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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 1, 2022

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $164.51/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 425 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $137.51/cwt -4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 483 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $132.08/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 683 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 468 0
Feeder cattle 328 342 0
Slaughter cattle 71 63 0
Replacement cattle 23 63 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 169.00 $169.00 $549 —
385 385 1 131.00 $131.00 $504 —
560–570 565 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $828 —
615 615 2 152.00 $152.00 $935 —
910–945 925 4 107.00–142.00 $126.63 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 181.00 $181.00 $624 +19.00
798 798 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,233 —
810 810 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,174 -14.50
867 867 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,292 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 132.00–137.00 $134.53 $327 —
285 285 1 132.50 $132.50 $378 -2.50
305–335 320 2 130.00–136.00 $133.14 $426 +8.14
400 400 2 140.00 $140.00 $560 -3.61
450–495 483 11 121.00–150.00 $137.51 $664 -4.49
505–530 518 2 132.00–151.00 $141.73 $734 +2.73
555–582 566 8 110.00–169.00 $137.31 $777 +7.31
605–645 618 4 120.00–135.00 $124.16 $767 +1.14
660–687 683 10 115.00–135.00 $132.08 $902 +2.08
708–745 733 3 108.00–133.00 $124.95 $916 —
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
825 825 1 121.00 $121.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 +10.00
311–348 333 8 147.00–159.00 $156.77 $522 —
385–390 387 3 148.00–150.00 $148.67 $575 —
465–492 479 4 154.00–156.00 $155.00 $742 +2.31
500–537 527 6 150.00–151.00 $150.66 $794 +1.79
558–565 562 6 151.00–154.00 $152.51 $857 +11.14
600–625 613 2 143.00–145.00 $144.02 $883 -0.98
710 710 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,065 +12.51
795 795 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,081 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 5 190.00–198.00 $192.95 $646 +35.60
360–390 374 6 160.00–172.50 $165.62 $619 +0.62
405–442 425 11 160.00–167.50 $164.51 $699 +4.51
485–496 493 4 158.00–168.00 $165.54 $816 —
500–540 519 7 151.00–162.00 $157.19 $816 -0.77
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 -6.98
615–642 626 7 143.00–145.00 $143.59 $899 +1.59
665 665 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,037 +23.53
700–725 706 4 120.00–124.50 $123.35 $871 —
810 810 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,150 —
925 925 1 89.00 $89.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 313 4 150.00–166.00 $156.66 $490 —
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 -23.15
405–445 421 4 140.00–146.50 $144.42 $608 -0.58
470–490 484 4 125.00–145.00 $135.08 $654 -10.94
510–543 533 7 127.00–145.00 $139.63 $744 +4.32
560–596 576 6 120.00–147.00 $127.48 $734 —
604–640 626 4 105.00–143.00 $126.04 $789 +4.06
650–665 655 3 126.00–130.00 $128.65 $843 +0.63
700–735 712 3 111.00–113.00 $112.31 $800 -12.69
755–790 773 2 99.00–114.00 $106.33 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1180 1077 80-85% 5 55.00–67.00 $63.58 $685 —
1055–1705 1359 80-85% 28 71.00–83.50 $77.36 $1,051 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1630 1556 75-80% 4 77.00–80.50 $79.25 $1,233 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1110 1088 85-90% 2 66.00–69.00 $67.53 $735 -0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1820 1427 8 80.00–93.50 $86.85 $1,239 —
1780–1980 1893 3 104.00–117.00 $109.96 $2,082 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,159 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1085 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–960.00 $881.38
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 935.00–1,000.00 $967.50
1285–1315 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 985.00–1,020.00 $1,002.30
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00

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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
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 101.00 $101.00 $515 -34.00
613 613 12 138.00 $138.00 $846 —
660–675 664 4 122.00–136.00 $132.44 $879 +7.44
754 754 15 129.50 $129.50 $976 +9.50
830 830 1 119.00 $119.00 $988 -3.50
875 875 11 119.75 $119.75 $1,048 —
974–985 976 6 116.00–118.00 $117.66 $1,148 —
1050 1050 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,144 —
1389 1389 13 119.00 $119.00 $1,653 —

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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.