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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.75/cwt -13.56 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 521 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $189.58/cwt -21.53 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 424 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.14/cwt -14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 427 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 598 332 360
Feeder cattle 540 270 289
Slaughter cattle 50 53 47
Replacement cattle 8 9 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 513 13 176.00–183.00 $182.43 $936 -27.57
585 585 12 180.50 $180.50 $1,056 -15.26
605–635 622 6 162.00–169.50 $165.99 $1,032 —
693 693 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,171 -1.75
708–743 718 11 165.00–179.00 $175.05 $1,257 +5.55
900 900 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,323 —
1090 1090 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 169.00 $169.00 $921 -16.00
560–595 578 2 150.00 $150.00 $867 —
630 630 1 145.00 $145.00 $914 —
670 670 1 142.00 $142.00 $951 —
720 720 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,040 +4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 5 155.00–157.00 $155.86 $500 -20.14
352–392 375 7 155.00–160.00 $158.25 $593 -9.75
401–446 427 26 155.00–166.00 $158.14 $675 -14.77
455–495 467 15 153.00–167.00 $161.27 $753 -10.03
500–545 521 40 152.00–168.00 $158.75 $827 -13.56
551–597 567 17 141.00–152.00 $149.46 $847 -8.04
620–645 632 5 146.00–150.00 $146.79 $928 -1.89
722 722 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,047 —
820–849 845 7 147.00–149.00 $148.72 $1,257 —
911 911 17 134.25 $134.25 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–252 251 3 142.50–167.50 $150.79 $378 —
305–340 322 3 137.00–160.00 $149.56 $482 -7.98
360–395 383 15 130.00–160.00 $148.18 $568 -16.82
400–442 409 14 133.00–152.00 $147.71 $604 -12.78
460–488 473 8 139.00–151.00 $143.67 $680 -13.40
510–545 530 3 139.00–149.00 $144.61 $766 -6.39
550–595 565 3 140.00–145.00 $142.27 $804 -9.33
608–625 618 7 130.00–140.00 $135.23 $836 —
650–657 655 3 125.00–135.00 $128.31 $840 —
743 743 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,033 —
975 975 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 171.00–190.00 $180.50 $532 -18.50
342–347 346 10 176.00–192.50 $185.78 $643 -22.22
355–395 376 9 173.00–188.00 $182.39 $686 -17.54
400–447 424 32 179.00–198.00 $189.58 $804 -21.53
450–490 460 10 174.50–190.00 $182.01 $837 -22.27
510–533 522 19 169.00–186.00 $182.51 $953 -12.82
550–597 572 18 156.00–169.50 $163.59 $936 -23.41
600–645 617 11 151.00–167.00 $160.13 $988 +4.13
675 675 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,100 -1.00
725 725 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 —
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 -6.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 165.00 $165.00 $421 —
332–335 333 3 136.00–152.00 $146.63 $488 -40.25
352–385 369 2 155.00–175.00 $164.55 $607 -16.29
435 435 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $631 -36.74
477–495 487 14 135.00–186.00 $168.09 $819 -22.91
515–545 532 22 133.00–171.00 $162.38 $864 -17.62
555–580 567 3 142.00–155.00 $147.57 $837 -15.59
615–630 623 4 148.00–149.00 $148.49 $925 —
655 655 1 136.00 $136.00 $891 -8.96
715–730 723 2 136.00 $136.00 $983 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $698 —
1015–1545 1292 80-85% 20 65.00–89.00 $79.78 $1,031 +0.19
1300–1320 1310 80-85% 2 93.50 $93.50 $1,225 +6.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $516 —
995–1185 1087 85-90% 5 62.00–70.00 $66.74 $725 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1405 1398 75-80% 2 92.00–94.00 $92.99 $1,300 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,256 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,197 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.