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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.81/cwt +20.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 638 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.89/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 557 lb · 40 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.96/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 663 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 347 269
Feeder cattle 445 285 239
Slaughter cattle 37 62 23
Replacement cattle 7 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Light supply of cows with light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 190.00 $190.00 $608 -2.05
390 390 1 190.00 $190.00 $741 +3.59
515 515 2 161.00 $161.00 $829 -4.75
565–585 583 9 153.00–170.00 $166.16 $969 +11.16
681 681 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,049 -0.93
703 703 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,019 +4.00
932 932 14 147.00 $147.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 161.00 $161.00 $459 —
417 417 10 145.00 $145.00 $605 —
475–490 488 8 132.00–164.00 $160.11 $781 +5.11
520–530 523 3 138.00–151.00 $146.61 $767 +1.72
553 553 3 155.00 $155.00 $857 +7.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 142.00 $142.00 $450 -6.38
350–381 368 6 131.00–135.00 $132.30 $487 -20.74
454–487 465 14 146.00–156.00 $152.41 $709 +3.65
510–545 532 17 134.00–153.50 $150.08 $798 +0.46
554–588 557 40 134.00–148.00 $146.89 $818 -0.43
602–638 630 10 130.00–141.50 $138.16 $870 -3.45
639 value added 639 88 164.50 $164.50 $1,051 —
657 value added 657 13 146.00 $146.00 $959 —
660–697 671 11 130.00–142.00 $137.19 $921 -1.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 125.00 $125.00 $438 -10.00
460–475 466 5 121.00–126.00 $123.04 $573 -16.09
515–547 530 7 124.50–130.00 $127.11 $674 -7.89
670–677 675 3 120.00–121.00 $120.67 $815 -1.01
700–715 711 4 106.00–116.00 $108.46 $771 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
502 502 2 125.50 $125.50 $630 —
627 627 2 120.00 $120.00 $752 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 186.00 $186.00 $590 —
360–380 370 4 188.00–190.00 $188.97 $699 +12.97
400 400 3 182.00 $182.00 $728 +37.00
450–498 490 6 167.00–179.00 $177.16 $868 +0.96
503 fancy 503 5 174.00 $174.00 $875 —
570 570 1 136.00 $136.00 $775 -10.00
661 661 3 136.00 $136.00 $899 +7.00
713–735 722 11 115.00–120.00 $118.40 $855 -6.46
815 815 15 119.00 $119.00 $970 -5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 -30.00
445 445 1 136.00 $136.00 $605 -23.50
450–485 460 4 135.00–155.00 $143.37 $660 -5.63
565–590 577 3 119.00–130.00 $125.25 $723 -4.75
605–627 624 9 111.00–122.00 $116.91 $730 -7.98
651–675 666 8 115.00–125.00 $118.67 $790 -3.33
840 840 1 115.00 $115.00 $966 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 —
475 475 1 133.00 $133.00 $632 —
678–682 680 5 116.50 $116.50 $792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1382–1760 1494 75-80% 8 64.00–69.00 $66.94 $1,000 —
1615–1820 1718 75-80% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.47 $1,005 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1370 1231 80-85% 9 63.00–70.00 $66.50 $819 -12.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1285 1128 85-90% 5 57.00–63.00 $59.52 $671 -8.47
1530 1530 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $826 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1450 1380 2 95.00–101.00 $98.15 $1,354 —
1275–1740 1448 3 69.00–88.00 $76.72 $1,111 —
1875 1875 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,044 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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.