Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $178.98/cwt +25.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 628 lb · 82 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.85/cwt +37.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 733 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.06/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 636 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 555 430
Feeder cattle 428 468 391
Slaughter cattle 65 56 28
Replacement cattle 8 31 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate demand for calves with good demand. No comparison for yearling cattle from last week but we had very good demand for yearling cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were 7.00 lower. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 194.00 $194.00 $819 +16.34
480 480 3 179.00 $179.00 $859 +7.15
517 517 2 165.00 $165.00 $853 -7.30
572–586 581 6 161.00–165.50 $163.44 $950 -2.60
602–642 636 29 155.50–169.00 $166.06 $1,056 +4.86
732 value added 732 72 180.00 $180.00 $1,318 —
739–742 740 7 150.00–158.00 $155.71 $1,152 +15.71
765–775 768 3 149.50–154.00 $151.01 $1,160 +10.51
840 840 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,210 —
885 885 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,248 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 4 146.00 $146.00 $899 -2.00
655–688 679 6 144.50–150.00 $146.28 $993 —
762 762 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 161.00 $161.00 $507 —
665 665 1 131.00 $131.00 $871 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.00 $157.00 $542 +2.39
365–390 377 8 153.00–171.00 $164.74 $621 +14.08
440 440 1 159.00 $159.00 $700 +3.49
450–460 458 4 150.00–161.00 $157.29 $720 +0.27
500–545 524 13 148.00–158.00 $155.16 $813 +2.43
560–575 568 4 146.00–155.00 $151.50 $861 +7.26
610–615 613 2 139.00–145.00 $142.01 $871 +5.60
628 value added 628 80 179.90 $179.90 $1,130 +20.15
655–662 660 3 139.00–141.00 $139.66 $922 +9.65
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 -5.30
876 876 6 128.50 $128.50 $1,126 +8.50
980 980 2 118.50 $118.50 $1,161 —
1083 1083 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 142.00 $142.00 $351 —
285 285 1 144.00 $144.00 $410 —
320 320 2 135.00–146.00 $140.50 $450 +0.97
350–370 360 2 135.00–150.00 $142.29 $512 +1.29
525–547 536 4 131.00–140.00 $135.59 $727 -4.70
635 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 +1.00
655 655 1 131.00 $131.00 $858 +6.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 144.50 $144.50 $766 +2.28

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 373 10 174.00–182.00 $178.27 $665 +5.91
407 fancy 407 2 202.00 $202.00 $822 —
400–431 424 5 172.00–188.00 $175.21 $743 +2.91
470–485 478 3 165.00–171.00 $168.67 $806 -2.15
500–535 512 9 155.00–173.00 $161.55 $827 +1.28
555–588 578 8 146.00–157.00 $152.17 $880 -1.58
605–627 622 8 140.00–149.00 $144.36 $898 -4.15
665 665 1 136.00 $136.00 $904 +5.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 +10.00
475–480 478 2 155.00–157.00 $155.99 $746 +5.28
535 535 1 141.00 $141.00 $754 -6.03
590 590 1 136.00 $136.00 $802 —
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 148.00 $148.00 $599 —
550 550 1 147.00 $147.00 $808 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1080 1055 80-85% 3 73.00–76.00 $74.15 $782 —
940–1375 1193 80-85% 15 65.00–72.50 $69.88 $834 —
1205 1205 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $735 -15.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1600 1451 75-80% 13 67.00–73.50 $69.51 $1,009 —
1510–1795 1647 75-80% 3 75.00 $75.00 $1,235 —
1410–1945 1678 75-80% 2 65.50–66.50 $66.08 $1,109 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1175 1035 85-90% 2 56.00–58.00 $57.14 $591 -9.74
910–1260 1088 85-90% 6 62.00–67.00 $63.91 $695 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,528 —
2000 2000 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,200 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
846 846 3 116.50 $116.50 $986 —

↑ Back to top

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.