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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 22, 2021

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.18/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 377 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 647 126
Feeder cattle 143 556 98
Slaughter cattle 27 63 28
Replacement cattle 22 28 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 221.00 $221.00 $696 —
420 420 1 194.00 $194.00 $815 +14.55
470–480 475 2 177.00–186.00 $181.45 $862 +8.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 148.00 $148.00 $755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 +4.00
250–296 281 8 154.00–161.00 $156.97 $441 —
320–325 324 4 143.00–154.00 $148.77 $482 —
355–390 377 16 137.00–150.00 $146.18 $551 +7.74
410–440 431 5 141.00–146.00 $142.36 $614 +2.75
467–495 481 4 133.00–137.00 $135.06 $650 -2.49
515–542 532 4 130.00–133.00 $132.01 $702 -3.83
640 640 5 125.00 $125.00 $800 -2.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 129.00 $129.00 $335 —
390 390 1 129.00 $129.00 $503 +1.57
435–445 440 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $561 —
470 470 1 129.00 $129.00 $606 +2.00
595 595 2 120.00 $120.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 201.00 $201.00 $342 —
255 255 1 188.00 $188.00 $479 —
335 fancy 335 1 217.00 $217.00 $727 —
420–440 426 8 165.00–170.00 $168.74 $719 -12.65
495 495 1 171.00 $171.00 $846 -4.69
500–520 510 2 154.00–165.00 $159.39 $813 -2.48
585 585 4 149.00 $149.00 $872 -2.30
600 600 2 125.00 $125.00 $750 -7.60
677 677 2 125.00 $125.00 $846 -5.00
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
307–320 311 3 168.00–170.00 $168.69 $525 —
365–372 370 4 145.00–171.00 $157.67 $583 -16.33
435–440 437 3 146.00–154.00 $148.69 $650 —
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 -1.22
550 550 1 147.00 $147.00 $808 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 170.00 $170.00 $403 —
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 +8.72
485 485 1 148.00 $148.00 $718 +0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1510 1349 75-80% 5 56.00–64.00 $59.62 $804 —
1290–1430 1375 75-80% 3 70.00–75.00 $72.64 $999 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1090 1032 85-90% 3 47.00–49.00 $47.97 $495 —
1015–1065 1040 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $468 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1165 1102 80-85% 3 59.00–63.00 $61.06 $673 —
1205 1205 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $819 +17.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
950–1385 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,009.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.