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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 3, 2022

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.06/cwt +22.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 636 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.66/cwt +9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 505 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.15/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 416 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 522 653
Feeder cattle 588 410 584
Slaughter cattle 66 87 33
Replacement cattle 35 25 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: No trend to due to the holiday. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Moderate 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
324 fancy 324 8 208.00 $208.00 $674 —
405 405 6 194.00 $194.00 $786 —
454 454 11 172.00 $172.00 $781 —
505–548 531 11 154.00–165.00 $162.44 $863 -13.56
570–585 579 7 160.00–162.00 $160.84 $931 -7.99
602–647 636 16 150.00–160.00 $158.06 $1,005 +22.06
658 658 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,020 +13.00
700–727 722 5 144.00–151.00 $149.64 $1,080 —
775–783 780 5 146.50–155.00 $149.88 $1,169 +30.88
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 484 4 158.00–162.00 $158.93 $769 +15.57
515 515 1 168.00 $168.00 $865 +32.00
597 597 2 152.00 $152.00 $907 +21.00
720 720 1 136.00 $136.00 $979 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 167.50 $167.50 $318 —
210–245 227 3 167.50–177.50 $172.61 $392 —
272–291 285 9 155.00–164.00 $161.93 $462 +11.93
300–340 308 5 151.00–155.00 $154.12 $475 +11.12
350–380 363 6 146.00–162.00 $150.26 $545 +2.09
410–417 416 13 150.00–152.00 $150.15 $625 +7.14
467–497 479 13 143.00–154.00 $148.82 $713 -3.93
500–530 505 15 143.00–159.00 $156.66 $791 +9.99
578–590 583 10 139.00–140.00 $139.40 $813 +4.40
600–630 615 10 128.00–135.00 $131.58 $809 +0.47
655–680 670 6 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $873 —
702 702 4 129.50 $129.50 $909 —
757 757 2 120.00 $120.00 $908 —
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 167.50 $167.50 $327 —
240 240 1 165.00 $165.00 $396 —
355–386 370 7 133.00–141.00 $138.21 $511 -1.20
410–435 425 7 130.00–140.00 $132.01 $561 -9.99
450–485 466 4 126.00–140.00 $131.75 $614 -0.92
505–535 522 6 125.00–142.00 $132.14 $690 +4.09
555–590 575 3 129.00–130.00 $129.66 $746 -7.47
650–665 655 3 122.00 $122.00 $799 -1.00
785–797 793 3 117.00–123.00 $118.98 $944 +2.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 185.00 $185.00 $342 —
200–235 218 2 181.00–182.50 $181.69 $396 —
295 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 +40.00
305 fancy 305 1 210.00 $210.00 $640 —
305–340 323 2 180.00–185.00 $182.36 $589 —
360–376 369 7 185.00–191.00 $189.19 $698 +39.19
435–445 440 2 153.00–164.00 $158.56 $698 +8.56
455–488 475 5 156.00–157.00 $156.38 $743 —
520–535 526 7 146.00–159.00 $150.68 $793 +10.73
557–599 592 12 140.00–146.00 $144.64 $856 —
615–642 632 8 131.00–147.00 $139.46 $881 -0.54
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 177.50 $177.50 $382 —
270–290 280 2 160.00–170.00 $164.82 $461 —
450–460 456 4 150.00–154.00 $151.24 $690 +21.24
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 +8.49
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -3.79
650 650 2 125.00 $125.00 $812 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1740 1530 75-80% 11 61.00–69.00 $65.80 $1,007 —
1400–1705 1548 75-80% 4 58.00–60.00 $59.07 $914 —
1365–1875 1652 75-80% 3 71.00–73.00 $71.55 $1,182 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1265 1223 80-85% 2 69.50–70.00 $69.76 $853 —
1100–1470 1228 80-85% 13 60.00–65.00 $61.92 $760 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1395 1073 85-90% 6 45.00–52.00 $49.42 $530 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $774 —
1125–1330 1234 85-90% 4 54.00–61.50 $57.22 $706 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1895 1513 3 80.00–85.00 $81.99 $1,241 —
1735–2265 2000 2 92.00–93.00 $92.57 $1,851 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1275–1360 1318 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,325.00 $1,204.03

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 136.00 $136.00 $484 +3.50
437 437 10 147.50 $147.50 $645 —
450–462 454 6 146.00–153.00 $150.63 $684 +2.17
513–536 533 24 136.00–149.50 $147.88 $788 —
567–595 572 6 121.00–127.00 $122.04 $698 -12.21
625–637 631 4 119.00–121.00 $120.01 $757 +0.01
691 691 3 124.00 $124.00 $857 —
714 714 22 120.00 $120.00 $857 —
755–797 781 8 112.00–113.00 $112.36 $878 —
871 871 10 119.50 $119.50 $1,041 —

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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.