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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 17, 2022

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.91/cwt -10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 465 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $139.12/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 373 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 504 593
Feeder cattle 258 413 505
Slaughter cattle 37 70 66
Replacement cattle 10 21 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday; Feeders of all classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 202.50 $202.50 $638 —
355 355 1 172.50 $172.50 $612 —
495 495 4 179.00 $179.00 $886 —
725–740 730 6 144.00–149.00 $147.50 $1,077 —
900 900 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 161.00 $161.00 $523 —
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 -21.00
575 575 1 168.00 $168.00 $966 —
630–635 633 2 137.00–147.00 $141.98 $899 -15.02
660 660 1 148.00 $148.00 $977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 3 155.00 $155.00 $443 +2.24
300–335 322 3 132.50–150.00 $142.22 $458 -13.95
353–395 373 10 127.50–143.00 $139.12 $519 -3.68
402–410 405 4 130.00–140.00 $137.47 $557 -7.18
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 -14.01
550–595 561 9 116.00–150.00 $135.68 $761 -3.81
605–645 616 4 120.00–147.00 $131.08 $807 —
680–695 688 2 120.00–132.00 $126.07 $867 -9.17
775 775 1 106.00 $106.00 $822 -19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–337 325 4 140.00 $140.00 $455 -21.09
365–387 376 4 149.00–162.50 $152.52 $573 -7.87
400–415 408 2 132.00–145.00 $138.38 $565 -27.35
451–488 465 10 153.00–155.00 $153.91 $716 -10.28
562–593 581 6 144.00–153.00 $148.76 $864 -2.89
705–740 726 5 125.00–133.00 $130.40 $947 -5.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–340 317 6 172.50–173.00 $172.91 $548 -21.13
350–386 370 6 163.00–173.00 $167.32 $619 -18.23
400–440 427 3 176.00–181.00 $177.56 $758 -8.03
457–465 459 5 179.00–181.00 $179.41 $823 -8.40
500–510 506 7 170.00–179.00 $174.73 $884 -22.57
565–577 573 3 166.00–170.00 $168.69 $967 -10.04
668 668 3 143.00 $143.00 $955 -2.50
850 850 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,139 —
1010 1010 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 185.00 $185.00 $333 —
460–477 471 3 140.00–147.50 $145.06 $683 -14.94
550–587 576 7 131.00–160.00 $149.23 $860 -5.80
622 622 2 145.00 $145.00 $902 -2.96
695 695 1 138.00 $138.00 $959 -4.40
806 806 1 112.00 $112.00 $903 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1790 1265 80-85% 19 74.00–88.00 $81.03 $1,025 +3.57
1180–1740 1395 80-85% 4 92.00–98.00 $95.36 $1,330 +4.36
1360–1520 1427 80-85% 3 64.50–72.00 $67.06 $957 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1020 985 85-90% 4 57.00–68.00 $61.94 $610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,584 —
1855 1855 75-80% 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,642 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840–1915 1871 4 100.00–120.00 $112.25 $2,100 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–935 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–935.00 $835.93

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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
1100–1265 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,235.00 $1,207.09 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 126.00 $126.00 $460 +16.00
426–442 433 11 91.00–153.00 $129.93 $563 -10.57
485 485 1 132.00 $132.00 $640 -3.81
513–543 525 17 133.00–143.00 $136.33 $716 +1.35
550–596 587 5 130.00–131.00 $130.81 $768 -9.19
600–630 627 35 141.00–153.00 $141.98 $890 +3.98
715 715 3 119.00 $119.00 $851 —
932 932 4 111.50 $111.50 $1,039 —
1120–1145 1133 4 110.00–118.00 $114.04 $1,292 —

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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.