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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.15/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 474 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.03/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 521 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.67/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 516 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 769 371
Feeder cattle 376 713 334
Slaughter cattle 44 42 32
Replacement cattle 7 14 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cows moderate supply of slaughter bulls. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 184.00 $184.00 $626 —
395 395 1 179.00 $179.00 $707 —
415–418 value added 417 5 200.00–201.00 $200.20 $835 +3.41
410–430 422 3 188.00–195.00 $191.00 $806 +7.93
452–469 464 8 187.00–193.00 $191.30 $888 +15.97
513 value added 513 9 180.50 $180.50 $926 —
500–542 518 9 161.00–172.50 $166.83 $864 -0.93
565–596 577 12 170.00–175.00 $171.47 $989 +10.68
600–645 631 10 155.00–166.00 $159.12 $1,004 +5.44
696 696 13 146.00 $146.00 $1,016 +2.19
721–740 727 6 141.00–145.00 $143.64 $1,044 -2.89
787 787 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,102 -7.77
821 821 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,108 -1.00
1005–1010 1007 3 123.00–133.50 $129.99 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 176.00 $176.00 $634 +5.04
410–425 418 2 170.00 $170.00 $711 ±0.00
535 535 2 150.00 $150.00 $802 -0.79
605 605 1 145.00 $145.00 $877 —
650–683 671 8 139.00–146.00 $140.72 $944 -0.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–197 185 3 172.00–179.00 $174.02 $322 —
215–241 235 4 165.00–178.00 $167.98 $395 —
258 258 3 170.00 $170.00 $439 —
330–340 333 4 151.00–162.00 $157.70 $525 +4.70
378–395 383 5 147.00–151.00 $148.43 $568 -4.05
405–440 427 10 146.00–154.50 $152.96 $653 +0.60
450–488 474 23 144.00–157.00 $153.15 $726 +2.15
502–536 521 20 138.00–152.00 $146.03 $761 +0.09
575–581 580 6 137.00–148.00 $138.82 $805 -2.62
617–649 638 8 130.50–131.00 $130.68 $834 -5.98
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 -6.62
715–722 719 4 124.50–130.50 $127.51 $917 -0.73
780 780 1 119.00 $119.00 $928 -4.64
869 869 10 118.25 $118.25 $1,028 -1.75
1046 1046 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 146.00 $146.00 $402 —
320 320 2 141.00 $141.00 $451 ±0.00
397 397 2 144.00 $144.00 $572 +2.00
405–410 407 4 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $572 +8.36
455 455 1 142.00 $142.00 $646 —
530 530 1 135.00 $135.00 $716 —
585 585 2 129.00 $129.00 $755 -3.24
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 -5.00
817 817 2 111.00 $111.00 $907 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 375 4 140.00–144.00 $143.07 $537 —
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 203.00 $203.00 $355 —
267 267 2 189.00 $189.00 $505 —
320–345 335 4 181.00–184.00 $182.75 $612 +10.75
377–395 388 11 175.00–196.00 $184.10 $714 +1.33
400–440 422 6 186.00–192.00 $190.70 $805 +20.70
428 fancy 428 3 200.00 $200.00 $856 —
480 480 1 177.00 $177.00 $850 +6.28
520–540 533 11 155.00–166.00 $160.71 $857 +5.10
540 fancy 540 5 169.50 $169.50 $915 —
552–582 570 7 147.00–161.00 $152.83 $871 -4.67
617–640 623 5 141.00–151.50 $147.96 $922 +8.12
650–690 657 6 134.00–145.00 $140.43 $923 +2.05
735–742 739 4 124.50–125.00 $124.75 $922 -1.90
755 755 2 124.50 $124.50 $940 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–292 291 3 171.00–176.00 $172.66 $502 +11.66
485–496 494 5 150.00–165.00 $160.55 $793 —
532 532 1 132.00 $132.00 $702 —
550–573 568 7 146.50–152.00 $147.34 $837 +7.34
697 697 2 115.00 $115.00 $802 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 150.00 $150.00 $810 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1655 1362 75-80% 7 63.50–68.50 $66.27 $903 —
1595–1725 1660 75-80% 2 69.50–73.00 $71.32 $1,184 —
1810 1810 75-80% 1 61.50 $61.50 $1,113 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1400 1136 85-90% 7 52.50–59.00 $55.69 $633 —
1035–1400 1218 85-90% 2 60.00–64.50 $62.59 $762 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1285 1230 80-85% 3 60.50–64.50 $62.92 $774 -3.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1760 1425 2 82.00–92.50 $88.48 $1,261 —
1550–1785 1681 4 95.00–104.00 $98.02 $1,648 —
1665–2060 1820 4 106.00–109.00 $107.32 $1,953 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1205–1280 1243 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–885.00 $854.09
1440 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1445 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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.