Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.39/cwt ≈ $1,058/hd at 770 lb · 80 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.29/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 567 lb · 72 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.90/cwt ≈ $1,146/hd at 856 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	818	753	684
Feeder cattle	730	690	639
Slaughter cattle	83	50	41
Replacement cattle	5	13	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	193.00	$193.00	$556	—
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	-26.00
395	395	3	191.00	$191.00	$754	-23.02
417–441	427	12	181.00–202.00	$190.69	$814	+2.26
455–480	461	37	180.00–197.00	$193.69	$893	-5.30
500–535	522	10	167.00–186.00	$177.98	$929	-4.48
550–582	567	72	171.00–184.50	$183.29	$1,039	-2.21
605–636	627	17	160.00–173.00	$168.47	$1,056	+8.64
666–668	668	15	158.25–165.50	$159.70	$1,067	+3.31
700–733	717	7	139.50–148.50	$143.65	$1,030	-7.82
780	780	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,092	-7.00
800–805	801	8	133.00–136.25	$135.84	$1,088	-6.66
880	880	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,170	—
907	907	2	131.50	$131.50	$1,193	—
970	970	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,222	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	166.00	$166.00	$523	—
360–365	362	5	172.00–175.00	$173.21	$627	-5.79
420–440	427	3	161.00–175.00	$168.22	$718	—
455–492	479	6	165.00–171.00	$169.22	$811	—
500–505	501	9	149.00–166.00	$164.09	$822	—
580–590	587	3	155.00–164.00	$161.03	$945	+9.35
624	624	6	134.50	$134.50	$839	-10.50
663–690	668	6	141.00–150.00	$148.45	$992	—
785	785	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,060	±0.00
805	805	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,030	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	170.00–171.00	$170.31	$404	—
255–298	287	4	164.00–170.00	$168.67	$484	-1.33
310–311	311	5	167.00–180.00	$174.81	$544	+1.86
355–395	372	20	160.00–170.00	$164.83	$613	-4.00
417–435	426	11	155.00–173.00	$164.74	$702	-3.90
457–497	478	18	150.00–160.00	$155.62	$744	-5.45
500–527	519	33	143.00–152.00	$150.70	$782	-6.56
550–582	565	7	141.00–143.00	$141.85	$801	-9.72
600–648	642	21	136.00–139.00	$136.27	$875	-5.46
655–686	683	12	134.00–136.50	$136.30	$931	+3.53
702	702	28	131.50	$131.50	$923	-3.54
769 value added	769	71	138.25	$138.25	$1,063	—
770–795	776	9	126.00–132.00	$130.63	$1,014	—
800–840	817	6	120.00–127.50	$123.82	$1,012	-3.73
856 value added	856	60	133.90	$133.90	$1,146	—
927–938	934	5	115.00–120.50	$117.18	$1,094	-8.45
1021	1021	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–297	288	3	151.00–158.00	$153.19	$441	+3.19
375–378	377	4	150.00–157.00	$151.74	$572	-0.25
463–490	480	8	140.00–148.00	$142.89	$686	-7.11
505–525	518	6	131.00–142.00	$138.55	$718	+0.71
566	566	3	126.00	$126.00	$713	-14.34
695	695	1	126.00	$126.00	$876	-1.93
780	780	2	121.00	$121.00	$944	+1.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	145.00	$145.00	$682	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	—
360	360	1	174.00	$174.00	$626	-34.55
410	410	1	194.00	$194.00	$795	+7.94
475	475	2	193.00	$193.00	$917	+1.07
505–520 fancy	512	6	180.00–187.00	$184.00	$942	—
523–540	528	5	169.00–174.00	$171.97	$908	-4.77
555–572	566	4	158.00–160.00	$159.50	$903	-15.50
600–644	633	14	145.00–161.00	$151.15	$957	+3.60
680	680	1	139.00	$139.00	$945	—
705–745	730	3	116.00–126.00	$120.75	$881	-20.75
757	757	2	120.00	$120.00	$908	-15.55
860	860	1	111.00	$111.00	$955	-19.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	180.00	$180.00	$414	-3.33
335	335	1	175.00	$175.00	$586	-9.30
400	400	1	170.00	$170.00	$680	+0.77
470–486	482	4	167.00–170.00	$169.27	$816	+9.03
532–545	536	3	154.00–160.00	$157.97	$847	+6.72
585–597	593	6	138.00–154.00	$150.70	$894	-7.80
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1970	1478	75-80%	13	75.00–83.50	$80.25	$1,186	—
1350–1570	1498	75-80%	7	84.50–86.00	$85.21	$1,276	—
1485–1730	1661	75-80%	4	68.00–73.50	$71.68	$1,191	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1515	1209	80-85%	9	65.50–74.00	$69.84	$844	—
1070–1540	1265	80-85%	10	74.50–83.00	$80.01	$1,012	—
1370–1415	1385	80-85%	3	84.50–86.00	$85.18	$1,180	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1020	974	85-90%	4	52.50–57.00	$55.03	$536	-7.32
1010–1085	1048	85-90%	2	71.00–72.00	$71.52	$750	+3.87
875–1210	1077	85-90%	5	60.00–69.50	$63.60	$685	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2225	1647	3	96.00–103.00	$99.76	$1,643	—
1420–1960	1691	8	105.00–117.00	$112.17	$1,897	—
1750–1985	1868	4	118.00–120.00	$119.24	$2,227	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,220.00	$1,220.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
872	872	2	104.00	$104.00	$907	—
910	910	1	102.00	$102.00	$928	—

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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.