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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.58/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 739 lb · 78 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.21/cwt +17.38 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 665 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.58/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 530 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 902 638 115
Feeder cattle 779 532 93
Slaughter cattle 112 89 13
Replacement cattle 11 17 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher with 500 lbs and 600 lbs heifers sharply higher. Yearling steers and heifers mostly steady. Heavy supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 fancy 380 1 222.00 $222.00 $844 +13.35
395 395 1 189.00 $189.00 $747 -0.62
405 405 1 181.00 $181.00 $733 -15.25
465–488 480 7 187.00–195.00 $189.85 $911 +5.22
502–546 528 7 162.00–171.00 $168.56 $890 -1.76
562–590 567 7 157.00–173.00 $162.50 $921 +0.31
559–591 value added 576 13 176.00–182.00 $178.69 $1,029 —
614–637 625 25 154.00–166.00 $162.14 $1,013 +4.14
626 value added 626 13 175.00 $175.00 $1,096 —
650–680 665 16 149.50–168.00 $160.46 $1,067 —
707–748 739 78 147.00–155.50 $154.58 $1,142 +5.09
750–795 756 13 150.00–155.50 $154.79 $1,170 +13.80
819–820 819 20 146.50–147.00 $146.55 $1,200 +2.33
1030 1030 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 166.00–176.00 $171.14 $741 —
475 475 1 170.00 $170.00 $808 +13.99
505–527 522 6 150.00–161.00 $155.86 $814 —
550–595 578 5 147.00–159.00 $151.33 $875 -1.21
600 600 3 146.00–150.00 $148.33 $890 +18.33
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 3 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
700 700 1 131.50 $131.50 $920 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 3 187.50 $187.50 $328 —
205 205 1 189.00 $189.00 $387 —
270 270 2 161.00–166.00 $163.50 $441 —
385–395 388 6 150.00–162.00 $156.42 $607 +1.09
417–447 429 28 151.00–167.50 $158.53 $680 +5.29
450–495 475 26 151.00–164.50 $155.59 $739 +6.64
505–549 527 31 146.00–154.50 $152.30 $803 +10.19
532–539 value added 534 19 160.50–165.00 $163.57 $873 —
552–595 579 23 142.00–151.50 $147.73 $855 +14.31
618 value added 618 8 154.50 $154.50 $955 —
617–645 639 32 135.00–148.00 $144.09 $921 +7.35
652 value added 652 25 155.00 $155.00 $1,011 —
657–694 678 26 134.00–148.50 $145.61 $987 +12.78
720–739 728 49 141.00–143.50 $142.63 $1,038 —
847 847 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,059 +3.53
882 882 27 137.25 $137.25 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 157.00 $157.00 $458 +21.00
320–345 325 5 141.00–147.00 $145.73 $474 +1.31
373 373 6 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $532 -0.37
405–435 415 4 144.00–149.00 $146.31 $607 +8.35
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 +11.00
520–545 535 5 141.00–146.00 $143.80 $769 —
568–575 571 10 135.00–146.00 $142.38 $813 +16.22
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 +13.46
675–695 687 3 129.00–131.00 $130.00 $893 —
785 785 1 124.00 $124.00 $973 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 186.00 $186.00 $400 —
270 270 1 191.00 $191.00 $516 +10.00
310–320 fancy 315 2 234.00 $234.00 $737 —
365–385 373 4 199.00–217.00 $209.90 $783 +15.97
355–395 fancy 382 3 222.00–224.00 $222.62 $850 —
410–440 425 12 175.00–186.50 $182.31 $775 +2.24
457 fancy 457 2 195.00 $195.00 $891 —
455–477 468 8 174.00–189.00 $179.70 $841 +2.17
513–541 531 17 158.00–174.00 $168.11 $893 +1.90
560–597 575 8 155.50–165.00 $161.07 $926 -3.26
605–640 619 6 140.00–150.00 $145.82 $903 -6.78
655–660 658 2 139.00 $139.00 $915 +4.84
805 805 1 117.00 $117.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 170.00 $170.00 $408 ±0.00
290 290 1 160.00 $160.00 $464 -11.00
325 325 1 181.00 $181.00 $588 —
360–395 380 5 161.00–175.00 $165.33 $628 -4.85
415–447 432 6 157.00–171.00 $168.76 $729 -4.24
490–495 493 5 161.50–166.00 $164.21 $810 +0.89
543 543 3 150.00 $150.00 $814 -0.57
570–582 576 4 135.00–151.00 $146.54 $844 +6.12
662 662 2 136.00 $136.00 $900 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 141.00 $141.00 $616 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 147.00 $147.00 $816 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1720 1425 75-80% 6 67.00–72.00 $68.96 $983 —
1345–1835 1488 75-80% 8 83.50–88.00 $84.96 $1,264 —
1175–1975 1493 75-80% 24 73.00–82.50 $77.61 $1,159 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1285 1159 80-85% 6 63.00–68.00 $66.75 $774 —
940–1410 1220 80-85% 16 68.00–75.50 $72.20 $881 -7.80
1120–1478 1341 80-85% 3 80.00–83.00 $81.99 $1,099 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–995 936 85-90% 6 51.00–58.00 $54.35 $509 —
1010–1655 1148 85-90% 12 63.00–69.00 $66.56 $764 -1.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1163–1420 1235 5 89.00–95.00 $93.34 $1,153 —
1915–2090 2003 2 115.00–118.00 $116.57 $2,335 —
2110–2215 2163 2 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $2,434 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1265 1173 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 860.00–890.00 $873.82
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00

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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.