Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.21/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 522 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.88/cwt ≈ $997/hd at 570 lb · 46 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.09/cwt +16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 661 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	553	414	247
Feeder cattle	491	373	197
Slaughter cattle	62	41	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	2	189.00	$189.00	$731	-10.33
400	400	1	182.00	$182.00	$728	-17.93
460–497	483	10	176.00–190.00	$185.68	$897	—
520–525	524	4	170.00–180.00	$174.00	$912	+5.00
529 value added	529	8	181.00	$181.00	$957	—
555–585	570	21	164.50–172.00	$167.01	$952	—
570 value added	570	25	181.50	$181.50	$1,035	—
600–645	621	12	150.00–162.00	$157.43	$978	-5.53
650–685	661	19	150.00–165.75	$162.09	$1,071	+16.09
730	730	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,022	-4.50
877	877	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,237	—
1040	1040	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,352	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	—
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	-10.00
460–478	474	4	164.00–166.00	$165.51	$785	—
505–520	514	6	152.50–166.00	$158.95	$817	+5.95
595	595	1	155.00	$155.00	$922	—
615	615	1	144.00	$144.00	$886	—
672–677	676	8	139.00–143.00	$142.01	$960	-2.99

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	173.00	$173.00	$753	±0.00
610	610	1	146.00	$146.00	$891	—
650	650	1	144.00	$144.00	$936	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	240.00	$240.00	$324	—
195	195	1	201.00	$201.00	$392	—
215	215	2	200.00	$200.00	$430	—
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
300–335	318	2	160.00–161.00	$160.47	$510	-8.53
350–390	371	6	155.00–164.00	$159.09	$590	-11.91
400–446	430	17	155.00–167.00	$161.36	$694	-4.36
450–490	476	16	154.00–161.00	$158.57	$755	-5.52
500–545	522	55	149.00–161.75	$158.21	$826	+0.06
550–563	560	6	148.00–151.00	$150.34	$842	+1.55
614–632	621	15	133.00–148.00	$144.60	$898	-7.59
650–698	693	9	133.00–137.00	$133.42	$925	-0.07
705–740	712	8	120.00–123.00	$121.12	$862	-11.88
775	775	1	127.00	$127.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	171.00	$171.00	$368	±0.00
265	265	3	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
326	326	3	149.00	$149.00	$486	-11.00
355–395	377	6	140.00–155.00	$150.08	$566	-7.34
405–440	418	7	138.00–146.00	$140.97	$589	-15.03
472–495	477	6	143.50–153.00	$148.31	$707	-3.72
500–530	510	4	144.00–148.00	$146.04	$745	+5.67
551–595	572	10	136.00–148.00	$139.42	$797	-5.58
665–680	675	3	130.00–131.00	$130.33	$880	+0.33
750	750	1	114.00	$114.00	$855	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	146.00–158.00	$152.06	$737	—
540	540	1	149.00	$149.00	$805	—
570–597	584	4	130.00–140.50	$135.37	$791	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	207.50	$207.50	$301	—
185	185	1	205.00	$205.00	$379	-15.00
268	268	3	175.00	$175.00	$469	-11.00
328	328	3	188.00	$188.00	$617	+2.63
385–392	390	3	175.00–186.00	$182.38	$711	—
400–440	421	5	173.00–177.00	$175.21	$738	-15.05
450–485	461	9	165.00–182.00	$173.91	$802	-9.36
505–548	530	9	158.00–170.00	$165.30	$876	-1.94
553–590	569	7	150.00–163.50	$157.10	$894	-3.65
610–635	619	11	136.00–148.50	$143.66	$889	—
650–696	685	4	141.00–141.50	$141.38	$968	+0.37
700	700	2	120.00–139.00	$129.50	$906	-10.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	161.00–171.00	$165.89	$544	—
360	360	2	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
430	430	2	157.00–160.00	$158.50	$682	-16.84
477–490	481	3	150.00–161.00	$153.73	$739	-12.24
500	500	1	152.00	$152.00	$760	—
585	585	1	147.00	$147.00	$860	-4.02

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	156.00	$156.00	$796	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1450	1158	80-85%	12	79.00–86.50	$83.06	$962	—
1140–1410	1238	80-85%	3	66.00–75.00	$71.58	$886	-32.59
1185–1415	1278	80-85%	3	89.50–95.00	$93.12	$1,190	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1615	1403	75-80%	14	85.50–93.50	$91.14	$1,279	—
1360–1485	1423	75-80%	2	94.00–94.50	$94.24	$1,341	—
1480	1480	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,214	-16.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–990	908	85-90%	2	60.00–67.00	$63.82	$579	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	80.50	$80.50	$861	-4.50
940–1345	1089	85-90%	9	71.00–78.00	$74.49	$811	-10.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1540	1385	2	100.00–105.00	$102.22	$1,416	—
1555	1555	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,882	—
1495–1880	1697	3	119.00	$119.00	$2,019	—

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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.