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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

672 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.92/cwt +14.16 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 431 lb · 98 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.95/cwt ≈ $1,356/hd at 962 lb · 53 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.58/cwt +13.86 vs last sale · ≈ $510/hd at 337 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 672 546 666
Feeder cattle 620 481 563
Slaughter cattle 33 51 81
Replacement cattle 19 14 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Light 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
325 value added 325 1 206.00 $206.00 $670 —
355–387 376 3 186.00–199.00 $194.91 $733 -0.60
420 420 2 177.00–181.00 $179.00 $752 -4.24
437 value added 437 2 193.00 $193.00 $843 —
455–470 462 3 170.00–179.00 $174.70 $807 -6.98
502–540 value added 509 23 166.00–181.00 $177.32 $903 +6.32
500–535 522 15 145.00–162.00 $156.37 $816 +7.25
558–587 574 26 145.00–158.00 $151.29 $868 -1.52
635–641 640 4 141.00–146.00 $144.76 $926 -5.65
665–697 692 7 141.00–154.00 $152.22 $1,053 +7.22
720–741 738 21 136.00–149.50 $148.47 $1,096 +6.58
753 753 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,047 +1.98
805–847 829 7 133.00–146.50 $140.88 $1,168 —
881–898 890 6 135.00–140.50 $137.72 $1,226 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 3 130.00 $130.00 $836 —
655 655 11 131.00 $131.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 3 140.00–166.00 $152.95 $642 -7.05
460–495 478 2 150.00–155.00 $152.59 $729 +1.56
515–520 518 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $702 -3.98
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 +2.00
615–630 623 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $844 +0.49
705–710 706 4 133.00–134.00 $133.75 $944 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 133.00–151.00 $141.57 $372 —
328–340 335 10 132.00–136.00 $133.92 $449 -3.80
337 value added 337 40 156.00 $156.00 $526 —
355 355 1 133.00 $133.00 $472 -1.48
430 value added 430 75 160.00 $160.00 $688 —
407–447 433 23 129.00–145.00 $138.35 $599 +0.61
450–490 475 14 128.00–135.00 $131.49 $625 -1.39
506–545 523 34 125.00–138.50 $133.21 $697 -1.19
562–591 576 23 125.00–129.50 $128.55 $740 -4.87
608–638 621 9 126.50–127.00 $126.73 $787 +3.62
655–661 660 15 121.00–127.50 $125.30 $827 -3.05
733 733 4 125.00 $125.00 $916 -0.88
763–796 779 11 118.00–128.00 $123.65 $963 -4.35
962 value added 962 53 140.95 $140.95 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 129.00 $129.00 $419 +4.16
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 +6.00
435 435 2 123.00 $123.00 $535 +1.00
476–480 477 5 120.00–123.00 $122.40 $584 -0.12
517–545 526 3 116.00–121.00 $117.73 $619 -7.27
565–575 567 10 113.50–122.00 $118.68 $673 -2.16
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 +5.00
657 657 2 117.00 $117.00 $769 +3.03
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 125.00 $125.00 $471 —

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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 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 —
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 +8.60
310–345 328 2 190.00–199.00 $194.74 $639 +14.56
356–360 fancy 357 4 200.00–202.00 $201.50 $719 —
360–390 373 3 189.00–198.00 $194.54 $726 +19.25
436 436 3 180.00 $180.00 $785 +13.54
450–470 463 3 165.00–173.00 $170.41 $789 +5.05
513 513 3 145.00 $145.00 $744 -17.32
580–596 592 7 130.00–136.00 $133.30 $789 -8.44
610–648 631 8 121.00–135.00 $127.46 $804 -2.35
670–690 676 10 127.50–133.50 $131.01 $886 +1.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 +14.00
370–385 378 2 165.00–167.00 $165.98 $627 +7.94
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 +10.00
465–480 473 2 140.00–156.00 $147.87 $699 —
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 -5.66
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 +3.50
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
650–660 655 2 120.00 $120.00 $786 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1590 1421 75-80% 7 50.00–56.50 $52.23 $742 -2.86
1500–1675 1588 75-80% 2 49.00 $49.00 $778 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1280 1053 80-85% 2 45.00–47.00 $45.78 $482 —
1085–1260 1175 80-85% 3 51.00–53.00 $51.98 $611 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $570 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $502 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2195 1802 3 87.00–94.00 $91.85 $1,655 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
863–1227 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 810.00–920.00 $854.07
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.