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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 6, 2022

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $170.61/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 568 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 373 0
Feeder cattle 194 292 0
Slaughter cattle 26 65 0
Replacement cattle 6 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 190.00 $190.00 $884 +19.00
500–545 522 3 172.00–185.00 $178.52 $932 —
660–665 663 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $1,064 —
780 780 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 138.00 $138.00 $448 —
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
510 510 2 113.00 $113.00 $576 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 +10.00
385–395 388 3 170.00–171.00 $170.66 $662 +0.66
410 410 2 169.00 $169.00 $693 +6.66
457–485 472 6 165.00–170.00 $167.64 $791 +2.64
500–528 518 7 160.00–168.00 $163.97 $849 +3.13
550–555 553 2 154.00–159.00 $156.49 $865 -6.51
609 609 5 154.00 $154.00 $938 +7.17
651–672 659 5 144.00–148.00 $146.37 $965 +2.86
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 383 6 134.00–168.00 $157.21 $602 —
505–540 520 4 116.00–148.00 $139.44 $725 +8.44
600 600 1 143.00 $143.00 $858 —
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
915 915 1 103.00 $103.00 $942 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 -13.00
345 345 1 177.00 $177.00 $611 +6.61
368–375 370 4 171.00–190.00 $185.18 $685 +15.25
422 fancy 422 2 200.00 $200.00 $844 —
422 422 2 175.00 $175.00 $738 -0.13
475–490 483 2 150.00–169.00 $159.35 $770 -13.76
507–545 520 5 161.00–179.00 $168.83 $878 +3.80
566–570 568 16 161.00–176.00 $170.61 $969 +8.09
600–640 620 2 147.00–153.00 $149.90 $929 -2.51
655–695 677 8 144.00–166.00 $148.44 $1,005 +0.86
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 155.00 $155.00 $383 -2.93
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 +24.00
462–475 470 6 130.00–145.00 $134.92 $634 -6.69
520–535 528 2 141.00–156.00 $148.39 $783 +5.39
550–585 563 3 136.00–155.00 $143.56 $808 -2.70
612 612 2 155.00 $155.00 $949 +7.00
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 -12.00
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
855 855 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,043 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1255 992 80-85% 7 71.00–81.00 $74.62 $740 —
1320–1540 1430 80-85% 2 66.00–69.00 $67.62 $967 -16.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1215 965 85-90% 5 64.00–72.00 $68.65 $662 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 75-80% 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,333 +4.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2090 2090 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,153 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645–775 732 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–550.00 $535.31
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 127.00 $127.00 $298 —
290 290 2 120.00 $120.00 $348 -16.50
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 —
355 355 3 122.00 $122.00 $433 -10.00
445 445 2 120.00 $120.00 $534 -24.00
519 519 5 126.00 $126.00 $654 —
565–583 579 4 111.00–129.00 $124.61 $721 —
601 601 10 135.50 $135.50 $814 +10.50
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
760–774 773 13 107.00–113.50 $113.01 $874 —
880 880 8 112.50 $112.50 $990 —

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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.