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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 3, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 420 258
Feeder cattle 293 327 213
Slaughter cattle 28 68 18
Replacement cattle 5 25 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifer sold mostly steady on average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 381 4 171.00–181.00 $174.34 $664 —
415–420 418 2 146.00–167.00 $156.44 $654 —
456 456 2 150.00 $150.00 $684 —
500 500 1 166.00 $166.00 $830 —
590 590 2 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $974 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 201.00 $201.00 $814 +5.48
520 520 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,014 +23.00
705 705 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 161.00–165.00 $162.91 $538 -3.09
387 387 2 167.00 $167.00 $646 +0.38
430–437 435 3 170.00–183.00 $178.71 $777 +11.78
450–475 455 6 169.00–180.00 $177.59 $808 +6.82
525 fancy 525 1 173.00 $173.00 $908 —
525–540 533 2 161.00–169.00 $165.06 $880 +7.31
565 565 5 156.00–157.00 $156.40 $884 +1.43
607 607 2 153.00 $153.00 $929 +2.50
675–692 686 3 142.00–150.00 $144.62 $992 +1.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 162.50 $162.50 $460 +5.50
325–340 333 2 141.00–158.00 $149.69 $498 —
350–365 360 3 141.00–165.00 $148.78 $536 -4.65
415–435 425 2 147.50–160.00 $153.90 $654 +8.92
455–490 473 2 135.00–155.00 $144.63 $684 -8.63
500–545 524 4 130.00–145.00 $138.40 $725 +2.30
570 570 1 151.00 $151.00 $861 +7.66
615 615 2 130.00–143.00 $136.50 $839 +6.05
715 715 1 133.00 $133.00 $951 —
850 850 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 187.50 $187.50 $431 -18.89
270–287 281 3 186.00–200.00 $190.48 $535 +0.02
343 343 3 201.00 $201.00 $689 +0.44
372–390 381 4 181.00–186.00 $183.44 $699 -8.43
418–432 424 5 192.00–205.00 $199.70 $847 +23.26
470–475 472 3 180.00–192.00 $184.03 $869 -4.22
515–537 527 6 170.00–178.00 $174.02 $917 +2.19
570–590 584 4 155.00–164.00 $160.25 $936 -12.25
605–630 615 3 147.00–157.00 $152.59 $938 +7.26
655 655 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 +3.00
325–345 335 2 155.00–162.00 $158.60 $531 —
350–370 365 5 160.00–180.00 $166.88 $609 —
432–435 433 3 125.00–165.00 $151.61 $656 -16.73
460–490 473 5 131.00–178.00 $155.38 $735 +7.59
525–530 528 2 151.00–167.00 $158.96 $839 +8.96
550–565 558 2 122.00–145.00 $133.35 $744 -8.58
620 620 2 120.00 $120.00 $744 -9.00
665–692 682 6 120.00–139.00 $130.40 $889 —
715–730 720 3 113.00–120.00 $115.37 $831 —
755–770 760 3 98.00–119.00 $110.72 $841 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1295 1154 80-85% 11 65.00–89.00 $77.81 $898 —
1170 1170 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $585 —
1280–1435 1338 80-85% 4 88.00–98.00 $93.81 $1,255 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $371 —
940–1080 1010 85-90% 2 54.00–61.00 $57.26 $578 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1620 1477 75-80% 3 88.00 $88.00 $1,300 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 85.00 $85.00 $999 —
1425–1980 1703 2 107.00–108.00 $107.42 $1,829 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 136.00 $136.00 $378 —
332 332 2 139.00 $139.00 $461 —
360–371 369 15 142.00–143.50 $143.21 $528 —
417–440 425 7 139.00–150.00 $145.64 $619 -10.18
456–490 460 9 137.00–152.00 $150.22 $691 -10.15
517 517 22 141.50 $141.50 $732 -11.50
553–560 554 9 128.00–143.00 $139.99 $776 -4.14
603 603 10 140.00 $140.00 $844 -8.12
684 684 10 132.50 $132.50 $906 -2.00
745 745 1 126.00 $126.00 $939 —
960 960 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 —

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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.