Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 8, 2022

561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.96/cwt -15.55 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 571 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.26/cwt -9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 632 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.57/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 576 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 561 422 382
Feeder cattle 481 328 319
Slaughter cattle 61 71 46
Replacement cattle 19 23 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Seasonal price pressures, coupled with a region wide hard frost sent most classes of feeders sharply lower.. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 —
330–345 334 4 190.00–199.00 $195.69 $654 +14.69
440 440 1 161.00 $161.00 $708 —
481 481 3 170.00 $170.00 $818 —
500–540 516 7 156.00–165.00 $160.64 $829 —
593 593 4 153.00 $153.00 $907 —
640 640 1 141.00 $141.00 $902 —
667 667 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,000 —
750–775 763 2 142.00–145.00 $143.52 $1,095 -10.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
580 580 1 136.00 $136.00 $789 -10.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 132.00–133.00 $132.35 $487 -16.32
470–480 475 9 135.00–143.00 $138.69 $659 -16.31
516–535 521 11 134.00–142.00 $138.18 $720 -12.48
550–595 571 21 133.00–140.00 $136.96 $782 -15.55
605–645 632 19 127.00–140.00 $134.26 $849 -9.76
655 655 1 131.00 $131.00 $858 —
735–747 746 9 128.00–138.00 $136.90 $1,021 —
760–795 783 3 120.00–130.00 $123.23 $965 -12.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 -8.14
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
425 425 1 131.00 $131.00 $557 -9.00
492 492 2 130.00 $130.00 $640 -7.51
501–545 523 2 121.00–123.00 $122.04 $638 -19.69
560–595 578 2 125.00–126.00 $125.48 $725 -11.83
600–605 603 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $730 -3.16
675 675 1 119.00 $119.00 $803 -13.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 -32.95
370 fancy 370 3 201.00–202.50 $201.50 $746 —
370–385 378 2 160.00–176.00 $168.16 $636 +2.54
420–440 430 2 161.00–162.50 $161.73 $695 -2.78
460–486 473 10 156.00–163.00 $160.54 $759 -5.00
502 fancy 502 2 161.00 $161.00 $808 —
515–545 526 7 141.00–152.00 $148.49 $781 -8.70
555–595 576 11 140.00–148.00 $143.57 $827 -6.43
605–646 630 10 129.00–142.00 $135.97 $857 -7.62
650–665 656 4 129.00–137.00 $133.98 $879 -22.02
705 705 1 111.00 $111.00 $783 -12.35
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 152.50 $152.50 $419 —
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 -6.66
355 355 2 141.00–150.00 $145.50 $517 +15.50
405–435 417 3 135.00–154.00 $144.64 $603 +0.22
460–490 472 5 126.00–151.00 $140.08 $661 +5.00
502–530 513 6 130.00–138.00 $133.64 $686 -5.99
563 563 3 133.00 $133.00 $749 +5.52
610–640 628 3 121.00–126.00 $123.98 $779 -2.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1355 1209 80-85% 9 71.00–79.00 $75.37 $911 —
1050–1305 1221 80-85% 4 62.00–68.00 $64.96 $793 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,033 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1190 988 85-90% 3 51.00–60.00 $57.28 $566 —
995–1585 1177 85-90% 10 62.00–68.00 $64.32 $757 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1640 1396 75-80% 5 64.00–70.00 $68.18 $952 —
1270–1490 1400 75-80% 4 74.00–79.00 $75.63 $1,059 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,273 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1250 1213 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,031 —
2175 2175 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,218 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–341 316 30 148.00–168.50 $166.29 $525 —
380 380 6 148.00 $148.00 $562 —
402–445 428 5 141.00–147.00 $143.26 $613 —
490–497 492 8 142.00–147.00 $145.74 $717 —
500–525 517 3 126.00–135.00 $132.10 $683 +31.10
580 580 2 135.00 $135.00 $783 —
600–610 604 8 131.00–140.00 $137.76 $832 -0.24
656–682 672 8 136.00–138.00 $137.27 $922 +4.83
720–725 723 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $965 —
767 767 12 131.50 $131.50 $1,009 +2.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 3 125.00 $125.00 $558 —

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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.