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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 22, 2022

718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $166.26/cwt +9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 472 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.70/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 475 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.48/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 565 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 718 552 549
Feeder cattle 574 477 386
Slaughter cattle 127 48 76
Replacement cattle 17 27 87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday ; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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
260 260 1 190.00 $190.00 $494 —
407 407 2 151.00 $151.00 $615 —
584 584 2 170.00 $170.00 $993 +10.00
603–605 604 4 157.50–158.00 $157.87 $954 —
735 735 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 150.00–167.50 $159.12 $374 —
280–285 282 3 142.00–142.50 $142.17 $401 —
300–345 329 13 135.00–151.00 $149.16 $491 +3.69
355–360 359 5 130.00–150.00 $142.98 $513 -23.24
420–431 427 12 141.00–152.50 $147.19 $629 +0.23
450–495 475 21 142.00–163.00 $148.70 $706 +1.87
505–535 526 4 125.00–142.00 $136.16 $716 -6.66
556–585 565 19 135.00–147.00 $144.48 $816 +6.67
605–636 630 8 132.00–136.00 $135.40 $853 -3.92
695 695 5 129.50 $129.50 $900 —
710–715 713 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $923 +5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 +21.55
310–345 325 6 125.00–140.00 $130.09 $423 +7.09
360–380 366 5 130.00–145.00 $139.48 $510 -6.64
410–440 431 6 130.00–148.00 $138.69 $598 +6.69
455–495 484 5 132.50–136.00 $134.38 $650 +4.62
540–545 542 3 128.00–130.00 $128.67 $697 -6.33
550–575 563 2 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $726 +1.58
612–640 625 5 123.00–126.00 $124.18 $776 +0.18
662–670 665 4 125.00–135.00 $129.01 $858 +18.45
722–738 732 5 108.00–127.00 $115.50 $845 -17.81
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 +1.00
820 820 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,009 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 313 3 164.00–187.50 $176.61 $553 -26.37
350 fancy 350 1 182.50 $182.50 $639 -17.50
370–392 383 15 169.00–173.00 $170.28 $652 -5.07
400–432 423 6 158.00–165.00 $161.20 $682 -2.12
450–495 472 24 147.00–174.00 $166.26 $785 +9.46
500–545 515 16 143.00–169.00 $159.32 $820 -1.82
562–593 570 15 151.00–168.00 $162.33 $925 +12.26
627–637 631 14 140.00–148.00 $146.13 $922 +3.83
714–735 716 9 124.00–128.00 $127.54 $913 —
766 766 4 125.00 $125.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 106.00 $106.00 $334 -52.35
355–382 373 3 140.00–153.00 $144.12 $538 -10.88
410–442 427 5 132.00–150.00 $140.99 $602 -4.01
468–490 477 5 131.00–148.00 $137.99 $658 +8.06
525–535 530 5 126.00–143.00 $134.85 $715 +1.53
560–590 577 6 125.00–145.00 $134.43 $776 -3.30
615–630 624 5 123.00–129.00 $125.37 $782 -11.11
700–712 708 6 106.00–130.00 $122.09 $864 —
750–789 780 8 101.00–115.00 $113.19 $883 +7.47
800 800 1 90.00 $90.00 $720 -12.00
920 920 2 102.00 $102.00 $938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1665 1283 80-85% 64 58.00–79.00 $68.89 $884 —
1150–1875 1513 80-85% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.38 $1,216 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1215 1004 85-90% 13 50.00–66.00 $56.91 $571 —
971–1065 1018 85-90% 2 40.00–47.00 $43.34 $441 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1930 1650 75-80% 6 67.00–75.00 $71.96 $1,187 —
1630–1745 1688 75-80% 2 81.00–82.00 $81.52 $1,376 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 79.00 $79.00 $928 —
905–2090 1638 8 91.00–103.00 $96.99 $1,589 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
1110–1295 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–860.00 $774.62
1345 1345 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1540 1540 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
275 275 2 122.50 $122.50 $337 -22.05
318–335 324 70 176.25–176.50 $176.34 $571 —
383 383 3 151.00 $151.00 $578 +13.00
517–534 531 13 116.00–135.00 $118.84 $631 -12.16
550–595 566 13 131.00–140.00 $134.23 $760 —
1145 1145 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,099 —
1165 1165 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,351 —

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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.