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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.77/cwt ≈ $1,187/hd at 729 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.30/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 675 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 482 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 768 202 318
Feeder cattle 665 153 276
Slaughter cattle 89 49 35
Replacement cattle 14 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher 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
310–332 325 3 172.00–180.00 $174.55 $567 —
370 370 1 171.00 $171.00 $633 -2.00
400–405 403 2 169.00–173.00 $170.99 $689 —
482 482 2 169.00 $169.00 $815 +9.00
507–525 512 20 169.00–176.50 $174.03 $891 +17.03
551–597 571 25 153.00–169.50 $160.95 $919 +0.97
600–642 624 13 149.00–158.00 $153.69 $959 -12.84
653–675 662 15 150.00–164.00 $157.31 $1,041 -4.69
689 value added 689 14 178.00 $178.00 $1,226 —
705–713 710 15 151.00–161.00 $156.69 $1,112 +9.22
756–775 760 5 142.00–148.50 $147.17 $1,118 —
830 830 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,278 —
858 value added 858 15 158.00 $158.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 151.00 $151.00 $630 -10.00
502–545 527 10 160.00–169.00 $162.03 $854 +22.03
570–585 583 7 141.00–164.00 $160.79 $937 +19.79
645 645 2 151.00 $151.00 $974 —
685 685 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,082 —
784 784 11 120.00 $120.00 $941 —
810 810 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 3 161.00 $161.00 $501 +15.00
355–390 379 9 150.00–163.00 $159.27 $604 —
400–440 414 11 147.50–159.00 $150.06 $621 —
450–498 482 27 145.00–159.50 $155.00 $747 +3.00
525–541 535 9 146.00–156.00 $154.36 $826 +1.10
555–598 574 22 141.00–158.00 $150.99 $867 +0.99
600–648 633 22 140.00–146.00 $144.18 $913 -5.08
662 662 2 135.00 $135.00 $894 —
728–736 729 81 155.00–164.00 $162.77 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 176.00 $176.00 $435 —
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 —
395 395 2 155.00 $155.00 $612 +15.00
405–440 423 2 140.00–145.00 $142.40 $602 +8.94
460 460 2 141.00 $141.00 $649 —
505–530 516 5 130.00–149.00 $139.62 $720 —
550–598 592 17 130.00–157.00 $151.25 $895 +16.23
615–625 620 2 130.00–150.00 $139.92 $868 —
690 690 1 116.00 $116.00 $800 -7.33
720–730 725 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $830 —
840 840 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–207 205 3 205.00–216.00 $212.42 $435 +42.42
335–347 340 5 163.00–167.00 $165.03 $561 —
370 370 1 166.00 $166.00 $614 —
420–430 426 4 164.00–170.00 $165.98 $707 -5.02
455–497 473 8 159.00–176.00 $168.31 $796 +5.31
500–545 512 10 159.00–165.50 $162.54 $832 +6.97
557–560 559 5 150.00–157.00 $155.60 $870 +14.91
617–636 631 7 140.00–143.00 $140.84 $889 —
755 755 2 128.00 $128.00 $966 —
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 168.00 $168.00 $420 —
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
365 365 1 153.00 $153.00 $558 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 —
460–481 468 8 150.00–151.00 $150.39 $704 +0.39
515–545 533 7 136.00–154.00 $146.62 $781 —
575 575 2 130.00–144.00 $137.00 $788 —
620–638 634 4 133.00–136.00 $133.73 $848 -2.27
655–690 673 2 124.00–137.00 $130.33 $877 —
702–740 715 3 124.00–137.00 $132.51 $947 —
760–777 771 3 115.00–117.00 $116.34 $897 —
800 800 2 115.00 $115.00 $920 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1605 1274 80-85% 30 80.00–97.50 $91.12 $1,161 -0.46
1075–1505 1290 80-85% 2 71.00–78.00 $75.08 $969 —
1155–1525 1328 80-85% 7 100.00–110.50 $104.26 $1,385 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $459 —
805–1230 944 85-90% 8 66.00–78.00 $72.97 $689 —
1080–1115 1098 85-90% 2 78.00–84.00 $80.95 $889 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1420 1353 75-80% 2 91.00–95.00 $93.10 $1,260 —
1545 1545 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,622 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1765 1560 10 105.00–129.00 $119.66 $1,867 —
1875–1985 1930 2 137.00 $137.00 $2,644 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1080 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 930.00–1,200.00 $1,068.20
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1240–1420 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,020.00–1,240.00 $1,137.44

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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
1610 1610 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00 —

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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.