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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 12, 2022

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.24/cwt -7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 535 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.59/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 373 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 336 557 739
Feeder cattle 277 482 644
Slaughter cattle 54 66 65
Replacement cattle 5 9 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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
300–315 310 3 194.00–200.00 $198.06 $614 —
390 390 1 187.00 $187.00 $729 —
442 442 2 188.00 $188.00 $831 +23.00
450 450 1 185.00 $185.00 $832 +16.06
540 540 1 163.00 $163.00 $880 -7.73
605 605 7 162.00 $162.00 $980 —
722 722 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,090 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 +40.00
475–488 485 4 150.00–168.00 $163.59 $793 —
505–510 508 2 128.00–131.00 $129.49 $658 -16.51
565–585 575 2 150.00–154.00 $151.97 $874 —
631 631 3 137.00 $137.00 $864 —
865 865 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,185 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 -22.35
291 291 5 154.50 $154.50 $450 -19.87
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
357–382 373 11 141.00–155.00 $149.59 $558 +6.36
405–431 425 4 150.00–154.00 $153.05 $650 +4.20
466–487 477 8 148.00–154.00 $150.93 $720 +3.63
500–538 535 18 138.00–146.00 $142.24 $761 -7.20
550–585 573 3 139.00–144.00 $142.40 $816 -1.27
605 605 1 157.00 $157.00 $950 +19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 135.00–143.00 $139.28 $299 —
260 260 2 131.00–145.00 $138.00 $359 +6.55
300–335 320 7 121.00–140.00 $129.30 $414 -5.48
385–395 392 3 132.00–140.00 $137.38 $539 +2.79
410 410 1 144.00 $144.00 $590 +10.76
465–471 470 7 131.00–140.00 $138.43 $651 -3.61
505–535 520 2 130.00–138.00 $133.88 $696 +2.16
565–585 575 2 116.00–132.00 $123.86 $712 -7.12
615 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 +0.55
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 4 187.00–200.00 $194.58 $613 —
438 438 3 193.00 $193.00 $845 +29.37
492 492 2 160.00 $160.00 $787 -4.16
500–501 500 8 150.00–154.00 $151.50 $758 —
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 ±0.00
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 -0.18
675 675 1 134.00 $134.00 $904 -8.73
787 787 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 162.00 $162.00 $405 —
305–345 323 5 135.00–147.50 $138.24 $447 -20.76
590 590 1 144.00 $144.00 $850 +34.00
610–646 637 4 135.00–137.00 $136.52 $870 +10.48
685 685 1 140.00 $140.00 $959 +14.57
710 710 1 101.00 $101.00 $717 —
930 930 1 92.00 $92.00 $856 +0.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495–1575 1149 80-85% 4 70.00–72.50 $71.89 $826 —
1075–1660 1277 80-85% 16 64.00–74.00 $67.80 $866 —
1100–1480 1290 80-85% 8 42.00–62.00 $54.17 $699 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–960 905 85-90% 2 32.00–40.00 $35.76 $324 —
930–1210 1074 85-90% 7 45.00–65.50 $55.03 $591 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $850 —
1325–1855 1590 75-80% 2 65.00–72.50 $68.13 $1,083 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,483 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335 1335 Aged (>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 $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–370 366 17 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $516 -12.00
446 446 3 152.50 $152.50 $680 +3.50
450–470 466 5 128.00–140.00 $137.68 $642 -11.93
520 520 3 140.00 $140.00 $728 ±0.00
645 645 5 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
777–792 788 16 123.50–128.50 $124.73 $983 —
840 840 1 111.00 $111.00 $932 —
870 870 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 +7.50

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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.