00–128.00 $120.04 $693 -10.96
620–630 623 3 120.00–126.00 $121.99 $760 -7.77
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 -17.00
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 -9.00
877 877 2 100.00 $100.00 $877 -16.00
910 910 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,037 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 142.50 $142.50 $335 —
405–435 420 11 142.00–160.00 $148.52 $624 -1.48
470 470 1 142.00 $142.00 $667 +6.00
526–540 530 4 133.00–140.00 $138.22 $733 +8.22
560–595 578 2 128.00–140.00 $133.82 $773 -1.18
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
650–680 665 2 122.00–133.00 $127.62 $849 —
855–870 865 3 90.00–125.00 $113.47 $982 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 170.00–179.00 $174.19 $383 +4.19
292 292 2 161.00 $161.00 $470 -7.25
320 320 1 157.50 $157.50 $504 -6.10
365–375 368 3 158.00–163.00 $161.30 $594 -15.77
408–415 411 5 175.00–176.00 $175.40 $721 +7.10
455–490 478 3 144.00–160.00 $151.46 $724 -1.02
502–540 516 6 143.00–158.00 $146.46 $756 -6.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1645 1301 80-85% 30 75.00–98.00 $89.72 $1,167 —
1085–1625 1369 80-85% 10 101.00–140.00 $106.03 $1,452 +16.44
1360–1445 1403 80-85% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.52 $1,074 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1130 1001 85-90% 7 65.00–88.00 $72.58 $727 —
910–1190 1050 85-90% 2 78.00–80.00 $79.13 $831 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1500 1360 75-80% 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,387 —
1470–1480 1475 75-80% 2 93.00–96.00 $94.49 $1,394 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,004 —
1195–2095 1659 13 93.00–126.00 $111.42 $1,848 —
2030 2030 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,761 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1410 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00

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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
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 12 155.00 $155.00 $499 —
412 412 108 145.00 $145.00 $597 +32.51
635 635 22 129.00 $129.00 $819 —

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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.