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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 18, 2021

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.71/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 633 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 653 299
Feeder cattle 169 584 230
Slaughter cattle 65 33 52
Replacement cattle 15 36 17

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 -8.00
530 530 1 169.00 $169.00 $896 +11.42
775 775 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 123.00 $123.00 $566 —
685 685 1 129.00 $129.00 $884 -3.49
735 735 1 109.00 $109.00 $801 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 334 5 134.00–141.00 $139.07 $464 —
362–385 374 4 133.00–138.00 $135.58 $507 +2.22
415–417 416 3 138.00–142.00 $139.33 $580 +1.93
535–545 543 4 128.00–130.00 $128.49 $698 -0.11
593 593 6 126.50 $126.50 $750 -0.44
605–645 633 10 121.50–126.00 $124.71 $789 +7.71
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 136.00 $136.00 $469 +8.00
390 390 1 128.00 $128.00 $499 —
410–442 431 3 120.00–125.00 $123.42 $532 -5.58
450–491 483 7 115.00–126.00 $120.30 $581 —
525–535 533 4 108.00–118.00 $114.00 $608 -7.14
570–585 578 2 118.00–125.00 $121.55 $703 +2.93
610–635 623 3 99.00–118.00 $109.95 $685 —
695 695 1 111.00 $111.00 $771 -0.93
710–720 715 2 96.00–104.00 $99.97 $715 —
775 775 1 106.00 $106.00 $822 +2.00
845 845 1 78.00 $78.00 $659 —
945 945 1 81.00 $81.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 157.00 $157.00 $392 —
370–380 375 2 140.00–150.00 $145.07 $544 -22.93
420–445 430 6 131.00–143.00 $134.86 $580 -12.68
450–495 469 4 140.00–147.00 $144.42 $677 -5.50
510–537 528 3 139.00–158.00 $145.12 $766 +5.79
550–580 562 3 120.00–131.00 $126.23 $709 -9.77
615–635 628 3 104.00–115.00 $111.41 $700 —
685 685 1 111.00 $111.00 $760 -3.00
820 820 1 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–337 336 5 169.00–178.00 $170.77 $574 -17.62
360 360 2 155.00 $155.00 $558 -30.22
470–490 476 4 154.00–160.00 $158.46 $754 -3.68
530–535 532 3 149.00–152.00 $150.01 $798 -1.43
625–634 633 6 130.00–131.00 $130.16 $824 -0.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1460 1232 80-85% 5 45.00–49.00 $47.22 $582 —
1010–1765 1246 80-85% 10 53.00–58.50 $55.83 $696 —
1350 1350 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $837 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1535 1490 75-80% 2 64.50–67.50 $65.95 $983 +8.46
1875 1875 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $467 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1673 1496 4 60.00–77.00 $70.17 $1,050 -11.47
1240–1920 1607 3 81.00–88.00 $82.80 $1,331 —

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 106.00 $106.00 $371 +17.00
460 460 2 83.00 $83.00 $382 -18.00
551 551 10 97.50 $97.50 $537 -0.50
687 687 2 89.50 $89.50 $615 -21.36

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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.