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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.51/cwt +13.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 665 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.35/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 519 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.87/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 534 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 712 644
Feeder cattle 343 650 580
Slaughter cattle 27 55 48
Replacement cattle 16 7 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady .Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 195.00 $195.00 $610 -11.00
355–380 368 2 185.00–190.00 $187.41 $690 -12.48
420–430 422 6 170.00–180.00 $177.01 $747 -13.99
427 value added 427 2 194.00 $194.00 $828 —
455–490 477 3 169.00–175.00 $171.25 $817 -12.34
501–510 502 8 162.00–171.00 $169.86 $853 -2.74
577–588 584 5 166.00–169.50 $168.12 $982 -1.33
610–625 621 5 151.00–160.00 $156.98 $975 -7.76
632 value added 632 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,036 —
658–668 665 26 157.50–172.50 $168.51 $1,121 +13.63
707–735 714 9 135.00–157.50 $153.10 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 129.00 $129.00 $387 —
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
525–535 532 3 146.00–165.00 $158.75 $845 +8.75
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 161.00–169.00 $165.04 $442 +0.41
315–338 332 4 169.00–187.00 $182.73 $607 +27.21
350–397 376 14 169.00–185.00 $178.73 $672 +11.38
415–445 431 8 162.00–170.00 $165.58 $714 +0.37
450–495 467 14 157.00–174.00 $165.24 $772 +8.52
505 value added 505 4 162.00 $162.00 $818 —
500–545 522 19 145.00–158.00 $152.74 $797 -5.67
555–585 575 9 140.00–143.00 $140.66 $809 -8.36
590 fancy 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 —
625–645 631 7 134.50–135.00 $134.65 $850 -4.86
662 662 4 138.00 $138.00 $914 +1.08
755 755 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,042 +13.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 160.00 $160.00 $395 ±0.00
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 -14.38
412–445 431 6 140.00–174.00 $157.05 $677 +17.05
450–495 476 6 128.00–149.00 $135.95 $647 -11.98
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 -0.99
553–580 563 10 120.00–145.00 $139.05 $783 +3.78
610–620 618 4 132.00 $132.00 $816 +5.70
680–695 689 4 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $865 +0.21
735 735 1 98.00 $98.00 $720 —
905 905 1 107.00 $107.00 $968 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 187.00–190.00 $188.50 $462 -1.50
250–290 270 2 180.00–190.00 $185.37 $500 -1.63
305–326 322 5 194.50–202.00 $195.92 $631 +2.01
380 380 2 161.00 $161.00 $612 -40.65
410–445 426 10 170.00–183.00 $179.34 $764 -12.83
460–478 474 14 170.00–187.00 $176.79 $838 -16.47
510–547 534 16 161.00–175.50 $167.87 $896 -6.15
550–590 578 6 159.00–168.00 $162.82 $941 -1.98
605 605 1 143.00 $143.00 $865 -11.00
691–698 695 8 145.00–146.50 $145.94 $1,014 —
753–795 774 6 121.00–136.50 $128.54 $995 +5.55
945 945 1 101.00 $101.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 163.00 $163.00 $505 -18.00
450–490 474 5 140.00–163.00 $152.89 $725 -16.16
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 -10.00
840 840 1 114.00 $114.00 $958 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1645 1344 80-85% 11 60.00–84.00 $72.66 $977 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1010 938 85-90% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.08 $554 +3.77
970 970 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $630 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1600 1478 75-80% 2 78.00–80.00 $79.08 $1,169 -4.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1475 1315 2 90.00–106.00 $98.97 $1,301 —
1825–1995 1910 2 120.00–126.00 $122.87 $2,347 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1470 1470 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —

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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.