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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 29, 2022

488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.31/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 572 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $137.23/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 436 lb · 18 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.72/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 713 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 488 718 605
Feeder cattle 380 574 461
Slaughter cattle 97 127 94
Replacement cattle 11 17 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sod steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 197.00 $197.00 $680 —
420–445 439 6 170.00–178.00 $174.82 $767 +23.82
490–495 494 4 170.00–178.00 $172.50 $852 —
762 762 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,212 —
865 865 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 —
920 920 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 150.00 $150.00 $892 —
600–637 619 8 123.00–155.00 $137.31 $850 —
767–775 770 3 127.00–131.00 $128.34 $988 —
935 935 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,057 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 187.50 $187.50 $431 +28.38
320–335 328 2 143.00–151.00 $146.91 $482 -2.25
360–377 374 6 146.00–155.00 $153.56 $574 +10.58
405–448 432 7 141.00–185.00 $166.45 $719 +19.26
465–495 487 7 142.00–155.00 $149.33 $727 +0.63
501–540 521 11 134.50–154.00 $143.91 $750 +7.75
550–598 588 5 130.00–146.00 $136.66 $804 -7.82
615–647 630 7 133.00–137.00 $135.88 $856 +0.48
660–670 667 3 132.00–133.00 $132.67 $885 +3.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 162.50–170.00 $166.21 $404 —
325–342 336 3 122.50–135.00 $126.53 $425 -3.56
415–445 436 18 136.00–141.00 $137.23 $598 -1.46
490–495 491 4 129.00–131.00 $130.25 $640 -4.13
500–535 509 5 131.00–150.00 $145.20 $739 +16.53
555 555 1 148.00 $148.00 $821 +18.98
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 +11.82
670–680 675 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $817 -8.00
775–791 787 4 124.00–127.00 $126.26 $994 +6.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 213 5 170.00–207.50 $193.78 $413 —
335–345 341 6 161.00–200.00 $191.95 $655 +15.34
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 -0.28
400–430 410 5 153.00–174.00 $168.40 $690 +7.20
455–475 464 8 170.00–178.00 $174.99 $812 +8.73
500–540 526 6 149.00–159.00 $155.71 $819 -3.61
552–591 572 33 147.00–162.50 $158.31 $906 -4.02
605–617 613 3 134.00–143.00 $140.04 $858 -6.09
702–730 713 16 120.00–132.00 $127.72 $911 +0.18
762–783 776 6 124.00–147.00 $131.53 $1,021 +6.53
802 802 2 123.00 $123.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 122.00–161.00 $140.59 $450 +34.59
380 380 1 158.00 $158.00 $600 +13.88
410–427 422 6 130.00–167.00 $144.16 $608 +3.17
465–495 479 8 120.00–165.00 $150.14 $719 +12.15
520–540 530 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $766 +9.64
560–590 570 6 125.00–144.00 $135.19 $771 +0.76
607–645 612 8 120.00–130.00 $121.32 $742 -4.05
660–688 678 6 125.00–130.00 $128.69 $873 —
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 -1.09
754–775 762 4 106.00–123.00 $116.44 $887 +3.25
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 +20.00
860–880 870 2 111.00–115.00 $112.98 $983 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1655 1289 80-85% 40 59.00–80.00 $69.14 $891 +0.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–950 883 85-90% 2 43.00–44.00 $43.46 $384 —
875–1250 999 85-90% 7 48.00–64.00 $55.77 $557 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1675 1518 75-80% 5 69.00–74.00 $71.23 $1,081 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1515 1383 2 75.00–76.00 $75.45 $1,043 —
1225–1810 1493 11 78.00–90.00 $84.19 $1,257 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 969.00 $969.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 332 6 145.00–156.00 $152.69 $507 -23.65
351–363 361 16 144.50–155.00 $146.42 $529 -4.58
405 405 33 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
457 457 4 152.50 $152.50 $697 —
512–517 513 15 126.00–138.50 $135.32 $694 +16.48
562 562 2 130.00 $130.00 $731 -4.23

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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.