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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.90/cwt -14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 518 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $178.90/cwt -10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 428 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.29/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 562 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 287 598 306
Feeder cattle 270 540 247
Slaughter cattle 16 50 48
Replacement cattle 1 8 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
330 330 1 204.00 $204.00 $673 —
355–395 375 2 199.00–201.00 $200.05 $750 —
450–457 453 5 180.00–184.00 $181.61 $823 —
517–520 519 6 182.00–185.00 $183.00 $950 +0.57
570–590 580 2 165.00–170.00 $167.46 $971 -13.04
646 646 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,143 +11.01
735 735 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,242 -6.05
760 760 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,315 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
415–435 423 4 142.00–175.00 $162.84 $689 —
501 501 10 165.50 $165.50 $829 —
601 601 3 149.50 $149.50 $898 +4.50
705 705 1 136.00 $136.00 $959 -8.50
770 770 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 —
810 810 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
302–325 310 3 151.00–156.00 $154.25 $478 -1.61
350–377 366 4 150.00–151.00 $150.25 $550 -8.00
425–445 438 7 153.00–165.00 $161.86 $709 +3.72
467–490 475 10 164.00–169.00 $166.59 $791 +5.32
505–535 515 3 150.00–164.00 $159.15 $820 +0.40
521–537 value added 527 5 166.00–167.00 $166.59 $878 —
551–580 562 11 150.00–158.00 $155.29 $873 +5.83
615–645 633 4 150.00–155.00 $152.78 $967 +5.99
662–677 670 4 150.00–162.50 $156.32 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 160.00 $160.00 $379 —
315–330 323 2 137.00–147.00 $141.88 $458 -7.68
356–391 381 11 140.00–149.00 $146.71 $559 -1.47
441 441 3 140.00 $140.00 $617 -7.71
470–495 483 2 140.00–142.00 $141.03 $681 -2.64
503–510 504 5 145.00–158.50 $149.71 $755 +5.10
570 570 5 140.00–145.00 $141.00 $804 -1.27
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 +4.77
690 690 1 131.00 $131.00 $904 +2.69
723–735 726 4 135.00–150.00 $146.20 $1,061 +7.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 324 4 187.00–191.00 $188.45 $611 +2.67
350–370 366 5 199.00–203.00 $200.11 $732 +17.72
410–445 428 11 164.00–185.00 $178.90 $766 -10.68
472–491 482 8 166.00–175.00 $171.37 $826 -10.64
502–538 518 12 163.00–174.00 $167.90 $870 -14.61
555–587 569 5 163.00–179.00 $175.85 $1,001 +12.26
602–608 606 5 140.00–154.00 $148.43 $899 -11.70
666–684 679 10 140.00–142.00 $140.59 $955 -22.41
725 725 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 -7.00
796 796 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -4.55
420 420 2 161.00 $161.00 $676 +16.00
480–495 488 2 151.00–160.00 $155.43 $758 -12.66
511–538 525 7 130.00–161.00 $151.95 $798 -10.43
550–580 562 7 141.00–160.00 $151.12 $849 +3.55
610–634 623 3 140.00–144.00 $141.69 $883 -6.80
735–740 738 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $941 -8.49
775 775 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1745 1356 80-85% 8 70.00–83.00 $76.96 $1,044 —
1480 1480 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,376 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1025 995 85-90% 3 55.00–67.00 $60.76 $605 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1785–2040 1913 2 108.00–110.00 $109.07 $2,087 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.