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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 17, 2022

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.65/cwt +11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 560 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 407 249
Feeder cattle 250 337 169
Slaughter cattle 83 51 65
Replacement cattle 18 19 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
230 230 1 180.00 $180.00 $414 —
556–561 560 10 167.50–168.00 $167.65 $939 +11.52
605 605 2 150.00 $150.00 $908 —
692 692 2 140.00 $140.00 $969 —
780 780 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 -44.00
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 +8.34
735 735 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,014 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 165.00 $165.00 $421 -9.00
305–345 323 4 140.00–160.00 $152.60 $493 -9.03
364–390 371 8 142.50–155.00 $152.41 $565 -10.45
432 432 2 146.00 $146.00 $631 -9.47
458 458 4 148.00 $148.00 $678 -2.21
510 fancy 510 2 161.00 $161.00 $821 —
517–537 531 7 141.00–152.00 $144.06 $765 -2.34
560 560 3 145.00 $145.00 $812 -1.00
605–635 620 7 136.00–143.00 $141.54 $878 +5.56
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
705 705 2 122.00 $122.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
187 187 2 132.00 $132.00 $247 —
275 275 1 147.50 $147.50 $406 —
300–315 305 3 135.00–161.00 $152.05 $464 —
405–440 425 4 130.00–142.00 $134.06 $570 -3.53
450–497 482 8 133.00–143.00 $137.13 $661 -5.01
510 510 4 130.00–142.00 $138.25 $705 +16.57
555–570 563 2 100.00–139.00 $119.24 $671 -13.06
600–635 614 6 130.00–133.00 $131.97 $810 +3.59
785 785 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,013 +29.00
940 940 1 96.00 $96.00 $902 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 172.00–187.50 $180.21 $384 -9.57
325–335 332 5 161.00–174.00 $168.99 $561 -9.86
365–390 375 3 162.50–171.00 $166.27 $624 -16.57
460–495 474 4 135.00–170.00 $157.21 $745 -7.79
505–525 512 5 160.00–169.00 $163.39 $837 +8.39
550–565 558 2 150.00 $150.00 $837 +11.07
615–645 625 4 146.00–149.00 $147.99 $925 +15.99
683–695 687 6 130.00–145.00 $133.49 $917 +3.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–238 224 2 162.00–185.00 $172.78 $387 -14.72
335 335 1 162.50 $162.50 $544 +4.55
355 355 1 137.50 $137.50 $488 -29.72
400–430 412 3 136.00–155.00 $146.18 $602 +3.06
487–495 492 5 130.00–162.00 $142.08 $699 -5.24
570–590 583 6 110.00–145.00 $135.34 $789 -7.51
605–640 623 2 130.00 $130.00 $810 —
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1335 1225 80-85% 6 45.00–57.00 $52.02 $637 —
915–1565 1241 80-85% 24 57.00–68.00 $63.22 $785 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1120 1008 85-90% 8 25.00–45.00 $30.54 $308 -16.45
915–1140 1038 85-90% 4 50.00–58.00 $53.23 $553 +6.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1700 1672 75-80% 3 64.00–67.00 $65.64 $1,098 +10.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1705 1408 6 65.00–78.50 $72.62 $1,022 —
1500–1945 1795 5 99.00–104.00 $102.03 $1,831 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1505 1505 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–995 933 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–975.00 $851.38
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 140.00 $140.00 $399 —
345 345 3 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
523 523 6 136.00 $136.00 $711 —
587–590 588 3 115.00–120.00 $116.67 $686 —
627 627 2 127.00 $127.00 $796 +0.82
694 694 7 119.00 $119.00 $826 —
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 —
829 829 5 110.00 $110.00 $912 —
1010 1010 5 99.00 $99.00 $1,000 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 137.00 $137.00 $363 —

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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.