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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.50/cwt ≈ $1,266/hd at 765 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.88/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 522 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.50/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 637 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 616 287 464
Feeder cattle 517 270 398
Slaughter cattle 48 16 38
Replacement cattle 51 1 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 172.00 $172.00 $662 -28.05
434–446 439 8 176.00–183.00 $180.33 $792 —
462–471 467 9 170.00–181.00 $177.24 $828 -4.37
505–515 508 9 165.00–174.00 $170.96 $868 -12.04
611 611 4 158.00 $158.00 $965 -19.00
641 value added 641 28 178.00 $178.00 $1,141 —
698 value added 698 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,180 —
737 737 2 153.50 $153.50 $1,131 -15.50
800 800 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -25.50
577 577 4 153.00 $153.00 $883 —
665–688 674 8 130.00–133.00 $131.85 $889 —
797 797 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,092 +2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 2 120.00 $120.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 158.00 $158.00 $316 —
335–340 337 3 149.00–150.00 $149.66 $504 -4.59
366–395 381 6 149.00–153.00 $151.08 $576 +0.83
416–445 425 13 150.00–162.50 $159.18 $677 -2.68
450–486 474 5 145.00–153.00 $146.71 $695 -19.88
505 value added 505 3 160.00 $160.00 $808 -6.59
500–547 521 25 144.00–158.00 $152.55 $795 -6.60
534 fancy 534 6 162.00 $162.00 $865 —
605–625 615 12 148.00–153.00 $150.84 $928 -1.94
650–685 669 11 143.00–154.00 $149.16 $998 -7.16
720 720 1 138.00 $138.00 $994 —
765 value added 765 72 165.50 $165.50 $1,266 —
825 825 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,097 —
925 925 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 145.00 $145.00 $402 —
335 335 1 145.00 $145.00 $486 +3.12
351–370 358 7 130.00–140.00 $131.90 $472 -14.81
405 405 3 141.00 $141.00 $571 —
470–475 472 3 135.00–144.00 $139.68 $659 -1.35
525–535 530 4 130.00–138.00 $134.24 $711 -15.47
555–581 572 5 137.00–140.00 $137.97 $789 -3.03
660 660 2 131.00 $131.00 $865 ±0.00
720–740 733 3 120.00–125.00 $123.36 $904 -22.84
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 175.00 $175.00 $376 —
255 255 1 173.00 $173.00 $441 —
315–340 328 2 171.00–175.00 $172.92 $567 -15.53
350–390 364 8 165.00–172.00 $168.96 $615 -31.15
462–482 478 10 169.00–180.00 $177.07 $846 +5.70
515–548 543 14 145.00–150.00 $145.69 $791 -22.21
560–593 582 17 144.00–153.00 $148.65 $865 -27.20
605–625 618 3 132.00–140.00 $137.39 $849 -11.04
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 -10.59
706 706 3 131.00 $131.00 $925 -19.00
775 775 1 123.00 $123.00 $953 -21.00
805–835 820 2 114.00–120.00 $117.05 $960 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 170.00 $170.00 $411 —
343 343 4 140.00 $140.00 $480 —
400–435 422 5 151.00–160.00 $153.53 $648 -7.47
455–494 481 11 145.00–161.00 $150.22 $723 -5.21
536–542 538 5 136.00–142.00 $138.42 $745 -13.53
570 570 1 141.00 $141.00 $804 -10.12
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -16.69
660 660 1 122.00 $122.00 $805 —
730 730 2 120.00 $120.00 $876 -7.51
815 815 1 119.00 $119.00 $970 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 152.00 $152.00 $600 —
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1750 1458 75-80% 8 77.00–84.00 $80.78 $1,178 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,339 —
1540–1625 1575 75-80% 3 73.00–75.00 $73.99 $1,165 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $852 —
1090–1440 1255 80-85% 8 75.00–83.00 $77.62 $974 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1060 990 85-90% 2 65.00–67.00 $66.07 $654 +5.31
975–1245 1116 85-90% 6 70.00–74.00 $71.78 $801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1285 1263 2 80.00–87.00 $83.56 $1,055 —
1915–2145 1995 3 105.00–113.00 $109.81 $2,191 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1120 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,160.00 $1,062.09
910–1385 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 950.00–1,150.00 $1,061.39
1365 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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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.