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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 6, 2022

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.78/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 688 lb · 36 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.84/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 804 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.16/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 567 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 768 213
Feeder cattle 386 665 169
Slaughter cattle 100 89 37
Replacement cattle 1 14 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Heavy 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
295 295 1 174.00 $174.00 $513 —
330 330 2 170.00 $170.00 $561 -4.55
530–535 533 4 166.50–174.00 $170.23 $907 -3.80
567 567 13 169.25–169.50 $169.29 $960 +8.34
607–645 618 9 150.00–164.00 $158.18 $978 +4.49
648 value added 648 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,102 —
687 value added 687 32 166.75 $166.75 $1,146 -11.25
696 696 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,100 +0.69
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 -6.69
755 755 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,065 -6.17
803 value added 803 25 153.70 $153.70 $1,234 —
801–825 807 4 140.00–150.00 $147.44 $1,190 -6.56
910 910 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 145.00–156.00 $150.56 $647 -0.44
475 475 1 146.00 $146.00 $694 —
502–525 510 3 151.00–152.00 $151.66 $773 -10.37
595 595 1 136.00 $136.00 $809 -24.79
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 182.00 $182.00 $318 —
250 250 1 171.00 $171.00 $428 —
312–325 316 3 147.00–162.00 $156.86 $496 -4.14
365 365 1 143.00 $143.00 $522 -16.27
400–440 424 7 145.00–155.00 $150.57 $638 +0.51
460–497 482 12 150.00–160.00 $154.45 $744 -0.55
500–545 527 7 139.00–155.00 $144.77 $763 -9.59
535 value added 535 2 159.50 $159.50 $853 —
551 value added 551 11 159.00 $159.00 $876 —
570–583 579 14 142.00–151.00 $145.00 $840 -5.99
613–620 614 22 135.00–149.50 $145.58 $894 +1.40
655 655 2 139.00 $139.00 $910 +4.00
725–733 730 6 121.00–132.00 $128.36 $937 -34.41
757 757 2 120.00 $120.00 $908 —
817 817 2 121.00 $121.00 $989 —
830–837 value added 835 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,152 —
945 945 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 157.50 $157.50 $441 —
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 ±0.00
365–386 383 7 140.50–141.00 $140.57 $538 -14.43
415 415 1 141.00 $141.00 $585 -1.40
450–465 458 2 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $630 -3.54
505 505 2 135.00 $135.00 $682 -4.62
575–595 585 2 130.00–138.00 $133.93 $783 -17.32
640 640 2 126.00 $126.00 $806 -13.92
690–692 691 3 125.00 $125.00 $864 +9.00
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 140.00 $140.00 $522 —
420–440 430 2 138.00–141.00 $139.53 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–175 170 2 188.00–195.00 $191.60 $326 —
205 205 1 198.00 $198.00 $406 -14.42
295 295 1 186.00 $186.00 $549 —
350–395 377 5 169.00–171.00 $170.61 $643 +4.61
405–435 414 6 165.00–172.00 $167.83 $695 +1.85
520 520 4 145.00–151.00 $146.50 $762 -16.04
528 fancy 528 3 164.00 $164.00 $866 —
555–566 561 6 143.00–160.00 $148.94 $836 -6.66
600–640 613 9 130.00–142.00 $138.81 $851 -2.03
650–685 668 3 123.00–134.00 $127.32 $850 —
720–725 723 2 120.00–128.00 $124.01 $897 —
885 885 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 —
915 915 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 169.00 $169.00 $346 —
280 280 2 173.00 $173.00 $484 +5.00
310 310 1 166.00 $166.00 $515 +16.00
350–395 365 3 150.00–160.00 $156.39 $571 +3.39
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 +30.00
470–485 478 3 146.00–151.00 $149.02 $712 -1.37
560–590 575 2 141.00–143.00 $142.03 $817 +5.03
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 4 150.00–160.00 $155.17 $587 —
496 496 4 137.00 $137.00 $680 —
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1325 1157 80-85% 5 89.00–95.00 $90.29 $1,045 —
1040–1480 1165 80-85% 15 80.00–87.00 $84.21 $981 —
1090–1380 1218 80-85% 3 76.00–79.00 $77.22 $941 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1275 1093 85-90% 8 71.00–78.00 $74.13 $810 -6.82
970–1280 1123 85-90% 7 63.00–70.00 $67.63 $759 —
1030–1305 1133 85-90% 6 81.00–89.00 $84.59 $958 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,030 -17.10
1305–1715 1443 75-80% 4 92.50–95.50 $93.86 $1,354 —
1225–1975 1460 75-80% 15 80.50–90.00 $85.28 $1,245 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 65-75% 1 98.00 $98.00 $951 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1550 1530 2 75.00–80.00 $77.47 $1,185 —
1025–2110 1747 9 119.00–130.00 $125.39 $2,191 —
1715–2260 1933 3 135.00–140.00 $136.87 $2,646 -0.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 4 142.00 $142.00 $663 —

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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.