Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.35/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 579 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.55/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 482 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.16/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 625 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 647 672 315
Feeder cattle 556 620 232
Slaughter cattle 63 33 68
Replacement cattle 28 19 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 180.00 $180.00 $630 -14.91
413–442 value added 423 6 190.50–195.50 $192.24 $813 -0.76
425–445 433 7 176.00–183.00 $179.45 $777 +0.45
480–485 483 3 169.00–174.50 $172.68 $834 -2.02
523–538 value added 528 15 172.50–179.00 $174.71 $922 -2.61
537–540 538 3 160.50–172.00 $168.15 $905 +11.78
594 594 13 161.00 $161.00 $956 +9.71
605–635 625 33 144.00–155.50 $151.16 $945 +6.40
672 672 2 140.00 $140.00 $941 -12.22
700–717 711 3 130.00–140.00 $136.72 $972 -11.75
757–760 758 3 130.00–136.00 $133.99 $1,016 -5.01
865 865 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,116 -8.72
900 900 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,215 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 7 167.25 $167.25 $831 —
520–525 523 2 135.00 $135.00 $706 —
562 562 2 130.00 $130.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 3 138.50 $138.50 $819 -1.50
633 633 4 135.50 $135.50 $858 +0.01

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 151.00 $151.00 $347 —
355–396 380 8 132.00–146.00 $138.44 $526 +5.44
420 fancy 420 3 147.00 $147.00 $617 —
427–445 437 6 134.00–144.00 $139.61 $610 +1.26
450–497 482 64 130.00–144.50 $137.55 $663 +6.06
500–543 522 22 127.00–142.50 $135.84 $709 +2.63
550–595 579 65 129.50–139.50 $133.35 $772 +4.80
600–635 612 20 124.00–136.00 $127.32 $779 +0.59
665–675 670 4 122.00–127.50 $124.73 $836 -0.57
718–731 724 7 118.50 $118.50 $858 -6.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 125.00–130.00 $127.48 $418 -1.52
370–390 380 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $484 -2.57
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 +7.00
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 +4.60
525–545 535 2 119.00–126.00 $122.57 $656 +4.84
610–630 620 4 117.00–120.00 $118.75 $736 -1.25
710 710 2 116.00 $116.00 $824 +2.00
845 845 2 112.00 $112.00 $946 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 115.00 $115.00 $586 —
592 592 2 116.00 $116.00 $687 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 193.00 $193.00 $569 +13.00
310–330 322 3 179.00–186.00 $183.00 $589 -11.74
372–395 384 4 170.00 $170.00 $653 -24.54
387 fancy 387 2 199.00 $199.00 $770 -2.50
400–445 429 6 170.00–187.00 $181.39 $778 +1.39
458–485 470 11 170.00–181.00 $175.69 $826 +5.28
500–547 519 22 150.00–165.00 $161.87 $840 +16.87
527 fancy 527 7 168.50 $168.50 $888 —
557–558 558 5 150.50–152.50 $151.30 $844 +18.00
610–642 635 19 127.00–138.00 $132.60 $842 +5.14
675–697 694 8 130.00 $130.00 $902 -1.01
745 745 1 121.00 $121.00 $901 —
792 792 2 117.00 $117.00 $927 —
820 820 3 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 174.00 $174.00 $644 +8.02
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 +12.13
500–545 512 4 145.00–147.00 $146.22 $749 +11.22
550–598 587 7 135.00–151.00 $137.79 $809 —
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 -6.00
741 741 3 116.50 $116.50 $863 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 150.00–170.00 $160.28 $577 —
453 453 3 147.50 $147.50 $668 —
685 685 1 114.00 $114.00 $781 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1230 1223 75-80% 2 47.00–48.00 $47.50 $581 —
1165–1725 1450 75-80% 12 50.00–55.50 $53.38 $774 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1065 999 85-90% 5 40.00–43.00 $41.95 $419 —
1000–1345 1102 85-90% 7 44.00–46.00 $45.46 $501 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1370 1235 80-85% 7 48.00–52.50 $50.19 $620 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1570 1532 3 87.00–90.00 $88.00 $1,348 —
1345–1825 1555 4 70.00–82.00 $74.88 $1,164 —
1710 1710 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,624 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1290 1290 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1390–1445 1420 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 890.00–950.00 $913.70

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 97.00 $97.00 $456 —

↑ Back to top

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.