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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 30, 2022

373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.52/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 576 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.84/cwt +9.84 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 522 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.41/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 630 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 373 504 486
Feeder cattle 292 467 451
Slaughter cattle 65 34 32
Replacement cattle 16 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 185.00 $185.00 $722 —
482 482 2 171.00 $171.00 $824 —
580–592 588 3 173.50–186.00 $177.61 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 129.00 $129.00 $522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 +2.50
255–272 266 3 161.00–167.00 $162.91 $433 —
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
377 377 2 170.00 $170.00 $641 +6.72
400–444 429 5 159.00–167.00 $162.34 $696 -0.46
490 490 1 165.00 $165.00 $808 +8.00
500–532 522 14 156.00–164.00 $160.84 $840 +9.84
557 557 2 163.00 $163.00 $908 +16.53
605–637 628 5 144.00–148.00 $146.83 $922 +4.87
667–675 671 4 142.00–145.00 $143.51 $963 -0.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 131.00–152.50 $141.56 $411 —
425 425 1 146.00 $146.00 $620 +8.12
515–545 531 4 123.00–141.00 $131.00 $696 -2.47
580–595 588 2 140.00–149.00 $144.56 $850 +11.46
740 740 1 127.00 $127.00 $940 +21.69
835 835 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —
880–890 885 2 114.00–119.00 $116.51 $1,031 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 205.00 $205.00 $359 —
205–245 220 3 170.00–180.00 $176.89 $389 —
265 265 3 183.00 $183.00 $485 —
300–340 315 5 160.00–180.00 $170.39 $537 -9.08
355–395 368 4 166.00–176.00 $169.93 $625 -2.97
408–435 415 7 165.00–179.00 $175.13 $727 +11.13
470–490 476 9 165.00–177.00 $173.11 $824 —
500–510 505 3 160.00–169.00 $165.03 $833 +14.52
564–595 576 16 155.00–165.50 $162.52 $936 +9.47
618–648 630 10 152.00–153.00 $152.41 $960 +0.67
650–695 673 2 145.00–150.00 $147.58 $993 —
802 802 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 150.00–167.00 $157.93 $355 —
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
410 410 1 136.00 $136.00 $558 —
455–495 468 3 125.00–151.00 $141.61 $663 +6.54
502 502 2 143.00 $143.00 $718 +3.00
570–590 576 4 145.00–148.00 $146.26 $842 +4.35
610 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 —
655 655 1 147.00 $147.00 $963 —
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 -0.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1670 1268 80-85% 20 69.00–80.00 $74.79 $948 +5.86
1165–1640 1402 80-85% 10 81.00–88.00 $83.71 $1,174 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1865 1593 75-80% 3 81.00–85.50 $83.03 $1,323 +14.32
1610 1610 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,240 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–940 878 85-90% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.39 $548 -5.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1541–2110 1821 5 107.00–127.00 $119.85 $2,182 —
2145 2145 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,810 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1250 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,020.00 $917.27

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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
1430–1455 1443 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
157 157 2 137.50 $137.50 $216 —
285 285 7 136.50 $136.50 $389 +15.84
340 340 6 127.00 $127.00 $432 -32.00
358 358 4 132.00 $132.00 $473 -17.09
419 419 5 144.00 $144.00 $603 +6.10
453–485 468 11 134.00–146.00 $140.34 $657 +19.99
633 633 22 125.00 $125.00 $791 -3.00
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
931 931 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,080 —
977 977 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,104 —
1069 1069 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,240 —

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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.