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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.90/cwt +48.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 710 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $181.34/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 468 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $205.97/cwt +9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 433 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 532 347
Feeder cattle 385 481 330
Slaughter cattle 33 33 9
Replacement cattle 5 18 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend due to no report from last Wednesday. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. 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
327 327 2 208.00 $208.00 $680 +16.80
400–445 423 2 200.00–201.00 $200.53 $848 +29.09
450–497 479 8 185.00–201.00 $193.64 $928 +8.14
525–540 531 8 185.00–202.00 $196.32 $1,042 +10.29
555–577 571 14 188.00–198.00 $195.17 $1,114 +23.17
608 value added 608 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,180 +19.00
635–645 638 3 174.00–175.00 $174.34 $1,112 +5.21
703–745 724 6 171.00–177.00 $173.91 $1,259 +25.26
773 773 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,260 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 3 162.00–175.00 $166.33 $732 —
538–542 539 6 173.50–181.00 $176.01 $949 —
670 670 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,072 —
705 705 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,114 +28.00
760 760 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,186 +18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–447 441 5 177.00–179.00 $178.19 $786 +12.97
453–497 468 23 175.00–186.00 $181.34 $849 +11.34
500–543 527 17 164.00–176.00 $170.63 $899 +7.51
553–582 575 12 170.00–171.00 $170.24 $979 +10.24
622–630 625 4 144.00–151.00 $146.77 $917 +3.88
685 685 1 141.00 $141.00 $966 +3.01
710 value added 710 76 176.50 $176.50 $1,253 —
710–725 716 4 140.00–146.00 $144.51 $1,035 +18.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–340 338 3 160.00–165.00 $163.32 $552 —
355–385 370 3 154.00–170.00 $161.55 $598 +19.43
420 420 3 165.00 $165.00 $693 +39.00
450–490 468 3 159.00–174.00 $165.55 $775 +29.55
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
553–595 561 7 146.00–159.00 $156.45 $878 +20.45
602 602 2 140.00 $140.00 $843 +21.00
660–665 663 3 141.00 $141.00 $935 +19.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 3 151.00 $151.00 $760 —
610 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 —
795 795 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,097 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 306 4 210.00–211.00 $210.75 $645 +26.52
372 372 2 190.00 $190.00 $707 ±0.00
419 fancy 419 6 219.00 $219.00 $918 +15.16
423–448 438 16 187.00–208.50 $201.09 $881 +33.80
451–480 466 12 186.00–199.00 $195.65 $912 +20.56
508 fancy 508 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,011 +14.00
518 518 5 190.50 $190.50 $987 +29.26
550–566 564 15 168.50–188.00 $177.95 $1,004 +19.14
605–635 621 10 158.00–173.00 $167.60 $1,041 +10.18
690 690 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 -1.57
715 715 6 157.50 $157.50 $1,126 —
790 790 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
376–380 377 4 172.00–180.00 $177.98 $671 —
420 420 1 181.00 $181.00 $760 —
455 455 2 181.00 $181.00 $824 —
505 505 1 176.00 $176.00 $889 —
580–598 596 8 158.00–177.00 $174.69 $1,041 —
650–663 657 6 140.00–151.00 $147.67 $970 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 177.00 $177.00 $894 —
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1470 1216 80-85% 6 79.00–88.00 $85.72 $1,042 —
1035–1685 1270 80-85% 3 72.00–76.00 $74.03 $940 -8.87
1435 1435 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,363 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1260 1108 85-90% 5 72.00–79.00 $75.16 $833 —
1130 1130 85-90% 1 65.50 $65.50 $740 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1435 1380 75-80% 4 84.00–90.00 $87.32 $1,205 —
1605 1605 75-80% 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,549 +6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1750 1578 3 105.00–121.00 $115.28 $1,819 —
1370–2035 1658 4 86.00–100.00 $94.50 $1,567 —
2065 2065 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,684 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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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.