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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.51/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 719 lb · 83 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.51/cwt -11.57 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 619 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.41/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 520 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 712 643 711
Feeder cattle 650 613 617
Slaughter cattle 55 24 52
Replacement cattle 7 6 42

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 and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of 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
330 330 1 206.00 $206.00 $680 —
363–395 375 6 190.00–203.00 $199.89 $750 -10.11
410–432 425 3 191.00 $191.00 $812 -1.00
476–499 485 15 183.00–184.00 $183.59 $890 -2.63
520–539 534 10 171.00–186.00 $172.60 $922 -3.84
536 fancy 536 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,018 -3.00
555–597 586 31 165.00–181.00 $169.45 $993 +0.28
600–647 621 19 161.00–165.25 $164.74 $1,023 +0.36
651–691 686 23 150.50–155.50 $154.88 $1,062 -8.12
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 5 165.00 $165.00 $952 —
621–625 622 5 140.00–144.00 $140.80 $876 —
683 683 3 144.00 $144.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 164.00 $164.00 $812 -6.52
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -8.74
555–585 566 4 142.00–155.50 $151.29 $856 -6.03
620–625 623 2 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $919 —
766 766 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,042 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–185 182 3 203.00 $203.00 $369 —
250–261 259 5 161.00–165.50 $164.63 $426 -4.37
310–340 325 2 155.00–156.00 $155.52 $505 -8.48
350–390 359 8 165.00–173.00 $167.35 $601 -5.21
400–445 420 20 157.00–171.00 $165.21 $694 -0.07
415–425 fancy 423 5 173.00–174.00 $173.80 $735 —
463–493 474 29 155.50–159.50 $156.72 $743 -5.47
500–538 520 33 148.00–160.00 $158.41 $824 +6.06
555–590 568 17 142.00–154.50 $149.02 $846 +4.02
612–637 619 51 130.00–142.25 $139.51 $864 +0.34
655–660 657 7 135.50–138.00 $136.92 $900 +5.42
718 value added 718 75 147.90 $147.90 $1,062 +5.15
715–745 729 8 130.00–135.00 $133.43 $973 +2.59
750–775 763 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $950 -4.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
280–295 288 2 145.00–148.00 $146.46 $422 —
310–345 331 6 142.00–151.00 $149.38 $494 —
365–390 376 6 140.00–156.00 $146.91 $552 -8.08
410–430 420 2 140.00 $140.00 $588 -9.30
450–493 482 4 147.00–151.00 $147.93 $713 +1.89
515–530 525 4 130.00–140.00 $135.99 $714 —
555–570 562 4 131.50–141.00 $135.27 $760 +0.79
605–649 639 9 125.00–130.00 $126.30 $807 —
650–670 660 3 121.00–129.00 $125.29 $827 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 149.50 $149.50 $550 —
470–485 478 2 132.00–146.00 $139.11 $665 —
585 585 2 136.00 $136.00 $796 —
608–642 621 8 130.50–133.00 $132.14 $821 +2.14
685 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829 —
920 920 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 190.00 $190.00 $469 —
270 270 4 187.00 $187.00 $505 —
300–346 329 8 187.00–209.00 $193.91 $638 +12.91
370–395 377 11 194.00–205.00 $201.65 $760 +21.65
415 fancy 415 3 199.00 $199.00 $826 —
422–445 431 6 189.50–195.00 $192.17 $828 +13.68
450–472 463 17 186.00–195.00 $193.26 $895 +16.26
505–545 523 22 163.00–180.00 $174.02 $910 +13.50
555–560 557 5 164.00–166.00 $164.80 $918 —
560 fancy 560 3 176.00 $176.00 $986 —
600 600 3 152.00–155.00 $154.00 $924 +4.01
655–657 656 4 141.00–145.50 $143.25 $940 —
720–725 723 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $907 -4.50
760–770 765 2 121.00–125.00 $122.99 $941 —
835 835 1 115.00 $115.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 183.00 $183.00 $512 —
335 335 1 181.00 $181.00 $606 +10.51
370–385 377 4 165.00–171.00 $169.53 $639 +3.50
436 436 4 170.00 $170.00 $741 +1.46
455–485 477 8 160.00–172.00 $169.05 $806 —
515–545 534 4 150.00–160.00 $154.89 $827 —
590 590 1 157.00 $157.00 $926 —
675–677 676 3 130.00–137.50 $135.00 $913 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 170.00 $170.00 $675 —
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1245 1137 80-85% 3 68.50–69.00 $68.85 $783 —
1155–1185 1170 80-85% 2 80.50 $80.50 $942 +5.85
1100–1500 1207 80-85% 12 74.00–79.50 $77.34 $933 +7.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1030 908 85-90% 5 51.00–58.00 $55.31 $502 —
895–1200 1034 85-90% 7 60.50–66.00 $63.42 $656 —
1020–1060 1040 85-90% 2 70.00–70.50 $70.25 $731 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $917 —
1255–1680 1408 75-80% 5 75.50–82.00 $77.90 $1,097 —
1495 1495 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,256 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1660 1513 2 88.00–99.00 $94.04 $1,423 —
1425–1860 1655 5 105.00–115.00 $110.28 $1,825 —
2305 2305 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,743 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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.