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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.97/cwt +31.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 652 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.72/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 525 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $184.84/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 417 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 317 359
Feeder cattle 278 283 319
Slaughter cattle 50 32 33
Replacement cattle 4 2 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were 5.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 174.00 $174.00 $774 -13.00
455 455 1 188.00 $188.00 $855 +11.51
515 515 1 167.00 $167.00 $860 -2.85
538 value added 538 7 187.50 $187.50 $1,009 —
555–577 570 3 160.00–167.00 $162.27 $925 -12.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
751 751 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
330 330 4 165.00–167.00 $166.50 $549 —
355–385 370 5 158.00–166.00 $162.86 $603 -10.52
405–445 423 7 152.00–165.00 $160.18 $678 -12.30
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 +0.72
500–540 525 26 150.00–167.50 $157.72 $828 +0.57
555–595 573 6 151.00–156.00 $154.46 $885 -0.89
642 642 2 155.00 $155.00 $995 +9.00
651 value added 651 48 174.50 $174.50 $1,136 —
656 656 10 154.00 $154.00 $1,010 —
770 value added 770 7 155.25 $155.25 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
470–485 478 2 141.00–151.00 $146.08 $698 -3.92
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 ±0.00
665 665 1 137.00 $137.00 $911 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 150.00 $150.00 $504 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 181.00 $181.00 $407 —
335 335 2 186.00 $186.00 $623 —
350–395 376 4 176.00–188.00 $183.27 $689 -2.73
405–430 415 11 175.00–190.00 $184.01 $764 +6.34
440 fancy 440 1 194.00 $194.00 $854 —
460–485 474 8 176.00–188.00 $180.40 $855 +9.37
510–520 513 4 167.00–178.00 $170.75 $876 +5.33
553–580 565 10 160.00–175.00 $169.43 $957 +5.92
605–645 626 4 155.00–165.00 $160.20 $1,003 +7.77
665–692 685 4 139.00–146.00 $141.98 $973 +2.06
713 713 6 140.00 $140.00 $998 —
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 165.00–171.00 $167.94 $798 +8.08
530 530 1 156.00 $156.00 $827 —
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 -9.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 +8.00
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1480 1305 75-80% 7 78.00–85.00 $82.02 $1,070 +9.52
1330–1435 1400 75-80% 5 88.00–89.50 $88.50 $1,239 —
1520 1520 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,125 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1175 933 85-90% 6 51.00–59.00 $55.77 $520 -21.56
1090–1245 1168 85-90% 2 70.50 $70.50 $823 —
1030–1300 1213 85-90% 4 60.50–68.00 $63.33 $768 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1465 1153 80-85% 6 71.00–78.00 $73.42 $847 +6.42
1275 1275 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,135 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,097 —
1415–1795 1549 5 110.00–120.00 $115.48 $1,789 —
1745–1790 1768 2 126.50–130.00 $128.27 $2,268 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 4 110.00 $110.00 $847 —

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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.