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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 19, 2022

522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $128.05/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 536 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $132.67/cwt -5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 482 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.09/cwt -23.91 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 445 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 522 336 387
Feeder cattle 410 277 283
Slaughter cattle 87 54 84
Replacement cattle 25 5 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 -33.06
444–446 445 11 163.00–165.00 $164.09 $730 -23.91
530 530 3 176.00 $176.00 $933 +13.00
559–565 560 6 168.00–169.00 $168.83 $945 —
640 640 2 136.00 $136.00 $870 -26.00
670 670 1 142.00 $142.00 $951 —
767 767 2 119.00 $119.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 161.00 $161.00 $354 —
250 250 1 156.00 $156.00 $390 —
390 390 3 143.00 $143.00 $558 -17.00
425–437 433 3 130.00–155.00 $138.18 $598 —
476–490 480 8 124.00–150.00 $143.36 $688 -20.23
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 +6.51
585 585 1 131.00 $131.00 $766 -20.97
710 710 1 121.00 $121.00 $859 —
785 785 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,005 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 3 152.00–155.00 $152.98 $424 +14.98
305–330 315 6 120.00–134.00 $128.24 $404 -1.06
365–390 384 4 137.50–140.00 $139.41 $535 +2.03
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 -2.00
455–495 482 11 124.00–140.00 $132.67 $639 -5.76
500–547 536 13 105.00–140.00 $128.05 $686 -5.83
551–590 559 5 132.00–138.50 $137.13 $767 +13.27
610–645 634 9 115.00–126.00 $121.05 $767 +1.05
650 650 1 123.00 $123.00 $800 +3.00
700–705 702 5 115.00–125.00 $121.59 $854 —
790 790 1 116.00 $116.00 $916 —
805–820 813 2 113.00–115.00 $114.01 $927 —
905 905 1 106.00 $106.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–290 289 8 150.00 $150.00 $434 -4.50
330 330 1 143.00 $143.00 $472 +3.00
360–395 373 9 140.00–150.00 $148.17 $553 -1.42
427–430 429 2 140.00–146.00 $143.01 $614 -10.04
450–491 469 10 150.00–154.00 $152.75 $716 +1.82
500–545 517 9 145.00–152.00 $146.67 $758 +4.43
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 -7.40
635–640 639 9 130.00–134.00 $131.11 $838 -25.89
919 919 10 126.50 $126.50 $1,163 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 121.00 $121.00 $514 —
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
506–537 520 7 130.00–137.00 $133.51 $694 —
553–575 563 6 131.00–151.00 $140.26 $790 -3.74
602–625 610 5 125.00–132.00 $128.79 $786 -7.73
665 665 1 129.00 $129.00 $858 -11.00
705 705 1 116.00 $116.00 $818 +15.00
765–797 783 5 99.00–118.00 $111.83 $876 —
830–840 837 3 108.00–112.00 $110.68 $926 —
880 880 2 102.00 $102.00 $898 —
925 925 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,045 +21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 285 7 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
351 351 3 150.00 $150.00 $526 —
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 -43.00
515–525 520 2 135.00–145.00 $139.95 $728 -11.55
550 550 1 143.00 $143.00 $786 -7.00
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 -10.00
685 685 2 130.00 $130.00 $890 -4.00
782 782 2 123.00 $123.00 $962 -9.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 2 140.00 $140.00 $731 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1410 1169 80-85% 9 46.00–65.00 $58.48 $684 —
1025–1660 1265 80-85% 7 75.00–85.00 $80.46 $1,018 +12.66
905–1666 1268 80-85% 23 64.00–78.00 $71.25 $903 +3.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1175 989 85-90% 5 50.00–62.00 $56.31 $557 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $627 —
980–1120 1049 85-90% 4 40.00–48.00 $44.02 $462 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1505 1498 75-80% 2 77.00–78.00 $77.50 $1,161 —
1365–2020 1700 75-80% 5 71.00–75.00 $73.31 $1,246 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1760 1743 2 104.00–105.00 $104.51 $1,822 —
1715–1785 1750 2 97.00–100.00 $98.53 $1,724 —
1620–2105 1863 2 80.00–88.00 $84.52 $1,575 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–1220 864 (<2 yrs)Open 8 58.00–110.00 $86.98 $752

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1090 997 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–900.00 $795.29
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
1165–1280 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–875.00 $834.89
1200–1380 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00

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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
1595 1595 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–293 293 27 140.00–144.50 $144.34 $423 —
307–341 337 47 125.00–147.00 $144.98 $489 —
360 360 1 132.50 $132.50 $477 -8.50
452–495 467 5 140.00–158.00 $148.46 $693 +10.78
575–596 595 18 121.00–135.00 $134.25 $799 —
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 -10.00
950 950 13 119.00 $119.00 $1,130 —

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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.