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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 23, 2022

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.35/cwt ≈ $1,107/hd at 628 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.80/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 427 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.67/cwt ≈ $905/hd at 530 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 514 628
Feeder cattle 467 347 547
Slaughter cattle 34 80 68
Replacement cattle 3 87 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 191.00 $191.00 $840 +12.00
527–535 530 10 165.00–174.50 $170.67 $905 —
608–646 628 12 175.00–178.00 $176.35 $1,107 —
665 665 1 133.00 $133.00 $884 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 145.00 $145.00 $793 —
555 555 1 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
650–690 673 3 131.00–150.00 $142.22 $957 -5.78
700 700 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 +16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 142.50 $142.50 $335 -15.00
300–345 311 5 122.00–149.00 $136.59 $425 -3.41
390–395 393 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $477 -13.71
410–445 428 2 135.00–141.00 $137.88 $590 +0.86
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 -15.00
515–540 531 4 131.00–136.00 $133.47 $709 -1.53
562–567 564 9 128.00–149.00 $133.10 $751 -6.89
620–645 639 9 124.00–140.00 $126.60 $809 -5.64
710–720 713 3 100.00–108.00 $105.31 $751 -17.69
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 152.50–162.50 $157.50 $378 —
355–380 369 4 160.00–165.00 $163.28 $603 +16.98
400–445 427 11 160.00–165.00 $162.80 $695 +10.54
476 476 3 157.00 $157.00 $747 -7.03
535 535 1 151.00 $151.00 $808 -1.67
550–555 553 2 140.00–153.00 $146.47 $810 -1.45
615–625 620 2 137.00–147.00 $141.96 $880 -4.04
655–670 657 7 141.00–144.00 $143.56 $943 +9.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 5 170.00–197.50 $179.47 $594 +13.70
350–375 363 2 170.00–176.00 $172.90 $628 +4.72
400–440 421 6 161.00–170.00 $164.00 $690 -2.96
525–540 533 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $802 -4.34
550–592 578 3 151.00–154.00 $153.05 $885 -1.35
600–625 617 5 146.00–157.00 $151.74 $936 —
705 705 1 131.00 $131.00 $924 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 -15.00
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 -24.62
465–475 472 3 125.00–140.00 $135.07 $638 +10.07
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +10.30
550–563 560 4 137.00–157.00 $141.91 $795 +1.91
760–770 765 2 120.00–130.00 $125.03 $956 —
990 990 1 95.00 $95.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $602 —
1245 1245 80-85% 2 79.00 $79.00 $984 —
1080–1480 1259 80-85% 11 60.00–77.00 $68.93 $868 -1.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $588 —
800–1180 990 85-90% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.60 $600 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1640 1572 75-80% 3 61.00–73.00 $68.71 $1,080 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,090 —
1300–2165 1775 4 98.00–108.00 $103.16 $1,831 —
2155 2155 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,715 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1010 887 (<2 yrs)Open 3 94.00–101.00 $98.07 $870

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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
1550 1550 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 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
290–292 291 38 120.00–125.00 $120.66 $351 —
344 344 56 159.00 $159.00 $547 —
350–366 358 69 148.00–155.00 $149.09 $534 +46.09
403–445 427 33 101.00–153.00 $137.90 $589 -2.23
466–493 480 6 115.00–126.00 $120.35 $578 -12.19
526–541 535 7 128.00–140.00 $133.06 $712 +8.06
641 641 5 128.00 $128.00 $820 -1.44
788 788 3 86.00 $86.00 $678 —
810 810 2 92.00 $92.00 $745 —

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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.