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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.52/cwt +17.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 860 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.18/cwt +16.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 706 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.08/cwt +14.81 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 629 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 643 818 760
Feeder cattle 613 730 686
Slaughter cattle 24 83 51
Replacement cattle 6 5 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter slaughter cattle with moderate demand

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 210.00 $210.00 $819 +19.00
406–448 427 6 192.00 $192.00 $820 +1.31
460–497 487 19 173.00–194.00 $186.22 $907 -7.47
510–520 514 7 167.00–180.00 $176.44 $907 -1.54
516–547 fancy 520 16 193.00 $193.00 $1,004 —
559 fancy 559 5 189.50 $189.50 $1,059 —
550–587 577 21 165.00–178.00 $169.17 $976 -14.12
610 fancy 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 —
617–635 626 19 153.50–172.50 $164.38 $1,029 -4.09
691 691 8 163.00 $163.00 $1,126 +3.30
705 705 6 146.50 $146.50 $1,033 +2.85
706 value added 706 45 162.00 $162.00 $1,144 —
765–782 782 47 140.00–153.50 $153.22 $1,198 +13.22
817–821 819 7 138.50–146.00 $142.78 $1,169 +6.94
852 852 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,150 +2.00
860 value added 860 65 151.00 $151.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 178.00 $178.00 $543 +12.00
405–425 415 2 170.00–171.00 $170.49 $708 +2.27
452–497 483 11 170.00–172.00 $170.52 $824 +1.30
509–540 517 4 158.00–159.00 $158.74 $821 -5.35
570–590 577 3 155.00–161.00 $157.32 $908 -3.71
652 652 2 149.00 $149.00 $971 +0.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 169.00 $169.00 $422 —
332 332 2 164.00 $164.00 $544 -10.81
350–372 366 12 166.00–176.00 $172.56 $632 +7.73
410–421 419 11 161.00–166.00 $165.28 $693 +0.54
450–480 472 35 158.00–164.00 $162.19 $766 +6.57
505–542 531 18 144.00–159.00 $152.35 $809 +1.65
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 +3.15
602–628 618 5 138.00–141.00 $139.17 $860 +2.90
630 value added 630 42 152.50 $152.50 $961 —
651 value added 651 17 150.00 $150.00 $976 —
670 670 3 131.50 $131.50 $881 -4.80
731 value added 731 38 142.75 $142.75 $1,044 —
712–740 732 9 126.00–137.00 $130.84 $958 -0.66
781 781 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,011 -1.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 154.00–156.00 $154.99 $609 +3.25
413–445 432 8 140.00–151.50 $149.30 $645 —
465–475 470 2 142.00–150.00 $146.04 $686 +3.15
555–597 577 5 130.00–144.00 $134.48 $776 +8.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 2 130.00 $130.00 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 181.00 $181.00 $594 —
387 387 2 180.00 $180.00 $697 +6.00
425–430 428 2 177.00–180.00 $178.49 $764 -15.51
476 476 3 177.00 $177.00 $843 -16.00
500–545 523 2 160.00–161.00 $160.52 $840 -11.45
605–635 621 5 140.00–157.00 $149.99 $931 -1.16
735 735 1 130.00 $130.00 $956 +9.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 170.00–171.00 $170.49 $571 -4.51
370–395 383 2 165.00–167.00 $166.03 $636 —
415–435 425 2 167.00–170.00 $168.54 $716 -1.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1325 1166 80-85% 6 72.50–77.00 $74.65 $870 —
1005–1335 1207 80-85% 3 64.00–72.00 $69.43 $838 -0.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $905 —
1360–1895 1628 75-80% 2 80.50–83.50 $81.75 $1,331 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1355 1280 2 90.00–99.00 $94.24 $1,206 —
1615 1615 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,938 +20.24
1500–1920 1709 4 104.00–109.00 $106.21 $1,815 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 3 137.00 $137.00 $549 —
605 605 6 129.00 $129.00 $780 —

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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.