Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 4, 2021

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.64/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 474 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.17/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.94/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 581 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 227 514
Feeder cattle 584 164 356
Slaughter cattle 33 38 88
Replacement cattle 36 25 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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
345 345 1 188.00 $188.00 $649 +8.00
360 360 1 185.00 $185.00 $666 +13.00
442 442 2 164.00 $164.00 $725 +3.01
498 498 6 175.00 $175.00 $872 +17.00
500–518 fancy 511 5 169.00–170.00 $169.80 $868 —
500–535 521 8 150.00–164.00 $157.58 $821 —
570–580 577 3 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $839 -8.67
605–630 619 8 141.00–154.00 $148.30 $918 +7.30
690–692 692 6 139.50–142.00 $139.92 $968 —
708 708 4 138.50 $138.50 $981 —
819 819 7 130.50 $130.50 $1,069 —
860 860 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
580 580 2 140.00 $140.00 $812 +12.95
650–690 670 2 132.00–133.00 $132.49 $888 +6.49
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–180 168 2 145.00 $145.00 $244 —
220–235 225 3 136.00–155.00 $144.57 $325 —
290 290 1 136.00 $136.00 $394 -3.91
360–385 369 6 131.00–138.00 $133.36 $492 +0.37
400–440 413 9 131.00–140.00 $137.40 $567 +7.08
452–496 474 21 130.00–140.00 $134.64 $638 +3.95
535–546 544 10 127.00–130.00 $128.60 $700 +7.32
555–598 581 15 124.00–131.00 $126.94 $738 +4.68
640 640 1 117.00 $117.00 $749 -8.22
665–690 670 13 115.00–123.50 $118.30 $793 +2.30
705–718 716 10 114.00–128.00 $125.43 $898 —
811 811 3 120.00 $120.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 126.00–130.00 $127.91 $288 —
285 285 3 131.00 $131.00 $373 —
315 315 1 128.00 $128.00 $403 +4.14
445 445 1 129.00 $129.00 $574 +5.00
520–545 536 8 119.00–122.00 $121.14 $649 +4.05
550–590 570 2 115.00–122.00 $118.62 $676 -3.15
660–695 672 3 108.00–114.00 $111.93 $752 +4.87
791 791 3 104.00 $104.00 $823 -5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 177.00–183.00 $179.86 $500 +19.86
300–346 332 11 179.00–190.00 $188.39 $625 +4.42
357–395 384 10 180.00–189.00 $185.22 $711 +13.22
405–435 413 5 160.00–176.00 $167.90 $693 +4.31
430 fancy 430 3 185.00 $185.00 $796 —
465–480 472 6 159.00–169.00 $162.14 $765 +18.14
506 fancy 506 3 166.00 $166.00 $840 —
510–540 529 13 142.00–158.50 $151.44 $801 +11.12
565–591 580 6 141.00–146.00 $144.20 $836 —
600–635 622 9 125.00–135.00 $130.23 $810 +3.23
652 652 5 132.50 $132.50 $864 +12.50
700–746 736 5 119.00–122.00 $120.18 $885 —
810 810 2 101.00 $101.00 $818 —
870–897 888 3 100.00–106.50 $104.38 $927 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 ±0.00
350 350 1 168.00 $168.00 $588 —
440–445 443 2 140.00–155.00 $147.54 $654 -2.76
455–498 484 7 138.00–156.00 $149.92 $726 +19.20
530–540 535 3 138.00–140.00 $139.33 $745 —
550 550 1 136.00 $136.00 $748 +15.00
690 690 1 114.00 $114.00 $787 —
751 751 3 110.00 $110.00 $826 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 165.00 $165.00 $734 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 75-80% 1 49.00 $49.00 $524 —
1140–1820 1461 75-80% 4 56.00–59.00 $57.49 $840 —
1305–1720 1519 75-80% 5 60.00–62.50 $60.73 $922 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $585 —
1080–1290 1194 80-85% 7 49.00–56.00 $52.58 $628 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $357 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1780 1489 4 80.00–84.00 $81.64 $1,216 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1390 1390 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1105–1535 1393 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–970.00 $917.27
1620 1620 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 112.00 $112.00 $123 —
157 157 2 109.00 $109.00 $171 —
236 236 4 101.00 $101.00 $238 —
326–345 331 4 100.00–101.00 $100.74 $333 —
352 352 2 89.00 $89.00 $313 -1.00
425–440 428 11 93.00–104.00 $100.59 $431 —
478 478 3 101.00 $101.00 $483 —
502 502 2 88.00 $88.00 $442 -7.00
563–565 563 8 98.00 $98.00 $552 +9.00
651–672 667 30 94.00–112.50 $110.86 $739 —
807 807 5 95.00 $95.00 $767 +12.45
861 861 4 95.00 $95.00 $818 +15.00
1033 1033 4 90.00 $90.00 $930 —

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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.