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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.75/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 584 lb · 35 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.77/cwt +23.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 727 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.55/cwt +8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 576 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 273 619
Feeder cattle 426 245 573
Slaughter cattle 39 20 42
Replacement cattle 1 8 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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
355–377 368 7 174.50–178.00 $176.55 $650 +3.07
430–440 433 4 175.00–179.00 $176.02 $762 -1.01
467–485 479 12 169.50–175.50 $173.47 $831 -1.65
505–520 515 3 166.00–174.00 $171.39 $883 +7.89
563–597 584 35 164.50–168.00 $166.75 $974 +0.24
615–645 630 19 158.00–167.00 $161.92 $1,020 +7.92
663 663 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,087 +13.00
721 value added 721 20 166.50 $166.50 $1,200 —
725–736 735 13 145.00–160.75 $159.56 $1,173 +19.56
756 756 8 144.50 $144.50 $1,092 +3.50
820 820 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 161.00 $161.00 $596 -9.00
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 -6.00
470–490 483 4 160.00–166.00 $163.78 $791 -1.22
515 515 1 158.00 $158.00 $814 +3.00
570 570 3 146.50 $146.50 $835 —
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 +20.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 151.00 $151.00 $876 —
620 620 1 149.00 $149.00 $924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 160.00 $160.00 $459 -4.00
368–381 375 6 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $583 -1.78
400–445 430 11 151.00–162.00 $155.74 $670 +4.09
455–495 474 14 157.00–162.00 $159.12 $754 +5.55
500–535 518 12 156.00–161.50 $158.33 $820 +8.61
550–590 576 20 145.00–158.00 $151.55 $873 +8.92
600–620 611 18 138.00–147.00 $145.08 $886 +0.82
662–699 685 18 140.00–145.50 $142.88 $979 +11.88
702 value added 702 7 149.50 $149.50 $1,049 —
710–715 713 6 129.50–143.50 $136.52 $973 +2.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 127.00 $127.00 $578 —
570 570 2 143.00 $143.00 $815 —
620 620 5 143.00 $143.00 $887 —
685–697 693 6 130.00–140.00 $136.71 $947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
365 365 1 151.00 $151.00 $551 +1.00
425 425 1 142.00 $142.00 $604 -1.00
595 595 3 134.00 $134.00 $797 -1.50
650–685 666 4 120.00–131.00 $123.07 $820 —
740 740 1 129.00 $129.00 $955 —
757 757 2 127.00 $127.00 $961 +12.00

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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 1 177.00 $177.00 $434 —
250–260 255 2 171.00–174.00 $172.53 $440 -3.47
300–310 305 2 176.00–177.00 $176.49 $538 -2.51
375–397 390 3 170.00–173.00 $170.96 $667 -4.04
425–437 433 3 165.00–169.50 $168.03 $728 —
457–487 478 13 163.00–170.00 $168.02 $803 +13.02
555–595 565 10 149.00–163.00 $156.43 $884 +5.43
620–646 637 5 144.00–148.00 $147.22 $938 +7.22
660–697 689 9 149.00–155.00 $150.20 $1,035 —
745 745 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,021 —
815 815 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
495 495 1 146.00 $146.00 $723 -9.00
505–515 510 3 140.00–150.00 $143.37 $731 —
645 645 1 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
745 745 1 116.00 $116.00 $864 —
808 808 3 114.00 $114.00 $921 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 172.00 $172.00 $645 —
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 —
567 567 2 146.00 $146.00 $828 —
695 695 1 134.00 $134.00 $931 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1070 1012 85-90% 7 56.00–65.00 $62.06 $628 —
890–1135 1024 85-90% 5 67.00–75.00 $69.91 $716 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1895 1508 75-80% 6 78.00–86.50 $83.08 $1,253 —
1465–1630 1548 75-80% 2 87.00–88.00 $87.47 $1,354 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1120 1070 80-85% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.48 $754 —
1255–1265 1260 80-85% 2 75.00–83.00 $78.98 $995 —
1255–1305 1280 80-85% 2 87.00–90.00 $88.47 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–1810 1763 2 113.00–120.00 $116.41 $2,052 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 8 141.00 $141.00 $540 —

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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.