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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.53/cwt ≈ $1,130/hd at 782 lb · 126 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.84/cwt ≈ $1,324/hd at 866 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.82/cwt ≈ $803/hd at 574 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 903 192 906
Feeder cattle 851 143 850
Slaughter cattle 39 27 49
Replacement cattle 13 22 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the Holidays

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 1 195.00 $195.00 $624 -26.00
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
350–376 370 4 184.00–187.00 $184.71 $683 —
400–428 414 6 190.00–194.00 $191.93 $795 -2.07
456 456 3 166.00 $166.00 $757 -15.45
495 value added 495 3 180.00 $180.00 $891 —
505–539 value added 533 13 169.00–173.00 $171.92 $916 —
500–545 535 14 154.00–165.50 $162.40 $869 —
587 587 2 158.00 $158.00 $927 —
600 value added 600 5 165.00 $165.00 $990 —
602–647 619 31 145.00–154.50 $151.81 $940 —
677 value added 677 19 155.25 $155.25 $1,051 —
656–699 682 13 142.00–151.00 $146.03 $996 —
715–749 value added 729 40 150.25–152.75 $151.28 $1,103 —
735 735 8 134.50 $134.50 $989 —
753–777 761 20 135.00–148.00 $143.69 $1,093 —
762 value added 762 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,166 —
803 value added 803 14 151.25 $151.25 $1,215 —
864 value added 864 64 156.00 $156.00 $1,348 —
853–897 878 12 135.00–138.00 $135.99 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 134.00 $134.00 $650 —
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 -11.00
585 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 —
665 665 1 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
725 725 2 127.00 $127.00 $921 —
755 755 1 121.00 $121.00 $914 —
899 899 41 141.99 $141.99 $1,276 —
918 918 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,267 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 -6.97
310–337 332 7 141.00–150.00 $144.76 $481 -4.01
363–395 378 7 143.00–156.00 $151.18 $571 +5.00
408–430 422 15 142.00–151.00 $148.64 $627 +6.28
455–495 470 22 140.00–150.50 $146.12 $687 +11.06
505–547 527 21 137.00–147.50 $141.22 $744 +9.21
555–597 574 57 130.00–146.00 $139.82 $803 —
602–646 634 30 130.00–139.50 $136.06 $863 +11.06
673 673 3 120.00 $120.00 $808 —
700–715 709 20 124.00–134.00 $130.81 $927 —
750–779 776 22 129.00–130.00 $129.09 $1,002 —
783 value added 783 104 147.80 $147.80 $1,157 —
812 812 2 127.50 $127.50 $1,035 —
816 value added 816 20 132.50 $132.50 $1,081 —
905 905 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 7 122.00–144.00 $129.91 $357 +0.91
325–345 335 2 138.00–141.00 $139.46 $467 —
423–435 425 5 140.00 $140.00 $595 +12.48
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 +7.00
527–540 531 3 136.00–140.00 $138.64 $736 —
555–575 567 3 120.00–137.00 $129.29 $733 +9.29
600–641 621 9 127.00–132.00 $128.59 $799 —
700–725 713 2 110.00–130.00 $119.82 $854 —
788 788 3 113.00 $113.00 $890 —
910 910 2 120.50 $120.50 $1,097 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 172.00–176.00 $173.91 $409 —
320–335 325 4 173.00–196.00 $182.28 $592 —
385–390 388 2 173.00–174.00 $173.50 $673 —
403–411 value added 407 6 183.00–191.00 $187.04 $761 —
405–432 427 9 164.00–177.00 $174.20 $744 +5.46
475 475 3 150.00–154.00 $151.33 $719 -19.67
517 value added 517 2 168.00 $168.00 $869 —
515–545 524 6 150.00–157.00 $154.76 $811 -4.63
556–595 577 8 150.00–160.00 $153.61 $886 +4.61
600–605 603 3 133.00–145.00 $141.02 $850 +16.02
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 ±0.00
736–747 740 5 123.50–124.50 $123.90 $917 +8.90
782 782 2 127.00 $127.00 $993 —
967 967 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 144.00 $144.00 $389 -6.00
311 311 3 171.00 $171.00 $532 +2.31
355–392 364 8 150.00–160.00 $157.31 $573 -0.36
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 -6.69
495 495 2 145.00 $145.00 $718 —
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -15.00
555–590 572 3 130.00–145.00 $139.37 $797 -7.63
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —
710 710 3 115.00 $115.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1265 1233 80-85% 6 49.00–59.50 $54.10 $667 -13.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1125 978 85-90% 3 39.00–42.00 $40.58 $397 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1570 1538 75-80% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.49 $853 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1470 1380 3 82.00–88.00 $85.23 $1,176 —
2020 2020 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,879 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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.