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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 9, 2023

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.50/cwt ≈ $1,109/hd at 691 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.00/cwt -11.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 640 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $183.08/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 527 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 421 407
Feeder cattle 266 374 337
Slaughter cattle 55 42 51
Replacement cattle 6 5 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold from Steady to 6.00 lower. With instances of 10.00 lower. Feeder offering varied widely in quality. Demand varied from low to moderate on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 +3.34
560–585 575 10 191.00–218.00 $213.03 $1,225 +3.86
640 640 14 195.00 $195.00 $1,248 -11.56
845 845 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,470 -5.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 189.00 $189.00 $832 -7.00
478–480 478 5 200.00 $200.00 $956 +15.00
630 630 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,046 —
672–680 675 3 180.00–185.00 $183.32 $1,237 +10.62
720–740 730 2 134.00–167.00 $150.27 $1,097 —
825 825 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 —
925 925 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,665 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 12 192.00 $192.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 -22.58
385 385 1 213.00 $213.00 $820 +3.31
400–448 440 7 199.00–208.00 $200.45 $882 +4.45
482 482 2 202.00 $202.00 $974 +9.77
510–535 516 9 186.00–200.00 $194.77 $1,005 -5.22
550–597 570 8 171.00–187.00 $182.19 $1,038 -28.81
691 691 15 160.50 $160.50 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 130.00–145.00 $137.73 $455 —
362 362 2 180.00 $180.00 $652 —
445 445 3 198.00 $198.00 $881 +47.68
480–495 490 3 112.50–181.00 $158.63 $777 -5.38
560–580 570 2 165.00–166.00 $165.51 $943 +0.68
650–660 655 2 132.00–161.00 $146.39 $959 -21.00
800 800 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,248 +6.00
895 895 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,289 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 137.50 $137.50 $337 —
288–295 289 6 132.50–190.00 $180.22 $521 +25.22
345 345 2 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
371 371 3 230.00 $230.00 $853 +52.37
415–435 423 3 192.00–210.00 $200.20 $847 +19.48
515–547 527 12 172.00–191.00 $183.08 $965 +4.68
555–593 581 8 160.00–175.00 $165.24 $960 -8.58
655 655 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,100 —
740 740 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,088 -4.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 195.00–205.00 $199.80 $635 —
370–398 385 5 191.00–245.00 $229.93 $885 +24.86
400–435 417 8 220.00–252.50 $238.00 $992 +22.67
450–498 480 5 190.00–201.00 $197.41 $948 -2.59
503–545 514 5 170.00–200.00 $193.64 $995 -19.11
560–572 567 7 186.00–197.00 $193.43 $1,097 -18.55
610 610 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,214 —
650–680 665 2 180.00–187.00 $183.42 $1,220 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1270 1160 80-85% 7 64.00–79.00 $70.70 $820 —
985–1560 1302 80-85% 17 80.00–95.00 $87.75 $1,143 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1035 963 85-90% 2 56.00–58.00 $56.92 $548 —
1020–1120 1057 85-90% 3 70.00–79.00 $76.10 $804 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1785 1585 75-80% 2 95.00–97.00 $96.13 $1,524 -9.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2390 1803 5 115.00–124.00 $117.39 $2,117 —
2265 2265 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,514 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225–1295 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 166.00 $166.00 $556 —
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
630 630 2 149.00 $149.00 $939 —
665 665 1 119.00 $119.00 $791 -32.00

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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.