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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 5, 2022

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $150.91/cwt +6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 516 lb · 21 head
light 3-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $134.78/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $447/hd at 332 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $131.72/cwt -13.48 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 531 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 488 753
Feeder cattle 482 380 614
Slaughter cattle 66 97 75
Replacement cattle 9 11 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday. Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 -9.82
451–480 460 9 167.00–173.00 $168.94 $777 -3.56
506–535 514 7 168.00–175.00 $170.73 $878 —
588–589 589 12 164.00–165.00 $164.58 $969 —
660–695 672 3 144.00–149.00 $147.28 $990 —
700 700 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 —
1000 1000 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 132.50 $132.50 $352 —
325 325 2 155.00 $155.00 $504 —
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
520 520 1 146.00 $146.00 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 282 5 126.00–152.50 $131.45 $371 —
305–345 332 15 125.00–142.00 $134.78 $447 +8.25
355–390 373 3 130.00–139.00 $134.59 $502 —
405–445 415 11 110.00–155.00 $133.24 $553 -3.99
460–495 481 11 120.00–149.00 $142.04 $683 +11.79
515–541 531 13 115.00–136.00 $131.72 $699 -13.48
550–570 560 3 130.00–133.00 $130.98 $733 -17.02
610–641 638 10 115.00–130.00 $119.45 $762 -16.55
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 +3.99
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 218 3 172.50–187.50 $182.35 $398 -5.15
250–295 261 4 157.50–181.00 $174.37 $455 —
317–349 340 11 140.00–151.00 $144.48 $491 -2.43
355–390 381 4 143.00–144.00 $143.23 $546 -10.33
420–430 423 7 147.00–153.00 $148.85 $630 -17.60
475–493 484 9 144.00–150.00 $147.30 $713 -2.03
520–540 533 3 141.00–163.00 $149.44 $797 +5.53
555–565 558 3 142.00–145.00 $143.67 $802 +7.01
630 630 1 138.00 $138.00 $869 +2.12
840 840 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,067 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 172.50 $172.50 $388 —
310 310 1 159.00 $159.00 $493 +18.41
350 350 1 174.00 $174.00 $609 +16.00
448 448 5 157.00 $157.00 $703 +12.84
467 467 2 158.00 $158.00 $738 +7.86
500–546 516 21 139.00–158.00 $150.91 $779 +6.42
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 -25.19
605–630 621 7 120.00–131.00 $126.04 $783 +4.72
662–695 681 12 110.00–134.00 $125.43 $854 -3.26
870 870 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,018 +4.02
900–931 923 4 87.00–105.00 $91.39 $844 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 235 3 205.00 $205.00 $482 +11.22
351–365 355 7 164.00–172.00 $166.35 $591 -3.65
410–428 420 8 163.00–164.00 $163.63 $687 -4.77
452–497 476 9 161.00–167.00 $164.16 $781 -10.83
525–547 539 5 160.00–170.00 $164.65 $887 +8.94
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 -8.31
615–635 629 6 141.00–155.00 $150.18 $945 +10.14
652–670 657 4 140.00–144.00 $142.73 $938 —
720–725 722 5 126.00–128.00 $127.20 $918 -0.52
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 -6.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1620 1206 80-85% 19 59.00–68.00 $64.40 $777 —
1015–1650 1350 80-85% 4 56.00–65.00 $58.75 $793 —
1145–1705 1383 80-85% 8 70.00–77.00 $73.13 $1,011 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1545 1477 75-80% 3 72.00–79.00 $74.28 $1,097 —
1605–1765 1669 75-80% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.62 $1,129 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1785–2175 1980 2 95.00–99.00 $96.80 $1,917 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935 935 (<2 yrs)Open 6 77.00 $77.00 $720

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
990 990 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 139.00 $139.00 $310 —
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 -27.69
386 386 3 153.00 $153.00 $591 +6.58
423 423 4 149.00 $149.00 $630 -1.00
450–466 456 12 131.00–152.00 $149.61 $682 -2.89
545 545 5 140.00 $140.00 $763 +4.68
661–683 679 16 125.00–139.50 $127.65 $867 —
869 869 7 122.50 $122.50 $1,065 —
966–990 976 5 117.50–125.00 $120.54 $1,176 —

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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.