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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 27, 2022

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $171.83/cwt -9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 519 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $200.56/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 329 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $188.25/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 389 253
Feeder cattle 327 280 201
Slaughter cattle 68 66 42
Replacement cattle 25 43 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 412 3 180.00–217.00 $195.52 $806 -11.53
457 457 2 184.00 $184.00 $841 —
540 540 1 172.00 $172.00 $929 —
575 575 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 +0.50
650 650 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,086 -6.00
710 710 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,093 —
720 value added 720 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,238 —
847 847 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,292 -0.50
910–915 913 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,370 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 180.00 $180.00 $333 —
290 290 1 168.00 $168.00 $487 —
310 310 2 166.00 $166.00 $515 —
352–360 355 3 160.00–170.00 $166.62 $592 -7.76
400–440 427 7 160.00–171.00 $166.93 $713 -11.20
450–477 466 9 168.00–175.00 $170.77 $796 -4.85
506–547 526 6 155.00–160.00 $157.75 $830 -14.53
542 value added 542 2 170.00 $170.00 $921 —
555–580 572 3 154.00–157.00 $154.97 $886 -6.04
615–625 620 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $933 +0.73
677–678 678 4 140.00–147.00 $143.50 $973 -2.47
855 855 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 157.00 $157.00 $447 -10.00
370–390 380 2 151.00–156.00 $153.43 $583 -9.57
430–440 435 3 135.00–160.00 $144.98 $631 -20.02
470–471 471 4 142.00–157.00 $153.26 $722 -3.96
515–545 535 5 120.00–150.00 $136.10 $728 -21.68
557–580 566 8 130.00–150.00 $143.34 $811 -10.22
600–645 619 4 124.00–136.00 $130.45 $807 —
655–680 670 4 130.00–139.00 $133.72 $896 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–232 222 5 187.50–222.50 $206.39 $458 +16.39
250–280 260 5 170.00–217.50 $190.46 $495 -4.54
315–343 329 16 180.00–224.00 $200.56 $660 +0.56
356–390 375 7 180.00–200.00 $191.87 $720 -15.27
420–435 428 2 173.00–180.00 $176.44 $755 -22.40
455–485 469 10 175.00–193.00 $188.25 $883 -0.13
501–540 519 18 151.00–181.00 $171.83 $892 -9.43
562 562 4 165.00–180.00 $172.50 $969 -5.07
605–607 607 6 143.00–157.00 $145.33 $882 -16.62
740 740 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,051 —
765 765 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,086 -7.00
835 835 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,010 -19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 177.00 $177.00 $522 —
415–420 417 3 167.00–171.00 $168.34 $702 -5.80
455–490 472 6 142.00–150.00 $147.79 $698 -33.70
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 -11.00
575–595 585 2 138.00–146.00 $141.93 $830 -18.54
630 630 1 129.00 $129.00 $813 -16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1265 1138 80-85% 6 56.00–67.50 $63.80 $726 —
880–1511 1269 80-85% 31 71.00–90.00 $85.01 $1,079 -6.49
1310–1440 1375 80-85% 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,279 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–990 923 85-90% 5 61.00–78.00 $70.22 $648 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $635 —
1520 1520 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,383 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1925 1637 5 103.00–121.00 $113.07 $1,851 —
1785 1785 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,338 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1135–1140 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–950.00 $930.04
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 412 6 155.00–156.00 $155.82 $642 —
452–475 457 17 136.00–168.25 $160.37 $733 +11.37
525 525 4 153.00 $153.00 $803 —
551–596 583 23 142.50–147.50 $144.13 $840 +5.63
622–626 625 27 142.50–173.00 $148.12 $926 +16.32
657 657 5 134.50 $134.50 $884 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,305 —

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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.