Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.12/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 463 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.59/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 418 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.92/cwt -27.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 597 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 231 588 364
Feeder cattle 186 544 317
Slaughter cattle 42 39 43
Replacement cattle 3 5 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Light supply of of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Light 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
362 362 2 195.00 $195.00 $706 -12.00
462 462 2 185.00 $185.00 $855 —
500 500 1 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
595–599 597 14 171.50–174.00 $172.92 $1,032 —
615–635 628 3 150.00–159.00 $154.38 $970 -12.67
695 695 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,029 -7.92
702–715 704 6 145.00–150.25 $149.36 $1,051 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 205.00 $205.00 $472 —
260 260 1 187.00 $187.00 $486 +12.00
310–335 318 3 176.00–179.00 $177.05 $563 +11.54
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 -1.75
412–415 value added 414 5 179.00–180.50 $179.90 $745 —
405–427 420 10 168.00–175.00 $170.43 $716 +4.39
450–486 463 19 157.00–175.50 $167.12 $774 +6.07
500–542 523 10 150.00–161.50 $159.44 $834 +0.55
555–590 574 11 152.00–159.00 $154.87 $889 +5.62
601–635 614 12 136.00–152.00 $146.40 $899 +10.67
650 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
802 802 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,011 +8.00
935 935 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 171.00–174.00 $172.50 $509 —
360–395 378 2 156.00–166.00 $161.23 $609 +3.23
405–435 420 2 145.00–156.00 $150.70 $633 —
450–470 460 2 153.00 $153.00 $704 +8.39
675–695 688 8 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $843 -6.50
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 186.00 $186.00 $670 -9.09
400–417 411 3 191.00 $191.00 $785 +8.64
450–457 452 6 178.00–195.00 $189.27 $856 +14.27
500–535 518 6 165.00–175.00 $167.94 $870 -10.64
563–595 573 5 160.00–168.00 $165.55 $949 +1.22
615 615 2 141.00 $141.00 $867 -10.84
690 690 2 144.50 $144.50 $997 -9.50
717 717 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,025 +12.45
821 821 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,084 +21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 167.00–170.00 $168.50 $640 -8.27
405–440 417 3 160.00–171.00 $165.32 $689 —
475 475 1 171.00 $171.00 $812 +1.00
501 501 3 155.00 $155.00 $777 +5.00
720 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 156.00 $156.00 $780 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–875 865 85-90% 2 76.00–79.00 $77.52 $671 +19.41
850–1160 964 85-90% 6 67.00–75.00 $71.26 $687 —
995–1045 1025 85-90% 3 59.00–66.00 $63.00 $646 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1430 1194 80-85% 8 78.00–85.50 $82.55 $986 —
1187–1315 1230 80-85% 3 85.50–87.50 $86.79 $1,068 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1565 1429 75-80% 7 79.00–87.50 $83.88 $1,199 -2.11
1540–1730 1657 75-80% 3 88.50–90.50 $89.37 $1,481 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 65-75% 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,591 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1570 1540 2 109.00–122.00 $115.63 $1,781 —
1690 1690 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,741 —
1715–1805 1763 3 124.00–132.00 $128.35 $2,263 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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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
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.