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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.93/cwt +9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 624 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.95/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 561 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.96/cwt +23.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 513 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 825 569
Feeder cattle 453 744 511
Slaughter cattle 23 68 52
Replacement cattle 7 13 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Some instances 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 198.00–200.00 $198.96 $653 -2.04
388 388 3 199.00 $199.00 $772 +0.12
470–492 480 7 171.00–194.00 $185.15 $889 +2.52
505–530 513 3 177.00–185.00 $179.62 $921 +5.26
513 value added 513 27 200.00 $200.00 $1,026 —
586 586 3 172.50 $172.50 $1,011 +4.50
607–625 614 15 144.00–167.50 $165.23 $1,015 +7.29
628 value added 628 45 175.50 $175.50 $1,102 —
687–690 688 8 160.00–169.50 $167.12 $1,150 +16.35
702 702 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,018 -5.00
704 value added 704 12 167.75 $167.75 $1,181 —
768 value added 768 18 146.50 $146.50 $1,125 —
807 807 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,239 -0.94
850–873 867 15 137.50–147.00 $144.52 $1,253 —
955 955 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,299 +3.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
520–540 533 4 141.00–160.00 $152.83 $815 -2.17
790 790 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,138 +9.00
900 900 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 1 184.00 $184.00 $589 -7.00
300–345 328 6 161.00–180.00 $171.23 $562 +5.76
353–395 374 9 161.00–172.00 $167.32 $626 -4.37
400–437 431 10 160.00–163.00 $161.60 $696 -0.93
472–481 479 10 149.00–167.50 $163.10 $781 +3.16
505–532 527 11 156.00–162.00 $160.10 $844 +6.82
559–595 value added 560 44 160.00–165.25 $165.12 $925 —
565 565 7 145.00–152.00 $149.29 $843 -4.66
648 648 4 138.50 $138.50 $897 -1.62
650–655 654 4 131.00–132.00 $131.75 $862 -13.15
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 -30.00
381 381 3 160.00 $160.00 $610 -0.51
455 455 1 149.00 $149.00 $678 +5.34
545 545 1 151.00 $151.00 $823 +10.00
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 191.00 $191.00 $525 +8.42
330–340 335 2 195.00–202.00 $198.45 $665 +6.01
360–395 375 4 189.00–200.00 $193.14 $724 -12.07
402–437 423 7 193.00–203.00 $198.03 $838 -1.53
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 +4.00
542 542 2 155.00 $155.00 $840 -9.40
615–640 628 2 130.00–141.50 $135.64 $852 -20.96
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -9.65
792 792 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,045 —
875 875 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 171.00 $171.00 $607 -4.00
668–695 675 4 120.00–132.00 $128.91 $870 -5.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1075 1023 80-85% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.53 $548 —
1160 1160 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,044 —
1030–1575 1249 80-85% 12 63.50–76.00 $70.25 $877 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $549 +8.34
975–990 983 85-90% 2 51.00–60.00 $55.47 $545 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,165 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1290 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00–890.00 $875.96
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 125.00 $125.00 $338 —
635 635 2 105.00 $105.00 $667 —
760 760 40 124.50 $124.50 $946 —
837 837 62 124.00 $124.00 $1,038 —

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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.